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Summer 2020

Volume 27 Number 2

Summer Contributors

Meet a few of the contributors who make this summer 2020 issue of In The Hills a great read – Bethany Lee, Ken Weber and Janice Quirt.

Jun 25, 2020

The Covid-19 Olympics

In light of the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games In The Hills Presents the Covid-19 Olympics.

Jun 25, 2020
Charles Bongers

Mask Makers, Assemble!

How local stitchers, engineers, manufacturers and teachers stepped up to create and donate face coverings and other apparel to beat back the virus.

Jun 25, 2020
Tralee Pearce

The Boom in Local Food

In the dark cloud of the pandemic, a silver lining for small farmers.

Jun 25, 2020
Nicola Ross

How to Find a Fairy House

Keen eyes can spot a variety of fairy abodes secreted along the pathways in Palgrave and Dufferin Forests.

Jun 25, 2020
Gail Grant

Imagining the Future

So we wonder, amid the disruption and heartbreak, what future is being born in this moment?

Jun 25, 2020
Brent Klassen

No Life Untouched

Reflections on how we’ve coped and what the future holds.

Jun 25, 2020
Signe Ball

Letters – Our Readers Write: Summer 2020

Letters published in the Summer 2020 edition of In The Hills magazine.

Jun 25, 2020
Our Readers

Margaret Derry

Margaret uploads her own photos as starting points, then reimagines the backgrounds and layers on “paint” using programs that mimic everything from brush strokes to pigment density.

Jun 25, 2020
Tralee Pearce

Field Notes for Summer 2020

What to buy, watch, grow this summer.

Jun 25, 2020
Janice Quirt

Trying to be More Like Dexter

Dexter wants us to believe he keeps us safe from coyotes, but this is a harmless fiction. The truth is he craves news and gossip as much as any of us.

Jun 25, 2020
Dan Needles

Food + Drink Summer 2020

Summer’s new normal: Shopping shifts, beer pie – and the rise of the takeout menu.

Jun 25, 2020
Janice Quirt