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Resurgence of the general store by Kira Wronska Dorward

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Moving on by Bethany Lee

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Headwaters Health Care Centre looks to the future by Elaine Anselmi

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What to see, do, try this summer by Janice Quirt

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The search for the promised land by Ken Weber 9 4 O V E R T H E (N E X T ) H I L L

A visit with two young equestrians by Anthony Jenkins

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Retirement advice by Dan Needles

The happiness habit by Gail Grant 9 6 AT H O M E I N T H E H I L L S

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Students raise a battle cry for action by Nicola Ross

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Savouring summer by Janice Quirt

Home is where the art is by Tralee Pearce 114 W H AT ’ S O N I N T H E H I L L S

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Island Lake by Johanna Bernhardt

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Where eagles, hawks and vultures soar by Anthony Jenkins

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Renovate…Refinance…Relocate…

…the three R’s of real estate. For many homeowners, there will come a stage in their lives when their real estate decisions are based more on ‘wants’ than ‘needs.’ When a homeowner wants a bigger lot, or a larger kitchen, or an additional investment, the three R’s of Renovate, Relocate, Refinance come into play. Renovation has two primary options: renovating to stay or renovating to sell. Renovating to stay requires a very thorough and honest analysis of finances and tolerance to live in a construction zone. Generally speaking, a renovation will become larger in scale than initially anticipated, take a much longer time than expected, and cost significantly more than originally budgeted. Additionally, there will be the noise, the dust and the disruption to daily life that living in a construction site brings. Be honest with yourself… is this project something that you want and something that you can handle? Renovating to sell usually entails smaller renovations such as a bathroom makeover, new f loors, new paint, a new front walkway, or paving the driveway. Such renovations are important to getting your home sold for the best possible dollar, and almost always see immediate benefit. Refinancing your principal residence is a viable option for homeowners who have significant equity in their home. Refinancing, however, is not something to be undertaken without fully understanding the ramifications of taking the tax-free equity in your home (your wealth) and spending it. My personal opinion on refinancing is that it is an option to consider if you are planning to invest the money from the refinance to increase your wealth (e.g., renovating your principal residence to increase its value, or buying other property/investments) or to pay off high-interest debts.

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In addition to the ‘big banks,’ there are several lenders (non-traditional banks and credit unions) in the marketplace offering specific refinancing products that are quite amazing. Shop around, take your time, and be patient with the process. Do not make a mistake with a refinance… always ask advice of professionals such as your accountant, your realtor, your banker and your lawyer, if you have never refinanced before. If renovating to stay, or refinancing are not options, then relocation/selling is the next option. Before relocating, make a list of the things you want in your next home. Give this process serious thought. What are the aspects of a house/property that are most important to YOU! I see many people who feel compelled to buy a house to impress, or placate, family, friends and colleagues. Remember, you live there; you have to enjoy it. So, whether you value property size, square footage, rural, urban, or city, make sure you prioritize that which you most desire.

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Delivering Care Every Day Since 1924

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design and art direction Kim van Oosterom Wallflower Design editorial Elaine Anselmi Johanna Bernhardt Gail Grant Anthony Jenkins Bethany Lee James Matthews Linda McLaren Dan Needles Tralee Pearce Janice Quirt Nicola Ross Ken Weber Kira Wronska Dorward photography Erin Fitzgibbon Rosemary Hasner Pete Paterson illustration Shelagh Armstrong Jim Stewart

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Let them drink beer In early June, residents were alerted to some good news here. The provincial government announced the villages of Inglewood, Caledon Village, Mono Mills and Belfountain would be among the 200 “underserved” communities where beer, wine and cider could now be sold from “agency” stores. It follows on previous announcements that allow Ontarians to start drinking earlier and in more public places (licences required). The government frames the changes as part of its agenda of “putting people first.” It’s hard not be cynical. Because here’s the rub: Although few would argue with more beer – the new legislation requires the government to break its contract with The Beer Store, at a cost estimated as high as $1 billion. That’s a drop in the vat of the overall provincial budget, but it’s a lot of cash (and not an insignificant proportion of the $12 billion deficit the government says it wants to eliminate). Could there be better ways to spend that billion? We have a suggestion. As Elaine Anselmi reports in “Hospital Check-up” in this issue, provincial funding for Headwaters Health Care Centre increased by a disappointing 0.7 per cent this year, well below the rate of inflation, and with no apparent consideration of the region’s growing population or the petition of Headwaters hospital and others to review the “unpredictable and insufficient” funding model for mid-sized hospitals. A fraction of one percent of that billion for beer would allow Headwaters to maintain its service levels abreast of inflation, as it would for hospitals in Windsor, Kitchener, Orillia and elsewhere, where nurses and other staff have been laid off – with some left over to reduce the cuts to, say, cancer screening or midwives. (The Ontario Health Coalition is keeping tabs on the Ford government’s cuts and closures to health-related programs and services. See its website for the full list.) Sure, we get there’s a balance between essential services and the fun stuff – and that by putting beer in convenience stores, the government is finally making good on a promise made by successive governments for decades. But the over-the-top fanfare and concerted social media blitz by Conservative MPPs that accompanied the announcement feels like nothing as much as an old-time bread and circuses strategy (let’s call it beer and circuses) to divert attention from the real pain of deep cuts not only to health care, but education, environmental programs and other social services. The Beer Store contract would have run out in 2025 anyway. We think, given the choices, the good people of Ontario would have been willing to wait. In making its announcement, the government said it was time to “treat adults like adults.” We agree, but we think real adults prefer health care.

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Corn Flower kudos My mother, Audrey Violet Martin, collected Corn Flower glass [“Corn Flower: New Life for a Canadian Icon” spring’19], particularly coloured Corn Flower, for over 50 years. She loved the “hunt” and proudly displayed her findings in her various cabinets. After she needed full-time nursing home care, I had the job of deciding what to do with her possessions. Knowing how much she loved her Corn Flower glass, I was not certain what to do with such a large collection until I happened upon the Museum of Dufferin and discovered their Corn Flower displays. I donated my mother’s collection to them, which they were delighted to receive, and was given a receipt for the value. To my surprise it came to over $20,000! My mother, now deceased, would be thrilled to know her collection is being preserved and appreciated in such a wonderful museum. Mark Stevenson and his giant red oak in Orangeville.

Remarkable trees I just read Don Scallen’s very informative article “Meetings with Remarkable Trees” in the fall 2011 issue. [Find it online at inthehills.ca.] But I think you missed the biggest tree in Orangeville right in our backyard on C Line. It is 185 inches in circumference and 339 years old, according to a tree age calculator. I think we win! Mark Stevenson, Orangeville

Don Scallen responds: Impressive indeed, and as you say likely the largest tree in Orangeville. A couple of points: Thanks for sending the tree age calculator algorithm. You’re likely aware, but any results need to be considered approximate. Trees of the same species, growing in different circum stances, can vary widely in size. Sun exposure, soil productivity, competition and moisture all conspire to determine the ultimate size of a tree. An extreme example: the 500-year-old cedars clinging to the cliff faces of the Niagara Escarpment. Such trees may be only as thick as your wrist and as tall as your living room ceiling. Nevertheless, you have a venerable old oak and it appears to be in fine shape. As for other large trees, check out the blog I wrote titled “A Headwaters Giant” at inthehills. ca, about a silver maple that stands as the largest-diameter tree I’ve yet found in the Headwaters. Likely nowhere near the age of your oak, though. Silver maples grow fast.

Karen Martin Sampson, Sayward, B.C.

The article on Corn Flower glass is wonderful – better than I could have ever imagined. I am so appreciative of your efforts. I know there were so many behind-the-scenes details that went into creating this. It was a long but rewarding renovation project. Seeing the story of the new gallery so beautifully expressed is such a win for us. Sarah Robinson, Curator, Museum of Dufferin

Flower farmers “Growth Industry” [spring’19] was a delight to read and it got me thinking about the driveshed on our farm in Violet Hill back in the ’90s. My dad’s tinkering on the farm never extended to fixing up the woebegone driveshed, a decrepit structure at least as old as the centenary farmhouse, and Dad set out to camouflage it by planting peonies around it. These peonies found themselves in Mulmur via Toronto and Port Hope and immediately set out to take over the landscape. Dad conspired with them by splitting the clumps regularly, and by the end of the decade, there must have been a Peonies planted by Harry Lay’s father. couple of acres of ivory and pink blooms that every summer effectively obliterated the driveshed. Your article’s photography reminds me of that gorgeous, painterly ruse. Harry Lay, Toronto

It was wonderful to read about Caledon Hills Peony Farm. [“Growth Industry” spring’19] When I saw Diana Hillman pictured on the lawn I recognized this property immediately. Silver Creek is where my sister and I grew up. It was a whimsical place for children to grow. My sister Martha and I were both blessed to have our fairytale weddings by the pond at Silver Creek. I have so many beautiful memories and it’s heart warming to know that Diana continues to create lifelong memories of her own. She is embellishing everything that Silver Creek has to offer. Pamela (Neil) McAlpine, Mono

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Active Lives After School I found the online copy of the article about ALAS [“Game Changers: Active Lives After School” spring’19]. Oh, my gosh, overwhelmed and love it! Writer Johanna Bernhardt did a beautiful job of representing who we are and what we believe in. My deep, deep thanks for making us shine. Kim Van Ryn, Program Manager, Active Lives After School, Orangeville

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May I commend you for running the letter to the editor “Disappointed” from Marcia Lalonde in the spring issue. It is not only reflective of your openmindedness, but also a reflection of your successful publication in its integrity and variety of articles. The letter made me think back to the late Vivian Kellner, a talented photographer. When I told her how much I loved one of the covers she had photographed for In The Hills – I called it the “lamb cover” – she took several pictures of baby lambs and framed them for me personally. It has hung on my bedroom wall for years and when I look at it, it not only reminds me of her kindness toward me, but also of the wonderful rural residential area in which we live and your magazine covers which are reflective of our countryside.

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Constructive criticism has value and you’ve honoured this. Thanks for all your efforts with In The Hills. It is treasured here in our home and by my B&B guests. Sandy Small Proudfoot, Mono

Re “Disappointed” [Letters, spring’19]: For the record, you cannot produce a quality publication like In The Hills without ads – it’s how things work in publishing. And as far as ads go, I find those in the magazine informative and attractive. Instead of slamming them, Signe Ball and her team should be commended for consistently producing a beautiful magazine that reflects our area – and for 25 years, no less. No small accomplishment in today’s disposable world. As well, it’s very unfair (preposterous, to be frank) to accuse Ms. Ball and her hardworking team of being greedy. Don’t quote me on this, but I don’t think Ms. Ball or any of her staff will able to buy a private island anytime soon. I have nothing but praise for In The Hills (I especially loved the plant-based foods article “This Vegan Life” in the spring magazine) and look forward to each issue. Good work! Catherine Osborne, Orangeville

Publisher Signe Ball responds: One of my all-time favourite comments was from a reader who said, “I hope you don’t mind, but I don’t think of In The Hills as your magazine. I think of it as my magazine.” In keeping with that sentiment, we appreciate any reader who feels vested enough in the magazine to offer comment. Although In The Hills has grown along with the community, our ratio of advertising to editorial has not changed – and we view both as separate but equal pillars of the enterprise. Advertising supports the writers, photographers and illustrators who bring you the stories about our community. And our advertisers are part of our community. They are all independent businesspeople – store owners and service providers who drive the local economy. They volunteer at the hospital, coach our kids and sponsor community events. They raise their families here and go to school concerts and after-school sports leagues. They are our friends and neighbours, and we’re proud they trust In The Hills to represent their businesses.

Correction: A photograph in the Good Sport column “Bowling on the Green” [spring’19] misidentified a player as Chandler Eves. The photo was actually of a visiting player. A photo of the real Chandler Eves is posted with the column online at inthehills.ca.

We welcome your comments! For more commentary from our readers, or to add your own thoughts on any of the stories in this issue, please visit www.inthehills.ca. You can also send your letters by e-mail to sball@inthehills.ca. Please include your name, address and contact information. In The Hills reserves the right to edit letters for publication. 16

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If you admire the depth and texture of encaustic paintings, there’s a hands-on way to get acquainted with the method. The Hive Encaustic Studio at the Alton Mill hosts a two-day Intensive Intro to Encaustics July 10–11 and August 26–27 with artist Kim Kool and her studio mate Karen Brown. You’ll learn how to use wax, photo transfers, stencils, pastels and ink to create your own piece. The class is aimed at everyone from beginners looking to explore this style for the first time to those advanced enough to be considering their own encaustic studio. After the class is over, there’s an option to pay for additional studio time.

Let it go Crafted for painters looking for some added oomph, the Fundamentals of Intuitive Painting workshop covers the basics of playing with colour, line and texture, as well as finding fresh modes of inspiration. Experienced painters who want to branch out and add more mindfulness and intuition to their artistic process are also welcome. All-day classes are at the Alton Mill on June 29, July 27 and August 24, led by artist and teacher Michele Johnston.

Saturday spooning Spend a day channelling your inner craftsperson at Spoon Carving workshops at Caledon’s Mount Wolfe Farm July 6 and September 7. Review how to source and select green (unseasoned) wood, sharpen and use tools, and then carve away. Tools and lunch are provided. Read more:  www.edgeofgrey.ca  www.altonmill.ca/visit/directory/the_hive  www.monarchmentoringacademy.com  ontarioruralskillsnetwork.com/workshops

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Farming 101 Dreaming of tending to an idyllic sustainable farmstead, but your postage stamp-sized yard won’t cut it? Or want to grow your own veggies, but don’t know a tuber from a brassica? Good news: A number of local farms welcome agri-curious volunteers. Zócalo Organics in Hillsburgh, for one, invites visitors to work in the fields with them. For a more meetand-greet vibe, go to the farm for their community potlucks, held one Saturday a month. If the timing’s right, expect music and campfires – that’s a score (or … s’more)! For a major endorphin boost, take time away from your desk job and help weed, transplant, mulch, harvest and water at Grand River Gardens, north of Grand Valley. Volunteer to pay for your CSA share at Hillsburgh’s Everdale farm or go deeper with their robust for-fee farmer training.

If all that fresh air makes you want to nap, there are two sleepover options to consider. For an immersive farm stint, book a stay at Inglewood’s Riverdale Farm and Forest. When you rent their cabin, outbuildings, bunkie on wheels or campground space, you can help feed the animals, collect eggs and learn how the farm functions. (Bonus: The Caledon Trailway and Credit River are just steps away.) Caledon’s Alabaster Acres offers farm visitors two huge canvas tents with all the glamping amenities — beds, firepits, a BBQ (all cooking utensils included), an outdoor shower and tubs. Take a tour of their farm, do a couple of chores or double down on their homesteading lessons on how to can jams or organic pasta sauce.

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If you could use a break from indoor yoga this summer, good news: It’s easier than ever to “namastay” outdoors in our region. Instructor Melissa Ward drops into the Terra Cotta Conservation Area to lead her Nature of Yoga flow yoga events at the Watershed Learning Centre, including a summer solstice session the evening of June 22, a class paired with a plant-based picnic on July 20, and another with a nature hike and forest bathing on August 24.

A spring in your step Sure the footgear looks like something Iron Man might strap on to blast into the sky in pursuit of a bad guy, but devotees of the Kangoo Club fitness craze insist the elevated rebound boots are the key to an invigorating and safe-onthe-knees workout. Try them out at Kangoo Club classes at Community Living Dufferin in East Garafraxa, with options for beginners, advanced bouncers and tweens. Check out  Kangoo Club Orangeville on Facebook.

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Over at Forks of the Credit Inn in Caledon, they’ve devised yoga camp for grownups with Soul & Spirit retreats featuring plenty of fresh air poses, bonfires, offsite excursions, gourmet meals and their chic inn lodging. And throughout the summer, Orangeville’s GoYoga hosts weekly Yoga on the Lake classes at the covered dock at Island Lake. Class styles include gentle flow, restorative yoga and a meditation session — all with a killer view of the lake and forest.

