Editor’s Desk

Fall motivates us to try new routines, adopt new habits and pursue personal growth – at every stage of life.

In The Hills is honoured to receive an honourable mention from the National Magazine Awards Foundation for its distinctly local storytelling.

The magazine is honoured to receive the Ontario Nature Media and Conservation Award for outstanding environmental journalism and nature stories.

Our goal is always to follow the issues, pique curiosity, and help our readers (and ourselves!) stay informed.

As the Autumn issue came together, a common theme emerged: a much-needed sense of wonder.

Amid growing anxiety about the rise of AI, consider our summer issue a catalogue of all the things AI can’t do.

Our patriotism is a little tucked away, but it’s right there when we need it.

If the numbers are anything to go by, our small towns are bursting at the seams with people who truly want to build a better tomorrow.

After more than three decades as the driving force behind In The Hills, founder Signe Ball hands the reins to Tralee Pearce as the new owner and publisher.

Summer time brings bugs, and like them or hate them, our ecosystems rely on those tiny critters.

When it comes to young people, is it always ‘out with the old, in with the new’? Not always, finds editor Signe Ball.

After reflecting on 30 years of producing In The Hills, editor Signe Ball believes that what holds our community together is the willingness of people to care for other people.