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Geothermal. Earth Energy.

CLEAN, RENEWABLE AND FREE. Call it what you like, with the support of large grants and rebates for installation, Headwaters residents are pulling heat from the ground.

Sep 15, 2008
Jeff Rollings

Soul of the Home

In Finland, masonry heaters are known as “heart of the home,” and in Russia it’s “soul of the home,” reflecting the importance they have in people’s lives.

Sep 15, 2008
Jeff Rollings

The Alton Mill: New Life for an Old Mill

It has been a long and costly labour of love, but Jeremy and Jordan Grant are set to unveil their landmark restoration of the Alton Mill.

Sep 15, 2008
Tony Reynolds

Art by the country mile

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.

Sep 15, 2008
Michele Green

Autumn Colours: Headwaters Arts Festival 2008

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

Sep 15, 2008
In The Hills

Home and School

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.

Sep 15, 2008
Susan Greer

On the Buses

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.

Sep 15, 2008
Iain Richmond

School Bus Confidential

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.

Sep 15, 2008
Jesse Rivers

Cook it and they will learn

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

Sep 15, 2008
Tim Shuff

The Grave Robber

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

Sep 15, 2008
Jayne Self

Creemore Rocks the Mocks

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.

Sep 15, 2008
Cecily Ross

Oil Matters

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.

Sep 15, 2008
Signe Ball