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Kudos to the Dufferin Hi-Land Bruce Trail Club for offering a clever Children’s Treasure Hunt Hike for families to keep hiking fun for little ones. Visit their website to print a map of the 2.6-kilometre hike around the magical Middle Earth-esque Split Rock Narrows near Mono Cliffs Provincial Park. Find all the plaques marked with an “” on the map (and don’t worry – there have been no pirate sightings there yet!). Then, when you’re back home, you and the kiddos jot down a description of each plaque on the online form, submit it, and the club will send you a free “Take a Hike” button.  Find the map here: www.dufferinbrucetrailclub.org/childrens-treasure-hike

A truckload of fun The Albion Bolton Fairgrounds is home to the Touch-a-Truck charity event July 20. Kids can crawl in and over monster rides of all shapes and sizes, meet the drivers and follow up with face painting and a BBQ. The event is free, but donations to the Caledon Parent-Child Centre are encouraged.  www.touch-a-truck.ca

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Retirement advice

for the self-employed landowner BY DAN NEEDLES

s a country person ages, there is a temptation to imagine the approach of a quiet and graceful retirement – long, dreamy summer afternoons napping on the porch swing while grandchildren romp in the yard. That might be a happy possibility for the hedge fund manager in a condo beside the golf course on the edge of town, but not here, not for a freelancer and a farmer like me. First of all, although we do have a porch swing, the dogs get to it long before I do. Second, there are no grandchildren in sight because my sons are wary of entanglements and I have defended my daughters so vigorously over the last two decades they have decided to keep dogs instead of husbands. I am now blindly throwing my daughters at every man who passes by. The third complication is a barnyard full of sheep, chickens, donkeys and pigs, and a rooster that crows every morning at dawn. Waking up to a rooster’s crow has a natural, organic feel to it and I used to enjoy being pulled gently from slumber by his joyful cry. The trouble is the rooster also wakes my wife’s donkey, Maggie, who is a very different sort of alarm clock. A donkey shrieking under your bedroom window at first light does not wake you up in places, like the rooster. It wakes you up all over. After being jolted upright by one of Maggie’s stentorian moose calls, I experience eight hours of the most wide-awakeness I have known since my days in naval cadets. Morning chores leave me wobbly and winded by breakfast. Then the day begins, for freelance writers never know when to stop. None of us gets a letter from the vice-president on the management floor saying, “We regret your skill set does not meet our present

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needs and your services are no longer required.” I once tried writing a letter like that to myself, but there was no outplacement team to escort me to the curb. Age 65 came and went without a gold watch or a cake, or any of those earnest speeches assuring me how much I would be missed. The phone just kept ringing with more deadlines from determined editors. People continued to corner me in the supermarket and demand to know what I had done lately.

A donkey shrieking under your bedroom window at first light does not wake you up in places, like the rooster. It wakes you up all over. My dad was a Shakespearean actor who remained on stage until he was 86. I was surprised when he suddenly decided to pack it in because even at that age he could still remember lines and trudge around in costume. It was actually cheaper to get him to play old guys because he didn’t need makeup. But he claimed it was “very hard on the young people.” He said, “I come out on stage and the play just suddenly stops. You hear people whispering all over the auditorium, ‘I thought he was dead!’” So Pop hung up his tights and went home, as he put it, “to sit on my veranda and die.” Except he didn’t. He lasted another 11 years without any noticeable change. People tell me I have good genes. Nearly all my ancestors smoked, drank vodka tonics, ate red meat,

and lived without serious ailments until they were well into their 90s. My father might still be with us today if he hadn’t taken every meal at Swiss Chalet from the day it opened in 1954. He was a lifelong hypochondriac and started hanging onto the furniture to keep his balance when he was in his 50s. He wore out several doctors, visiting them every week to report some pop or gurgle his body had just made. He insisted he had never really felt well since that bout of Spanish flu he picked up as an infant in 1919. No MRI ever revealed anything wrong with him and he carried on doing his crosswords every morning, feeding his birds and going up to the theatre to run lines with young actors in the green room. And one day his heart just stopped. I hope this is my fate. I have organized the feeding program here so that I no longer press-gang the children and their friends into slugging square bales from the fields. A young cash cropper neighbour delivers all the hay I need with a giant tractor and builds a stack the sheep munch through all winter without me having to do much more than cut strings. I believe this is the secret to agriculture for seniors. Let everybody else, including the animals, do as much of the work as possible, but don’t start hanging onto the furniture. Keep moving. Meet deadlines. Don’t limp. Look after the life around you like a good steward of the manifold grace of God and never, ever turn your back on the ram.

Author and playwright Dan Needles is the recipient of the Leacock Medal for Humour. He lives on a farm in Nottawa.

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Local shop owners go beyond the penny candy and flour sacks of yore to keep general stores alive in their communities with lattes and eggs Benedict, artisanal gifts and festive community events – even Airbnb suites. BY KIR A WRONSK A DORWARD

The Common Good Café and General Store

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n a warm Friday afternoon in early spring, Lisa Young runs from one end of Belfountain’s general store to the other, ear to her phone. Covering both the main food counter and the adjacent ice cream parlour, she is also motioning to an espresso machine repairman. This plucky entrepreneur may have bitten off more than she can chew in this moment, but it’s how she’s rolled ever since she hung out the sign for her Common Good Café and General Store a year ago. Even the construction workers who have stopped in are excitedly multitasking, their mouths full of Lisa’s decadent chocolate peanut butter bars. “Is the ice cream vegan?” one manages to get out between mouthfuls. Lisa replies that she does carry vegan as well as regular, and chats with them about their drive through Caledon at the end of a long shift. “So you’re BFFs?” she teases warmly. One young man explains to the other it means Best Friends Forever, not boyfriend. “Oh yeah,” his friend replies. “This is my best buddy from way back, like 20 years.” Just then a father enters with his two daughters and the young girls jump up and down, asking where this ice cream is. “I’m so sorry!” she tells me as she delays our chat for a moment to dash off to scoop. “It’s been crazy!” This happy bustle is exactly what Lisa signed up for when she opened this handsome spot at the corner of Bush Street and Mississauga Road in the heart of the village. She has already made a name for herself with the light and airy artful décor and her honey lavender lattes – she makes all the house syrups by hand – and from-scratch shepherd’s pie and brisket, which customers can enjoy sitting at long unfinished wooden tables or take home. The Art Institute of Chicago alumna is a sculptor, poet and creative writer – she’s also currently working on a long-distance master of fine arts in poetry from the University of British Columbia – which is apparent in her clever Instagram posts and her bookheavy displays. The Paris Review and classics such as Crime and Punishment mingle with artisanal cookies and tonics. Before this, Lisa lived in Toronto’s Roncesvalles neighbourhood and owned a pair of cafés in Little Italy where she led and facilitated art, meditation and yoga-based workshops and retreats for women – something she’s doing here too. “This is a dream project where I could involve all my skills,” she says as she shows me around the store, adding she’s focused on “how people feel in the space.”

In the heart of Belfountain, owner Lisa Young serves her lattes, lunch and pastries with a side of artful wares and literary tomes.

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Where to find them Cheltenham General Store 13486 Creditview Road Cheltenham www.cheltenhamstore.com The Common Good Café and General Store 758 Bush Street Belfountain @thecommongoodgeneral on Facebook and Instagram Hockley General Store 994227 Mono-Adjala Townline www.hockleygeneralstore.com Market In The Mills 164 Main Street Horning’s Mills www.marketinthemills.ca Rosemont General Store and Kitchen 508563 Highway 89 Mulmur www.rgstore.ca Terra Cotta Country Store 119 King Street Terra Cotta www.terracottacountrystore.ca

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The long perspective The lavender lattes may be au courant, but Lisa is banking on the currency of two other timely ideas. The first is the nostalgia she feels for the historic and social roles of general stores, which dates back to 19th-century European settlement. The second is the belief that small-scale local shopping can add meaning to our lives in an era when big-box and online shopping are pulling us in the opposite direction. “The general store was once the centre of town and a vital support. To have a physical space in a community is a treasure, or so I hope.” As Settling in the Hills: Historical Reflections, Caledon East and District described it: “Nothing characterizes life in a small village more than the comings and goings of the general store.” The book, published in 2009 by the local historical society, covers the various incarnations of the general store in Caledon East dating from the 30

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late 1870s. (The Burrell family opened the most successful one on what is now Airport Road and Old Church Road in 1902 and ran it for 88 years. It “stocked just about everything the village needed … Upstairs, the ladies of the village could purchase clothing and hats, leaving the men below to discuss local affairs.” The building is now an LCBO.) In some villages, such as Mono Centre and Terra Nova, former general stores have been transformed into bustling restaurants. The general store in Mansfield is now a conventional convenience store and LCBO. Others have disappeared. Inglewood, for instance, lost the latest, brief iteration of its general store, the Inglewood Village Store, this past winter. (The building has been sold and residents await news.) There are thriving country clothing, gift and décor shops such as The Olde Stanton Store (where you must try the fudge) near Mansfield, Granny Taught Us How in Violet Hill, and It’s Roxies in Caledon East, owned by

former longtime Inglewood General Store proprietor Roxanne DeabreuMountain. But there are only a handful of retailers keeping the general store flame alive, building on its history with such 21st-century attractions as yoga classes and Airbnb suites. As these modern shopkeepers open their screen doors to let in summer breezes and ice cream lineups, there are more reasons than ever to visit Lisa and her peers in Rosemont, Cheltenham, Terra Cotta and Hockley – and soon, Horning’s Mills.

Belfountain beckoned As her store name, The Common Good, implies, Lisa believes the future of the modern general store is rooted in communal purpose and she has been soliciting ideas for the red brick Victorian that has stood here since 1880. A registered massage therapist, a psychotherapist/sound therapist and others lead workshops and skill-share programs upstairs. There’s also a

Rosemont General Store and Kitchen Handmade pizza, meat pies and soups draw locals and tourists alike to the must-visit country spot at the south end of Mulmur. Diners eat in, take home – or both.

shared working space. “You’re coming here for bread and eggs, and lunch and dinner, but it’s about letting people know this space is for them as well.” One of Lisa’s long-term goals is to help promote artists in the area, including creating an art gallery in a nearby garage as “a space for artists to do exciting and challenging stuff without it being sales driven. I think Caledon is in a unique position to grow its tourism around art.” As far as her own challenges go, Lisa cites winter as a time when tourist traffic slows and when she needs to rely more heavily on regulars. Her predecessor, The Belfountain General Store, was closed in winter, so Lisa has her work cut out. “You have to let people know because we are creatures of habit. I am introducing something new. Locals are the strategy.”

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kilometres north. Kevin Turner and his wife, Connie Tunney, are return ing to their country roots for their “retirement” after operating an East Side Mario’s in Brampton for eight years. They’re opening a new general store in Horning’s Mills in Melanc thon, called Market In The Mills. “I’m kind of a country boy who moved to the city and waited years to come back,” Kevin says. This country boy grew up on a 100-acre farm north of Shelburne with his parents and four brothers during the 1960s and ’70s. “We’re country people, and giving back to the community is very important for us.” The couple purchased an 1875 century home at the intersection of Main and Mill streets in the village, and set about renovating the 850-square-foot main floor while reconnecting with local history. “Lewis Horning cleared the way for several mills, shops and professional offices that became Horning’s Mills

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in the mid-1800s,” says Kevin. “One of those shops operated from our very location.” Kevin says the idea of a country market-style shop has generated positive excitement among villagers, who have not seen a general store here since the 1970s (that building, across the street, is the subject of “At Home In The Hills,” page 94). “There was a storefront and people lived on top, which is what we do.” Watch for everything from morning muffins to hearty burgers, along with local products and produce, when the store opens this summer.

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If Lisa, Kevin or Connie are looking for guidance, they would do well to take note of how Rosemont General Store has reinvented the model for the 21st century. Janice O’Born

and her husband, Earle, bought the Rosemont General Store at Highway 89 and Mulmur-Adjala Townline in 2012. The pair, who own a Toronto printing company, has updated and restored it into a magnetic dining and shopping destination. More recently they bought The Globe Restaurant and the Rosemont Hall (a former Orange Lodge) to build out their dream of preserving the hamlet’s history and creating local jobs. The couple had observed that the business was slipping and felt “badly for rural Ontario in that everything was closing down,” says Janice, an active philanthropist who has weekended at a nearby farm in Mono for more than 30 years. The boardand-batten store first opened in 1857. Since then it has been bought, sold and expanded by several families. After owning it for two years, the O’Borns bumped out the space to the north to add a café serving breakfast and lunch.

“People come in here and they gather … and share food and a coffee together,” she says of the 3,750-squarefoot space they renamed Rosemont General Store and Kitchen. Not only is it a richer experience than lining up at a chain shop, she says, but it takes on a more serious significance come winter. Rosemont has a reliable generator, which keeps the washrooms working and the hot meals flowing during the winter power outages common in this windswept area. Whatever the weather, chef Rebecca Latour and her team ensure those meals are built on quality ingredients, many from local and Canadian farmers. Rosemont is known for its sweet and savoury pies made by longtime Globe chef and former owner Beth Hunt – apple and chicken are the bestsellers – along with the fresh and famous Globe tea biscuits. Three stand-up freezers sell local and imported fare, free range eggs and

dairy. (Vegetarians and gluten-free eaters will find plenty, too.) Like other savvy stewards, Janice and her team have calibrated their offerings to the whims (and travels) of their customers. Friday Pizza Nights, for instance, are equally popular with locals and tourists. Locals have come to depend on Rosemont General Store at the end of a busy week, and people travelling farther north eat in or call ahead for pickup. If visitors have time to browse, Rosemont is packed with imported and local goods, reflecting both Janice’s British roots and her love for rural Ontario. Finds include Drury teas, Vegemite, wooden children’s toys from Germany and Headwatersspecific brands, such as Bridlewood Soaps. “There’s an element of surprise when people walk in the door,” she says.

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For Glen Judge, who has owned Cheltenham General Store for more than a decade, the very endurance of his general store is itself a kind of surprise. He says his peers are “few and far between.” Glen juggles the shop and running the family farm three minutes north – also the location of his daughter’s business, Stephanie’s Country Greenhouse. He says he hasn’t “got a clue” why he decided to run a general store. “It was just a bit of a challenge, that’s all.” The 1887 stone building, with its cream-painted wood porch, sits at the bottom of a valley on Creditview Road, the village’s main drag. It has been a general store from the start and has served as a bank, a boutique and a pizza spot. Glen is researching whether it was also, as local lore has it, once home to a distillery producing Cheltenham Whisky. Today, a Canada Post office takes up about a quarter of the 2,400-squarefoot space. The rest comprises a lunch counter, grocery displays – “We carry

most of the essentials, basically what you need to survive,” he says – along with gifts stocked by Glen’s wife, Sherry, and Stephanie. Look for locally made knits and tin signs, among other finds. There’s a newly refurbished backroom coffee shop which fills up Saturday mornings with locals and farmers stopping in for a cup or two. On Sunday afternoons a jam session takes over the back room or the lawn outside. Summer tourism, especially the perennial Cheltenham Day celebration, boosts traffic and reinforces the store’s role in the village. Together these elements have added up to a “pretty steady” increase in business year over year, he says. Still, as Lisa Young is finding over in Belfountain, Glen does see a slump when the snow flies. He describes winter as “just something you have to live through,” admitting the postal business carries much of the load (as it once did for most general stores). Though Glen gets a boost in the warm seasons from tourists driving through, he relies mostly on the 500 hamlet residents as “the ones that keep us going all year round.”

Terra Cotta Country Store Owners Judy Vella and Bob McCloskey have offered coffee, baking and feel-good shopping in a charming locale for more than 20 years.

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this summer Wine Barrel Furniture But Glen has found an intriguing way to attract tourists – invite them to sleep over. He renovated the upper floor of the building into two cozy Airbnb suites, which he says, “has worked out well for us.” In keeping with his aim of being a community focal point, Glen hopes to rent out the restored back room for meetings and events, too. The con tractor working around us finishing it up, a local named Blake Madgett, pipes up that when “everybody comes in here, it’s like Cheers. Everybody knows your name. And everybody knows everybody else’s business. I didn’t know there were this many people in Cheltenham!”

