Caledon Living Spring 2011 by Frontline Media

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Spring growth

SPRING 2011 PUBLISHER KATIE BURCHELL

SINCE WE LAUNCHED ORANGEVILLE LIVING at the end of last year, combined with Caledon Living we now have the largest magazine circulation in the region. In fact, we’re 19 percent larger than any other magazine. And we think our distribution of this 50,000 copy circulation is strategically better too. This, however, is just the beginning. We want our circulation to grow without costing us, and our advertisers, more money. The answer lies in digital publishing. From here on in, every issue of Caledon Living will be digitally published and available to view online. We are using a specially designed application that fills your screen with the magazine spread, and allows you to flick through the pages. You can zoom in and click on ads and web links for further information. I’ve been using it a lot lately, and love it. Friends, family, and visitors to the area who are outside of our print circulation can now easily access and read the magazine too. This increases our reach immensely, and everyone wins! There’s more. We’re also encouraging advertisers to embrace the latest digital technology and use Quick Response codes. You may notice little square black and white graphics on some ads. If you have a smartphone and download a free scanner app, you can scan these codes and be taken directly to the specific product information being referenced, which often is a video or audio clip. Information is now at your fingertips— instantly—wherever you are. I thought I was too old for this digital wizardry, but must admit it is very useful! Back to more traditional growing, remember April is the month to sow your seeds and get ready for planting. There’s nothing better, or fresher, than eating your own garden grown fruits and veggies!

CREATIVE DIRECTOR SIMON BURN EDITORIAL TEAM HEATHER BROADBENT JIM CONNELLY DAVID K. DORWARD KEVIN “CRASH” CORRIGAN RIC KITOWSKI JOCELYN KLEMM DIANA JANOSIK-WRONSKI CONTRIBUTORS SIMON BURN KIRA DORWARD ANDREW HIND ROBERTA NATALE KIMBERLEY SELDON PROOFREADER SALLY MORELL EDITORIAL DESIGN SDB CREATIVE GROUP INC. ADVERTISING DESIGN & PRODUCTION CAROLINE SWEET, SKY CREATIVE GROUP LTD. ADVERTISING SALES KATIE BURCHELL BARRIE BURCHELL SHEILA BAKER SANDRA MOFFATT frontlinemedia1@sympatico.ca Tel: 905 857 2536 While every effort has been made to ensure that advertisements and articles appear correctly, Frontline Media cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage caused directly or indirectly by the contents of this publication. All material is intended for information purposes only. The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of its publisher or editor. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part prohibited without written permission from the publisher. Owned & published by Frontline Media, P. O. Box 340, Caledon, Ontario L7E 5T3 Tel: 905 857 2536 Email: frontlinemedia1@sympatico.ca Caledon Living is published 4 times a year (January, April, July, October)

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CONTACT US Readers are invited to contribute comments and views. Stories and ideas are always welcome for consideration. Write to us at: Caledon Living, P.O.Box 340, Caledon, Ontario L7E 5T3

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CONTENTS

Spring 2011

GARDENING

10 15

Gardening journal Make your own garden journal

INTERIORS

19 27

Caledon country home makeover Splendour in the grass

WELLNESS 51 Just in time for spring: rejuvenate

your skin at home with essential oils!

TRAVEL 30 Spain: far more than sand, sea and sangria

FOOD & DRINK 37 Broad beans with serrano ham recipe 38 Fried pork chops with spinach & pine

37 77

nuts recipe

hey, cupcake! Contest winners + recipes

Wines: The new Spain

PETS

It’s a dog’s life!

HERITAGE

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Caledon Dry Caledon’s historic mail service

PEOPLE

The best & worst of times

NATURE

Exploring Caledon’s Humber Valley Trail in spring

MOTORING

2011 Kia Forte road test

Visit us online!

caledonliving.com

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OUT + ABOUT

Upcoming events Saturday, April 23-Sunday, May 15 The Made of Wood Show Lovely wooden items on display along Main Street in Erin. www.madeofwoodshow.com

Saturday, April 30 (8:30-11:30am) Bake Sale & Plant Sale at King’s College School The elementary class of King’s College School will be selling delicious pies, cakes, cookies, breads, etc. at several locations in Caledon, including the school, in aid of their sister school in Africa. www.kingscollegeschool.ca 905 880 7645

Saturday, April 30 (11:00am-12:30pm) Marilyn Monroe, the making of an icon: A talk by George S. Zimbel…who was there. To register, or for more information, visit www.mcmichael.com or call 905 893 1121.

Saturday, April 30 The Giant Garage Sale in support of the Coalition of Concerned Citizens of Caledon. Someday Farm 5192 Winston Chuchill Blvd. www.coalitioncaledon.com

Wednesday, May 4 & Thursday, May 5 Kleinburg’s Spring Shopping Event Follow the balloons at participating merchants for spectacular shopping surprises! Contact Hawthorne House for more details 905 893 1059.

Saturday, May 7 Viva Las Vegas! 14th Annual Dinner & Auction in support of Headwaters Health Care Centre. www.headwatershealth.ca

Saturday, May 14 (11:00am-12:30pm) Artist Talk: Bonnie Baxter “Jane’s Journey” is a collection of images that track Baxter’s parallel autobiography through her assumed persona, the archetypal “Jane.” Visit www.mcmichael.com or call 905 893 1121 to register.

A Transitional Care Centre In Your Neighbourhood Located in Caledon Village, the Transitional Care Centre helps you get back on your feet again when an illness or injury has taken its toll. The Transitional Care Centre provides around-the-clock attention for short periods of time, from a few days to a few weeks. For more information, contact Becky Walker at Caledon Community Services 905 584 2300 ext 663 bwalker@ccs4u.org

CONTEST RESULTS IN Millcroft Inn’s restaurant has a new name! After months of collecting hundreds of entries through our magazine web sites for The Millcroft Inn, the new name was announced on March 24 at a special reception held in the restaurant. The new name... ‘Headwaters’.

Local businesses

There were two winners, both of whose entries weren’t exactly the same as the final chosen name. Karl Terry from Airdrie Alberta (yes, Caledon Living is read across the country!) suggested ‘Headwater’s’, and Dana Sinclair from Belfountain suggested ‘Headwater’. The Executive Board decided ‘Headwaters’ was most appropriate.

Congratulations to Outback & Company for 25 years in business! Located at 18338 Hurontario, Caledon Village. www.outbackandcompany.com 519 927 3600

A big thank you to everyone who took the time to submit an entry!

Saturday, May 28 (9am-2pm) Kids & Horses Foundation Annual Spring Sale at Coffey Creek Farm 17886 The Gore Road, Caledon East. Support us and keep kids in the saddle.

New Businesses ChicàBOOM Consignment Furniture, Fashion & Decor. 18371 Hurontario Street, Caledon Village. How to consign? www.chicaboominc.com 519 927 9300 PHOTO: KOREY RORISON PHOTOGRAPHY

Electric Garage Sale Consignment Shop offering furniture, art and so much more. 18424 Hurontario Street, Caledon Village eshop@rogers.com 416 580 6425. Shaw Home Services Affordable home enhancements. Contact Scott Shaw scott_shaw@rogers.com 905 857 2959 Ultimate Drivers “Training safe drivers of tomorrow” 280 Queen Street, South. 1 800 718 3383

New Location: Dr. Amber Perry Clinical Psychologist has moved her practice from Caledon East to 33 King Street West , Bolton. 416 301 9784 8

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LEFT TO RIGHT Caledon Living’s publisher Katie Burchell, winner Dana Sinclair of Belfountain, and Vintage Hotels’ Marketing and PR Specialist Dianne Turner.

GARDENING

Gardening journal BY ANDREW HIND

EVER FORGOT what flowers you planted in which bed? Have you had a brilliant design concept, only to forget it before you’ve had a chance to implement it? Surely, on occasion, you’ve drawn a blank on a valuable care tip for an unusual or unfamiliar plant. If so, perhaps you might want to invest the time and energy in creating a garden journal. In many ways, a garden journal is a tool as valuable as any hoe or trowel. It will add to your gardening success and, as a result, it will also increase your enjoyment of working in the soil. What to include The decision on what to include in your journal depends to a great deal on what you expect to do with the information later. Obviously, the more detailed the notes, the more you empower yourself when it comes to creating the garden you desire. On one extreme, a journal can record as little as what’s planted, where and when. On the other hand, a journal might be a record of every activity you perform in your garden (ie) the location of every plant and its data (fertilizing, watering, and pruning), and keep track of relevant garden information such as rainfall, temperature and hours of sunlight. Most journals are probably somewhere in between. “I used to keep a gardening journal years ago when I was first establishing my gardens and new to the hobby. My journal was mostly sketches of gardens, plants and plant lists,” recalls Brenda Heenan, Chair of the Bolton and District Horticultural Society. Even with her vast knowledge of gardening, including studying horticulture at the University of Guelph, Brenda still found a journal to be extremely useful. “I referred to it often when I could not recall what I had planted where. The journals proved most useful to me in helping decide which plants fit best together in the overall plan, to use as a shopping list at the nurseries, and to record, after the fact, which plant was where in relation to the other. My friend and former gardening partner goes a step further, recording dates when flowers bloom and weather details such as frost dates. She also records plant purchases.” Many gardeners recommend including photos of your garden in the journal. Photographs give you an objective perspective; you might be surprised at what you’ve grown 10

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accustomed to seeing and therefore overlook. Take pictures of your yard and gardens from all angles, including from windows and across the street, and in all seasons. You can even take pictures that can be taped together to form a panoramic view of your yard. These photos will prove invaluable in designing your gardens and tracking changes. They’ll also be useful when shopping, to help communicate with salespeople. A journal should be used to record your likes and dislikes, needs, and priorities. It should also be used to set up a gardening budget and then keep to it by recording the cost of plants, materials, delivery and labour if you’re hiring help.

Create base map and property analysis Landscapers will recommend a detailed journal should include a base map and property analysis as a means of assessing your yard and tracking changes in a visual manner. It’s not difficult, and is extremely useful. Begin by making a rough sketch of your property including permanent features such as buildings, driveways, trees, and gardens. Don’t worry about making it pretty or having dimensions accurate down to the inch. The purpose of this sketch is simply to facilitate making notes about different areas and to provide context. Once every season, with a copy of your base map in hand, walk your property and survey your yard from different angles. You’re looking for assets and liabilities, things you like and those you hate. Scribble notes on the map. Some things to include are obvious: trees or shrubs that block views, plants that are messy or ill-maintained, crumbling or deteriorating walls, and any other eyesores.

But at the same time you should be noting spots that are wet or poorly drained, areas of deep shade, and other problems or important factors when it comes to plant selection. The goal of the map is to help you, in time, to eliminate your liabilities and build on your assets.

What form? There are several general types of garden journals, and not just one right format. It’s about personal taste and which one meets your needs the best. For some, it’s as basic as a shoebox or someplace else where one can save plant tags, photos, literature, or notes. For most, however, a gardening journal will be in a somewhat more formal layout. “I kept two journals, a small 3"x 5" pocket-sized, spiral bound notebook with a plastic cover for taking notes

while in the garden, and a larger 6"x 9.5" spiral bound journal that had lined pages on one side and a quad-ruled grid on the other,” remembers Brenda. “I used details from the smaller notebook to create designs in the larger one, where I drew close to scale sketches for garden beds and planting schemes. I say ‘close to scale’ because in my experience garden plans must be flexible enough to allow for changes made necessary by the act of implementing the plan. For example, you may design a plan with a tree planted in an exact spot 10m from a pathway, but discover upon digging the hole that a large rock or major root is already taking that space.”

