Heritage

An 1870 Media Battle over “Fake News”
Mar 26, 2018 | | HeritageThe tweets and accusations of fake news in today’s media seem almost dainty compared to the Orangeville Sun’s lambasting of its rival weekly, the Orangeville Advertiser.

Yellow Briar
Nov 22, 2017 | | Historic HillsWhen The Yellow Briar was published in 1933 it hit all the right notes for a readership mired in the Great Depression.

Shelburne: A Town in Transition
Sep 16, 2017 | | CommunityAccording to Statistics Canada, Shelburne is Ontario’s fastest-growing town – and for residents old and new, that’s mostly a good thing.

Symbols of Service for Remembrance Day
Sep 16, 2017 | | HeritageEach November, military medals get a crisp autumn airing in the hills and across the country. Behind each is a story. Here are four of them.

A Community Mourns
Sep 16, 2017 | | Historic HillsIn the winter of 1946 the people of Bolton were drawn together by an incident that began with all the ingredients of a grand farce, but ended in tragedy.

Take a Walking Tour of Orangeville, Inglewood or Hillsburgh
Jun 21, 2017 | | HeritageSoak up some fascinating local history and stroll the sidewalks of our towns and villages.

Once a Village
Jun 21, 2017 | | HeritageThe 19th century saw tiny villages spring up all over these hills, bearing sturdy names like Lockton and Elder, unusual names like Biggles and Shrigley, and pretty names like Camilla and Silver Creek. They faded away, but left a legacy that helped create the hills we know today.

July 1, 1867
Jun 21, 2017 | | Historic HillsHow the birth of the Dominion was celebrated in the hills.

Doris Porter Goes to War
Mar 20, 2017 | | HeritageAs a young woman, the lifelong resident of Caledon served in the Canadian Women’s Army Corps during World War II.

Remembrance of Vimy Ridge
Mar 20, 2017 | | HeritageAmong Canada’s troops at Vimy was a young poet named Christopher George Cook.

For Valour
Mar 20, 2017 | | Historic HillsThe Victoria Cross was awarded to Canadians until 1972, when separate Canadian awards were created.

Shadows in the Forest
Nov 22, 2016 | | DepartmentsMany a table regularly offered squirrels, groundhogs and, of course, ducks and geese.