The seasonal model Visit Terra Cotta Country Store on King Street west of Winston Churchill and you’ll experience a sense of warmth permeating the air as strongly as the scent of the daily-made fresh brownies and cookies. Sure, it’s a business, but owners Judy Vella and her husband, Bob McCloskey, live right next door on the same property. They consider

themselves Terra Cotta residents first and “business proprietors second,” Judy says. “We’re here for the long haul. We raised our kids, Margie and Isabella, here. We love it.” The years may have added gravitas to the new build, but the origin of this 500-square-foot space was downright impulsive. Twenty-three years ago the couple “had gone to an antique show in November. Bob bought this decrepit cash register and joked about why he had bought it,” says Judy. “That Christmas we told our families we were going to run a store next to our home.” By June they’d just about finished the building – made of upcycled materials that lend it a beenthere-forever look. There was a definite need in town, Judy says, as the original general store had burned down years before. “People have been really, really good to us. We feel blessed here.” The family deals with seasonal ebbs and flows by closing up shop after Christmas to mid-March, when they put the fair trade coffee back on and start baking again. The store spotlights well-made local goods and ethically continued on next page

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sourced international finds. Most of their packaging (including veggiebased straws) is compostable too. Judy and Bob also organize two community events each year. This September, their seventh annual weekend Buzzfest celebration honours the importance of the honeybee in the world’s ecosystem, with local artists and musicians who draw a crowd. In mid-November they host a Christmas fundraiser with Santa and Mrs. Claus for the local charity Choose 2 Be Resilient. After a neighbour’s son and his girlfriend died kayaking on the Credit River, the families started the charity, raising money for annual $2,500 scholarships. The store also sells jewellery made with the Celtic symbol for resilience, the tree. Between the fundraiser and bracelet sales, they paid for two scholarships last year. Judy says she’s pleased something positive has come out of grief, and says that’s how tight the community feels. “We’ve gotten to watch the entire community grow up. We remember

women coming in with strollers or pregnant, and a minute later the kids are coming in with their own debit cards. I think it speaks to the longevity of what we’re doing here.”

One-stop shop At Hockley General Store in the centre of Hockley Village, Lynda Wookey and her husband, Ian, have also been playing the long game. In 2002, after owning the store for about three years, they completely renovated the original one-room general store after stripping it back to the original posts and beams. Although there was local fondness for the creaky old spot, Lynda says an unmet demand for a lively breakfast spot eventually won them support for the upgrade – and continues to be one of the village’s main attractions. The shelf-lined grocery room sits on the footprint of the original structure, with an LCBO outpost, walk-in beer cooler, open kitchen and two indoor seating areas boosting the layout to 2,500 square feet.

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The dining area just outside the main shop doors was at first an open breezeway connecting the store with what is now local sports muralist and artist David Arrigo’s studio. The space was covered and weatherproofed once the breakfast idea took off. “It got really busy,” she says. “We needed extra seating, so we closed it in and added a stove.” In the summer high season, all the seating indoor and out (three spaces in total) are packed for breakfast and lunch on weekends. “We serve the best eggs Benedict you’ve ever had,” Lynda says. “Our chef Philip Pearce makes the hollandaise sauce fresh. It’s a classic – we use our own free-range eggs and peameal bacon.” Customers can linger over tempt ingly merchandised country gift items such as scented candles by Caledon East’s June + Rose Candle Co., honey bottled for the shop, curated cook books and premium groceries. Lynda credits Mono artist and designer Jane Fellowes as “responsible for creating the wonderful feeling in here.”

Stand-up fridges and freezers are filled with local brands Sheldon Creek Dairy and Am Braigh Farm. Hockley’s LCBO stock pairs well with these foodie offerings. Lynda says customers should be able to put together a great meal, complete with drinks and hors d’oeuvres, in a one-stop shop. Over the years, she says, the remote location, away from nearby thoroughfares Airport Road and Highway 9, has become less of a disadvantage as locals and in-theknow tourists make repeat visits. “People have found us. This place is like a gift to the community. Here you’re pretty well guaranteed to bump into someone. That’s what I feel really best about in this place.”

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Hospital Check-up In the face of radical restructuring of health care delivery in Ontario, Headwaters Health Care Centre is poised to be the kind of service hub the province needs. BY ELAINE ANSELMI

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he day after the Ontario government announced its new People’s Health Care Act in February, Stacey Daub was working with staff at Headwaters Health Care Centre to put the finishing touches on the hospital’s new strategic plan. As CEO, Daub was still trying to absorb the local implications of the government’s radical restructuring of health care delivery, when her email dinged. The message was from the office of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Health minister Christine Elliott had heard Headwaters was a fine example of the kind of patient-centred, integrated health service that was a key goal of the new legislation. So she would be coming to visit. Daub and her team were more than ready to strut their stuff. When the minister and her entourage arrived just two days later, they were greeted in the hospital boardroom by 24 people including physicians and nurses, paramedics, personal support Health minister workers, and representatives from Christine Elliott had child and family services, mental health and other agencies. Pulling heard Headwaters them together on such short notice was itself a testament to the cowas a fine example operative spirit shared by every of the kind of patient- individual around the table. The new legislation set out the centred, integrated broad outlines of a major structural shake-up, largely aimed at cost health service that efficiencies and fulfilling Premier Doug Ford’s election promise to “end was a key goal of the hallway medicine.” Since the act was passed there has been a dizzying array new legislation. of further announcements about service amalgamations and costcutting measures. But so far, very little detail about how it will all play out in practice. To start, the 14 Local Health Integration Networks, the regional bodies that debuted in 2007, are out, to be replaced by a super board called Ontario Health. It will encompass six existing organizations including Cancer Care Ontario and Trillium Gift of Life Network. The 12-person board will have the power to transfer, merge or eliminate a broadly defined list of health-related services.

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In addition, between 30 and 50 Ontario Health Teams will be established across the province. Formed by local health providers, they will be charged with organizing and delivering local services under one umbrella. Ideally, patients will access a single team for all their health care needs and that team will design a local health system tailored to its community. With so much still up in the air, it is on this latter provision that staff at Headwaters have focused their attention. Seeing the parallels between the goals of the hospital’s strategic plan and the objectives of the new legislation, chief of staff Dr. Somaiah Ahmed says, “It almost empowers us to do the work we’re already doing. It’s giving communities back the ability to plan their own course, and we’ve been writing our own story for years.” The hospital and its community partners have already completed the first step in applying to be an Ontario Health Team. There are more steps to go, with a final decision likely months away, but staff are hopeful a successful application will provide them with a mechanism to move forward confidently with initiatives already well underway and open the possibility of others. One of those initiatives is to improve the hospital’s bustling emergency department where Ahmed practises. It is in desperate need of more space. Built to accommo date 22,000 patients per year, it now sees more than 40,000. The big dream is to increase the footprint, but “in the meantime, we’re going to make the best of our space, so we can continue to care for our community,” Ahmed says. Over the past couple of years, a fast-track area has been created for less acute cases to flow through more quickly without holding up more serious cases. The hospital has also increased signage and worked with staff to better inform patients of timing and procedures. And it reinstated volunteers to help patients navigate the emergency department. (Volunteers had been removed to prevent unnecessary risk during worldwide concerns over Ebola.) Renovations, financed by donations, are scheduled to begin this year (pending ministry approval) to allow for better flow and additional beds. “Nobody, when they’re sick, wants to wait a long time,” says Ahmed. Headwaters consistently averages in the top 10 per cent of Ontario hospitals with the shortest wait times. Just as in the ED, a growing population is outpacing other local health services. The window in Stacey Daub’s

While the government has acknowledged the funding model [for mid-sized hospitals] is problematic, its new budget contained nothing to resolve it.

Headwaters Health Care Centre CEO Stacey Daub has been working on patient service transitions for a decade: “Imagine if you could eliminate those transitions, if it truly was all within one system.”

office looks across to a brick building that used to house nearly every primary care physician in the region. It was built in 2003 as part of a major recruitment effort to entice family doctors who were in short supply here at the time. Today 36 family doctors are part of the Dufferin Area Family Health Team working from seven clinics in Orangeville, Grand Valley and Shelburne. When the hospital was built in 1997, the combined population of Dufferin County and the Town of Caledon was 85,000. As of 2016, the population had increased to 127,500. And that number is projected to grow to nearly 190,000 in little more than a decade. Within the region, Shelburne is the second fastest-growing town in Canada. The hospital also serves Erin and other surrounding regions. Last year nearly a fifth of both emergency and inpatients came from outside the borders of Dufferin and Caledon. “There are no boundaries to access to care,” says Daub. “Our patients are local residents, people visiting the area or just passing through, and others in surrounding communities who come specifically for our obstetrical program.” (Upwards of a thousand babies a year are delivered here every year.) Built to accommodate 102 beds, the hospital is funded for only 73. Although patient stays are shorter than they were two decades ago, Headwaters averages 90 to 110 per cent occupancy, well above the international standard of 80 per cent. Last year Headwaters, along with other mediumsized hospitals, pressed the government to address their current “unpredictable and insufficient” funding. “When you’re bigger, you can have more variability in your volumes and you’ll always have the basics covered,” says Daub. To provide 24-7 emergency care, for example, a certain level of staffing is required. Larger hospitals have the patient numbers to support that. “Here our volumes go up and down – one day we may have 70 visits, another day 140, so the funding formula tries to fund it at a much lower level,” says Daub. While the government has acknowledged the funding model is problematic, its new budget contained nothing to resolve it. Asked why not, a government spokesperson replied by email: “Further discussions are underway to explore medium- and long-term refinements to the fund ing model for medium-sized hospitals in order to ensure alignment within an integrated, patient-centered health care system.” In other words, it might change, but not yet. continued on next page

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When Headwaters Health Care Centre was built in 1997, the combined population of Dufferin County and the Town of Caledon was 85,000. As of 2016, that figure had increased to 127,500. Built to accommodate 22,000 patients per year, it now sees more than 40,000.

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Until that happens, “hallway medi cine” remains an occasional problem – during the recent flu season, for instance – that Headwaters has been trying to alleviate internally, long be fore it became a political talking point. “A lot of the time, patients end up in hallways because the wrong patient is in a hospital bed,” Ahmed says. The hospital has focused on getting patients home, into long-term care or a retirement home if they’re able. “People talk about the gem of a unit we have on E-wing,” says Ahmed of the hospital’s rehabilitation program. “We’ve helped people that tradition ally wouldn’t have been able to go home, go home.” The achievement is particularly notable because this region has among the lowest per capita funding for home care in the province. Since the release of its budget in April, program cuts have flowed out steadily from Queen’s Park, and reaction across the province has been swift and loud. On April 30, thousands of people rallied outside the legislature to protest policies they see as a savage assault on health services. Safe injection sites and all funding for the College of Midwives of Ontario were on the chopping block, budgets for eHealth Ontario and the Health System Research Fund were slashed, and funding for mental health services has been downgraded from a $2.1 billion allotment over four years by Kathleen Wynne’s government, to $1.9 billion over 10 years under Doug Ford’s. Subsequent government announcements about new funding for mental health has been criticized by the Ontario Health Coalition as no more than reannouncements of the same pool of decreased funding. The new budget did provide an 42

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Last year nearly a fifth overall increase in hospital funding of 2 per cent per year – but that is barely the rate of inflation and doesn’t take into account population growth. Last year, the hospital’s $71.8-million bud get represented an annual increase of 4.5 per cent, related mostly to inflation. The province provided 70 per cent of its total operating costs. (Provincial funding covers salaries, building operations, diagnostic testing and the cost of a patient occupying a bed, but most equipment, including everything from the physical bed a patient occu pies to the IV poles set up beside it, has to come from the community through fundraising and donations.) In early June, two months into its current fiscal year, and three months after the health minister’s whirlwind consultation, Headwaters received notice its provincial funding would increase by only 0.7 per cent. “This was below what we had hoped for,” says Daub. “We are very active in our follow-up with government for a permanent funding adjustment around Headwaters and the broader issue around medium-sized hospitals.” What will change is the way the hospital receives its funding. Currently the Central West LHIN distributes provincial funding and

co-ordinates among various defined health care providers in the region. When the LHINs were created in 2006 under Dalton McGuinty’s Liberal government, the idea then, as now, was to connect the disparate components of the health care system under a local organization that understands the unique environment of the region. Maria Britto, former chair of the Central West LHIN, credits the organization for a number of advances in local health care delivery. In response to conversations with patients, for example, it brought in a telemedicine program. And the new Musculoskeletal Central Intake, Assessment and Management program at Headwaters came out of a partnership between the local LHIN and William Osler Health System in Brampton. Because of the organization’s roots in the community, “we did a lot, we found out a lot, we uncovered a lot,” Britto says, underscoring the importance of the network’s “local” focus. But the LHINs have been criticized for adding another layer of bureau cracy – and an expensive one at that. Last year executive compensation for the Central West LHIN came in at about $1 million. Now that the LHINs

of both emergency and inpatients came from outside the borders of Dufferin and Caledon. “There are no boundaries to access to care,” says Daub.

are headed for the dustbin, it remains to be seen whether the combination of the new super board and local health teams will produce administrative sav ings. And if so, whether those savings will be redirected to frontline care. In the absence of details, skeptics abound. But perhaps the loudest opposition has come in response to cuts affecting public health units, responsible for programs related to air and water quality, disease and infection outbreaks, healthy eating, smoking cessation and the like. In 2018, the health ministry along with the Ministry of Children and Youth Services generally provided 75 per cent of health unit funding, with

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Headwaters chief of staff Dr. Somaiah Ahmed says the new health care legislation “almost empowers us to do the work we’re already doing. It’s giving communities back the ability to plan their own course, and we’ve been writing our own story for years.”

municipalities making up the rest. The government initially proposed to shift the ratios to 70:30 this year and to 60:40 after that. The ratio in Toronto was to drop to 60:40 and then 50:50. Toronto Public Health estimated it would lose more than $1 billion over the next decade (though the government disputes this figure). While hospitals deal with critical care, the regional public health units focus on preventive health care, so outcomes are more difficult to quantify. But councillor Joe Cressy, chair of the Toronto Board of Health, minced no words in predicting the result of the funding shortfall: “People will die.” Locally, the response of Chuck Ferguson, spokesperson for Welling ton-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, was more moderate. “We do not anti cipate any funding cuts,” Ferguson says. “Our municipal partners cur rently fund us at a higher rate than other health units receive from their municipalities. The province has indicated they are going to fund us at the current level.” In Wellington County, which includes Erin, treasurer Ken DeHart is not so sure. In 2018, 66 per cent of the operating budget of WDG Public Health came from the province.

The remainder was made up by the municipalities the unit serves, based on population. Wellington County contributed 12 per cent, Dufferin County 7 per cent and the City of Guelph 15 per cent. Stressing his numbers are “very preliminary guesstimates,” DeHart expects potential reductions in provincial funding to WDG Public Health of between $1.3 million and $3 million annually. For Wellington County that could mean making up between $420,000 and $920,000, either by cutting services or raising municipal property taxes. Now the municipalities have been given another year to decide if and how they will contribute the extra funds. In late May, the province announced it would delay the funding shift for a year to allow municipalities more time to find room in their budgets for the added cost. DeHart says the treasurers of Wellington, Dufferin and Guelph will meet with WDG Public Health in mid-June to assess their options. In the meantime, the difference in the responses of Ferguson and DeHart may be an indication of just how vague the situation remains. “We really don’t know yet because we haven’t been given any level of detail,” says DeHart. But another wrinkle could compli cate those calculations. The province has also announced it will amalgamate Ontario’s 35 public health units into 10. WDG will merge with the Peel, Halton and Waterloo units, making it the largest health unit in Ontario. Ferguson says WDG has received no further direction from the province, but notes the merger idea is not new. WDG Public Health’s CEO and medical officer of health, Nicola Mercer, sat on the Expert Panel on Public Health which advised the previous govern ment to amalgamate public health into 14 units, only a few more than the Ford government currently plans. Meanwhile, as Headwaters waits for the government to play its cards, the hospital and its partner organizations are keeping their eye on the prize. Because the region is a tight-knit community with health services that already co-operate well together, they believe Headwaters

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can be an incubator for models of the patient-centred, integrated service the province says it wants. Stacey Daub, appointed Headwaters CEO in early 2017, has been working on patient service transitions for a decade – breaking down the barriers between home care, hospitals and specialists. “Imagine if you could eliminate those transitions,” she says, “if it truly was all within one system.” Amid the uncertainty, the hospital’s new three-year strategic plan is more tied to ethos than to dollar amounts and organizational structure. Perhaps most notably, the plan is a lot about listening – to patients, staff and community members. Among its new initiatives the hospital has established a patient family engagement group to better hear from and respond to their needs. The group currently includes 13 community members who have had some recent personal interaction, for better or worse, with the hospital. The engagement group follows on the heels of the Imagine Headwaters campaign, a community consultation exercise undertaken last year and involving more than 3,000 residents, partners and staff members. Perhaps not surprisingly the consultation found that patients and their families want to be more involved in making decisions and having control of their care, and making that happen is a key strategy in the new plan. The plan also calls for better use of technology to communicate with patients and partner organizations, including unifying electronic health records (so patients aren’t forced to repeat their medical history at every visit), and further developing telemedicine, already being used for consulting on cardiac rehabilitation. The survey also found that residents want more services closer to home. As a result, the hospital has identified priority service improvements in diagnostics, mental health, pediatrics and cancer care. These will build on the opening of the new Ambulatory Care wing in late 2017. The 8,700-square-foot addition cost $14 million (a little more than half came from the ministry, the rest through community fundraising) and was the first expansion since the hospital opened. It houses orthopedics, plastics and a new dialysis unit, as well as a new chemotherapy area that allows the hospital to offer

chemotherapy with more flexible timing and closer to patients’ homes. Though many longtime residents still think of Headwaters as their “new” hospital, the 20-year-old building needs significant renovations, so the plan calls for the continuation of updates both to improve the delivery of care and provide a welcoming environment. The addition of another operating room and expansion of the pre- and post-surgical recovery areas were completed in 2018. Renovations to the main lobby, designed to make it safer, more accessible and convenient, are scheduled to begin this year. Throughout the strategic plan, the theme of patient-centred, integrated services runs like a mantra. Although the release of Headwaters’ strategic plan

WDG Public Health will merge with the Peel, Halton and Waterloo units, making it the largest health unit in Ontario.

follows closely on the announcement of the new legislation, there’s plenty of evidence that its emphasis on inte gration is more than an overlay to appease the province – that it is, in fact, an approach already deeply embedded in the culture of local health services. Perhaps the best example of that is the alliance between Headwaters and Dufferin County Paramedic Service. Unlike most emergency medical services which report exclusively to the municipality, Dufferin’s paramedics operate through a partnership between the hospital and the county, effectively co-ordinating training, equipment and medical practices. This means, for example, that medical supplies and equipment used in ambulances and the hospital are the same, making for ease of transition when paramedics arrive with a patient. “When we come into the ED on a 911 call, we’re part of the team,” says Tom Reid, chief of Dufferin’s paramedic service, who sits on the hospital’s leadership team.

