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Art by the country mile

Sep 15, 2008 | Michele Green

The Hills of Erin Studio Tour has grown more sophisticated over the past 20 years, but it’s still the perfect excuse for a casual drive in the fall countryside.

Autumn Colours: Headwaters Arts Festival 2008

Sep 15, 2008 | In The Hills

The juried show features more than 2oo works by 4o of the region’s finest artists!

Home and School

Sep 15, 2008 | Susan Greer | Heritage

The sound of children’s laughter still echoes up the hillside at SS#1 Stanton, attended by four generations of the writer’s family, including the school’s current occupants who have made it their home.

On the Buses

Sep 15, 2008 | Iain Richmond

The school bus industry is going global, but the safety of our children still depends on the steel nerves and good sense of the local drivers.

School Bus Confidential

Sep 15, 2008 | Jesse Rivers

A memoir by Jesse Rivers. Every day was marked by two hours and twenty minutes of terror that one of these untamed big kids might move forward, as they did on occasion, to terrorize the cowering young.

Cook it and they will learn

Sep 15, 2008 | Tim Shuff

The culinary arts program at ODSS has found a way to kids’ hearts and minds through their stomachs.

The Grave Robber

Sep 15, 2008 | Jayne Self | Arts

Being as Jessie found herself so close to the gates of hell at the moment, she felt reluctant to lie.

Creemore Rocks the Mocks

Sep 15, 2008 | Cecily Ross

An amateur film festival of five-minute mock documentaries comes complete with secret scripts, product placements, corporate sponsorships, even a gala awards presentation of the coveted “Mocksie” statuettes.

Oil Matters

Sep 15, 2008 | Signe Ball | Autumn 2008 | Departments | Editor’s Desk | In Every Issue

The provincial government has instructed our local municipalities to prepare for a massive population boom, but the influx could well be stalled by the “peak oil” scenario.

Letters – Our readers write: August 2008

Sep 15, 2008 | In The Hills | Autumn 2008 | Departments | Letters, Our Readers Write

First, I love your magazine. I often see articles that I pass along to friends, but the article in this summer’s edition entitled “Local Farm to Local Food to Local Fuel” by Tim Shuff has me very excited.

Oil Futures, Goo Goo Clusters and Judgment Day

Sep 15, 2008 | Douglas G. Pearce | Autumn 2008 | Countryside Digest | Departments | Environment

Some 150 new candy bars hit the shelves every year, but 65 per cent of U.S. brands have been around for more than six decades.

Ron Pitts

Sep 15, 2008 | Signe Ball

Ron Pitts is a two-time Emmy Award winning director, animator, and wildlife photographer.