Artists’ sketchbooks make great journals Available in a variety of sizes

Diaries are popular choices for garden journals since the pages are usually unformatted, allowing you to write as much or as little as you wish for each day, or to skip days without wasting pages. This style is best if you want to simply record your activities and observations. Daily journals are popular for more detail oriented gardeners, since they are formatted and run in chronological order, making it easy to refer back to a specific date. Binders are a good choice as well, since you can insert pages at a later date. While a binder journal can still be used chronologically, it’s most useful when organized with dividers to keep information on specific plants or gardens together in marked sections. Finally, increasing numbers of gardeners are keeping computer-based journals. There are a number of commercial gardening journals, often called ‘garden management systems’, available on the market and, for anyone comfortable with computers, they are the most flexible option. Most will allow you to record information in a number of ways, including by date or by subject (such as a specific plant or garden activity), and you can go back to edit entries or insert new ones any time. A gardening journal, whatever form it takes, is a great investment. Inexpensive and easy to do, even a basic journal will enhance your gardening success and increase the pleasure you gain from the hobby.

Journal Marketplace

Here are three options worthy of consideration, if you’re thinking of trying a garden journal...

What to record You can include as much, or as little, as you want in your garden journal. Some suggestions for the types of information to include are:

• garden plan / base map • planting dates for seeds and plants • transplanting dates • websites of interest • sources and costs for plants and seeds • location of any guarantees and bills (if kept on file)

• weather particulars such as rainfall, frost dates and their effects on plants

• plant characteristics—dates of germination, emerging in spring, appearance of blooms

• dates of harvest for vegetables or cutting of flowers in bloom

• date and type of fertilizer or other chemicals applied to specific plants

• observations • seasonal activity reminders • seed packets and plant tags • wish list • recipes for your harvests • sources of inspiration including magazine articles, books, or other gardens

• photos, both of individual plants and entire yardscapes, taken in various seasons

NEW product

Moleskin Gardening Journal

5 themed sections and adhesive labels for personalization. 5 x 8¼, hardcover, $19.95 Details www.moleskin.com

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PrairieGarden Garden Journal

Daisy design cover. Sections include: Plants in Bloom, Seed Starting Planner, Journal pages, Planning sheets. 6¼ x 8¾, hardcover, $40.00 Buy at www.etsy.com

Eco Jot Sketchbook

100% post-consumer waste blank sheets. Made in Canada. 9 x 12, hardcover, $15.99 Buy at www.chapters.ca

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GARDENING

Make your own garden journal BY JIM CONNELLY

LONG BEFORE computer technology, the art of writing was a much coveted skill. A most appropriate gift would have been a beautiful fountain pen or a bottle of writing ink. Ladies’ or gentlemen’s desks were adorned with a leather trimmed writing pad that resembled a large place mat. This would protect the desk surface and make a comfortable area on which to write. Ornamental trays in brass or exotic woods with small crystal ink wells were positioned on top of the desk to hold your beautiful and luxurious fountain pen collection, all part of the art of writing. Day diaries and journals were used to record memories and information on the daily tasks at hand. Writing papers and stationery were pieces of art. Hand pressed papers bound in silk or rich leather were considered luxury items. Rich sheets of blotting paper, envelopes, paper stamps and wax seals adorned the most luxurious desktops, along with the ultimate desk accessory, the letter opener. Handwriting was your personal written identity, and something that was respected, complimented and remembered. Having the skill to pen a beautiful handwritten note with an elegant signature earned you respect from your peers. When I lived in Scotland as a young boy it was customary, after being at home sick from school, to bring a note from your parents explaining your absence. My father always composed the note to give to my teacher, written on beautiful stationery with a fountain pen and secured in an envelope with a wax seal. His handwriting was so beautiful that I would be asked to take his letter to all of the other classrooms for the teachers to see his perfect penmanship. That memory of my father’s beautiful handwriting was the inspiration for this garden journal. During Victorian times having an interest in gardening, especially if it included a greenhouse, was a respected hobby. A well organized garden journal to record your garden’s progress was a

Supplies used: • blank journal • textured wallpaper • floribunda stencils • Venetian plasters • Swarovski Crystals • photo copies • wallpaper paste • acrylic paints • artist brushes • glue stick and gun • cake decorating metallic leaves • acrylic glaze • raw umber tint • paint brush • gem tack • hair dryer

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I decided to recreate my interpretation of a garden journal. The book that I received had handmade paper from Florence, Italy, and was bound in a blue leather cover, just the ticket to start my project. Deciding to look for a rich textured wallpaper to make a book cover and binding, I researched vintage prints of flowers that were most popular in the Victorian era. After making my journal cover, I used floribunda stencils and Venetian plasters to embellish the cover with raised textures, adding beautiful Swarovski crystals. I got out my set of calligraphy pens and wrote out the descriptions of all my favourite flowers, giving a history of when they were in full bloom, their colours and textures, and their individual perfumes. DĂŠcoupage and creative, decorative painting techniques all came into play on the pages of my beautiful journal. Once all of the ground work was complete, I introduced metallic leaf and antiquing glazes. treasure to be shown to friends and guests. Mapping out the I also made a few page inserts that could be framed as art, footprint of all the planting and flowers was like a soap opera and used a vintage post card with ribbon as my bookmark. and would have your friends eager to read more. Coffee table art books are a big part of the design industry. Calligraphy and water colour renditions were all part of Where better to display your one of a kind treasure? the magic of a Victorian garden journal. While in Montreal, Have fun with your garden journal project and send your my wife Maureen purchased a beautiful book as a gift for me. pictures to jc@mada-masters.com There is a stationery store in Old Montreal that is an altar For more information about our courses, visit our web site at to the written word. The most incredible handmade papers, www.mada-masters.com. Contact us at Masters Academy of Decorative Art by email at info@mada-masters.com pens and other stationery items are all there to be admired.

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INTERIORS

Caledon country home makeover

DESIGN BY CHANTALE GAGNON • PHOTOGRAPH BY ESLET SALAZAR

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To create a focal point, a custom basket weave backsplash centrepiece was designed.

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BEFORE THIS BEAUTIFUL NORTH BOLTON gem was new when the owners purchased it over 20 years ago. However, they never really liked the kitchen as it was then. The finishes were of lesser quality and the lack of storage forced rarely used small appliances to clutter the countertop. The goal was to provide the homeowners with the kitchen they dreamed of, a place where one can have a drink and cook while having a good laugh with friends. This pretty and purposeful kitchen was designed to maximize participation in the kitchen. A drastic footprint change was required to modernize the kitchen and add cooking surface. The eating area was replaced by a large working/eating island. It was dramatically upgraded: dark cherry finish maple custom cabinets, Professional Series Viking appliances, energy efficient LED recessed lights, speakers for continuous music through the house, exclusive Italian pendant lights, and granite, honed travertine for the backsplash and heated floors. The dated sliding doors were replaced with new French doors and new windows were installed. The professional appliances are just the thing for those who love cooking. Besides the gas stove/oven, a microwave/electric oven/warming drawer tower was designed. A discreet appliance garage houses all the small appliances which used to clutter the countertop. Drawers/pullout cabinets were designed for maximum practicality while hiding everything neatly behind doors. To create a focal point, a custom basket weave backsplash centrepiece was designed. Accented by a pencil travertine tile, the rest of the backsplash is composed of honed subway travertine tile. Because all the surfaces were covered with granite, a showy “star” granite was chosen. Veined with deep black, brown, salmon, white and mica-specked, Earth Glitter is a definite “wow” in this room. No kitchen is fully modern if it doesn’t have a computer station! This also doubles as a display case, and boasts multimedia and gadget garages to recharge GPS/mobiles, while an iPod dock/amplifier is connected to the ceiling speakers and the wall mounted TV. The adjacent family room used to have a country feel. However, the furniture and finishes were battered by children no longer at home and SPRING 2011 CALEDON LIVING

BEFORE it was time for this couple to get a brand new adult family room. It had been papered and painted with colours which darkened the room considerably, despite its large windows. Combined with the massive brown brick mantel and the tired plush carpet, this room felt heavy and drab, dismal, somber or gloomy—pick the best one. A new colour scheme with blue-green, orange and red-orange, and a new mantel were just the solutions to give this room an airier feel. The dated “popcorn” stucco was removed and ceiling speakers were added to ensure continuous music through the house. As for the kitchen, the old unsightly potlights were replaced with energy efficient LED recessed lights. Swivel recessed types are used to light the family photo and the painting above the mantel. The new hardwood floor also lightens the mood, while the bluegreen wool rug with silk inlay anchors the room. The old windows crossed with mullions have been replaced by energy efficient picture windows to welcome more light. Not to steal the focal point above the mantel, the television was mounted in a corner with the electronics hidden in the cabinets. The bottom cabinet conceals firewood and the top houses family pictures and books. The mantelpiece was redesigned with mouldings 22

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and trim to match the existing panelling. The surround is Antique Brown granite, complemented by a custom-made fireplace with see-through bi-fold glass doors and a screen insert. Transitional furniture was selected to be less bulky and add much needed elegance to the room. And in this corner, a pretty chair is waiting for a reader... Peace. Design by Chantale Gagnon www.chantaleandco.com Photograph by Eslet Salazar www.daydreamstudios.ca

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INTERIORS

Splendour in the grass BY KIMBERLEY SELDON

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THIS TIME OF YEAR, it’s all I can do to keep my shoes on and resist the temptation to romp barefoot through every patch of grass I can find. Whether it’s a clipped green lawn or the sight of tall waving beach reeds, grasses have a sensuous, summertime attitude that many (myself included) find highly attractive. Fortunately, a growing trend to decorate with natural materials such as grasses, leaves and reeds means that nature’s bounty is nearly as plentiful indoors as out.

DOs & DON’Ts of decorating with grasses DO Paper walls with grass cloth when a natural and tranquil atmosphere is desired. The intricate texture lends depth and warmth to ordinary walls. Consider natural fibre weaves as a serious alternative to carpeting. Sea grass, sisal, coir, jute and rush are currently much in demand. Individual materials vary widely in performance so make sure to discuss the merits and limitations before making a purchase. Admire the natural variations in colour and texture inherent in woven materials. Grasses, like any harvested material, are subject to all sorts of primitive uncertainties such as bad weather and poor harvesting conditions. These pulls and slubs enhance the artisan quality of the goods. Choose rattan or woven furniture to enhance the tropical or global feeling popular in today’s contemporary rooms.

DON’T Don’t assume that grass cloth only comes in “natural” colours. Modern dyes produce a nearly unlimited palette which can suit a variety of modern and contemporary rooms. Don’t choose sisal carpeting for play rooms as the coarse texture is uncomfortable to crawl or play on. A wool or synthetic carpet that imitates the look of sisal is a better choice in this case. Don’t install sea grass on stairs UNLESS the grain runs parallel to the tread. Otherwise it’s too slippery.

Designer’s Tip: Paired with linen or patterned draperies, matchstick or bamboo blinds are perennially pleasing and quite affordable.

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Window coverings–bamboo or matchstick blinds Bamboo or matchstick blinds are an ideal window covering in tight places where draperies would take up too much wall space. Not only are these blinds economical, they are also resistant to humidity and moisture and come in either natural or stained finishes, making them highly serviceable and decorative. Natural finishes are typically variegated in colouring, ranging from deep brown to pale maple. Bamboo blinds can be mounted inside or outside the window casing. Inside mounted window coverings leave room for a valance or draperies. Outside mounting makes windows appear larger. To determine the width for an inside mount, measure in three places; record the narrowest width. For height, measure in three places, and use the longest length. To determine the width for an outside mount, measure from the left outside edge of the frame to the right outside edge. For the height, measure from the top outside edge to the bottom outside edge. Many blinds come in stock lengths, so round up to the standard length closest to your measurement.

PREVIOUS PAGE Woven grass baskets provide a striking contrast to polished wood seen in this open bookshelf. Our client uses the baskets to hide well-used cookbooks.

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TRAVEL

Caledon based photographer Simon Burn has Spain on his list of top 10 countries to visit. We asked him to share his experiences of his two favourite regions in the country...

SPAIN: Far more than sand, sea and sangria STORY & PHOTOS BY SIMON BURN

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TRADITIONALLY Spain has been looked upon as a sand and sun destination, having some of the best beaches in the Mediterranean. Once small fishing villages, like Benidorm on Valencia’s Costa Blanca, have developed into sprawling tourist traps offering cheap package tours, playing host to millions of sun worshippers. Sadly, these tourists rarely get a taste of the real Spain, which offers a wealth of cultural and culinary experiences, often just a stone’s throw from the resorts.