“When we come into the ED on a 911 call, we’re part of the team,” says Tom Reid, Dufferin’s chief of paramedical services. “The beauty of Dufferin is that I personally know almost every service and the people who work there by first name.”

And the integration goes even further. For the past five years, a community paramedics program has been a go-between among patients, their doctors and the hospital. The program sends paramedics to the homes of patients for regular checkins, and they stay connected through remote monitoring. Patients can weigh in, check their blood pressure and sugar levels, and those measurements are recorded by the paramedic remotely. “We can monitor them, and if something is out of the parameters, we go visit, make a house call,” says Reid. They then touch base with the patient’s physician or any other health care providers as necessary. The paramedics enter information about patients directly into their physicians’ charts, so nothing is lost in translation. “Community paramedicine was developed in conjunction with primary care,” says Daub. It means patients get the consistent followup care they need and can stay at home longer, reducing the need for frequent visits to the ED and taking some weight off both the hospital and primary care. However, this carefully calibrated system has also been thrown a recent curve. In April the Ford government announced it also plans to amalgamate Ontario’s 59 paramedic services into 10. Paramedics in Caledon, part of Peel Region, were among those who took part in the Queen’s Park rally to register their opposition to centralization, which they fear will, among other things, open emergency medical services to privatization. A local outcry had already been sparked earlier this year with the introduction of a new model of service

that required Caledon paramedics to report for shifts, as well as to have their ambulances cleaned and stocked, at a station in Brampton rather than one of the four Caledon stations. If the amalgamation of paramedicine does go forward, it will be a massive undertaking, says Reid. If it were to follow the geographic model of the public health units, it would merge about 3,000 paramedics into one unit – twice the size of Toronto’s. Though the merger could produce efficiencies, Reid says, it would also risk losing the community focus. “The beauty of Dufferin is that I personally know almost every service and the people who work there by first name,” he says. “When there’s a problem, we have a much better capacity to make those connections and make things much better. With Peel, Dufferin, Guelph and Waterloo, I’m not sure we’ll be able to do that. So, as those discussions come forward, I hope the consultation will be fruitful.” Many questions remain about Ontario’s new health care system. How do we get from here to there? And who will pay for it? Daub acknowledges the high level of ambiguity and uncertainty in the current climate, but says that’s when effective leaders are needed across the system. Those leaders will be the people stepping up to form Ontario Health Teams and creating a system that works for their community. At the roundtable with health minister Elliott, Daub recalls, one of the most compelling moments occurred when Headwaters physician Cathy Candusso sat across from the minister and explained how she had been able to improve palliative care in the community by developing a program for seamless end-of-life care. “It didn’t take money. It didn’t take any government interventions. This is just one woman who wanted to make palliative care better and ended up getting 12 physicians to join her doing home-based palliative care,” says Daub. “Unless you have that frontline clinical leadership who has a passion for making change, you won’t get very far.”

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nnika Vels’ head is backlit, high against a crisp, autumn sky, a disturbingly long way from the ground. Six feet tall herself, Annika sits atop Believe, a large (17.1 hands) chestnut mare with a naturally anxious disposition. On this fine September Saturday afternoon, Annika and Believe are one of several horse and rider teams competing in the many divisions and classes of the 2018 Canadian Show Jumping Tournament CSI2* at Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave. As Annika prepares to take her turn in the show ring, her focus is on the 78 seconds (or less) and the 12 metre-high jumps that lie ahead as she and Believe compete in the $10,000 Junior/Amateur Pan Am Challenge. Annika’s mind is not on the in-progress status of her extracurricular college paper on hypothalamic amenorrhea. Nor on her busy four-day-a-week driving circuit – from the University of Guelph to the practice ring in Limehouse, near Georgetown, to the family farm in Erin, and the return to Guelph, where she studies biomedical science. Nor on her future as a naturopath to pay for her equestrian passion. Nor on any of the typical concerns and fancies of a bright 21-year-old with her future ahead of her. continued on next page

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I’m not afraid. There definitely is a lot of adrenalin. Brutal in the gate. B is nervous. I don’t know if that is her nervousness, or mine she’s picking up on. She won’t stand still. She dances around. I let her do her own thing. I feel it but don’t respond to it. I’m going through my plan. I block everything out. I don’t hear the crowd. I never hear when they announce my name. Walking the course beforehand, through every turn, through every approach, through every jump, my coach and I have gone through a plan for each specific two or three strides. Move off my inside leg here. Straighten her there. Keep her from shifting in or out. She’s mobile, moving her neck side to side, her shoulders and her barrel side to side, while going straight. Everything has to be straightened to keep momentum, to jump well. That’s hard for B. She likes to fall in through her turns. Put more inside leg on to counteract that. I’ve got to be really square on my turns. I’m counting in my head, counting her strides: one–2–3–4, two–2–3–4. A large part of having a smooth, clean course is keeping a consistent rhythm. There is a short distance between two jumps. Land the first, then collect her. She’s going to spook. Stay more leg and push her forward, so she doesn’t have as much time to react to the second. All my thoughts are on something actionable, something that is going to help. She is balancing back and her hind end is really working. I’m conscious of that and influence that with body positioning. B has overreacted? She’s trying to pull me through, go faster, which she likes to do. There is a sweet spot for takeoff. Watch or she’ll push past that, rushing, and she’s not going to jump clean. Sit up. Give on the inside rein. Turn my shoulder to get her flexed. There isn’t time to think. It’s automatic. Go with the horse. It is a mix of rocking horse and mechanical bull. You don’t want to get in a pulling battle with a thousandpound horse. You’ve got to be smart about it. I show my crop when she refuses. We have to come around and do it again. She’ll always go out left of a jump. I carry my crop left. I don’t hit her, just tap behind my left leg to remind her she has to move off my leg, right, going forward. I’m talking to her. I make kissing noises to get more power. I shush to slow her if she’s spooking. I growl “Get!” to drive her. If she’s scared, I sing-song, “Heeeey . . . love. Eee zeeeee. Thaaaat’s. My. Girl.” Calm her. I land the last jump and really push, push to finish. I love this! — as told to anthony jenkins

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Annika’s stomach hosts butterflies, but her head counts strides, processes her coach’s last-minute instructions, and runs through the imminent, almost imperceptible, choreography of legs, hands and body, honed over countless hours of practice. All of which she draws on to coax “B” – and herself – to perform their best. Like Annika, Kilby Brunner Deforest is also competing in the tournament, though in different divisions. One can only imagine what is in the head of the petite, quiet 14-year-old who has just entered high school and is already in her 10th year of competition. At the very top of her game and leading provincial hunter-jumper rankings in her division, Kilby is focused over the neck of her pony jumper Beaverwood’s Halo (the first name after the family farm near Hillsburgh), and working hard in the warm-up ring before the competition. A competition Kilby intends, as she always does, to win. 48

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Kilby’s head is up, her back straight, legs flexed, arms extended and down by Halo’s neck, hands loose, cheeks flushed, gaze swivelling to where she wants to go, as her pony swings, snorting, black tail flying, into a turn, brushing past the fence where onlookers lean in to watch and sense, in an instant, the controlled mass, speed, power. Of two athletes. And the fragility of one. Kilby is rarely afraid. “It depends on the horse. Nervous, maybe” is all she’ll allow, but the nerves don’t show in her self-possessed, serious demeanour. They do show in her mom, Kirsten Brunner, herself an accomplished rider and carriage driver whose focus is now on coaching and training, though she still competes occasionally. Kirsten is at every event – 17 shows or more in the 2018 season – and seems to be every where, hovering, watching, working – and when Kilby rides, taking deep breaths. “I worry,” she says. “That’s my child. On a thousand-pound horse,

going 30 kilometres an hour.” Annika and Kilby are just two of the many young Headwaters equestrians who put in countless hours looking after their horses’ needs and practising – after school, during holidays, in winter cold and summer heat – to develop their skills and test their limits in a sport that requires intense dedication and more than a little sacrifice. Wearing a U2 T-shirt and dirty-boot civvies, Annika is relaxing briefly on a bench near a practice ring in the Limehouse barn she knows so well. “Personally, I like horses more than competition,” she says. A lateafternoon breeze through the barn carries the smell of horse mash and manure, as well as the sound of neighs and the strains of the Ramones’ “I Wanna Be Sedated.” “This is my passion,” she adds, gesturing at the scene. “I made the commitment early on that I’m doing this for fun.” Annika has no idea of her place in the rankings. (She sits mid-field.) A

university undergrad’s schedule has seen her competitions – and pointgathering opportunities – reduced, and her looming post-grad courses in naturopathy will reduce them even more. And though she cares about succeeding, her dreams are realistic. “I’m not going to ever not be an amateur,” she says. “I hope I can keep showing at the level I am at now, or less. It takes money, dedication and talent – a mix of all those – and luck, to really succeed.” Money can’t trump talent, take the place of dedication or buy luck, but money, quite a lot of it, is needed to compete at the highest levels of equestrian sport. The jumper Annika rides – regis tered name Believe in Liefhebber – cost as much as an SUV. She also rides a hunter named Leo, aka High Fidelity. Stabling fees for horses competing at elite levels can run to $1,000 a month and more, per stall, including coaching continued on next page

Annika Vels and Believe clear a jump in competition at Caledon Equestrian Park.

Some show jumping basics First, the name of last September’s event at Caledon Equestrian Park: Canadian Show Jumping Tournament CSI2*. Though CSI may be familiar to many TV viewers as the title of a popular policeprocedural series, in the equestrian world the initials have nothing to do with crime scene investigation. When it comes to horses, CSI refers to “concours de saut international,” or show jumping, and indicates the competition was approved by the sport’s Switzerland-based governing body, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (aka FEI or Fédération Équestre Internationale). The asterisk in CSI2* is actually a star that, when combined with the numeral 2, indicates two stars. They mean this particular tournament is at level 2 of a five-level system. Level 5 is the most competitive. The levels govern the amount of prize money available, the height of the jumps and other variables. At the two-star level, for example, the maximum jump height is 1.45 metres, and horses usually start at this level when they are eight or nine years old. At the five-star level, horses are normally about 10 to 17 years old, which means they are physically mature, seasoned competitors capable of clearing jumps up to 1.6 metres. At national competitions, maximum jump height may be 1.7 metres. Admission to the grounds at many Headwaters’ equestrian events is free. Food and refreshments are available, and venues such as the Caledon Equestrian Park and Angelstone Tournaments in Erin actively encourage spectators to bring a picnic lunch and enjoy a day in the sunshine.

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but excluding routine vet and farrier bills. For more than routine, add a zero. Event fees can average about $500 for several events over a four-day competition, and then there’s the cost of trailering, daily care and coaching, normally about $50 a lesson but more for coaching over an entire event. (Coaches commonly work with several riders at a competition.) A decent pair of riding boots can start at several hundred dollars – and go up from there. The same again for a workmanlike riding outfit. Tack and saddle? About the same as flights and a very nice weekend for two in Paris. To offset these expenses, prize money is offered at the odd elite amateur event, but the pot is nothing grand. Kilby, tops in her class provincially, estimates she won $500 over the 2018 season, in addition to a roomful of ribbons and a few trophies. She’s more excited about a fancy jacket she’ll receive for topping the season-long

one-metre pony jumper standings at Angelstone Tournaments near Erin – you can’t wear a trophy to school. Oh, and unlike an SUV, a horse’s value can substantially appreciate with good training and competitive success. Mention “elitist” to an equestrian or their family and there is often an uncomfortable pause. “It is a discussion that goes on,” says Annika, nodding goodbye to a fellow equestrian with whom she was discussing the costs of vet bills for a high-level competition horse. “It is very hard to make it in this sport without financial backing. It is the same with any sport at an elite level. There are student programs, grants, you can get rides by working at barns or teaching, but you can’t go out and buy a million-dollar horse, or even a forty-thousand-dollar horse. In that sense, yes, it is elitist. But you don’t have people looking down on other people. And just because you have money doesn’t mean you’re not

Kilby Brunner Deforest on Halo makes a tight swing to the next jump at Caledon Equestrian Park.

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putting in the time. Riders matter, but a five-figure horse is not going to be competitive against a six-figure horse.” Bright sunshine, big sky, rolling rural backdrop, groomed grounds, mowed lots filled with pickups hitched to trailers, speeding golf carts, docile dogs, railbirds in quilted jackets, rumpled coaches, hovering moms, under-represented dads, kilometres of white railing festooned with ads for high-end anything, and expansive paddocks, schooling and show rings where erect, uniformed riders, mostly slim, mostly young, and overwhelmingly female, trot, canter, wheel and jump on gorgeous, glistening horses. This could describe the scene at any equestrian venue, but at Caledon Equestrian Park on a late September Saturday, the scale is bigger – and the event is in our backyard. “Horses love the place,” says CEP managing partner Craig Collins. “It is natural in its beauty. It has reliable

footing. There is not a lot of noise and distractions. All this makes horses happy. Look at it! Do you enjoy being here? Horses do too.” One thing that makes equestrian events unique, he explains, is the possibility of finding yourself standing beside a five-time Olympian. Across the park, events showcasing the highest level professional to the humblest of amateurs, aged seven to 70, take place at the same time. To employ a hockey analogy, every level from Tyke to NHL pro could be skating in the arena at the same time. “We are all attached by horse,” Craig reflects. And, apparently, by a common esoteric language: oxers, fill, slice, warmbloods, pinned, under-saddle, hack, trips and rollbacks. Horse people know what these terms mean. They assume you do too. Riders also compete in a bafflingly specific array of classes. Every level of skill, horse size, jump height, and continued on next page

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competition for style or speed – or both – is on the program: Medium Pony Hunter, Pre Green Hunter, 2’9” Schooling Hunter, Baby Green Hunter, Adult Amateur 18–35 Hunter and so on. I just see horses. Jumping. At the entrance to the park’s Grand Prix ring, the announcer broadcasts that Annika Vels, no. 300, is about to ride in the Junior/Amateur Pan Am Challenge (the event is open to both junior riders and those officially classified as amateurs). Her name is literally in lights on a scoreboard at the far end of a vast, soft brown arena where a dozen jumps are meticulously arranged. But she hears and sees nothing. She’s in her head. If she is rattled by B’s two refusals (balks at a jump) and her elimination from the morning’s Table A Speed Junior/ Amateur 1.0m Jumper event, it doesn’t show. Is she bummed out? “I’d say disappointed and a bit frustrated. It happens,” she says, her ready smile just a little less in evidence. The buzzer sounds, and she and B are off. The smallish crowd perched on hillside stands is prepared to be hushed for 78 seconds (or less). Her coach yells, but probably more to himself. “Stay on your legs! Stay on your six, then go. GO!” And she does. As far as a greenand-white-striped triple combination jump on the arena’s far side. Big, beautiful, bustling B suddenly stops in an inelegant head down, rump up, legs splayed slide-and-swerve. To gasps from the crowd, Annika is thrown up and over B’s shoulder, clattering into the rails with a crash. “Oh, B. Oh, B,” Annika’s coach sighs. “Zero for two.” “Unfortunately …” The announcer intones the word all riders dread, and Annika, dusting herself off and with head held high, walks off, leading Believe and patting her neck. Annika will have a badly bruised hip and a hyperextended hand. “Very uncharacteristic,” her coach keeps repeating. Neither he nor Annika knows what went wrong. Which troubles them. Usually one or both do. “The joys of riding a halfton prey animal,” Annika laughs ruefully. “A lot of what they do is not

to be naughty. It’s to react to danger. By flight. Don’t do a scary thing, run away. This is completely on me.” It is completely on Kilby too. She and Beaverwood’s Halo are up against a now-familiar list of rivals on I Love Lucy, Moody Blue and Red On A Roll. She has beaten them before, mostly, at events all over southern Ontario, all spring and summer. But it doesn’t happen this time. She places fifth in Pony Jumper Table A Speed. She, her coach and her mom are in earnest discussion, pantomiming – from a distance – moves that went wrong, while Halo stands by, impassive. In the afternoon’s $500 Pony Jumper Classic, however, nothing goes wrong. Fourth after the first round, and with a time of 35.66 seconds to beat in the shorter, faster, jump-off round, Kilby is visibly, stunningly, quick and commanding. “Stretch! Bell! On it! ON it!” her coach yells and evidently she is, demolishing the opposition with a clean (no faults) winning time of 33.75 seconds. Finished holding her breath, Kirsten laughs and gasps, “You’re killing me, you’re killing me!” while hugging both Halo and her daughter as a unit. Which they are. Kilby finally smiles. Beams, even – broadly. If possible, her smile was even broader at last fall’s Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, the final equestrian event of the 2018 season. There, Kilby and Halo won both their classes and were crowned Royal All-Canadian Pony Jumper Junior Champions. The smiles, stresses, beautiful surroundings, gorgeous horses, demanding courses and intense competition are already playing out again this year. Along with many other aspiring Headwaters horse and rider teams, Kilby and Halo and Annika and B are in the thick of things. Chasing perfection and victory – and doing their utmost to avoid those fifth-place finishes and announcers’ “unfortunatelys.”

