In Every Issue

From Terra Cotta to Terra Nova, a leaky roof in Alton and how Ginny fooled Jack.

This is the issue in which we pay tribute to our Local Heroes, some of the extraordinary people whose commitment to community make life better for all of us here in the hills.

Jim crafts his pieces from fallen branches and other found wood, including remnants of docks, flooring and window frames.

Our favourite picks for winter, must attend, must frolic in the snow and must get creative.

For the longest time I had the gnawing feeling that something was happening somewhere and I didn’t know about it.

They were smuggled food by a local farmer’s wife who, knowing she was being watched, would tie packages of food to her crinolines and go for a walk.

The rebellion in Upper Canada finally got British authorities to look into what was upsetting the colonies.

Qigong involves repeating exercises – some very simple and others much more rigourous – meant to get chi flowing. Specific exercises affect different areas of the body, allowing a practitioner to focus on particular problems and self-heal.

For a while, we renamed it “The Employed Table,” but the retirees didn’t think that was very funny.

Balancing imaginary eggs, Mr. Stuart, sidewalk chalk in Orangeville and an In The Hills Mini Mystery.

Check out Kim’s work this fall on the North of 89 Studio Tour and at Holiday Treasures, Dufferin Country Museum.

I was hoeing the garden when Dillinger suddenly came around the henhouse, trotting along like he was on his way to the bank. He was sunburned and covered with dirt.