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Spain has it all geographically—vast mountain ranges, arid plains, lush valleys, an amazing coastline—which I’ve discovered not only provide fantastic photo opportunities, but produce some of the best wines, olive oils, meats, nuts, fruit and seafood in the world. From the green Pyrenees in the north down to the arid dusty southern coastline, the tip of which is a mere 15 kilometres from Morocco, Spain offers so much more than a sun-worshipping getaway. Backcountry trekking and cycling are increasing in popularity, as are painting and nature holidays, wine tours, and cooking schools. Then there are the endless cultural activities in the big cities, and so much to pursue in the way of the arts and architectural history.

Andalucia I tend to favour southern Spain, specifically Andalucia. Many of the coastal resorts on the Costa del Sol, including Torremolinos and Fuengirola, can provide a good, very affordable, base from which to explore the region. The city of Málaga, Picasso’s birthplace, is Spain’s second largest port. It’s a short train ride if you’re staying on the Costa del Sol, and a worthwhile day trip. You’ll find the Picasso Home Museum, an impressive cathedral, an Arabic Fortress offering a really good view of the city, and some great shopping streets. The coastal train service is very convenient, relaxing and affordable, whereas driving along the coast can be extremely stressful. If you’re renting a car, which is essential for

exploring Andalucia, then the best thing to do is head west into the countryside and use public transportation for city trips. On my last visit to Andalucia, I started one day by heading west from Torremolinos and winding my way into the hills on the A366, stopping to explore villages along the route. Stunning views of sparkling aqua caught my eye at first, then the road wound further inland leaving the Mediterranean far behind. Eventually the mountain terrain became more hostile, and distant expanses of arid terracotta and mustard earth were speckled with rows of dark green dots as far as the eye could see, like a patchwork quilt. This area was home to hardy olive groves and the occasional shepherd or goatherd tending his flock. Nothing else could survive the heat and dryness. One of the tourist attractions in this area is the town of Ronda, with its historic charm amid dramatic escarpments, and a 100m gorge where civil war fascists were thrown off the cliff. It’s well worth stopping for a few hours, and a great place for lunch. The typical Andalucian whitewashed villages can be very charming to explore. It’s worth walking along the narrow backstreets, where home owners take exceptional pride in the appearance of their properties, and women wearing black are often seen mopping and scrubbing, or watering dozens of colourful potted flowers hanging from the walls or adorning their steps and window sills.

FACT Spain is the world’s largest olive oil producer Italy is their largest customer, where it’s repackaged as Italian!

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...distant expanses of arid terracotta and mustard earth were speckled with rows of dark green dots as far as the eye could see, like a patchwork quilt. This area was home to hardy olive groves...

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Endless olive groves on the hills of Andalucia. More olive oil is produced in this region than anywhere else.

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Valencia

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Ronda, with its 100m gorge, is situated approx. 35km inland, and a great place to stop at when touring the countryside by car. BELOW

A trip into Alicante will be rewarded with many century-old backstreets with some old and interesting architectural details.

The most famous, and busiest, tourist area in Spain is the Costa Blanca, with Benidorm as its top resort for sun-seekers. I tend to avoid sitting on the beach or stopping at the endless British owned bars—offering English breakfasts and fish and chips, frequented by obese and opinionated football shirt-wearing Brits, knocking back lager like it’s going out of fashion—and choose to rent a car for the week to head into the countryside and explore. A must for chocolate lovers is the town of Villajoyosa, famed for importing the cacao plant from South America in the 18th century. It is home to Valor chocolate production, which can be sampled in both solid and liquid form in the many stores and chocolate houses. Try the local specialty, Chocolate with Churros. Wine lovers will be rewarded by heading west of the city of Valencia, or northwest of Alicante, to explore the many wineries. There are several companies to be found on the internet offering small group tours. Alicante is the second largest city in the region, the closest one to Benidorm, and a convenient train ride along the coast. I’ve often spent the day there, exploring the many dusty backstreets off the tourist path, with some fine architecture to be discovered and photographed. The city is packed with shopping opportunities and attractions, and the luxury marina is a great place to grab a cold drink and watch the world go by. There is a lot of nightlife if you decide to stay longer than a day. Wherever your ‘base camp’ is along the coast, even in the busier tourist sections, should you decide to take a day off from exploring inland, and join the masses in the resorts, it’s reassuring to know that the seafood is amazing. You can watch the fishing boats arrive after a night’s work, and often within minutes see the catch hit the grills at the seaside restaurants. Now that’s fresh! And it tastes like no other seafood I’ve ever experienced. To sample just the octopus and sardines, I realized that putting up with the odd loud lager drinking lout for a few hours was well worth it.

Reading List To discover the charms and idiosyncrasies of Spanish life, I recommend three books that I’ve read many times over and are looking dog-eared in my travel literature library: Chris Stewart’s insightful account of living in Andalucia in Driving Over Lemons, Derek Lambert’s colourful account of living in the Costa Blanca in Spanish Lessons, and Martin Kirby’s story of how his family set up an organic farm in the Catalonian countryside in No Going Back. 34

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FOOD

Spain A taste of

WHEN WE THINK OF SPANISH CUISINE, we think of Paella. It was tempting to share a great paella recipe with you, but we decided to do something a little bit different; something that is quick and easy. Spain has so much to offer, and dishes from all regions share the same traits—they’re uncomplicated and easy to make. Olive oil and garlic abound in Spanish dishes, along with fresh, high quality ingredients. Here are two recipes we tested and love. Buen provecho!

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Broad beans with serrano ham INGREDIENTS Green broad beans Spanish onion Serrano ham Garlic Salt Olive oil

2 – 540 ml cans* 1 small (approx. 125g) 50g (4 large slices)** 2 cloves pinch, if required† 2 tbsp

Serves: 4 as an appetizer or side dish to accompany a meal Prep time: 10 min. Cook: 30–40 min. Large frying pan

Heat olive oil in a large frying pan and add chopped onions, beans, and crushed garlic. Fry on medium to medium-low heat for about 25–30 minutes, gently stirring occasionally. Add the chopped serrano ham and continue to fry for a further 5–10 minutes.

for best taste use

fresh beans!

* Fresh beans are by far the best, if you can find them. **

You can find good quality cured serrano ham imported from Spain for an authentic taste at good delicatessens. The Spanish take great pride in their jamón and top quality ham is highly prized. Alternatively, a Canadian made “Spanish-style ham” or Prosciutto can be a good substitute.

† There is salt in the ham, and beans if canned, so you may not need to add more.

Serve with a fuller-style, crisp white wine like Albariño from the Rias Baixas area or Verdejo from Rueda. A good white Rioja made from the Viura grape would work as well.

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Fried pork chops with spinach and pine nuts INGREDIENTS – PORK CHOPS Pork chops Garlic Parsley Lemon Olive oil Salt & Pepper Rosemary

4 – 100g 6 cloves 3 tbsp, freshly chopped 1, juice of 1 tbsp to season few pinches, freshly chopped

Marinate pork—place pork chops on a plate. Sprinkle with crushed garlic, finely chopped parsley, and lemon juice. Add a pinch of salt and pepper and let sit for about an hour in the fridge. Heat olive oil in a frying pan on medium to mediumhigh heat and cook pork chops until browned on both sides—approx. 4–5 minutes per side. Serve on a bed of spinach and pine nuts, garnished with some freshly chopped rosemary.

INGREDIENTS – SPINACH Spinach Extra Virgin olive oil Garlic Pine Nuts Sultana raisins Salt & Pepper

2 fresh bunches (approx. 500g) 2 tbsp 3 cloves 50g 30g to taste

Wash spinach thoroughly, and chop off stem ends. Heat ¼ cup water in a pan on medium heat to a gentle boil and add spinach. Cook for 5 minutes with lid on pan. Drain and chop. Put aside. Add the olive oil to frying pan on medium heat and add the finely chopped garlic, sultanas and pine nuts. Fry for 3-5 minutes, stirring continuously or until the pine nuts are lightly browned. Add spinach, gently stirring/folding it in. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

Serves: 4 Prep time Chops: 15 min. Spinach: 10 min. Cook Chops: 8–10 min. Spinach: 8–10 min. 2 frying pans, 1 with lid

Look for Tempranillobased wines like Rioja or Ribero del Duero. For something more exotic, look for a Mencia-based red wine from the Bierzo region.

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WINE CONNOISSEUR

WRITTEN BY RIC KITOWSKI & JOCELYN KLEMM

Spanish wines, for many, conjure up images of rustic Rioja, sweet Sherry, and bubbly Cava. Though these wines may have helped establish Spain’s reputation, trust us, there’s a lot more going on with Spanish wine today.

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Wine has played a major role in Spain’s culture and economy for some 3,000 years, since vineyards were first planted on the southwest Andalusian coast and Phoenicians founded a port in Gadir (now called Càdiz). Wine continued to play a role in Spanish life through the ages, as control passed through the Romans, northern barbarians, Visigoths, and Arabs, the latter shifting away from wine and towards grapes and unfermented grape juices. Early Spanish wines were strong and sweet, made to withstand the long journeys to Spain’s trading partners. Spanish winemaking really took off after the Reconquest of Spain by the Catholic Kings, as monks and friars of various orders recovered winemaking traditions. Wine was vital for their religious rituals, and they also supplied wine to pilgrims and local taverns. But it is over the past 100 years when the most dramatic changes in Spanish wines have occurred. Spanish vineyards,

What’s in a word?

Over 60% of Spain’s wines are classified (versus 50% in France), following a classification system that closely resembles Italy’s. What is unique about Spain is that for most classified wines the ageing regime—Joven, Crianza, Reserva, and Gran Reserva— is noted on the back label. JOVEN, pronounced ho-ven, meaning young, identifies a wine with essentially no ageing in barrel, and usually sold in the first year after the harvest; CRIANZA, pronounced kree-an-tha, describes a wine with up to one year of barrel ageing, and two years of ageing overall before release; RESERVA means one to two years barrel ageing, and three years ageing total before release; GRAN RESERVA wines require a minimum of two years in barrel and three in bottle before release.

for the most part, survived the phylloxera infestation that all but wiped out the classic vineyards of northern Europe in the late 1800s. Until a solution was found, Spanish winemakers were called upon to supply the demand for wine in Europe. Profits funded new industrial methods to replace old-fashioned techniques, as well as improvements in the vineyards and winemaking processes in general. Over the past decade, in parallel with Spain’s emergence as a world-class food culture, a new generation of innovative master winemakers have brought skills that blend tradition and quality with innovation. These winemakers have given rise to unique wines of unprecedented quality, from almost every region of Spain, to worldwide acclaim. Spain has the largest area of vine cultivation in the world, and is only behind France and Italy in terms of wine production. Spain’s growing regions are a mosaic of diverse terrain and climatic conditions that vary from 42

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maritime in the northwest, to semi-arid in the south, to continental in the centre. As a result, the range of wines coming from Spain is even more diverse: refreshing white wines from Galicia in the northwest, elegant and rich red wines from the Rioja in the north and Castilla-La Mancha in the centre, full bodied red wines from Catalonia and effervescent sparklers from Penedès in the east, and dry fortified wines in the south. Many of these regions are close to the great cities of Spain, and it is easy to combine wine (and food) into any vacation. Most Mediterranean cruises stop in Barcelona, and the regions of Penedès, Priorat and Montsant are within a few hours’ drive of the centre. From Madrid you can easily visit Castilla-La Mancha or Ribera del Duero, and in the north Logroño is a starting off point for many areas including Rioja and the Basque region. If you don’t have time to visit a wine region, find the area in each city where all the tapas bars (in certain regions tapas are called pinchos) are located to try the local wines paired with the specialty of the bar. Navigating the crowds in tapas bars can be a challenge but, once mastered, the experience is exhilarating. While you will see Spanish wines made from classic international varieties like Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, in our travels we have found the indigenous grape varieties of Spain are more interesting. Tempranillo is the most planted red-wine grape, and behind the great wines of Rioja and Ribera del Duero, but other varieties have the prestige to grace any table. Look for white wines made from Albariño, Viura or Godello, red wines made from Mencía, Garnacha or Monastrell, and dessert wines made from Pedro Ximénez or Moscatel. Don’t forget Spain’s sparkling Cava, made from Macabeo, Parallada, and Xarel-lo. The profusion of regional Spanish dialects means that many grape or wine names don’t exactly roll off the tongue the way Italian Pinot Grigio does, for example Xarel-lo from Penedès or Bizkaiko Txakolina from the Basque region. Yet most of these wines offer much more in terms of flavour, and even value. The LCBO is carrying a lot more interesting Spanish wines from these varietals than they did 10 years ago, but still only a handful of Consignment Agents are sourcing the best. There are increasing opportunities to try something new from Spain as better restaurants are listing Spanish wines other than Rioja on their wine lists. So if you can’t get to Spain for a holiday, you can at least try something from the new Spain right here at home. Ric and Jocelyn are the authors of the best-selling Clueless about Wine. Sign up for their newsletter at www.thewinecoaches.com

RECIPES

hey, cupcake! FOOD

s r e n win

Thank you all for your cupcake entries! We chose five finalists based on taste, creativity of ingredients and simplicity of recipes. We then narrowed our choice down to 2 finalists by asking our editorial team for their top ratings. Here are the cupcakes with the highest scores.