Anthony Jenkins is a freelance writer who lives in Mono.

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fter spending a good part of my life encouraging action on climate change locally, nationally and internationally, I gave up. I realized I risked hari-kari if I had to initiate another emission-reducing project or write another article about climate change. No one wants to hear depressing news. I didn’t want to hear depressing news. I quit my job as editor of Canada’s environmental magazine and started leading canoeing and kayaking trips on the French River, eventually creating a series of hiking guides. I wanted more joy in my life. I reasoned that my efforts to get people into nature could do as much to raise awareness as woeful stories about animal extinctions, dying trees, gutless government policy, or the end of humankind. In truth, I’d lost hope. Then Greta Thunberg happened.

Stories about a 15-year-old from Sweden who began striking for action on climate change permeated my inner climate activist psyche – the one I thought was hermetically sealed. In his 2019 book Walking: One Step at a Time, Erling Kagge wrote, “Marches by demonstrators are a red thread running throughout the history of advocating for better rights for workers, women and minorities.” And here was Greta, still a child, driven to act so kids her age and younger would have a future. Earlier this year Greta told a room ful of adults, “I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act.” On August 20 last year, Greta wrote “SKOLSTREJK FÖR KLIMATET” (School Strike for Climate) in large block letters on a piece of white cardboard, skipped class and sat down on the hard, cold cobblestone sidewalk “Marches by demonstrators are a all by herself. She propped her protest red thread running throughout the sign against Sweden’s main parliamentary history of advocating for better rights building (breaking the law in the process for workers, women and minorities.” – school attendance is mandatory in Sweden). In front of her, the grade niner laid out a handful of pamphlets that stated her reasons for refusing to attend school. She accused adults of being lousy role models whose inaction on climate change indicated they didn’t “give a shit” about her future. So, she reasoned, what was the point of going to school? Greta vowed to continue striking every Friday until the Swedish government aligned its climate change policy with the Paris Agreement, a provision of the UN Convention on Climate Change. Approved 54

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by consensus in 2015, the Paris Agreement’s goal is to save humankind by keeping the increase in global average temperatures below 2C above pre-industrial levels, recommending it would be prudent to limit the increase to 1.5C. Scientists warn that we have until 2030 to wrestle control of global greenhouse gas emissions or risk irreversible catastrophic results. Sweden, like Canada, and more than 180 nations have ratified the Paris Agreement. Yet only about half a dozen of the 195 countries that signed the agreement have implemented plans to meet its terms – neither Canada nor Sweden are among them. Since that first lonely strike less than a year ago, Greta has been inspiring people the world over with her plain-spoken presentations. She has instigated and participated in countless climate strikes and protests that have attracted hundreds of thousands of people across the globe and of all ages, but especially students. Now 16, Greta has spoken in Britain’s Houses of Parliament, the EU parlia ment and at the Climate Change con ference in Poland. She’s given a TEDx talk, and earlier this year she attended the World Economic Forum in Davos. In contrast to the fossil fuel gulping private jets that transported many of the who’s who of the business world, Greta arrived by train, one of the most climate-friendly modes of transporta tion. It took her 32 hours. Time maga zine has named her one of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2019, and the Norwegian parliament has nom inated her for the Nobel Peace Prize. The pig-tailed youngster with the penetrating gaze and a form of autism known as Asperger’s syndrome seems an unlikely climate change crusader, but she’s a hero for thousands,

including Olivia Rowan. A Grade 10 student at Orangeville District Secondary School, Olivia, like her mentor, is not someone you’d expect to skip school to protest anything. She says, “I’m a really academic person. It’s really hard for me to leave school.” But leave school this rosy-cheeked, blueeyed blonde has done. The first time Olivia skipped class to strike (rather than strike during her lunch period) was on April 12. Her youthful presence inspired the 20 or so hearty souls who have been protesting every Friday since January outside MP David Tilson’s office in Orangeville. Members of Climate Change Action Dufferin-Caledon, these mostly grey-haired protesters have withstood the cold, the snow and the rain, not to mention belching greenhouse gas emissions from myriad cars. Like me, they’re inspired by Greta. Asked why she is striking, former Green Party candidate Nancy Urekar reiterates a reason familiar to two generations of climate activists: “Because otherwise someday my kids and grandkids will say, ‘You knew it was coming and you did nothing.’ ” Fair enough. But Greta, Olivia and their peers are those grandkids. In 2030, the predicted date of no return, Greta will be 27, Olivia will be 26. For them the future is not a “someday” abstraction. It is at hand, and they are raising their collective voice and declaring “J’accuse!” Or as a large banner hanging from a bridge in Berlin during one Friday strike suc cinctly put it: “Worst. Ancestors. Ever.” Olivia can’t comprehend why “corporations and governments aren’t doing anything even though it’s the fate of humanity on the line. And they keep on doing nothing. You’d think it would be common sense [to do

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Ontario’s participation in the cap and trade market that funded so much that could lead to a greener economy. Among other cuts, the government has slashed funding for flood control and eliminated green energy incentives for home owners, electric car rebates and charging stations, and a program to plant 50 million trees. In May the Ford government voted down an NDP motion to declare a climate emergency in Ontario. The move would have aligned the province with a number of countries worldwide and several Canadian cities, many of them hard hit this spring by floods and forest fires. Instead, Ford, a late baby boomer himself, sticks to the usual zero-sum trope. He told the legislature, “We believe in climate change, but we also believe in supporting companies and people to create jobs.” But it’s not a case of what one gains the other loses. As Nancy Urekar points out, “There are no jobs on a

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dead planet.” Olivia would like to see support for green technology and an end to investing in big oil companies. She’s come to understand that to be a climate leader she doesn’t have to have all the solutions. “The answers are out there. We’re just not doing them.” Greta draws a picture of how adults can get going: “It is still not too late to act. It will take a far-reaching vision. It will take courage. It will take fierce, fierce determination to act now, to lay the foundations where we may not know all the details about how to shape the ceiling. In other words, it will take cathedral thinking.” Dayna Hoekstra is a teacher and ecoleader at Parkinson Centennial Public School in Orangeville. At 32, she is not far removed from Greta, Olivia and their fellow students, and she has faith in their ability to create change. Her school received several awards for its Bag2School challenge, which tackled textile waste, a major source of garbage in landfills. The students collected old clothing, tablecloths, towels and the like. They reused what they could, but ended up with almost two tonnes of textiles, which were recycled rather than sent to landfill. continued on next page

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The students loved the project, she says. “It was the first time I’ve seen kids so motivated for so long. They never complained.” She adds, “This generation is inspired when they have access to the opportunities and tools to achieve a goal. If they have access, there isn’t anything they won’t try to achieve.” Her enthusiasm is echoed by Bel fountain resident Peter Kendall, who runs a youth environmental program called Earth Rangers. With more than 200,000 members between the ages of 6 and 12, he says it is the world’s largest youth conservation group. He’s critical of Canada’s carbon tax – but not for the reason you might expect. He believes it was a mistake to make the carbon tax revenue neutral. He says, “Kids want

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access to the opportunities and tools to achieve a goal. If they have access, there isn’t anything they won’t try to achieve.” to be part of something big… [Prime Minister] Trudeau should use the carbon tax to do something big.” Unfortunately that kind of encour agement is not often evident from the policymakers these kids are trying to reach. Earlier this year, on May 3, about 100 students from ODSS created protest signs and skipped class to join an international student strike, with Olivia and a small group of fellow student organizers urging them on. On a cool, windy, grey day, these youth joined about 100 other protesters in front of Dufferin-Caledon MPP Sylvia Jones’ office on Broadway in Orangeville. For most of the students, this was their first foray into politics. Although the strikers were told Jones was in her office throughout the two-hour protest, and although the students asked to speak with her, she failed to appear. Later, Jones explained to the media, “They did not make an appointment or notify me of their intention to be outside my office, and I was in meetings all day long.” While her MPP stayed silent, Olivia says for students the strike caused “a shift in the vibe.” She says it was a good first step, which “let politicians know that [climate change] is an issue that needs to be addressed.” As committed as ever and learning the leadership skills she needs, Olivia advocates joint action to get the job done. She says, “People should stop focusing on

Greta and other climate protestors. Old-guard activists like me were guided by the mantra “Think globally, act locally.” This new generation, seemingly born with their thumbs on a keyboard screen, not only think globally, they network globally – connecting instantly with likeminded youth around the world. The crowd of Orangeville students outside Sylvia Jones’ office held electronic hands and marched in virtual solidarity with hundreds of thousands of students around the world. Greta has 1.9 million followers on Instagram. But some things never change. As Greta has proven, there’s no substitute for a great stump orator, one who can rally a crowd. At the May 3 protest, Olivia used an old-fashioned megaphone to read from an open letter penned by Greta and her fellow student climate activists. It said, “We, the young, have started to move. We are going to change the fate of humanity, whether you like it or not. United we will rise until we see climate justice. We demand the world’s decision-makers take responsibility and solve this crisis. “You have failed us in the past. If you continue failing us in the future, we, the young people, will make change happen by ourselves. The youth of this world has started to move and we will not rest again.” Inspiring words. Fighting words. I want to believe them.

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WELCOME TO FRESH LOCAL FOOD! We hope this 2019 Headwaters Farm Fresh guide will inspire you to get to know your local farmers, put fabulously fresh food on your table and, as a bonus, explore our beautiful countryside. The easyto-use maps and listings are designed to help you find the very best vegetables, fruit, meats and craft beverages that farms in Caledon, Dufferin and Erin have to offer – whether it’s direct from their farms, through a CSA, or at weekly farmers’ markets or independent retailers. The guide, also available online, is brought to you by Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance in partnership with In The Hills magazine. HFFA, a project of Headwaters Communities in Action, is a collaborative initiative that champions and supports local food and farming activities. The Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance envisions a food system that is productive, sustainable, transparent, and fair; supports the health and well-being of our residents and food providers; and contributes to the prosperous and equitable economy. In 2017, HFFA unveiled the Headwaters Food Charter and Action Plan, which is centred on six pillars to support a healthy, sustainable local food system: food access and equity; agricultural sustainability; economic vitality; environmental responsibility; culture and celebration; and health and well-being. The charter has been widely endorsed by local governments, community groups and citizens. In 2019, HFFA is delivering a digital campaign to engage citizens, business, government, students, families and individuals in the food system. Each month celebrates one of the food charter pillars, highlighting associated goals and actions, sharing interesting information with both local and broader perspectives, listing local events, acknowledging local food champions and encouraging engagement with direct calls to action. HFFA has also committed to increasing its community presence and fundraising efforts through participation in community events and by hosting their own seasonal dining series at local restaurants and farms. Another exciting initiative is HFFA’s farm-to-school programs. These popular programs give elementary students a chance to talk to local farmers and engage in hands-on activities, provide families with an opportunity to participate in a local food club, and help build food literacy and kitchen skills through family cooking classes and other educational events. If you want to get involved in creating a healthy and sustainable food system in Headwaters, there’s a place for you at the HFFA table. Join the mailing list, bring a program to your school, attend a meeting, support an event, volunteer, endorse the charter. Please visit headwatersfoodandfarming.ca.

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MEET YOUR LOCAL FARMERS Farms listed alphabetically. Numbers correspond to location on map.

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14 Albion Hills Community Farm / 54 agri-entertainment, csa, on-farm store, you pick Caledon 16555 Humber Station Rd Karen Hutchinson, manager 647-981-6281 albionhillscommunityfarm.org Also at Bolton Farmers’ Market Seasonal vegetables, honey, Soil Mates cut flowers and herbs, education programs related to chickens, bees and worms Jun–Oct : Thu 4–7 or by appointment Albion Orchards / 56 agri-entertainment, on-farm store, you pick Caledon 14800 Innis Lake Rd Scott Lunau 905-584-0354 albionorchards.com Apples, pears, baked goods, Christmas trees, cider, honey, maple syrup, vegetables, sweet corn, pumpkins Aug–Oct : 10–6 daily; Nov–Dec : Mon–Fri 10–6, Sat–Sun 10–5 Amaranth Springs Farm / 23 csa, farm gate Amaranth 554090 MonoAmaranth Townline Deb Walks, Chris Kowalchuk 519-942-4716 amaranthsprings.ca

Seasonal vegetables, free-range eggs, pasture chicken, grass-fed beef, asparagus, grass-fed goat Call ahead

Am Braigh Farm / 29 on-farm store Mono 873393 5th Line EHS Jamie Richards 519-217-8549 ambraighfarm.com Also at Hockley General Store Year-round vegetables, eggs, 100 Acre bread, organic meat, preserves, prepared foods from Am Braigh produce Open daily 8–8 year-round Bennington Hills Farm / 17 farm gate Amaranth 253504 9th Line Jeff and Samantha Roney 519-215-9288 benningtonhillsfarm.ca Also at Orangeville Farmers’ Market Grass-fed beef and lamb, heritage pork, pastured chicken, eggs, honey, small grains and legumes Call or email to arrange pick up or delivery time

Berrys4U / 21 farm gate, you pick East Garafraxa 064383 County Rd 3 Eric Henneberg 519-993-4437 berrys4u@hotmail.com Also at Orangeville Farmers’ Market Strawberries, raspberries Seasonal pick your own Mon–Sat 8–12 Besley Country Market / 6 farm gate Shelburne 716 Victoria St Evan Besley besleycountrymarket@gmail.com Also at Orangeville, Shelburne farmers’ markets Seasonal vegetables, tomatoes May–Nov, 8–7 daily

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Calehill Farms / 20 farm gate, online order Orton 9319 Erin–East Garafraxa Townline Brittney Livingston, Andrew Mazurka 519-820-1337 calehillfarms.ca Also at Erin Farmers’ Market, Jess 4 You Café, FanJoy Whole chicken and chicken cuts, including breast, thigh, drumsticks, wings and sausage By appointment only Comolea Farms / 14 on-farm store Grand Valley 115026 27–28 Siderd Kim Mournahan 519-939-0321 comoleafarms.com Scottish highland beef, Angus beef By appointment only Connie’s Kitchen and Fresh Produce / 9 farm gate Mono 487207 30 Siderd Connie Arteaga 705-715-6396 Also at Alliston, Shelburne, Mulmur farmers’ markets Seasonal vegetables, tomatoes by the bushel, preserves, free-range eggs, Italian baking, maple syrup, honey Call ahead Coyote Hill Farm / 32 csa Mono 954563 7th Line Jacqueline Fulham 647-278-3895 coyotehillfarm.ca Also at Mulmur Farmers’ Market Seasonal vegetables and herbs Jun–Oct : by appointment only

