Back Issues

It is fair to say their discovery of a woman in the neighbourhood who traps raccoons, fixes floods, cleans the house and ploughs the driveway was also a revelation in its own way.

In the days before 
modern firefighting, 
nothing frightened 
a small community 
– or pulled it together 
more powerfully – 
than a major blaze. 
The 1947 Palgrave fire 
was one such case.

I cracked the gun open and the empty shot popped out of the barrel in a small cloud of smoke.

“Don’t tell Dad! Don’t tell Bethany! Stop telling everybody in this world!”

A Pentagram at the Alton Fair, from the Orangeville sidewalk and a who’s who at the Erin bank.

With this issue we go urban – or as urban as it gets in our small towns and villages.

Known as the witch of Mono Centre, Lisa Yates is a wizard in the kitchen, transforming ordinary weeds into uncommon victuals


A spring freeze that wiped out 88 per cent of Ontario’s apple crop is only the latest in a string of challenges pressuring local growers to squeeze more value out of the humble apple.

At Bolton’s St. Michael Secondary School, the hickory stick has been replaced with a baguette, and Chef Gallo is calling the tune.

Preparing duck confit is not difficult, but it is time consuming and requires patience, technique and even love.

Miriam Streiman’s country kitchen is more than a place to eat, drink and be merry – it’s a culinary stage and she’s the leading lady.

Erin’s Dolores Smith shares her passion for the many wonders of extra virgin olive oil.