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Spring 2019

Volume 26 Number 1

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.

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.

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.

Tracey Lawko

Mar 19, 2019 | In The Hills

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

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.

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?