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Davis Feed & Farm Supply / 52 on-farm store Caledon 15770 Mountainview Rd John Davis, Sean Davis 905-584-2880 davisfeed.ca Eggs, pumpkins, squash, honey, sunflower seed, sunflower oil, flowers Mon–Fri 8–5:30, Sat 8–2; May–Jun : Sat 8–6, Sun 10–5 Dixie Orchards / 50 agri-entertainment, on-farm store, you pick Caledon 14309 Dixie Rd Paul and Lynnette Gray 905-838-5888 dixieorchards.com Apples, pears, plums, pumpkins, hazelnuts, squash, market and bakery, wagon rides, corn maze, farm animals, straw jump, fall décor Sep–Oct : 10–5:30 daily Downey’s Farm Market / 48 agri-entertainment, craft beverages, on-farm store, you pick Caledon 13682 Heart Lake Rd

Darlene, John and Ruth Downey 905-838-2990 downeysfarm.com Baked goods, fruit wines, strawberries, raspberries, pumpkins, corn, farm animals, play area, events May 5–Oct 31 : 9–5 daily; Nov : Fri–Sun 10–5; Dec 1–24 : 10–5 daily

Downey’s Strawberry and Apple Farm / 49 farm gate, you pick Caledon 13707 Heart Lake Rd Greg and Melissa Downey 905-838-4777 downeysupickfarm.ca Pick-your-own strawberries, raspberries and apples Aug 31–Oct 31 : 10–5 daily Everdale Non-Profit Teaching Farm / 38 csa Hillsburgh 5812 6th Line Erin Karen Campbell-Dandy, youth director and founder 519-855-4859 everdale.org Harvest shares, volunteering,

farm school, farm camp, food donations, farmer training Certified organic Mon–Fri 9–5

Fiddle Foot Farm / 10 csa, online order Mulmur 796530 3rd Line EHS Graham Corbett, Amy Ouchterlony 519-925-3225 ﬁddlefootfarm.com Also at Orangeville Farmers’ Market Organically and biodynamically grown vegetables, CSA shares, organically fed and pastureraised chicken and pork By appointment only; check website for custom online orders Forks of the Credit Honey / 43 farm gate Caledon 1354 Forks of the Credit Rd Bob Darrell 519-927-3334 bobbee@interlog.com Unheated and unfiltered summer and autumn liquid honey, cut honeycomb honey, beeswax Aug–Nov : morning–evening (weather permitting)

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4th Line Cattle Co. / 37 farm gate, on-farm store Hillsburgh 5682 4th Line Erin Matt and Tamaran Mousseau 519-766-6079 4thlinecattleco.ca Also at Erin, Orangeville (summer) farmers’ markets Texas longhorn and Hereford steaks, roasts, extra lean ground beef, stewing beef, burgers, sausages By appointment only Fresh and Tasty Mushrooms / NA farm gate Amaranth 475226 County Rd 11 Sean Declerc, Shannon Coleclough 519-925-3215 freshandtastymushrooms.com Specialty mushrooms, wild mushrooms as available, seasonal vegetables, honey By appointment only; check website for market locations Grand River Gardens / NA csa Grand Valley 322345 Concession Rd 6–7 Elaine O’Sullivan 289-990-7973 grandrivergardens.ca Organically grown vegetables and herbs; CSA shares Certified naturally grown CSA share pickup on farm : Thu 4–7; drop-off in Orangeville (lobby, 229 Broadway) : Mon 6–7 Accepting new members Grand Valley Eggs / 15 farm gate Grand Valley Concession Rd 10–11 Wolske family grandvalleyeggs@gmail.com Free-range eggs from heritagebreed hens, organic seasonal fruit and vegetables Mon–Sun by chance or appointment; delivery available

Heartwood Farm & Cidery / 36 craft beverages, farm gate, on-farm store Erin 5438 2nd Line 416-527-4432 heartwoodfarm.ca Also at Guelph Farmers’ Market; check website for other locations Small-batch craft cider, grassfed beef, maple syrup Summer : Thu 4–8, Sat 1–5 Heatherlea Farm Shoppe / 42 café, on-farm store Caledon 17049 Winston Churchill Blvd Pat and Gord McArthur 519-927-5902 heatherlea.ca Artisan dry-aged Angus beef, fresh meats, coffee, pies, cookies, tarts, cheese, produce, heat-and-serve meals, local foods Year-round Tue–Sun; check website for hours The Heritage Bee Co. / NA csa, off-farm retail, online order Mulmur Jeff Chalmers, Debbie Gray 705-466-2337 heritagebee.com Also at Mulmur, Creemore farmers’ markets, Bank Cafe, Concession Road Mercantile, various retailers across Ontario Raw wildflower honey, creamed honey (classic, cinnamon, vanilla, mint, chocolate), beeswax, seed bombs Certified naturally grown Seasonal, by appointment only

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LOCAL ONTARIO FRUITS & VEGETABLES Fresh picked strawberries & u-pick strawberries, farm fresh eggs, baked goods, fresh baked pies, fresh baked bread daily, preserves, jams, maple syrup. Ready to go homemade meals including roasted peppers, pasta sauces and lasagnas.

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Hidden Meadows Farm / NA off-farm retail Caledon Village Deborah Robillard, Andrew Sharko 519-927-9941 facebook.com/ HiddenMeadowsFarmCaledon At Orangeville (summer and winter) Farmers’ Market Garlic, granola, tomatoes, peas, beets, beans, carrots, radishes, herbs, pickles, jams, preserves, perogies

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HoneyComb Cottage Bee Company – Belfountain / NA farm gate Caledon J.L. Marshall jlmarsh@rogers.com Raw unpasteurized Belfountain honey, beeswax candles and wraps, lip balms, creams and more By appointment (via email) Horseshoe Hill Farm / 51 farm gate Caledon East 15691 Horseshoe Hill Rd Linda Gillstrom 519-927-1715

Sweet corn, squash, zucchini, garlic, cherry tomatoes, gourds, pie pumpkins, small–jumbo pumpkins, jalapeño peppers Aug–Oct : Sat, Sun 11–4

Humbervalley Honey / 59 farm gate Bolton 255 Glasgow Rd Larry Zembal 416-708-0276 lzembal@rogers.com Also at Bolton Farmers’ Market Raw honey Mon–Sat 9–6 : call first Islandview Community Gardens Market / 24 farm gate Mono 633520 Hwy 10 Charles and Susan Hughson 519-941-9098 islandviewcommunitygardens@ gmail.com Garlic, vegetables, pies, tarts, preserves, honey, crafts Certified organic Jun–mid-Oct : weekends 9–6, watch for trailer

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Raw honey, free-range eggs, seasonal vegetables, pick-your-own vegetables, sweet corn and more May–Dec : dawn to dusk

Jenala Farms / 22 farm gate, you pick Amaranth 475080 County Rd 11 Ken and Faye Brett 519-925-5464 jenalafarms.com Asparagus, pick-your-own and ready-picked strawberries Hours vary – phone, check website or Facebook Kidd Farms / 1 farm gate Melancthon 438162 4th Line John, Nancy, Bruce Kidd 519-925-6453 kiddfarms@gmail.com Also at Shelburne Home Hardware, Masonville Store, Shelburne Fresh Variety Maple syrup Mon–Sat approx. 8–8, call ahead Kooner Farms / 57 on-farm store, online order, you pick Caledon 6824 Healey Rd Indy Kooner 416-858-4639 koonerfarms.com

Landman Gardens and Bakery / 16 on-farm store Grand Valley 322345 Concession 6–7 Rebecca Landman 519-938-6163 landmangardens.ca Also at Orangeville, Shelburne farmers’ markets, Hockley General Store, Grand Valley Food Town Pork, chicken, eggs, turkey, pickles, hams, salsas, honey, granola, meat pies, fruit pies, baked goods May 2–Aug 31: Wed 10–5, Thu 10–7, Fri 10–6, Sat, Sun 10–4; Sep 1–Dec 24 : Wed 10-5, Thu, Fri 10–6, Sat, Sun 10–4; mid-Feb–May 1 : Wed, Thu 10–5, Fri 10–6, Sat 10–4 Lennox Farm / 2 on-farm store Melancthon 518024 County Rd 124 French family lennoxfarm.ca Homegrown and local fruit and vegetables, local beef, pork, lamb, baking, preserves, eggs, cheese, dairy Victoria Day weekend– Thanksgiving : Thu–Mon 9–6 Levendale Farms / NA csa Grand Valley Selene Richens 519-994-7271 levendalefarms.ca Also at Orangeville, Shelburne farmers’ markets Seasonal vegetables and fruit, apple cider, pork, beef, honey By appointment only

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The Premier Kitchen Store in the Headwaters Region

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Maple Grove Farm / 11 agri-entertainment, on-farm store, you pick Mulmur 528194 5 Siderd Chris and Robyn Wallace 705-435-6195 maplegrovefarm.ca Also at roadside stand in Mansfield : east side of Airport Road, south of traffic lights Beef, maple syrup, asparagus, strawberries, raspberries, corn, pumpkins, seasonal vegetables Jun–Oct : check website for hours; Nov–May : by appointment Mount Wolfe Farm / 55 csa Caledon 10054 Old Church Rd Crandall/Haney/Showell sisters 647-335-8897 mountwolfefarm.ca Seasonal vegetables, maple syrup, honey, garlic, eggs, bread, seasonal fruit, preserves, microgreens, free-range chicken Weekly pickup in summer; biweekly in winter Not So Hollow Farm / 4 agri-entertainment, farm gate, on-farm store Mulmur 838369 4th Line E Viki Reynolds, Ian Payne 705-466-6290 notsohollowfarm.ca Wild berry preserves, fresh and frozen vegan gluten-free foods, fresh veggies, cut flowers May 4–Oct 31 : Thu–Sat 9–5 or by appointment

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Ontario Honey Creations / NA off-farm retail, online order Amaranth Sarah Allinson-Chorabik 647-400-8507 myhoneycreations.com Also at Orangeville (summer and winter) Farmers’

Market, Heatherlea Farm Shoppe, Spirit Tree Estate Cidery, Landman Gardens and Bakery Honey, honeycomb, honey vinegars, mead (honey wine), creamed honey: plain, cinnamon, lemon, ginger, cocoa

Paradise Farms / 39 off-farm store, restaurant Erin 2 Thompson Cres 519-315-8000 (boutique) 519-315-0135 (bistro) paradisefarmsbistro.com At Paradise Farms Prime Beef Bistro and Paradise Farms Prime Beef Boutique Locally raised beef, without added hormones; antibiotic-free feed; many other organic products Bistro : Mon–Thu 11–8, Fri–Sat 11–9, Sun 11–8; Boutique : Sun–Mon 10–4, Tue–Wed 9–6, Thu–Fri 9–7, Sat 9–6 Peace Valley Ranch / 3 agri-entertainment, online order Mulmur 638135 Prince of Wales Rd Cosack family

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519-925-6628 pvrbeef.ca Freezer beef : ranch-raised black Angus beef; sides and split sides available by special order : grass-raised and finished – May 1 deposit for delivery mid-Aug; ranch forageraised and -finished – Nov 1 deposit for delivery mid-May By appointment only

Primrose Fresh Produce – At the Barn / 7 on-farm store Mono 635551 Hwy 10 Bob Thomas 647-871-1860 Vegetables, fruit, preserves, meat, honey, maple syrup Mon–Fri 9:30–6, Sun 11–5 Providence Meadows / 26 farm gate Mono 347122 Mono Centre Rd Curry family 519-942-9505 providencemeadowsfarm@ gmail.com Year-round free-range eggs, seasonal heritage vegetables,

pumpkins, maple syrup, beef, chicken, turkey, pork Self-serve; call ahead or visit for meat

Pure Caledon Hills Honey / 44 farm gate Caledon 17895 Heart Lake Rd Paul Reader 519-927-3376 caledonhoney.com Honey, bee pollen, beeswax, honeycomb Mon–Sat 8–6 Reid’s Potatoes & Farm Market / 28 on-farm store Mono 833153 4th Line Gerry Reid 519-940-4096 reidspotatoes.com Potatoes, vegetables, eggs, chicken, pork, beef, jam, honey, flowers, maple syrup, pies, quilts and more Open daily year-round

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Levendale Farm garlic at Shelburne Farmers’ Market.

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Enjoy our fresh-baked goods, local produce, quality prepared meals, a large selection of grocery and snack items, and our local artisan market. M – F 7am – 9pm S – S 9am – 9pm 164 Main St, Horning’s Mills, Melancthon 519-925-6464 marketinthemills.ca

Riverdale Farm & Forest / 45 agri-entertainment, csa, farm gate Inglewood 15707 McLaughlin Rd Owen Goltz 905-588-0085 riverdalefarmandforest.ca Vegetables, raspberries, eggs, free-range chicken, Christmas trees, touch soil programs, horse-drawn tours Jun–Sep : Fri–Sun 9–5 Rockcliffe Farm / 30 on-farm store Mono 388114 Mono Centre Rd Bezak family 905-505-6650 rockcliffefarm.ca Grass-fed, non-GMO black Angus beef, chicken, eggs, pork, lamb, seasonal vegetables, bread, honey, jam, etc. Check website for hours Rock Garden Farms / 53 on-farm store, you pick Caledon East 16930 Airport Rd Iuglio and Galati families 905-584-9461

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rockgardenfarms.ca Fresh fruit, vegetables, freerange eggs, maple syrup, homemade preserves, sauces, home-baked pies Mar 31–Oct 31 : daily 8–8, holidays 8–7

Seventh Heaven Apiary / 31 farm gate Mono 954335 7th Line EHS Mark van Trigt 519-941-4195 seventh.heaven@sympatico.ca Raw honey, comb honey, beeswax, cinnamon honey, beekeeping consultation Open daily year-round; self-serve or call ahead Sheldon Creek Dairy / 34 agri-entertainment, on-farm store Adjala 4316 5th Concession den Haan family 705-434-0404 sheldoncreekdairy.ca Also at many local retailers — check website for locations Whole milk, chocolate milk, seasonal eggnog and

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Toad Hole Farm / NA farm gate Mulmur Niels Pearson 519-766-9090 toadholefarm.ca Also at Orangeville Farmers’ Market Grass-fed organic beef By appointment only; free delivery Van Dyken Bros. / 58 you pick Caledon 14510 The Gore Rd Van Dyken Farm 905-857-3561 facebook.com/VanDykenFarm Beans, cantaloupe, eggplant, onions, peas, peppers, rapini, tomatoes, watermelon, zucchini Mon–Sat : call ahead strawberry milk, yogurt, kefir, cheese, meats, preserves Mon–Sat 10–6, Sun 10–4

Speers Quality Meats / NA online order Arthur Linda Cunningham 226-820-1482 speersqualitymeats.ca Also at Healthy Cravings, Ray’s 3rd Generation Bistro Bakery, The Hatter, Black Birch Naturally raised, hormoneand antibiotic-free Angus beef, air-chilled chicken, pork, lamb, turkey Free home delivery Thompson Acres / 13 csa, farm gate Grand Valley 362027 Concession Rd 8–9 Trevor and Stacy Thompson 226-979-3966 thompsonacres.ca Seasonal vegetables, sunflowers, microgreens, freerange eggs, pasture-raised chicken, pork and beef By appointment only

Wandering Farm / 41 farm gate, off-farm retail Caledon 18825 Shaws Creek Rd Ryan Brownrigg, Sheldon Nicholson 416-931-7303 Instagram.com/wanderingfarm Also at GoodLot Farm and Farmstead Brewing Company Salad greens, specialty greens, carrots, beets, radishes, tomatoes, summer and winter squash and more Jun–Oct : 12–6 Zócalo Organics / 35 csa Hillsburgh 5881 3rd Line Erin Bethany Klapwyk, Seb Ramirez 226-821-0572 zocaloorganics.ca Also at FanJoy Vegetable boxes, including carrots, garlic, salad, spinach, tomatoes, broccoli, asparagus and more CSA pickup : Thu 4:30–6 on farm; local restaurants pick up Fri on farm

MORE than just a grocery store Locally owned. Family-run. Independently operated. Fresh produce. Baked goods and sweets. Hand-selected meats and seafood. Lunches and dinners prepared daily. Gorgeous flowers and seasonal baskets.

