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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 shy of 20,000. Although already well in transition, the character of the community was still very much a reflection of its historic agricultural roots. Our…

Letters published in the SPRING 2008 edition of In The Hills magazine.

Boost “Deficit spending is already beyond belief, and the country is hugely indebted, as are households. The housing bubble has already burst. The Federal Reserve has made clear it will reduce interest rates if the economy gets worse, but there, too, are limits. “I’m not an economist, but the only new tool I can think…

The painting sites I choose are places I have revisited since childhood, and so they are also saturated with personal memory.

Eastern Meadowlarks decline 24% in 20 years.

“We did not see a drunken man on the grounds,” observed the Advocate (although the paper did wonder who rang the park bell at 6 a.m. on Saturday morning).

Dan Garyfalakis surprised his wife Nina with their first pair of beehives as a gift.

We recommend grilling red snapper, which is the most popular of the 250 or so varieties of snapper.

A backyard rescue in Grand Valley, putting things in chronological order and when was Abigail in Shelburne?

A tavern in East Luther, easy conundrums for speedy solutions and crossing the Humber.

In the spring breeding season hares indulge in boxing matches.

The birds seem unaware of the fate that awaits them.