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Border Thaw “Climate change has led to the introduction of one of the world’s first ‘mobile borders,’ between Switzerland and Italy. The border was originally defined according to where the…

Nov 15, 2009
Douglas G. Pearce

Roslyn Levin

The key is simplicity, elegance, beauty, & serenity.

Nov 15, 2009
Signe Ball

The Bolton Kinsmen

In the early spring of 1967, the Stanley Cup playoffs…held the attention of hockey fans everywhere in these hills. Except in Bolton.

Nov 15, 2009
Ken Weber

Woodpeckers

Location: Mono Cliffs Provincial Park Date: January 9 Time: 10am Weather: Calm and snowy, -2 C It begins: Huge snowflakes spiral down through still air, forming another clean page on…

Nov 15, 2009
Linda McLaren

Country Cook: Hearty Fare for a Winter’s Eve

Our Country Cook, Sandra Cranston-Corradini, serves up eggplant lasagna, chicken with lemon and fennel and chocolate volcano.

Nov 15, 2009
Sandra Cranston-Corradini

Downey’s Estate Winery

The biggest barrier to fruit wines is getting people to try them. That’s why winery manager Ed Roy is happy to have visitors spend time at the tasting bar. Photo by Pam Purves.

Nov 15, 2009
Nicola Ross

A Puzzling Conclusion: Winter 2009

A dots and lines challenge, a phoney insurance claim and flying low over King Road.

Nov 15, 2009
Ken Weber

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.

Sep 15, 2009
Signe Ball

Letters – Our readers write: Autum 2009

Out of the Shadows Thank you for addressing the abysmal lack of funding for mental illness in Dufferin County. Not only was Jeff Rollings’ article, “Shadowland” (summer/09), a well-researched, well-documented and…

Sep 15, 2009
In The Hills

Confection, Congestion and Electrification

How One Man’s Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science.

Sep 15, 2009
Douglas G. Pearce

Chris Rogers

Chris Rogers was able to pursue her Time and Place Project – a study of a single spot in the woods over the course of year.

Sep 15, 2009
Signe Ball

Cider House Rules

Tom Wilson and Nicole Judge should not have had to endure four years of administrative tomfoolery to establish Spirit Tree Estate, their cidery, bakery and local food shop.

Sep 15, 2009
Nicola Ross