Summer 2009

Big Weather
Jun 18, 2009 | | EnvironmentHold on to your hats! The weather, she-is-a-changing. Global warming is exacerbating Canada’s gloriously variable weather, adding a growing current of concern to our favourite topic of conversation. It’s been more than two decades since the “big tornado” hit these hills in 1985, but in recent years the incidence of smaller tornadoes, high winds and violent storms has escalated.

Shadowland: Mental Illness in Dufferin County
Jun 18, 2009 | | Back IssuesMental illness is a lonely, often hidden disease – all the more so in Dufferin County where services are fractured and funding is, abysmally, the lowest in the province.

Makers in Wood
Jun 18, 2009 | | ArtsThe Made of Wood Show will showcase a juried exhibition and sale of one-of-a-kind creations by some two dozen carvers, cabinetmakers, wood turners and whittlers.

My First Time Fly Fishing
Jun 18, 2009 | | LeisureBecause I love the outdoors, I always thought fishing would be the perfect sport for me.

My First Time Horseback Riding
Jun 18, 2009 | | Back IssuesAs Johnny nuzzled and pestered for treats, I soon discovered horses aren’t so different from the love-sponge golden retrievers I had at home.

My First Time on a Solo Motorbike Tour
Jun 18, 2009 | | LeisureI had obtained my motorcycle licence the year before, when I turned 50, and I was so confident I was ready for the solo adventure I decided to take the scenic route through the U.S.

Soaring Skyward
Jun 18, 2009 | | EnvironmentOnce gleefully slaughtered as “bloodthirsty villains,” hawks have reclaimed their status as lords of the sky.

Dark skies
Jun 18, 2009 | | Back Issues | Departments | Editor’s Desk | In Every IssueYou will find some sunny moments in this issue, especially in the lighthearted accounts by three of our writers about their first attempts at trying something new.

Letters – Our readers write: Summer 2009
Jun 18, 2009 | | Back Issues | Departments | Letters, Our Readers WriteLetters published in the Summer 2009 edition of In The Hills magazine.

Mitigation, Termination and Osculation
Jun 18, 2009 | | Back Issues | Countryside Digest | Departments | EnvironmentDandelions, porcupettes and wake-up calls. Miscellany from Douglas G. Pearce’s Countryside Digest.

S.J. Pringle
Jun 18, 2009 | | Artist in Residence | Back Issues | Departments | In Every IssueIn her public studio at Dragonfly Arts on Broadway in Orangeville, Ontario, Jill takes portrait commissions; capturing moments in loved-one’s lives to keep… and the evocative details that make them most memorable.

Caledon Flavour, International Flair: The Millcroft Inn
Jun 18, 2009 | | Homegrown in the HillsI thought it was normal to pick your dinner from the garden.