Offering both quality and convenience, Garden Foods is more than just a grocery store.

Eat Healthy, Eat Fresh

www.gardenfoodsmarket.com gardenfoodsmarket.com | 905-857-1227 501 Queen Street South in Bolton

A locally owned and operated independent gourmet grocer for over 30 years, we offer fresh daily prepared foods for your convenience and catering services for larger gatherings.

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Adamo Estate Winery / 27 on-farm restaurant, on-farm store Mono 793366 3rd Line EHS Adamo family 519-942-3969 adamoestate.com Also at select restaurants Chardonnay, pinot noir, riesling, gamay noir, cabernet franc, vidal, chardonnay musqué, Maréchal Foch, merlot, l’Acadie blanc Mon–Thu 10–4, Fri 9–9, Sat 9–6, Sun 9–4 (hours change through summer; check website) Badlands Brewing Company / 47 off-farm retail, on-farm store Caledon 13926 Chinguacousy Rd Troy Baxter, Michael Nuttall, Grace Wilkinson badlandsbrewing.ca Also at beer stores in Bolton, Orangeville, Brampton, Guelph and beyond (check website for locations) Fresh craft beer Sat 12–5 Caledon Hills Brewing Company / NA off-farm retail Caledon Riedelsheimer family 416-529-3186 caledonhillsbrewing.ca Also at local pubs and restaurants, the Beer Store, liquor stores — check website Bohemian Pilsner, Vienna Lager, Deadly Dark By appointment only Downey’s Farm Market / 48 on-farm store Caledon 13682 Heart Lake Rd Darlene, John and Ruth Downey 905-838-2990

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downeysfarm.com Fruit wines May 5–Oct 31 : 9–5 daily; Nov : Fri–Sun 10–5; Dec 1–24 : 10–5 daily

Escarpment Gardens / 8 online order Mono 487151 30th Siderd Joey Lemieux 519-217-5201 escarpmentgardens.ca Also at Rockcliffe Farm, Sideroad Farm, Wild Stand General Store, Onthe9, Healthy Cravings Holistic Kitchen, Beyond the Gate and farmers’ markets : Orangeville (summer and winter), Mulmur, Shelburne, Barrie and Collingwood (winter) Certified naturally grown herbal teas By appointment only GoodLot Farm and Farmstead Brewing Co. / 41 beer garden, on-farm store Caledon 18825 Shaws Creek Rd Gail and Phil Winters 519-927-5881 goodlot.beer Flagship beer, Farmstead Ale, also at local restaurants, bars, select LCBOs and beer stores Specialty ales and lagers brewed using 100% Ontario hops On-farm store : year-round, weekends only; beer garden : May 16–Oct 14, Thu–Sat 12–7, Sun 12–5; check website for off-season hours Grand Spirits Distillery / 18 tasting bar, restaurant Grand Valley 27 Main St N Sheila Stam 519-928-9696 grandspirits.com Gin, vodka, whisky, moonshine Check website for hours. Heartwood Farm & Cidery / 36 agri-entertainment, farm gate, on-farm store Erin 5438 2nd Line

416-527-4432 heartwoodfarm.ca Also at Guelph Farmers’ Market; check website for other locations Small-batch craft cider Thu 4–8, Sat 1–5

Creemore Farmers’ Market / A Sat 8:30–12:30, May 18–Oct 12 Station on the Green 10 Caroline St, Creemore creemorefarmersmarket.ca

Pommies Cider Co. / NA off-farm retail Caledon Lindsay and Nick Sutcliffe 905-857-5432 pommies.com At LCBO, bars, restaurants, Loblaws, Sobeys, other grocery stores Pommies Original Cider, Pommies Farmhouse Cider, Pommies Perry, specialty ciders Mon–Fri 9–5

Erin Farmers’ Market / 40 Fri 3–7, Jun 28–Sep 27 McMillan Park 109 Main St, Erin villageoferin.com/market

Spirit Tree Estate Cidery / 46 bistro, on-farm store, you pick Caledon 1137 Boston Mills Rd Thomas Wilson, Nicole Judge 905-838-2530 spirittreecider.com Also at many local stores Sweet cider, alcoholic cider, artisan bread, pizza, pastries, pies, cookies, jams, preserves, apples Feast Ontario certified Shop : Wed, Thu, Sun 10–5; Fri, Sat 10–8; Bistro : Wed, Thu, Sun 11–3, Fri–Sat 11:30–3:30, 4–8

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Mulmur Farmers’ Market / 12 Sun noon–4, May 19–Sep 29 Museum of Dufferin parking lot 936029 Airport Road Hwy 89 at Airport Rd, Mulmur betterinmulmur.ca/ mulmur-farmers-market

Orangeville Summer Farmers’ Market / 25 Sat 8–1, May 4–Oct 19 Broadway at Second St Orangeville orangevillefarmersmarket.ca Orangeville Winter Market / 25 Every other Sat 9–1, Nov 2–Apr 18 Town Hall 87 Broadway, Orangeville orangevillefarmersmarket.ca

Alliston RURBAN Market / B Sat 8–2, May 25–Oct 26 Centre St and Victoria St E Alliston rurban.ca

Shelburne Farmers’ Market / 5 Thu 3–7, May 23–Oct 3 First Ave W at Owen Sound St Shelburne shelburnefarmersmarket.ca

Bolton Farmers’ Market / 60 Sat 9–1, Jun 1–Oct 5 The Royal Courtyards 18 King St E, Bolton boltonfarmersmarket.ca

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Does anything say summer quite like sweet, juicy strawberries paired with refreshingly tart rhubarb? We’re spoiled with an abundance of both crops in the area. Pick your own strawberries or buy readypicked at Downey’s Farm Market in Caledon, Mulmur’s Maple Grove Farm, Jenala Farms just south of Shelburne, or Caledon’s Rock Garden Farms. Then find fresh rhubarb at Lennox Farm in Melancthon or at Reid’s Potatoes & Farm Market in Mono. If you’re not up for same-day baking, Lennox, Downey’s and Rock Garden have you covered with fresh-baked pies. Just call it research.

Arnella Levy and her husband, Nigel Spencer, at Nella’s Jerk.

If you’ve been walking around with a Soulyve-sized hole in your belly after the Orangeville hotspot closed, listen up. West-end Jamaican joint Nella’s Jerk has debuted to rave reviews, including from Soulyve chef Phil DeWar himself (for more on what Phil’s up to, see below). “My mother is realizing her life’s dream of owning a Jamaican restaurant,” says Ravin Wong, as his mom, Arnella Levy (Nella for short), ducks into the kitchen. “She has been conjuring up her special take on classic Jamaican dishes for years, and our new home in Orangeville is just what we were hoping for.” Nella offers a mouthwatering version of the island staple, jerk chicken, along with traditional ackee and saltfish. Nella was born, raised and started cooking in Portland, Jamaica, a spot not typically known to tourists. Ravin says Orangeville strongly reminds them of “tuckedaway-in-the-countryside” Portland, where the family still has a house, chicken and goat farm.  www.nellasjerk.com

Poutine power Orangeville’s new poutine purveyor W.O.W Poutinerie uses fresh-cut local russet potatoes as the base for 18 different concoctions, from the Totally Canadian with maple-syrup bacon to vegan options. Fifty cents from each order goes to one of nine charities.  Check www.wowpoutine.ca

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Nella’s Jerk turns up the heat

Phil’s moveable feast Phil DeWar has been busy taking his Soulyve talents on the road in the Chef About Town series, in which he collaborates with foodie friends on one-off dinners. For his July 18 event, he’s partnering with Orangeville’s Rural Roots Catering to celebrate chef and friend Kevin Smith, who is retiring as a well-loved culinary teacher at Orangeville District Secondary School.  Visit Soulyve on Facebook. more on next page

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Food truck season gets rolling At Paco’s Tacos Canada, only fresh food gets handed out the service window. Hits include pork, chicken, beef or veggie tacos and burritos, elote (Mexican street corn, dusted in spice, lime and cheese) and loaded-up nachos. Catch the truck at concerts and festivals across the region on weekends.  More at Paco’s Tacos Canada on Facebook. There are two new mobile coffee vendors to chase. Laura English, a certified pastry chef and barista, is behind the wheel of the Orangeville-based Worth the Whisk by Laura. She’s serving brews paired with dreamy lemon blueberry doughnuts at the Shelburne and Erin farmers’ markets and select weekends at Dufferin Garden Centre.  Find her at Worth the Whisk by Laura on Facebook.

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Since our story on vegan eats in the spring issue, more purveyors are in on the act – even those you might think were deeply non-vegan. Orangeville cheese HQ Fromage caters up goodies including tofu skewers, sweet potato tacos (with cashew sour cream), Brussels sprout sliders with vegan bacon – and, yes, even a vegan cheese board. Also in town, The Barley Vine Rail Co. serves the Beyond Burger, fries cooked in canola oil, and Bolognese made with veggie ground. And Steakhouse 63 offers vegan gnocchi. Following a turn on Big Food Bucket List with host John Catucci of You Gotta Eat Here, Caledon’s Spirit Tree Estate Cidery is offering of-the-moment cauliflower wings. For more:

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The Hockley Valley is one step closer to becoming a wine region. Windrush Estate Winery is the brainchild of entrepreneur John Pennie and his wife, DAREarts founder Marilyn Field. Built on their sweeping 68-acre Adjala property, the winery is offering pinot noir, pinot grigio and chardonnay this summer. While Marilyn and John wait for their own grape vines to mature, these bottles rely on grapes from Jordan vineyard Glen Elgin. The Windrush on-site wine store will be open to mid-September and they will offer online sales soon. Sample a glass at the Millcroft Inn & Spa in Alton, the Mono Cliffs Inn,

the Taste of Freedom Inn in Tottenham, the Terra Cotta Inn, The Consulate (Royal Ambassador) in Caledon and Orange ville’s Steakhouse 63. The first vineyard in the area, the Adamo Estate Winery, offers guided tours on Saturdays and Sundays at noon and 3 p.m., and tastings anytime. Linger in the Paddock Café for salumi and cheese (cured and aged on-site) plates or weekend features like lasagne or seared ahi tuna.

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Free-Range thinking How Mono’s Rockcliffe Farm is winning over natural-meat converts one farm tour at a time. BY JAME S MAT THEWS

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here’s a sign on the tree-lined approach to Mono’s Rockcliffe Farm asking motorists to drive slowly and be mindful there are “children and chickens on the loose.” The first sounds I hear confirm the message. Children’s laughter rises from a nearby backyard trampoline and clucking chickens scratch in the laneway dirt. From a cloistered spot inside an expansive wire enclosure, honking geese add to the happy cacophony. If the fowl are the noisy scene stealers here at Rockcliffe, the striking black Angus cattle grazing in the fields are the real headliners. Inside the cozy farm store, owners Alix and George Bezak offer frozen cuts of this grass-fed beef, raised “the way nature intended,” without growth hormones, antibiotics or steroids. “There’s a big difference between good, natural meat and store-bought meat,” says Alix. Together, the dozen-strong cattle herd and 100 laying hens are responsible for the farm store’s fastest-moving items. “Nobody leaves without eggs,” says Alix, adding that ground beef is a close second. The Bezaks also raise about 800 meat chickens and as many as 50 turkeys each summer, along with ducks and geese on occasion. The property is also home to 30 mixed-breed ewes and a Suffolk ram. And there are three TamworthDuroc cross sows and a stalwart Berkshire boar. It’s the Bezaks’ own flock – daughter Peyton is five and son Nathan is three – that inspires the whole operation and the couple’s adherence to the organic approach. “I began raising the animals for ourselves to eat, being a conscien tious consumer,” Alix says. “It escalated when I realized this could be a way to make some money with the farm and be a work-at-home mom. We like to be transparent in the way we produce food for you and your family. If I won’t serve it to my family, I won’t sell it to yours.” By living stress-free outdoors with fresh air, clean water, plenty of space and the highest quality feed (the cattle eat only grass and are not finished with any grain), the Bezaks’ animals stay healthy and don’t require medications, says Alix. Their animals receive no routine antibiotics in their feed, a common practice on industrial farms, though a vet would administer appropriate medication to a sick animal. The industry routine

Rockcliffe Farm owner Alix Bezak in front of her on-farm shop with her chocolate lab, Goose.

is to keep such animals out of the food chain for a withdrawal period, but Alix says at Rockcliffe they triple those periods to be extra safe. Rockcliffe’s animals are slaughtered and butchered at a family-run, government-inspected abattoir in Harriston in Wellington County, where cuts are individually vacuum sealed and flash frozen. The Rockcliffe on-farm freezers are backed up by a generator in the event of power outages. It’s hard to believe this foray into animal husbandry is relatively new for the pair. Neither has a background in agriculture. Alix grew up

on a horse farm in the Township of King, where she taught riding lessons, and George is an Ottawa native, who also has some experience with horses. They moved to this property in 2016 from another Mono farm, where they had dipped their toes into raising farm animals for themselves. The current farm started as 47 acres and last year the couple purchased another 17 acres from a neighbour to the west. As George leads a tour of the barns, pastures, livestock and even the farm vehicles, he doesn’t continued on next page

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This is Rockcliffe Farm owner George Bezak’s specialty and a family favourite, according to his wife and co-owner Alix. Start with Rockcliffe wings and as many locally sourced ingredients as you can. The marinade needs a minimum of an hour to do its thing, but Alix says holding out overnight will offer maximum payoff. Alix’s final tip: “Make sure you have wet wipes. These are sticky and delicious.”

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top Alix and George Bezak use

portable structures to shade and protect their chickens, geese, turkeys and ducks while they forage for food. centre Rockcliffe Farm’s naturally raised black Angus cattle eat only pasture grass. bottom The Bezaks’ farm store features their frozen beef and chicken, fresh eggs and other local products including cheeses, bread and preserves.

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make it sound like it has been a terribly steep learning curve. “It’s pretty straightforward for us. We keep the animals healthy and happy.” It sounds simple, but it’s a doctrine that separates the tender, clean-tasting Rockcliffe meats from their mass-produced, over-processed counterparts. Rockcliffe isn’t certified organic by any of the third-party organizations licensed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. But Alix says certification wouldn’t tick all the boxes their operation does, in any case. Organic certification doesn’t necessarily consider the well-being of the animal. She says large industrial chicken producers, for instance, can be certified because they use organically grown feed, but need offer only a single opening to the outdoors from a barn that houses thousands of birds. Hence the Bezaks’ interest in offering farm tours. “You see the chickens are outside and the cattle are grass-fed. Meeting the farmer builds a level of trust in people,” says Alix. Case in point: As we chat, George and some other men are busy assembling portable Cackellac structures – tarp-covered metal frames – in one of the large green fields between the shop and Mono Centre Road. Alix explains the coops provide chickens shade during the day and protection from predators at night. They are regularly wheeled to fresh grass for feeding, and their “natural fertilization,” as Alix calls it, is left behind. One of the farm’s two sheep dogs, Bo and Luke, barks, as if to remind me their top job is also the protection racket. Both are great Pyrenees and Anatolian shepherd mixes, and they keep an eye out for at least one bothersome coyote who is interested in the freely roaming sheep. If the steady flow of visitors one Saturday in May is an indication, consumers are happy with how the Bezaks’ methods affect quality and taste. Indeed, summer sausage, bacon, and many cuts of beef from the spring yield are sold out to the disappointment of a few folks. Those customers don’t leave empty handed, though. In addition to other meats and the deep-yellow-yolked Rockcliffe eggs, there are locally produced staples and treats from 100 Acre Bakery, Pine River Cheese, The Creemore Coffee Company and Escarpment Gardens Herbal Tea

Farm, along with honey, preserves and killer house-made granola. Produce from their own farm, Am Braigh Farm and Fiddle Foot Farm round out shopping lists – and Fiddle Foot does a CSA drop here too. (Watch for some of these partners to appear on the plate with Rockcliffe meat on July 13, when Alix and George host one of the dinners in the popular Farm to Table Dinner Series in support of Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance programs.) As a few chickens jaywalk in front of us, Alix says the care and attention afforded Rockcliffe

Farm’s livestock does means higher prices at the till. “We are obviously higher than grocery stores as we are small and organic, and don’t mass produce our animals,” she says. “But I have a personal connection with all the animals here and they get the very best of care all day, every day.”