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Love it!

st place

Instead of pouring cupcake batter into paper wrappers, try baking them in ice cream cones. Once baked, decorate as usual.

Orange creamsicle cupcakes Recipe by Lauren Wall

Batter 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 pkg Orange JELLO™ 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 2 large oranges 3 eggs ½ cup milk 1 tsp vanilla 2 cups sugar 1 cup vegetable oil zest from oranges

Filling 1 jar marshmallow fluff

Icing

2 cups whipping cream 1 cup icing sugar 2 tbsp meringue powder

In a small bowl, mix together all dry ingredients: flour, Orange JELLO™, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Use zester or cheese grater to grate off orange rind from both oranges. Juice both oranges. In a large bowl, beat together with an electric mixer: orange juice, orange rind, eggs, milk, vanilla, sugar, and vegetable oil. Mix in dry ingredients. Spoon mixture into muffin tins with paper liners or ice cream cones if desired. Bake at 3500F for 20-25 minutes. Once cupcakes have cooled, insert filling using a piping bag with a long skinny tip. Beat whipping cream on high with an electric mixer approx 2 minutes then add remaining icing ingredients and continue to beat until stiff. Pipe icing onto cupcakes and decorate if desired. Store in fridge until ready to eat. Makes 24 cupcakes.

Congrats!

Lauren Wall

has won a Hamilton Beach® Classic 6-speed Hand/Stand Mixer!

nd place

Eliza’s berry-licious cupcakes Recipe by Lana Champion

Batter

2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt ½ cup milk 2 tsp vanilla extract 3 eggs, at room temperature 170g (6 oz) container of fresh raspberries (reserve 6 or so for decorating) ½ cup (1stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 cup sugar Preheat your oven to 3750F. Butter a 12 muffin tin or line it with 12 paper baking cups. In a small bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt with a fork, then set aside. In another small bowl, beat the milk and vanilla extract with a fork, then set aside. In another small bowl, whisk the eggs with a fork until well mixed, then set aside. In another small bowl, partially mash raspberries with a fork, then set aside. Leave some large pieces for nice texture in the final product. In a large bowl, using electric beaters, beat the butter with the sugar until fluffy. Slowly add the eggs and beat until smooth (scraping down the sides as necessary). Add the flour and the milk mixtures and beat until all ingredients are incorporated. Using a spatula, carefully fold in the mashed raspberries.

Honourable mention

Scoop batter into the prepared baking cups (we used an ice cream scoop). Bake about 20 minutes (or until a toothpick comes out clean). Cool the cupcakes on a wire rack at least ½ hour before frosting.

We thank Ms. Woodward’s grade five class from MacLachlan College for entering their very creative and colourful cupcake recipes.

Frost with Blueberry Lemon Frosting (recipe below) and finish off with fresh berries.

To see the recipes visit our website www.caledonliving.com

½ cup (1stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature about 2 cups icing sugar 1 tsp lemon extract and/or finely grated fresh lemon peel ¼ cup fresh or frozen blueberries, pureed in a blender or other mixer a few teaspoons of milk, if needed berries for decorating

Blueberry lemon frosting

In medium-sized bowl, using electric beaters, beat the butter with the icing sugar until well mixed. Add the lemon and blueberries and beat until smooth (scraping down the sides as necessary). If the mixture is too dry, add a bit of milk, a little at a time, until the frosting is spreadable. Spread onto the cupcakes and finish them off with fresh berries. Makes 12 cupcakes.

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WELLNESS

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It’s like having your own spa treatment at home!

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Just in time for spring: Rejuvenate your skin at home with essential oils! BY PRISCILLA EASTMAN

AFTER MONTHS of bundling up and hiding out from the harsh winter weather, spring has arrived! We can finally breathe a sigh of relief, and get ready for the summer months to come. I like the fact that spring ushers in a sense of renewal—a time for change. Out with the old and in with the new. This is especially vital when it comes to our wellness and taking care of our bodies. After a long winter, our bodies need time to rejuvenate. With the skin being the largest organ of our body, it is the perfect place to begin. As the cool weather lingers, we could all use some skin treatments that can be created in the warmth of our very own homes. Some of the most effective natural treatments include the use of essential oils such as lavender, sweet orange and jasmine. Essential oils have been used for centuries to heal and beautify the body. In her book, The Ancient and Healing Art of Aromatherapy, Clare Hill explains how and why these precious oils have such an effect on us, “…the area of the brain which governs smell is linked with the part of the brain that deals with emotional responses, memory, libido and intuition” [p. 36]. These precious oils can awaken your senses and even nurture the body. This is why they are ideal ingredients to any skin care. When it comes to making your own skin treatments at home, it is always important to do your research and even consult with a practitioner who can guide you in the right direction.

Caledon resident Sharon De Rose, CAHP, RRPr, a certified Aromatherapy Health Practitioner and creator of Scentsory Garden, Natural Healing and Spa Craft Workshops, explained that essential oils should never be applied directly to any mucous membrane (i.e.) eyes, inside of ears, etc. Essential oils should be used in diluted form, with what is called a carrier oil, when being applied to the skin. Clare also explains that carrier oils can be any odourless vegetable oil, but prefers “…almond, apricot kernel, peach or grape seed oils which are rich in vitamins A, D and E and are also ‘fat soluble’ and so more easily absorbed by the skin” [p. 39]. Other more common carrier oils can even be found in your own home, such as sunflower oil, coconut oil and even olive oil. The beauty of this is that these oils are not very expensive and they all leave our hair and skin feeling wonderfully moisturized. It’s like having your own spa treatment at home! Sharon encourages the creation of these treatments and agrees that, after a long winter, our skin is in need of a whole renewal process. This should begin with thorough cleansing and exfoliation to rid ourselves of old skin, giving us a more youthful glow. “In order to cleanse and rejuvenate after a somewhat drying winter we start with exfoliation. Conditioning oils like coconut, sweet almond or jojoba combined with sugar or any fine salt and essential oils effectively smooth away rough dead skin and leave it smooth, silky soft and hydrated.” SPRING 2011 CALEDON LIVING

Here are a few of Sharon De Rose’s at home recipes. I have listed each essential oil’s benefits after each treatment:

Sharon’s favourite at home body polish (a great couple’s treatment!): ¼ cup solid coconut oil (I prefer a pasty exfoliate) ½ cup fine Dead Sea salt 6 drops of pink grapefruit essential oil Mix together until you have a thick paste. While in the bath or shower, scoop it up and gently massage all over your body and then rinse. Pat the skin dry. To further moisturize the skin, you can take a small amount of solid coconut or Shea butter and rub it over your skin for super hydration and an amazing glow.

Sharon’s homemade hand & foot scrub ½ cup sugar 2 tbsp Sweet almond oil 2 drops of lemon essential oil 4 drops of geranium essential oil (Men may prefer 2 drops of mandarin and 4 drops of sandalwood.) Mix together and apply in gently circular motions to hands and feet. Rinse and dry.

TIP: Soaking fingernails in warm soap and water with 3 drops of lemon essential oil will disinfect and whiten the nails.

Here is a refreshing foot gel which Sharon also recommends. You can apply it once you have soaked and scrubbed your feet:

Natural foot gel 3 drops of peppermint oil 2 tbsp Aloe Vera gel After being cooped up for so many winter months, some body parts are more in need of refreshing than others, mainly our feet. For most of us who are athletic or outdoors during the winter, especially the men in the house, Sharon suggests an amazing antibacterial foot spray mix!

Antibacterial foot spray mix 2 oz distilled water 2 tbsp witch hazel 10 drops of peppermint essential oil 20 drops of tea tree essential oil

TIP: Add a few drops of peppermint and/or tea tree oil to cotton

Essential oils Pink grapefruit Grapefruit can be used to combat acne or congested and oily skin. It can promote hair growth and tones the skin and tissues. It is also effective if massaged into the skin, when dealing with muscle fatigue and stiffness. Through aromatherapy, its uplifting aroma can also combat depression and headaches. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils, Julia Lawless [p. 123]

Lemon Being a citrus oil, lemon is great for cleansing and awakening the senses. As an astringent, it is perfect for treating oily skin, acne and cold sores. It has also been credited with having anti-aging properties and has been used as an aid in preventing wrinkles. The Ancient and Healing Art of Aromatherapy [p. 61]

Geranium Geranium essence has a rich floral perfume and can act as a tonic to the body’s circulatory system; it works well in balancing the hormonal system. The Art of Sensual Aromatherapy [p. 15]

Mandarin Similar to the other citrus oils, mandarin has a strong aroma. It can be used to cleanse the skin to treat acne, congested and oily skin, scars, spots, stretch marks and acts a toner. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils, Julia Lawless [p. 121]

Sandalwood Sandalwood has a sweet and woody perfume that can enhance spiritual and physical well-being in both men and women. In skin care, it can relieve irritated skin and has excellent properties for dry and mature skin. The Art of Sensual Aromatherapy, Nitya Lacroix with Sakina Bowhay [p. 24]

Peppermint Peppermint oil acts as a stimulant and awakens the brain. It also has antiseptic properties and has the ability to cool the skin which is why it is excellent for any type of foot treatment. The Ancient and Healing Art of Aromatherapy [p. 75]

Tea Tree With its strong antiseptic odour, tea tree has antifungal properties and is a powerful antiseptic. It is a very popular natural remedy for treating athlete’s foot. The Ancient and Healing Art of Aromatherapy [p. 72]

balls and put them inside your shoes for odour protection.

These easy blends are only the beginning. For the novice, Sharon De Rose recommends a useful little book that she also offers in her workshops: The Essential Oils Handbook: All the Oils You Will Ever Need for Health, Vitality and Well-Being, by Jennie Harding. With this quick reference guide to essential and carrier oils, your exploration into pampering yourself at home will be all that easier.

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PETS

it’s a dog’s life! BY DIANA JANOSIK-WRONSKI

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Like we humans, dogs (and cats, by the way) look and feel their best when well groomed. Good grooming also contributes to good outer and inner health.

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LIKE MOST DOG OWNERS, I really consider my nine-year-old Jack Russell Terrier, Jesse, as “family.” So, when you have an overindulged pooch in Caledon, where do you go to do the “pampering” bit? Fortunately we have lots of options, running from the ordinary to the sublime! The list of businesses in this article is by no means exhaustive, nor endorses any one service, but is intended to give readers an idea of what is out there to make sure our four-legged family members are more than well looked after. Please note that this article will not cover dog training. That’s entirely too much like work, and is subject matter for a whole other story (if not book) on its own!

