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Spring 2019

Volume 26 Number 1

Sydney, who has been part of the program since its inception, gets a helping hand from staff member Colin Smits. Photo by Pete Paterson.

A Network of Care

Mar 19, 2019 | In The Hills

Here is a rundown of programs and services currently available for teens and young adults with developmental disabilities.

Sharah Mooy and her daughter Elia, 3, prep a plant-based dinner at their home in East Garafraxa. Sharah, who is studying to become a holistic nutritionist, shares vegan recipes and restaurant tips on her Instagram feed. Photo by Rosemary Hasner / Black Dog Creative Arts.

This Vegan Life

Mar 19, 2019 | Janice Quirt

If you want to try a plant-based diet, tap into the local vegan community for recipes, favourite restaurant meals and insider shopping tips.

Summer Camps in the hills

Kids’ Summer Camps in the Hills 2019

Mar 19, 2019 | James Matthews

There’s a huge range of local summer camps and activities to keep your kids busy and engaged for a week or the whole season!

Changing the Game

Mar 19, 2019 | Signe Ball

In “Game Changers” in this issue, Johanna Bernhardt reviews the complexities of the care system and has an extended visit with one group of local families who created a homegrown solution to one perennial anxiety.

Letters – Our Readers Write: Spring 2019

Mar 19, 2019 | Our Readers

Letters published in the Spring 2019 edition of In The Hills magazine.

Tiger Swallowtail 8" x 10" ~ by Tracey Lawko

Tracey Lawko

Mar 19, 2019 | In The Hills

Award-winning textile artist Tracey Lawko creates landscapes and still life in thread.

North Is Freedom: The Legacy of the Underground Railroad is a photographic essay from Czechoslovakian-born photographer. Photos by Yuri Dojc.

Field Notes for Spring 2019

Mar 19, 2019 | Janice Quirt

Get gardening, outsmart the competition, clean up and spark more joy!

Champlain Slept Here

Mar 19, 2019 | Dan Needles

There was something totally manic about Champlain. He crossed the Atlantic some 27 times without losing a shipmate.

The More Things Change …

Mar 19, 2019 | Ken Weber

In spring 1911, four wardens from neighbouring counties sat down for an informal chat. Their conversation here is imaginary, but the issues they discussed were the hot topics of the day – and eerily familiar.

Mary Lazier creates one of her slab pottery bowls at her Mulmur studio. The intricate patterning is achieved using molds of vintage lace and wooden texture rollers. The bowl will be glazed in bluish white. Photo by Pete Paterson.

Meet the Maker: Mary Lazier

Mar 19, 2019 | Tralee Pearce

Mary fires up her pottery wheel only briefly, to attach the circular foot to the bottom of the bowl.

Local Buys

Mar 19, 2019 | Tralee Pearce

Macramé redux, Tooth Fairy help and hummingbird feeders on our radar.

First Job

Mar 19, 2019 | Bethany Lee

What was your first job?

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