Summer 2012

A protest over Nestlé taking water in Erin is the latest skirmish between local residents and international corporations with sights set on Headwaters’ natural resources. But Erin’s lost water may be just a drop in the bucket.

Quarry opposition has produced an explosion of creativity as artists, in groups and individually, have joined ranks in protest, brandishing paintbrushes, cameras and musical instruments.

Cody Gillies aims to run the Bruce Trail in record time – and raise money for sick kids at Headwaters Health Care Centre!

Luxury property developer Shane Baghai extends his ambitions – and his taste for excellence – to farming.

How Gus learned to stop biting people and love the new puppy.

Flocks of passenger pigeons once streamed from horizon to horizon above our hills. But they were driven to extinction in less than one human lifespan.

What it is that makes this place we call home so dear to us?

Julia’s giddy and gorgeous paintings are both gracious and whimsical – the kind of images that make you want to smile, even laugh, with delight.

The men in your family remind me of a dog I once had. He was very good at letting you know what might happen.

Must Do! A highly selective guide to the picks of the season.

Things were looking good for Bert to achieve the dream he’d had ever since he was a young boy in Mono.

Julia Gilmore and her son Adam, now 14, have become community celebrities: she with her studio exhibitions each November and Adam with a budding film career.