Hair & nails What about the coiffure, and that all-important pedicure for Jesse? We talked to BowWowz & Meowz Too and Dogs by Bryson in Caledon East, Canine Connections in Caledon Village, plus Oliver’s Dog Grooming and Daycare, and Diamond Cuts in Bolton to get the ‘low-down’ on pampered pooches. If you check around, many veterinarians’ offices and pet supply shops offer these services as well. If anyone should know pampering, those people will! Vanity aside, there are good reasons for taking your fourlegged friend to a reputable groomer. Even that ‘poster child’ of dog grooming gone wild, the show Poodle, had its hair cut that way for a reason. For its original role as a retriever, the Poodle’s dense, curly hair was cut away to prevent the dog from being dragged underwater by the weight, but it was left in critical areas around joints and chest to help retain body heat! Like we humans, dogs (and cats, by the way) look and feel their best when well groomed. Good grooming also contributes to good outer and inner health. Besides making the dog more comfortable, as well as promoting circulation, removing dirt, debris and matting, it means the skin is being aired. This prevents ‘hot spots’ from forming in areas which don’t dry properly, and which can become moist, smelly sores. Brushing is important to help distribute oils over the coat and skin, especially in winter. Regular grooming and cleaning of ears, checking teeth, etc. will also identify dog health issues at early stages for referral to vets; trained people can spot ‘small’ things that owners do not know about before they become ‘big’ problems. Dogs have a sensitive Ph level to take into consideration as well in ensuring the frequency of grooming. If nails are not regularly trimmed, this can lead to angle changes in the bone structure in the feet, legs and spine, resulting in joint injury and arthritis. Too long toenails can curl under and splay toes, plus cause ingrown toenails. (The latter can be a big problem in kitties!) Regular grooming can cost less than skipping visits, and one groomer suggested at least four times a year. It promotes overall good health and is less stress on the pet, and less work for the groomer. Professional groomers also know the ‘styles’ for your type of dog and how to be creative to help each dog look its best. 56

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Like your child, your dog’s behaviour is your responsibility, so you need to make the groomer aware of any issues. Costs will reflect the groomer’s own costs and the time they have to take with your pet. Don’t forget that, like your hair stylist and other service industry people, groomers appreciate tips for good service. What do you look for in a good dog groomer? Like other occupations, pride in their work and attention to detail are important, as is honesty with and respect for the dog and owner. Look for professionally trained groomers who are educated, not only in the ‘wash and cut’, but in health and behaviour issues, and know how to avoid nicks and cuts. Clients should also be educated by the groomer about specifics for their dog’s care in between appointments. Groomers should always be continuing their education by attending industry conventions and seminars. Ask other pet owners for referrals! Spa Lavish Pet Bubble Bath Paw Treatment, $16.49 Grip Soft Wood Grooming Cat Double Brush, $8.99 Both available at Global Pet Foods 356 Queen St. S, Bolton

The doggie gourmet I swear my dog is actually a pickier eater than other family members! Since human food (which is what he smells and wants) is actually not that good for him, what do I do? Ultimately all commercial pet food you buy is regulated by the government. But if you want to indulge a dog like mine, good places to go are specialty businesses which sell a wide variety of good quality canine kibbles, as well as personalized service. Dog nutrition is both an art and a science. Go down the aisles of Petrific Pet Foods in Caledon

As we have a ‘horse and dog’ culture in Caledon, don’t forget to check out area tack shops which also carry dog ‘wear’. My Jesse has a practical, purple, water and wear resistant, wool-lined, scaled down version of a horse blanket (from an equine products company in Winnipeg!), allowing him to leap over forest logs with a single bound, without worry of tearing the coat. Bolton’s Canter By Tack has a doggie section with several choices, keeping in mind practicality and warmth, and some are designed in the UK. There are cute leather collars, some made of good quality harness leather matching your horse’s bridle, if you so wish. Richvale Tack in Schomberg makes its own line of distinctive plaid and solid coloured dog coats, exactly like the one on your horse! The sky’s the limit on accessories, with everything available from strollers to collars with real bling! Charlie’s Sunday Coat $55, custom made by BeebytheSea, available on www.etsy.com

East or Pet Valu-Better Pet Nutrition, Global Pet Foods and Hagenpets (Rivoli’s Pet World) in Bolton and it’s a whole adventure in menus ranging from tastes (dogs have several times more taste buds than we mere humans) to needs based on food allergies and stages in life, and even owners’ preferences like organic. Most give you samples to try at home. Vets will stock specialty foods for certain health conditions, as well as regular diets. If it’s handmade food you are after, Dogs We Love in Orangeville makes the food and treats on the premises and sells them in foil containers, ready for freezer and portioning out. Most suppliers carry a nice selection of pet food bowls of varying décor and pet size. For ultimate spoiling, why not ask one of the many area potters to custom make one for you, complete with your dog’s name on it? Speaking of treats, in many of these places you should be prepared to walk past cases filled with upmarket canine cookies, complete with ‘icing’. Visually you will not be able to distinguish them from human varieties, and they look just as inviting!

Lounging around We are not the first to pamper our pooches! About 10 years ago I was in one of my favourite cities, Paris, France, which boasts many small specialty museums that I adore haunting. One, found in a centuries-old former aristocrat’s town home in the ancient “Marais” district near the downtown area, featured a whole collection of historic dog beds. They ranged from ornately carved gilt and brocade Louis XIV to XVI canopied lits à la Polonaise for “Fifi” to simpler wood constructions with caning. It was an eye-opener to pet luxuries of other eras, as they had historic collars on display too. Fast forward to today and only your budget is the limit! Anything you imagine can be described to a local artisan in wood, iron or fabric and voilà, a made-to-order dog bed fitting your décor and your dog’s status can be created. One

The well-dressed dog For dogs like my Jesse, with little fur to keep them warm on cold winter days, coats are a must. How you dress them is optional. Many people like to make fashion statements with their dogs! However, remember a good coat should cover the chest and belly areas, not just the dog’s back. Walk into Bolton’s Hagenpets and you will think you have just entered a boutique for miniature humans. The first thing you see is a wall filled with hangers of everything from little tweed and ‘fur’ coats to hoodies. There is literally a rainbow selection of collars and leashes on the opposite wall. Global Pet Foods, across the road, has a good selection too, and coats are carried by most pet supply places. 58

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Historic dog beds in Musée de la Chasse, Paris

away to look after both your pet(s) and house. Several businesses specialize in ‘cage free’ facilities where pets can socialize. Besides the exercise value, learning to get along with ‘friends’ is important for dogs. At Hockley Valley’s Critter Care, pets stay right in the sitter’s home. Another is such business is Caledon Pet Care, whose owner is an insured registered veterinary technician and gives pets access to her home and a very large fenced yard which includes trees, hills and bushes, plus forest trails for walks. Pets Get Physical in Kleinburg has indoor and outdoor supervised play areas, and they do some training and grooming. They also have ‘doggie daycare’ as does Oliver’s Pet Grooming and Daycare in Bolton, for their clients. Plaidimals Dog Toy, $12.99 Aviva–A tranquil haven for your best pal. Made in Canada, $105.99 Both available at Global Pet Foods 356 Queen St. S, Bolton

I recently saw in a private home was custom-made by a local upholsterer. A section of worn out heirloom carpet had become part of the dog’s new ‘chaise longue’ in the living room! On a more practical note, the size of bed should fit the size of your dog, and it should be padded enough to be comfortable. (Okay, I will admit to having an oversize one by the fireplace for my Jack Russell, but the cats like to share it in the winter!) Obviously a removable cover which can be laundered is also a good idea. For arthritic ‘best friends’, plug-in heated ones are available to keep their older bones warm. Almost any local pet supply store, veterinary office, feed mill or home accessories shop will be able to oblige with good selections.

Substituting for you So you really need that vacation, or have work commitments making your day too long for your faithful friend? My dog, for one, suffers from major separation anxiety and I have to consider this carefully. We have plenty of kennels in our area to check out and, if you cannot find one, ask friends or your vet for referrals. Many veterinarians will also board pets. On the other hand, you may prefer to have someone babysit “your baby” and your home, as well as taking in mail, watering plants, making it look occupied, etc. Critter Sitter is a Caledon business which is insured, bonded, veterinarian endorsed and certified in pet CPR. Golden Paws Pet Services, operating in Bolton, Caledon East, Palgrave and Nobleton, is also insured, bonded, and certified in Animal Care and Pet First Aid/CPR. Like Critter Sitter, they will walk your dog if needed during the day and ensure normal routine is kept, plus ‘sitting’. If you ask around your network, you may also find pet sitters willing move into your home while you are 60

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Those all important mug shots! So those snapshots taken on walks or holidays aren’t good enough? Hire professionals! Caledon photographer Lisa Scale (Bella Photography) will do them in her studio, out on her land, or is happy to come to you. Call someone like Debbie Goldring and she will do original pastel portraits of horses and other treasured pets, with or without their owners, and in the past has done not only dogs and cats, but everything from guinea pigs to goats.

Other frills First, owners of all ages and walks of life should note that dogs and their owners usually benefit greatly from at least a puppy class and/or other levels of obedience training. Maybe your dog is lounging about too much, or seems to be fretting about something? Perhaps it is a health issue and the Vet should be consulted. Controversial with some persons, while others swear by them, an ultimate consult is with a behaviour analyst or an “animal communicator” who uses telepathy. Yes, they exist! If you google the Caledon area, a number of local practitioners appear, and events which have featured animal communicators. Coming up in May is the Kids & Horses Foundation Annual Spring Sale which has their psychic back “by popular demand” (she ‘reads’ both humans and pets). Maybe your dog needs a massage! Without a word of a lie, there are several animal massage therapists and chiropractors around the Caledon area. There is also a therapist named Magic Fingers near Caledon who gives ‘couples therapy’ and recently helped a Dandie Dinmont Terrier become the proud mother of five puppies.

Go ahead! Admit it to the world! The handmade bone-shaped sign at my door proclaims it all: “Spoiled rotten dog lives here.” It’s a dog’s life...and I want his! Jesse’s human, Diana Janosik-Wronski, is a communications and project management consultant who has worked in a wide variety of industries and organization types including corporate, government and non-profit. An avowed animal lover, she also cares for Jesse’s cat friends and a horse. Diana may be reached at wroni@sympatico.ca

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HERITAGE

Caledon Dry BY KIRA DORWARD

EXACTLY SEVENTY YEARS before Caledon dotted the map the invention of ginger ale in a tiny hamlet near the Forks of the Credit would cause a revolution in the beverage industry and make a resounding splash on the North American scene. Before 1904, carbonated soda water was primarily sold in corner drug stores as a mixer for fruit juices or whisky. In the last decade of the nineteenth century, John J. McLaughlin, not yet a challenger of the carbonated status quo, opened a small plant in Cataract, located a mile from 62

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the town near the yard limit sign. Originally McLaughlin had bottled soft drinks in Toronto, but the city’s water was ill-suited to his industrial needs, unlike the many springs in the Credit valley which were created from layers of clay and lime sediment. He sought to produce soda water, for which he built a small building to wash, fill, and house the five and ten gallon jugs of sparkling Caledon spring water before shipping them by rail to Toronto for manufacture and distribution. He called his operation “White Mountain Spring Water”, although many of the surviving bottle caps

PHOTO COURTESY OF REGION OF PEEL ARCHIVES

“Down from Canada came tales of a wonderful beverage”— early Canada Dry, Inc. slogan.

