Editor’s Desk
Hot Potatoes
They see a community and way of life lost, profits from local labour flowing south, and their exceptional farmland and water resources disappearing into a very, very large hole in the ground.
Dark skies
You 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.
The Spring of Our Discontent
We like to stay on top of things here at In the Hills. That’s why last fall we ran a long feature on the impact of rising oil prices. Would…
Oil Matters
The provincial government has instructed our local municipalities to prepare for a massive population boom, but the influx could well be stalled by the “peak oil” scenario.
Landowners vs. the Birds
Many of the landowners were keen to do the right thing by the environment, and just wanted some advice and co-operation in the process.
Enough of Zoomburb
When I moved to Caledon from Toronto in 1974, feeling all starry-eyed and back-to-the-landish, as befitted the mood of the times, the population of the newly minted “town” was just…
When the nights are long
The north wind doth blow, and all we really know, for sure, is that it will be cold and dark.
Get ready for a big fat spring
However, because it’s spring, there is one thing you can count on – and that is plenty of garden talk.