MacLaughlin’s Bottling Works, Caledon

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bear the logo “J.J. McLaughlin-Hygeia Waters.” (Hygeia is the Greek goddess of health, from whom the word ‘hygiene’ was derived, an indirect comment on the quality of water being used.) Like his brother, Col. Sam McLaughlin, the founder of what would one day become General Motors, John had a head for business and innovation. He conducted hundreds of experiments before producing a formula in 1904 for a new carbonated beverage which he named “Canada Dry Ginger Ale.” McLaughlin called it ‘dry’ to describe the taste of the new beverage, which was less sweet than other ginger ales available at that time. The label originally featured a beaver above a map of Canada. Three years after its inception, the drink was appropriated by the Royal Household of the Governor General, resulting in the current insignia of the Crown and Shield. Aside from the drink’s recipe, McLaughlin invented a mass bottling technique, and then marketed his product at groups in high density public areas like beaches and ballparks. This pioneer effort would become standard practice in the beverage industry throughout the twentieth century. Companies like Coca-Cola quickly followed suit, especially after McLaughlin began shipping his product to New York in 1919, and opened an American plant in Manhattan. Four years later, Canada Dry became an American company when it was purchased by P.D. Saylor and Associates from the McLaughlin family, just in time for Prohibition. Ginger ale became the perfect companion to moonshine throughout the Prohibition era, its flavour masking the unpleasant qualities of home brews. Even at 35 cents a bottle, a steep price in those days, sales roared right along with the 1920s. It became so popular that Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc. began to expand nationally and came out with Club Soda, Tonic Water and Collins Mix, among other fruit flavours now out of distribution such as orange, grape, Jamaica Cola and Cactus Cooler. In the postwar era, Canada Dry further pioneered the industry by introducing sugar-free drinks (named “Sports Cola”) and, most importantly, the concept of the canned soft drink. Today the Canada Dry brand is owned by Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. based in Texas, the largest soft drink company apart from Coca-Cola. In the United States, Canada Dry is available in pineapple, peach, black cherry, and island lime flavours. The brand has worldwide distribution, reaching as far as Japan, Peru, Syria and Iran, quite a distance away from its humble beginnings in Cataract, Ontario. The Cataract bottling works factory closed during the 1920s when trucks replaced trains as the primary shipping method for the spring water, and the structure was destroyed. This put many locals out of work including Billy Scott, the plant foreman, village fighter and (somewhat ironically) Sunday school teacher. One of his employees, Charles Forbes, remembered him as a hot-tempered man, but a fair boss. He recalled an incident when Forbes and a coworker smashed a trolley full of water jugs while loading it into a box car under the watchful eyes of both Scott and McLaughlin, who was making an inspection trip from headquarters. Canada Dry’s Caledon connections were not severed upon the 1923 sale of the brand across the border. Until very recently, the company continued to have their trucks make occasional trips up north to take emergency water from a well in Caledon East, until silt polluted the source. While it appears the well may have run dry, the Caledon origins of Canada Dry run deep, much like the clay sediment that created its original pure spring water.

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PEOPLE

The best & worst of times BY DAVID K. DORWARD

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Lois Campbell in the mid 1960s, after her return from two years of travel. The side table, a family heirloom, is still in her possession. ABOVE

Lois’ parents and friends, dressed up for a night out in Shanghai, 1930s.

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Lois and her father, photographed in the POW camp, early 40s.

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MEET CALEDON RESIDENT Lois Campbell at a community event, and you would never guess her exotic past. Many of us have interesting family histories that brought us to Caledon. Lois has an amazing story, involving deprivation and privilege, spanning the globe, including Russia, China, Britain and Canada. The 30’s glamour days The story starts in the early 20th century in Victoria, British Columbia, where the Robbins family had moved from Taber, Alberta. Don Robbins was born there, to a family that originally came from England in the late 19th century. His father became an accountant for the Swift’s (meat) company in Victoria, where Don first went to high school and then studied architecture. After graduating he worked on a number of Tudor-style homes in Victoria, some of which are still standing. Then the Depression hit and the jobs dried up. Don Robbins did what a lot of young men in the era did. He “went west.” It was a move which would change his life dramatically. West in his case meant Shanghai, China, where he heard there were opportunities. For three months he bunked in with other “expats” until he landed a job. What did he buy with his first paycheque? A tuxedo! Shanghai was the “Paris of the East” in the 1930s and the place to be. Don really needed the tux, as Shanghai had a glamorous “nightclub” lifestyle, in which he was expected to participate. Some of the world’s best jazz bands and singers performed there. The centre of action and the most exclusive club was the Shanghai Club, a private British men’s club during the heyday of the 1920s and 1930s. Even US President Ulysses Grant was hosted there when he visited Shanghai in 1879. Last year the club was restored and reopened as a luxury hotel, the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai. Shanghai was an international “treaty” port, one of five established in 1842 by the infamous Treaty of Nanking at the end of the First Anglo-Chinese War, popularly known as the First Opium War. Originally the British, Americans and French also established sectors, followed by other powers including Germany and Japan, in what became the Shanghai International Settlement. Don’s first job was with the British government in tropical disease control, the extensive knowledge of which would ironically be useful in other ways in the coming years. Before starting work every day, he went for 6:00 am lessons in Chinese, first Shanghainese and then Cantonese. Chinese speakers told Lois that his dedication to proficiency helped him to become totally accent free. It was against this backdrop that Don met Lois’ mother, Mura Gorenstein, who was born in Khabarovsk, Russia. Originating in Belarus, and White Russians in origin, her family had fled the poverty to Khabarovsk, near the Chinese border, to work on the Trans Siberian Railway. Somewhere

along the way, the younger of Mura’s two sisters was abducted by Cossacks and never seen again. Mura later moved to nearby Haerbin, China, where they had relatives. Don said the Shanghai nightclubs were populated by beautiful, but desperate, young Russian women seeking to marry a “passport out.” (The 1967 movie, “The Countess from Hong Kong,” starring Marlon Brando and Sophia Loren, directed by Charlie Chaplin, uses this situation for the movie plot) Don met Mura at a dinner party when she was 16 and staying with relatives. By age 21, Mura had found a job, moved to Shanghai, and married Don in 1937. She knew no English, only Russian, German and Mandarin, and Don knew no Russian, only English, Shanghainese and Cantonese, but that didn’t seem to matter!

The good times ended During this time, the Japanese were slowly advancing through China, and by 1937 they were on Shanghai’s doorstep. The Second Sino-Japanese War started in July and it lasted until September, 1945. Because of Japanese agreements with Nazi Germany, and the German contingent present, they had not yet entered the Shanghai International Settlement. In September 1940, Don was sent to Hong Kong along with his colleagues, working for the British government, and Mura remained in Shanghai. That summer, any families or dependents were advised to leave Shanghai and go home, or elsewhere. Mura had nowhere to return; besides, she was pregnant with Lois! In June of 1941, just after Lois’ birth and before the Japanese entry into the International Community, Mura with baby Lois and a girlfriend found themselves in the curious position of smuggling themselves on board a ship to Macau, a Portuguese colony. From Macau they all showed up on Don’s doorstep in Hong Kong, once more having smuggled themselves. Nothing more could be said by anyone, as they were there! With all the publicity given to Pearl Harbour, few people are aware of the attack and ferocity of fighting and losses elsewhere which far exceeded those in Hawaii. Within hours of attacking Pearl Harbour, on the early morning of Dec. 8, 1941, a Japanese bomber squadron also attacked Hong Kong. Thus began the Battle of Hong Kong. About 3,000 non-Chinese military representing the Allied Powers were present. Nearly 2,000 Canadian troops had arrived in November of 1941 with only light arms (the heavy SPRING 2011 CALEDON LIVING

September 1943, Lois’ family board the Swedish Red Cross ship Gripsholm in Goa.

equipment never arrived in time) and, with regular forces and volunteers, the defenders numbered less than 15,000. A last counterattack was made by the Canadians on Christmas Eve. Overwhelmed by sheer numbers seventeen days after the initial attack, Hong Kong surrendered on Christmas Day. At least 4,500 were killed (almost 300 were Canadians) and nearly 500 were wounded. Surviving Allied military, about 8,500, were taken as prisoners of war. Lois’ father later included in a report to the Canadian government (a copy is still in her possession) that several hundred Canadian troops were shot down “in cold blood” at Stanley Peninsula, as well as other unspeakable atrocities meted out by the invaders. POWs were shipped to northern Japan where horrible conditions included starvation, torture, beatings and forced labour, beyond the filth and disease. Of the Canadians, 554 would never return home. Bill Mayne, a great friend of my father, was captured by the Japanese at Hong Kong and lived through a cruel and bitter experience as a Prisoner of War, a “guest of the Emperor” as Canadians sarcastically called it. Bill never forgave the Japanese for their cruel treatment, nor did he forget his fallen comrades. His ordeal no doubt shortened his life, as it did for most Canadian POWs of the Japanese, 68

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and Bill died too young. In bitter contrast, Hirohito, the wartime Japanese emperor who was not persecuted as a war criminal, long survived WW2, finally dying on January 7, 1989, still serving as Japanese emperor.

Baby Lois, Japanese prisoner of war As civilians, Lois’ family fared somewhat better in Hong Kong’s Stanley Internment Camp on Stanley Peninsula. This was because the Japanese had not formulated plans for dealing with the enemy civilians and, once they had been interned, the Japanese had little to do with them. Besides minimal food, medicine and any other basic necessities, the internees were left to run the camp themselves. First “all enemy nationals” including Lois’ father Don, had been assembled and marched through the streets, to be put up in former brothels with only one daily bowl of rice per person with the occasional vile soup poured over it. On one floor of a rickety building 98 people of both sexes shared a single bathroom. Eventually the civilian POW community of British, Americans, and later Dutch, Belgians, Norwegians and others, were moved to Stanley Peninsula, into badly damaged buildings which had originally housed jail wardens and a college.

Starting in January 1942, the wives began coming in on their own. Mura made the bold decision to put Lois in a pram and march in voluntarily because it wasn’t safe for a woman to be on her own. The infamous and well documented Rape of Nanking, China, had occurred on December 13, 1937, when 20,000–80,000 women were raped by soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army. In fact, the Hong Kong hospital’s nurses had been raped, and worse, after the Japanese came in on Christmas Day, 1941. With Mura and Lois there, Don would not risk death by trying to escape, as others had. The camp was their home for almost two years. Stanley Beach, to which they had access, was gorgeous and offered relief from the conditions of the prison camp, but soon the stairs to reach it became too much of an obstacle as malnourished people lost their strength. A garden was started, soon fenced off by their captors. Beriberi, suffered by Don, and other conditions from lack of nutrition became rampant. People would cry themselves to sleep from hunger, and parents gave up their own very meagre rations to their children. Conditions were so primitive that Lois’ bathroom potty, which her mother had brought when escaping Shanghai, became a camp cooking pot. Don’s experience with tropical diseases meant he was put in charge of the committee to reduce risk from not only dealing with all the refuse and sanitation in the camp, but the rotting corpses still beyond the barbed wire fence. Initially sleeping on bare ground with no covers in the cold, the prisoners eventually raided the Japanese camp office for its furniture. Lois’ crib was a desk drawer! Inmates amused themselves and one, a former Metro-Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) film director, created plays and pantomimes. Ironically during this time, as Lois had somehow retained the look of good health, she was used in Japanese propaganda photos of how well they treated everyone. Mura, on the other hand, developed a silver streak in her hair from the experience, and people in later years ironically commented on its elegance! In September 1943, an exchange of Japanese nationals in the United States had been arranged, and 73 Canadians, 24 Americans and 13 Latin Americans were allowed to go home, after being “read the riot act” by the Japanese in

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terms of what propaganda to spread about their treatment. The Canadians were taken on board the Teia Maru to Goa where they met the Swedish Red Cross ship, Gripsholm, bringing the Japanese from the US. Food was plentiful on the ship, but most of it could not be eaten as their stomachs had shrunk so much! Lois’ family reached New York safely, where about 30 of the Canadians were placed in a bonded train, meaning it was sealed until they reached Montreal. From there they took another train home to Victoria.

The good life returns Back in British Columbia, they stayed with Don’s parents. Still employed by the British government, Don was sent to Tanganyika, Africa, the present day Tanzania, for about 2 years until the end of the war. Then he was transferred back to Hong Kong where Lois and Mura joined him from Victoria, B.C., sent on a warship. Lois was to grow up in Hong Kong. The biggest problem after the war’s destruction was finding an apartment. They ended up living on the third floor above the Central Market where Lois, her arm draped around her pet goose Oscar, would watch the regular typhoons through large glass windows. To this day she savours the smell of seafood! Other good memories are of life in a house in Happy Valley with a living room view of the race track beside them. Lois’ big weekly treat was eating with their three servants, seated on boxes in the back yard and learning how to use chopsticks. Sometimes she would copy the hawkers she saw in the back streets, using pails slung over her shoulder to “ladle” out her wares to anyone interested. King George V High School was a proper British international school, complete with a prefect system. Bearing in mind their eventual return to Canada and the need for French, Lois’ mother sent her to a private tutor on Saturday, along with piano lessons. Afterwards another big treat was being taken by her father to “Jingles” restaurant for a float. Don would disappear into the back room, renowned for where important business took place, while she sipped. Mura, on the other hand, would take her for tea at The Peninsula Hotel, frequented by famous movie stars. Lois amassed a serious autograph collection! Don became Chief Surveyor for Kowloon, on the mainland in the New Territories. The “high life” was part of colonial lifestyle. He was president of the Canadian Club in Hong Kong and because of his past war experience he made a point of entertaining the troops there for the Korean War. The destroyer officers would always be in their home for Christmas and there were lots of parties. Tailors were cheap and would copy the latest fashions using beautiful imported Swiss fabrics, whereas storebought clothing was very expensive! Lois has memories of rickshaw races with friends, the boys often pulling them. The former MGM movie director from prison days was still

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ABOVE Lois’ father’s rose-

wood desk, shipped from Hong Kong in the 60s, is a treasured heirloom.

BELOW Lois Campbell, photographed in her Caledon home, 2011.

there, and Lois recalls him throwing a book at her when she was late with her lines! Another favourite activity with her mother was to go to Hong Kong Island and take a pedicab to an ice cream parlour on the hilltop. There Mura had a jeweller who crafted her designs. From past experience she always made it a point to keep some assets portable “just in case.” This served her well as later, back in Canada, she would be a predecessor of today’s home sales parties by wearing her lovely pieces to canasta games and taking orders for duplicates. And return home, they did. Lois’ father was deaf in one ear after being hit by a Japanese rifle butt as a wartime prisoner, and he retired to Victoria, B.C. in 1961. Don became a real estate agent, indulged in his passion for fishing, and played golf. Out of the teak used for packing boxes in the move from Hong Kong, Don built his own boat. Lois graduated from the University of British Columbia and went travelling with a girlfriend for two years around the Middle East, including Beirut and Greece, and then to Europe, ending up substitute teaching in England. Modeling as a hobby, she was in the studio of Anthony ArmstrongJones, then husband of the late Princess Margaret. Back in Canada, she worked in Personnel Supervision at Eaton’s in Montreal and later in Toronto. She met her husband, John, during Expo ’67 in Montreal, and married him in Victoria. They have a daughter, Natasha, who attended Mayfield Secondary School and has made Lois a recent, proud grandmother. Her sister Bonita still resides in Victoria, B.C., and runs one of the best chocolate and pastry shops in that city, the Dutch Bakery and Coffee Shop.

Living in interesting times “May you live in interesting times” is an old Chinese curse with “interesting times” meaning turbulent times which do not bring prosperity or peace to those living through them. Lois Campbell certainly has lived through interesting times of glamour and bitter hardship in her life. David K. Dorward is an Adjunct Professor in the Business Schools of Humber and George Brown College. He would love to hear from anyone who has an interesting family story or history which they would consider being featured in Caledon Living. David believes very strongly that these family stories need to be captured and recorded before they are lost to history. He can be reached directly at dkdorward@sympatico.ca.

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BOOK REVIEW BY ROBERTA NATALE

Under Pressure

Permission Changes Everything

John Martin, $18.00 CDN, 204 pages John Martin’s latest book, Under Pressure…Permission Changes Everything, challenges readers to consider new possibilities in all aspects of life. Relationships, parenting and self-empowerment are just a few areas in which Martin implores his readers to examine and consider “doing it differently.” The first half of the book demonstrates how the “Red Letters” should/shouldn’t, right/wrong, good/bad, limit our personal growth. The second part explains how the power of permission frees us from those limitations so we can live a life that is more authentic and fulfilling; “… permission is a fantastically useful psychological tool that, if handled well, will lead us to question our choices, our motivations and our very lives.” Martin uses real life anecdotes to help his readers relate to his message. His clear, straightforward writing allows for a comprehensive read that is rousing and refreshing. He claims, “The people are real, the stories

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are real and the message that you are about to read is very real.” He even offers food for thought, “Imagine if we taught people, while in school, how to truly communicate with each other. What if we taught them how to listen and share their feelings and hear each other, without judgement and segregation…?” Martin’s experience in counselling the dying, homeless and grieving has given him a unique perspective on humanity, allowing him to understand and appreciate many of the struggles we all face. His book offers a message of hope and a lesson of kindness...“Ask what you need for life, seek it with wonder, hope and permission, feeling enthusiastic about the trip and give that same thing to those you encounter.” The message of this book is clear and inspiring. Owning a copy of Under Pressure is like having a wise friend in your back pocket for whenever you are in need.

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NATURE

Exploring Caledon’s Humber Valley Heritage Trail in Spring STORY & PHOTOS BY SIMON BURN

NOW, as the last patches of winter’s icy white blanket are disappearing, Spring is a great time to start walking Caledon’s trails. At first glance things look bleak; the trees are bare and the ground is muddy and drab, partially carpeted with last fall’s decaying leaves. But hold on, closer inspection will be rewarded—the forest is coming alive. Buds are appearing on trees, bird activity is fervent, and the ground is being disturbed by plants rapidly pushing their way up from winter hibernation. If you really look, there is a lot to see!

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The Red Trillium is one of the larger flowers to be spotted on the trails in Spring. BELOW

Damp woodland provides a perfect environment for lots of coloured funghi.

May is a very pleasant time to hike the trails; the temperature is quite warm and all the bugs haven’t surfaced yet. In the summer, the dense woodland may remain very wet, and the resulting abundance of mosquitoes can spoil a leisurely walk. Spring and autumn are the best times to explore, but I favour spring. There are many wildflowers in bloom by mid-May, and the one I see a lot by Caledon trails is the Trillium. The colour of the flower is determined by the soil type, and on the Humber Valley Heritage Trail, which I frequent the most, Red Trilliums are the more common sighting, particularly along the banks of the Humber River. A great place to start your exploration of the Humber Valley Heritage Trail is to enter from Castlederg Road, parking on the roadside. You can head south towards Bolton or north towards Albion Hills Conservation Area. If you live in Bolton, get someone to drop you off at the Castlederg trail entrance, and walk back home—it’s a fantastic hike, covering a variety of terrain including some steeper sections that will provide a great workout. Alternatively, you can begin your exploration from Glasgow Road or the Wellness Centre, and have someone pick you up at Castlederg Road if you don’t want to walk back. For a quick nature fix and some solitude, I normally choose to drive to Castlederg and hike north as far as Old Church Road, before retracing my steps back. The largest variety of flora and fauna can be spotted on this section of the trail. My preference is to do this before sunrise, for maximum photography opportunities. The great thing about the Humber Valley Heritage Trail this time of year is you rarely encounter anyone else on it, particularly if you hike in more than a kilometre from the roadway. Most people are too lazy to explore very far, and the wildlife know it, so that’s where you’re likely to see the most birds, rabbits, racoons, chipmunks, squirrels, and perhaps the occasional fox! Put your boots on, grab a camera, and take a hike. Isn’t this, being so close to nature, the reason we live in Caledon?

Resources For more information on Humber Valley Heritage Trail www.humbertrail.org A great web site for helping identify wildflowers www.ontariowildflowers.com

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HERITAGE

Caledon’s historic mail service BY HEATHER GHEY BROADBENT

DURING A ‘PREVIOUS LIFE’ as Heritage Resource Officer for Caledon, I often received letters, not only from all over Canada but from places around the world. More than 90% were from family genealogists doing personal research. Occasionally I was able to determine final resting places of ancestors (principally because of the fine work done over many years by the Peel/Halton Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society), but not always as not everyone was in a recorded cemetery or could afford a headstone, or a wooden marker had deteriorated. However, with a certain amount of luck using old maps, land and available census records, I determined many final resting places and sent some researchers photographs of former family homes. Several

times I introduced people who visited the office to their long lost relatives or showed them homes that their relatives had built. This happened mostly when second or third sons, who didn’t inherit the farm in those days, or maybe didn’t marry local girls with prospects, would ‘Go West’ as it opened up and rail travel made moving easier. They would get jobs out there and perhaps get a land grant and start a new life, many generations ago. Their descendants wanted to see and learn about their roots here in Caledon. Occasionally Americans called or wrote to learn about their families who had lived here. I even met a distant connection and consequently learned that I had a relative on Council! Unfortunately a major problem was often the old postal addresses that researchers had, which bore absolutely no SPRING 2011 CALEDON LIVING

The popularity explosion of postcards reached its peak in the late 1890s and early 1900s. They were an inexpensive way to communicate (e.g.) one cent for a card and one cent for a stamp. In addition, mail service was so reliable they could even arrive on the day posted, or certainly within twenty-four hours. FAR RIGHT This letter written on December 17th 1847 from Dummer Township, Peterborough County, Upper Canada to relatives in Chitern, Wiltshire, in “Old England” is postmarked Warsaw, Peterborough, Coburg and Salisbury U.K. It is particularly noteworthy as delivery only took a month from being written.

resemblance to anything understood today. Eventually it became necessary for me to not only study how the postal systems had evolved in Upper Canada but to apply that knowledge to the inquiries the office received. Occasionally I might ‘find’ relatives in a cemetery and would look for land holdings nearby, but the old postal addresses were a major thorn in my side. In the late 1700s and the first quarter of the 1800s, letters arriving from overseas usually started their journey from Montreal or Toronto by lake boat. This has caused difficulties for both professional and amateur researchers because the reality is that in the early days there was no such thing as a postal service or Post Office. There was no Federal Government, as we know it, to dot the landscape with the buildings we have today (or did have) for the receipt or dispatch of letters and parcels. In Caledon there was no conception of a mail collection until at least 1835. There really was no point as few people were literate, the area was sparsely populated, and hardly any families sent or received letters. In those early days it has been estimated that the average rural township received fewer than 30 letters in a year. As the Townships became established a central location might be selected, perhaps in a mill or General Store, or perhaps in someone’s home, as occasionally those people 82

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may have had reasons to travel to Toronto. They would take or pick up mail (probably on horseback), paying for the correspondence they collected as there was no such thing as stamps in those days—mail was paid for on delivery, not at the point of mailing. Many Ontario history books have sad tales of residents hearing from perhaps a neighbour that mail for them was at such and such a place, and they would go to see and at least hold it as they had no cash to redeem it, although barter was possible occasionally. People might hear that there was a letter waiting for them in Toronto but, if they had enough available cash to collect it, that would involve a long journey, but not at critical seeding, planting or harvest time, so perhaps weeks or months later. It was actually easier to travel in winter when the poorly constructed roads and river crossings were frozen. To redeem a letter was extraordinarily expensive. For example, a letter posted from Dummer Township, Peterborough County, Upper Canada to my great-great-grandfather in Wiltshire, England in December 1847 was received after his death by his daughter, my great-grandmother Jane Ghey. She paid one shilling and three pence which was exactly the same price as an airmail stamp in 1969, one hundred and

twenty-two years later! Even when the Federal Government started to establish postal distribution points and appoint ‘Post Masters’ great difficulties continued to arise as Post Office names were chosen. Since place names were frequently the same as where the original ‘first’ settlers had come from in Europe, there was enormous duplication of many settlement names. Consequently it became necessary for the Government to make a decision that no post office names could be duplicated in our Dominion. This had an impact on what is now Caledon East, but at that time was a postal depot called Paisley. Bruce County also had a Paisley, so our community’s Post Office name became Caledon East (also formerly Muncie’s and Tarbox Corners) because it was on the east side of old Caledon Township. Salmonville (formerly Tucker’s Mills) became Terra Cotta. Sligo was a postal receiving place on Hurontario Street, with the same name as a well known place in Eire, particularly hard hit by the Potato Famine

resulting in the arrival here of many immigrants. But when a new Post Master was appointed, our Sligo moved to another location. Then when the railways arrived in Caledon, making postal delivery so much easier, Sligo P.O. moved again to what is now Inglewood. Apparently there were over thirty places called Sligo in Canada and the United States, so presumably twenty-nine ‘had to go’ and the replacement name here became Inglewood (formerly Riverdale, another duplicated name). One has to feel sorry for people expecting mail in Sligo, as it might have travelled around for years. Cheltenham was able to use its original name and in some places, as the railway arrived, local residents were able to choose the names for new post office depots—Palgrave and Alton are apparently examples. Caledon Village was originally called Raeburn’s Corners and then officially Charleston which was also in use elsewhere so it became Caledon Village. Tormore (also a place in Ireland) was a hamlet around the Regional Road 50 and Mayfield Road intersection, and it had a Post Office from the early 1860s. But it was relocated at least three times into all the Townships that then merged at that location—Albion, Toronto Gore and Vaughan. Another factor that had some impact on Post Office placement is that Post Masters were usually ‘party faithful’ to the Party in power. If the SPRING 2011 CALEDON LIVING

government changed so did the Post Masters. Apparently the old place names persisted locally for a while, but it is very interesting to see that the influence of the Post Office eventually caused many earlier community names to be replaced. Albion post depot had been the Mill and then a house in its largest village, Bolton. But Bolton got its own site after it was separately incorporated and Albion P.O. went temporarily to a place on the Gore Road near the rail line (now the Caledon Trailway), possibly in the former tiny station. Often a depot would physically be in a store, inn, mill, or even the Post Master’s home, or in farmers’ barns where boxes with numerous sections would hold incoming mail. This was a change from earlier times when mail was often kept in a bag in the office, kitchen, or under the counter. If located at an inn, this caused problems for members of strict Churches and Temperance Societies and the inn’s kitchen door became the place that these people inquired about incoming and outgoing mail. Eventually, but not initially, there were ‘Post Mistresses’ although they frequently ran the service for their husbands. If then widowed, they could be appointed (especially if of the ‘party faithful’—even if they didn’t yet have the right to vote) and occasionally daughters could assume responsibility. Later, the telephone service might also be in the same building. It is interesting to note that present day Caledon had 30 postal depots by the 1880s. In addition to those already mentioned we should add Alloa, Belfountain, Coventry (formerly Columbia), Castlederg, Campbell’s Cross, Claude, Castlemore, Caldwell, Cataract, Edmonton (Snelgrove), Kilmanagh, Lockton, Macville, Mono Mills, Mount Wolfe, Mayfield, Mono Road Station, Rockside, Sandhill, Sleswick, The Grange and Tullamore. Some were on or close to present day sites and some served a larger area, as did Coleraine and Ballycroy. It was also a feature of local Post Offices that the Post Master or Mistress knew every street and most residents. If looking for someone or an address in a strange community, you went to the Post Office. Recently this happened in a Caledon P.O. and no staff member knew the location of the street. After taking the visitor outside and pointing out the best route, I returned and learned that the employees on duty all lived in either Brampton or Toronto. Gone are the ‘good old days’! Caledon was not provided with one of the wonderful edifices that the Canadian Government built in many towns. Brampton and Orangeville were, but they are County Towns. Architecturally designed, often with wonderful façades, columns and clock towers, Post Offices dominated town squares, became landmarks and, in those early days, could be easily spotted from all over the community. If not still in use, many have been sold and fortunately they are enjoying an adaptive re-use. Regrettably some were 84

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demolished and have gone to land fill. Later, usually after World War II, the Federal government did construct small functional buildings in many communities. Generally they were not considered very architecturally interesting and the style quickly became derogatorily known as ‘Shoebox Architecture’ because it usually had a flat roof. They were a dramatic departure from their glamorous predecessors. Today when road widening is planned and environmental assessment is required, archaeologists have been known to seek in vain the location of the Post Office seen on old maps, not realizing it was in a small corner of the former General Store or an inn that they had already identified. Once the Rural Route system of delivery was started, routes were centred on the existing Post Office, but all the routes have altered from time to time in the past. For example, Rural Route #1 (R.R.1) may have had roads deleted or added, so R.R.2 and perhaps 3 were created. Old addresses may be almost useless from the research point of view although, many years ago, retired Post Masters or Mistresses would remember and help. One particularly poignant request came from Holland and was basically ‘Please help me find my Daddy’—the requestor being the result of a World War II liaison. My first reaction was, “If I can locate him, does he, AND possibly his wife, know?” I wondered how, or if, I could handle contact. After sorting out the original rural route given (no longer used) and making some extremely tactful inquiries, I was very relieved (for myself but not my correspondent) to find that ‘Daddy’ was a Barnardo’s Home boy (from Britain) who had joined up as soon as War was declared, so he had gone back ‘home’ as fast as his Regiment and the boat could take him. He never came back, but whether he was killed (no record of that apparently, hence the original letter) or just stayed in Britain afterwards was not known. At least I could explain that ‘Daddy’ was not at the given address, not really a satisfactory result in spite of my initial apprehension. As you may have gathered, early inquiries and communications from researchers were often quite a challenge which, fortunately, I enjoyed and rarely was unable to answer. They also turned out to be of great benefit to the Caledon Heritage Committee (now Heritage Caledon) and the Caledon Heritage Office, as we were often in receipt of copies of family histories and other research information that we could get from no other sources in those days—over thirty years ago, before the electronic information ‘age’ began. Along with doing this sleuthing and research, I have made personal friends all over North America with whom I continue to have contact today. Heather is a former Heritage Resource Officer for Caledon, President of the Peel County Historical Society and The Ontario Historical Society, also Member and Director of the Ontario Heritage Foundation (Trust) and Vice Chair and Officer of the Ontario Conservation Review Board; presently a Director of the Albion Bolton Historical Society, Caledon Heritage Foundation, the Multicultural History Society of Ontario and Vice Chair of the Humber Alliance.

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PEOPLE OFTEN SAY, “You don’t get much for your money nowadays,” but perhaps that’s simply because they’ve been looking in the wrong places. I’ve just spent a week in the new Kia Forte 4-door EX and not only is it a pleasurable vehicle to drive, but also fairly inexpensive to purchase, and offers considerably more than one might first expect. Let’s take a closer look at the Kia of today. When the company originally came into Canada, it sold its products much like its sister brand, Hyundai. In fact, for several years the two companies showcased a remarkably similar lineup. I feel this often confused buyers and I’m glad to say that this situation has finally been addressed. Today, whilst Hyundai aims slightly more up-market with products like its Genesis & Equus models, both of which have received highly favourable reviews of late, things on the Kia side of the fence are also looking pretty sweet. Kia has been busy reinventing its product line and is

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quickly establishing itself as the sensible choice for the younger generation of Canadian go-getters, and with good reason. The Forte may be priced in the entry-level category (prices start at just $15,995, with the coupe starting at $18,995), but the features included on this vehicle make it a rather tempting option for those looking to “have it all” without paying the price typically associated with that phrase. The entry-level LX gets you a smart looking 4-door sedan with a 6-speed manual transmission. The vehicle is a decent size with a fairly spacious trunk and, although I only sat in the rear seat for a moment or two, simply to test it out, I would imagine it to be pretty comfortable back there, even on a long journey. The interior has been well thought out and, although the new wave of soft touch plastics has perhaps missed a spot or two, particularly on the door panels, I’ll readily admit to feeling suitably impressed. It’s comfortable, with good all-round vision, and the controls have been well placed and are easy to understand. In fact, taking into consideration the price of the vehicle, I think the company has done SPRING 2011 CALEDON LIVING

a grand job of making you feel good behind the wheel. In fact, the only exception to what I’ve just said, and perhaps I’m being a little picky here simply because the rest is so good, is that the steering wheel would benefit by a visit from the soft-touch genie. You’ll frequently hear me rant about this on a lot of vehicles, and I won’t stop until the car companies finally take note, but what’s the most important fixture in an automobile? It’s everything you constantly touch, and what part of the car do you touch the most? You’ve got it, the steering wheel. You know, it’s all well and good to make the dashboard soft and luxurious, but when does anyone drive along caressing that? Trust me on this one Mr. Kia; improve the feel of the steering wheel in this vehicle and you’ll be hitting a home run. Moving on, all Forte models are powered by a 156hp 2.0L I4 engine which, I have to say, is quite sprightly for its size and, whether you go for the stick or the automatic, they’re both six-speed versions. Now that’s something which few manufacturers can boast of on a vehicle in this price range! But the good news doesn’t end there. In fact, it’s just the start! Let me list a few of the niceties which come as standard on the 2011 Forte, and I’m talking about the base model here... 6 airbags, anti-whiplash front headrests, 4-wheel disc brakes, anti-lock brakes, electronic stability control, power windows, power door locks, AM/FM/CD/MP3 with AUX and USB input ports, voice-activated Bluetooth, steering wheel mounted audio controls, and it even flaunts heated exterior mirrors. Now you have to admit, that’s a lot of what people want, and we’re still only talking of the $15,995 base model! Of course not everyone enjoys playing with a stick shift, so an extra $1,200 will replace the manual gearbox with a modern, super-smooth 6-speed automatic. Summer is coming, or so they tell me, and you may wish to add a further $1,400 to that and have yourself some ice-cold air conditioning for those hot and sticky days. This price also includes keyless entry with the Panic Feature. Moving on up to the top of the range we come to the EX which I was fortunate enough to enjoy for a week. Loaded with everything, this model moves the tire/wheel size up to 16 inch, and adds a power tilt & slide sunroof, steeringmounted cruise control, windshield wiper deicer, telescopic steering and, perhaps best of all (I had it during the coldest days of winter), heated seats. And when I say “heated,” we’re

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not talking of just the bottom pad which you sit on, but the seat backs too! All this and we still haven’t managed to break the $20k barrier! Now that’s what I call real value for your money! This is all very well and good, but if the vehicle drives like a bucket of bolts, it doesn’t matter if these features come gold-plated with a signed autograph of Celine Dion. Well, you don’t have to worry on that score because I’d term this vehicle one of the best rides in its price range that I’ve ever driven. In fact, although I typically receive test vehicles for a week at a time, I don’t often get to drive them much more than a couple of hundred km, simply because of my schedule. However, the Forte came in a week when I had a lot of driving to do, and I piled the miles on it in some of the worst weather we’ve seen this winter. Admittedly, the company was smart enough to fit the vehicle with winter tires (something which, in my opinion, everyone should do), but I was truly amazed by how well-mannered and sure-footed the vehicle performed. The suspension has a firm yet cushioning ride, in many ways somewhat like a European car. The 4-wheel disc brakes prove more than capable of stopping the vehicle, with decent pedal feel. The way I see it, Kia is heading in the right direction with products like this. Over the past year I’ve had the Kia Soul, which I still often rave about, and this week I’m in the new Sportage, which I’m also enjoying! Perhaps it’s because I like to feel that I’m getting value for my money. Whatever way you look at it, if Kia can impress me over and over like this, then it’s probably worth a stop at your local Kia dealer when you’re in the market for a new vehicle. With that in mind, we’re rather lucky here in Caledon. Until recently you had to venture south of Caledon or out to Georgetown if you wished to purchase a new Kia product; but now our local hockey wonder boy, Paul Coffey, has opened a Kia franchise right next door to his Bolton Toyota dealership. So if you’re passing, I’d recommend you drop by and check out a few of his Kia models. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised!

Pros: A lot of what you want, but without the hefty sticker price. Cons: Some of the plastics could be better.

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It is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of John Tysoe, whom we featured in our last issue. Writer David Dorward and photographer Simon Burn both met him, and found him to be a lively chap full of great stories and an impish wit. They’ve each cracked open a can of Boddington’s to toast him. John would highly approve. When word spread of the news, we had a few friends and ex-students email in their condolences. “Rest in Peace John Tysoe. You were a wonderful man, with a wealth of knowledge and kindness. You will be missed! -Shannon Mullins “Mr. Tysoe was a great teacher. I will always remember his classes at Ryerson with great fondness. I am sorry that he has passed...I only wish now that I had taken the time to contact him.” -Ted Tracewicz

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