James Matthews is a freelance writer who lives in Orangeville.

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“Look!” you exclaim, pointing skyward. “It’s a hawk!” Or a falcon, or an eagle, or a vulture. We all do this, but do we really know? All are birds of prey, though the term may be misleading. Robins, after all, prey on worms. Raptors, however, are the true birds of prey: hook-beaked, long-taloned predators. Killers. What, where and how they kill, and how each is modified for the task, distinguishes the raptor species. Hawk is a catch-all term that can, of course, include hawks as well as eagles, falcons, kites, vultures, osprey, kestrels, merlins and others. It can get confusing. All falcons are hawks, but not all hawks are falcons. Both kill in broad daylight. Owls are a bit of an outlier, being nocturnal raptors, and vultures are questionable raptors, rarely bothering to butcher and preferring their dinner already dead. Clear? When identifying raptors, look for shape, then size, then colour. Eagles are the biggest of the “hawks.” Big bodied, with long, broad wings that have elegantly splayed “fingers.” And vultures are nearly as big, but darker, with long, broad, square-tipped wings. Hawks are smaller and have shorter, broad, rounded wings as well as short tails for manoeuvrability when pursuing prey through trees and ground cover. Swooping and striking from high perches, they kill on the ground using their deadly talons. Superb soarers, they manipulate air currents with fanned tail and wing-tip fingers. White chests. Subtle spots and striations above. Falcons (merlins, kestrels) are the smallest raptors and built for speed, with slim bodies, long, pointed wings, a long tail and short, rounded heads. They kill in the air, dive bombing other birds from above. White below, some colour above. But none of this is set in stone. Immature birds are coloured differently. There are also odd migrants. Females are bigger than males, and a male may resemble a female from a smaller species. Ornithological bigwigs reclassify or rename species periodically. Birders throw away “always” and “never,” substituting “usually” and “rarely.” They also guess. Though all raptors are carnivores, individual species are specialized hunters. And when desperate, they’ll prey on anything smaller than themselves. So, are raptors bloodthirsty baddies? No. They kill only for sustenance and are part of nature’s plan to regulate species to sustainable levels. Raptors cull the weak, the sick, the inferior to the greater good health of both predators and prey, whether that prey is fluffy bunnies or unappealing vermin. Raptors have no enemies, other than humans – and bigger raptors. Look up! And good luck!

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A big hawk. Almost eagle big, but with a smaller head. Grey-brown above. Seen from below, whitebellied where an eagle is dark. With gull-like crook in a broad wingspan, ospreys, which dine almost exclusively on fish, haunt wetlands and open water (Luther Marsh and Island Lake, come on down!), circling and soaring to spot a meal near the surface, then taking it with a precipitous plunge, striking feet first. They’re not stupid. They take care to grasp lunch face forward (better aerodynamically) as they flap low to the shore for a munch. Unfussy homeowners, ospreys will nest on dead trees, hydro poles and satellite towers. Natural or artificial, anything tall, bare and solitary will do, as long as it’s near flat and wet.

Ubiquitous and conspicuous. Headwaters’ most visible hawk. Large, stocky, rounded wings, white throat, brown face, yellow legs and a rusty (not red) tail. The greatest soarer. Often seen very high, in controlled hovers, patiently peering. Too sensible to dive bomb prey, it spots a meal, swoops to a high perch, then sweeps down, low and fast, to seize lunch. Open land offers a seasonal smorgasbord – squirrels, groundhogs, pheasants, with sides of snake, bat or frog. Sometimes called “the farmer’s friend” for culling rodents, rabbits and voles, the redtailed hawk might be called other names when it’s seen seizing a barnyard chicken.

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Ugly. Face only a mother vulture could love. Big, black-to-brown, with long, broad “fingered” wings, long rounded tail and small, naked, reddish head. Technically not a predator (they rarely kill), vultures soar in a clumsy, rocking flight over open country, roads and forests, and are a rare bird that hunts by smell more than sight. Carrion connoisseurs, they prefer “recently deceased” to really rotten. They’ll stand on their meal, holding it with weakish feet while ripping with a rapier beak. Often with a dinner party of peers. In spring and fall, the high open fields around the Museum of Dufferin area is a perfect place to see turkey vultures migrating along the escarpment.

A hawk, but also a falcon. More heavily built than its kestrel cousin. Dark, stocky body with swept-back, pointed wings and a blocky head with white “eyebrows.” Small, powerful and bullet-fast over open land, cultivated fields and beaches when pursuing smaller birds, waterfowl, swallows and pigeons. The merlin even harasses crows and ravens. Because it is so fast and cheeky, it can. Now observed in cities, merlins are drawn to high perches from which they can spot unwary sparrows and birdfeeder dreamers. A pair of merlins were observed nesting in Orangeville, just south of Broadway.

A big, beefy hawk. Rare-ish hereabouts (see Luther Marsh, Island Lake). Not bald. Or even thinning. Large and thick. Dark plank-like wings with “fingers,” big white tail and head. Stout legs and huge feet. Majestic-looking, but less majestic in habits. Lazy (feeds on carrion if available) and an opportunistic harasser that doesn’t hesitate to steal the meals of other predatory birds, especially ospreys. Often sits on high perches to contemplate the easiest meal option. Considers pretty much everything – carrion, fish, rodents, crabs, gulls, opossums, rabbits. When it deigns to hunt, a bald eagle doesn’t dive like an osprey. It swoops, skims and grabs with its huge, razor-sharp talons.

A flashy, feisty little falcon. Small and slim with a large head and colourful bluish wings (males only), squared, rusty tail, swept-back speedster wings and two black slashes on the face. A tail-pumping percher on fence posts and hydro wires by open country over which it is territorial. It will be noisily antagonistic to intruding hawks. For all its ferocity, the American kestrel prefers bugs. Especially grasshoppers. Moves with a choppy, “batty” flight, stalling to dive bomb prey, urban prey included, as kestrels have discovered the delights of starlings and bird feeders.

Smaller than the red-tail. Long-tailed, slender, long brown wings that are blackish at the tips. (Females are allbrown.) Owl-like facial feather disks enhance its hearing of scampering rodents. Covers for its poor (for a hawk) eyesight with superb hearing and patience. Seen methodically flying to-and-fro grids just above open fields, marshes and grasslands. (Sparse trees? Okay. Forest? No thanks.) Tilts side-to-side in flight, listening for prey hiding under low cover. Lightning fast and nimble in a chase. A mouse specialist, the northern harrier will also take moles, voles, chipmunks and squirrels. On a good day, a duck or rabbit may be the entrée.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Island Lake is Theatre Orangeville’s most ambitious project ever. BY JOHANNA BERNHARDT

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lickering firelight, frolicking fairies, a floating stage and a 50-voice choir. Sound like a dream? Well, for David Nairn, it was a dream. For nearly a decade the artistic director of Theatre Orangeville has nurtured “a most rare vision,” to borrow a phrase from A Midsummer Night’s Dream – the play that will realize his vision when it is performed in August on the Waterfront Stage at Island Lake. In producing “such stuff as dreams are made on” (as Shakespeare penned in The Tempest), David and his crew have dared to let their imaginations soar. The Dream at Island Lake will be the most ambitious production the theatre has ever undertaken. Its 25 or so cast members comprise professional equity actors, community amateurs, young people and adults with developmental disabilities. And David’s personal goal is equally ambitious: “I want people to walk away changed, to come to a better understanding of what real, true inclusion in a community looks like. That the acceptance that exists in this community is unique. I want them to sit there and feel ‘I’m a part of this.’” Culminating the theatre’s 25th season, this “community adventure,” as David lovingly refers to it, has been a long journey. Indeed, for Theatre Orangeville the idea of inclusivity is no new trend. The first seeds for The Dream at Island Lake were planted in 2007, when the theatre first conceived of partnering with Community Living Dufferin to construct the Dream Factory in East Garafraxa, a 25,000-square-foot facility they now share. The alliance provided CLD with the space it required to run its programs, and gave the

theatre a chance to shed its gypsy nature in favour of permanent storage and rehearsal space, as well as room for set building. But Theatre Orangeville and Community Living Dufferin are more than just room mates. In 2008 they launched Creative Partners on Stage, a performance theatre company for adults with developmental disabilities. The collaboration was achieved with assistance from Famous People Players (a Toronto-based black light theatre company of adults with disabilities). The cast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will include four or five actors from CPOS. However, even as CPOS was thriving, two fathers of children with developmental disabilities asked David what Theatre Orangeville was doing for their young children, to which David ruefully had to reply, “Nothing.” But not for long. As a champion of diversity, the theatre soon joined forces with Kerry’s Place Autism Services and Dufferin Child & Family Services to come up with Theatre Orangeville Exceptional Players. During two eight-week skills-based programs a year, youth (ages 12 to 17) with developmental disabilities learn acting tech niques through improv, music and games. Now, David says, Theatre Orangeville is the only theatre company in the country with the unique mandate to produce original or Canadian work, youth performance programs, and programs that celebrate the ability of special needs participants. Another part of the vision for The Dream required finding the perfect outdoor space – which, until very recently, didn’t exist. In 2012, Theatre Orangeville approached Credit Valley Conservation Authority with the idea of creating a waterfront stage at its Island Lake

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Conservation Area. CVC secured a Canada 150 grant and major funding from the Rotary Club of Orangeville Highlands, it constructed the waterfront amphitheatre in 2017. The 60- by 40-foot floating stage cost $120,000 and, along with theatrical presentations, is intended for all kinds of community events to draw visitors to Orangeville. The grassy area that looks out to the stage can accommodate about 1,500 spectators. With the stage set, as it were, David reveals why the chosen play had to be A Midsummer Night’s Dream. “It’s Shakespeare’s most accessible work,” he asserts. “Four young kids wander into the forest looking for love and come out the other end.” Along the way there is secret trysts, thwarted romance, mistaken identities and magic potions. In keeping with the midsummer themes of fantasy and transformation, there may have also been a little magic at work in this choice of plays. For the past nine years, David has had a picture above his desk of what A Midsummer Night’s Dream might look like in an outdoor venue. And here we are. The play, which takes place entirely in a woodland setting, lends itself perfectly to the lakeside venue, which will be transformed into a fantastical fairyland by the theatre’s talented team of technicians, designers, builders and carpenters. As Midsummer’s mischievous Puck may quip, “Lord what fools these mortals be,” but David, who has been the theatre’s artistic director since 1999, is no fool. He and his staff have taken many measures to ensure the success of its first major outdoor production. Over the past two summers, the theatre’s Young Company has presented two plays at Island Lake – Peter Pan in 2017 and Robin Hood last year. Production manager Beckie Morris says the team’s greatest teacher may have been the mighty winds of Island Lake. “I don’t think I ever really appreciated the power of Mother Nature until a pirate sail we were working on lifted us off our feet. And we are not small people!” Beckie says the biggest challenge of

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this production is trying to fill such a large stage while ensuring it is secure against any weather contingency. The team has also ironed out the less glamorous details of outdoor production – such as traffic flow, outdoor washrooms, making change for tickets, and what to do when the generator they were using to make popcorn was so loud no one could hear the show. (Popcorn fans simply had to do without, but don’t worry, this year there’s a quieter generator.) Robin Hood cast members were equipped with microphones so the outdoor audience could hear them better, but they quickly learned that a special windproof microphone was required. David says those first Young Company productions laid the groundwork to make a fully financed production like The Dream viable. Though David has performed Shakespearean roles, he has not directed a play by The Bard. Nor will he this time. Instead, he has assumed the role of executive producer, man aging not only such key elements as fundraising and logistics, but ensuring the production’s mandate of inclusion is fully realized. “It’s a show that celebrates this community and ability,” David says. And that means everyone’s ability. The production aims to throw aside any so-called limitations and encourage participatation, regardless of age, experience or developmental ability. David is also excited that the production provides an opportunity for young, emerging artists to work in their hometown. The play is being directed by Colin Simmons, 26, who started out as Ralphie in Theatre Orangeville’s production of A Christmas Story in 2004. Colin also participated in the Young Company for many years. “These programs were my safe space where I was able to be myself and make mistakes without judgement,” he says. “Without David

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and my Theatre Orangeville family, I would not be where I am today, and I most certainly would not be who I am.” Mentorship has always been integral to the theatre’s mandate, but David strongly believes mentorship works both ways – that youth also have invaluable wisdom to share. “Colin is a genius!” he exclaims. When he sat in as Colin ran auditions for The Dream, David says, “I learned more about theatre in those three hours than I probably have in the last 15 years. Colin’s a young guy. I’m an old guy. It was so invigorating, and that’s what this project is all about!”

The associate director of A Mid summer Night’s Dream is Daniel Reale, 20, who also came up through the Theatre Orangeville ranks and directed last season’s Young Company performance of Robin Hood. By the time Daniel was 16, David says he had already taken on positions of creative decision-making for the theatre. Colin describes the responsibility, support and trust the theatre offers to youth not only as very rare but “the greatest gift a young person can receive.” This summer’s performance will also be enhanced by the addition of the Sweet Adelines Orangeville Chorus, a 50-voice female chorus using fourpart, a capella harmony. The Adelines will be performing original music

composed by a local musician (to be announced later this summer). With the production still several weeks away, the process is bursting with artistic energy and ideas. Certain details of the show are still in progress, but we do know that the text of Shake speare will remain intact, and actors will attend workshops to help them wrap their minds and mouths around the complex Shakespearean language. “Shakespeare is often perceived as intimidating and impenetrable, and butchered in most high school English classes. But when actors ‘get’ the text and have the aha! moment, it is thrilling to watch,” says Colin. As Theatre Orangeville brings down the curtain on its 25th season, David believes this production lays the foundation for an exciting future: “What kind of opportunities will be afforded as a result of us bringing together so many seemingly divergent components of the community?” Time will tell. But one thing is for sure, Colin promises that, come August, hundreds of people will gather by the shores of Island Lake to watch a magical story told by people from the community for the community. This will be one dream you will not want to sleep through.

Johanna Bernhardt is a freelance writer who lives in Orangeville.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream takes place from August 22 to 25 at Island Lake Conservation Area, immediately east of Orangeville. There will be five performances, including matinées on Saturday and Sunday. As a bonus, the ticket price includes day admission to the conservation grounds. Special “carload” tickets (maximum six people) are available for $80. For all show times and tickets: www.theatreorangeville.ca.

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or many of us, collecting souvenirs on our travels is about stuffing our carryons with postcards, T-shirts or kitschy tchotchkes. For jeweller Heidi von der Gathen, it’s about filling her pockets with bark, wild vines, pebbles and shells. “I collect textures,” she says, pulling out a piece of palm bark that looks like a hairy coconut shell. These collectables are not mere inspiration for the earthy necklaces, earrings and bracelets she crafts here in the bright renovated basement studio in her Orangeville home. Nor does Heidi fashion pieces out of the bits themselves. Instead, they act as molds for the sterling silver components she uses with gold findings, semiprecious gems and baroque pearls. Her finds do duty as texture boards as she works with a material that originated in Japan called precious metal clay. By one method, she presses the pale beige clay directly onto the crevices and crannies of, say, a piece of bark, then shapes the clay by hand into a jewellery component. By another method, she’ll create a silicone mold of a pebble or shell she wants to copy, press the clay into that mold and then do further hand work. The clay contains tiny flecks of sterling silver. So when the clay pieces are fired in a small kiln, the clay binder completely burns away and only the sterling silver form is left. After this, Heidi completes the components by sanding, tumbling or processing them to achieve the patina and finish she’s after. By design, nothing is perfect or symmetrical. “I like a little bit of wonk,” she says. continued on next page

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Heidi’s Air & Earth Design line is roughly divided into three looks. The rugged, moody Signature Collection is rooted in memories of a trip to Iceland in 2014, with stones such as jagged stick quartz and slabs of turquoise howlite evoking the country’s landscape. The Profusion Collection is contemporary and modern, filled with burnished sterling and lots of black. And beachy blues and seashells inspire the summery Shore Collection, which includes her “wobble” necklaces made of small beads such as labradorite, gold and pearl. They are strung on 19-ply steel and can do double duty twisted around the wrist. Heidi is working on Shore pieces today, stringing a blue Peruvian stone called chalcedony on gold findings. “They’re little tiny sculptures to me,” she says as she pulls her magnifying headgear to the top of her head and puts down a pair of pliers. She’s not tossing around the sculpture reference lightly. Trained as a sculptor at the Art Institute of Chicago, she worked in hologram and video installations after graduating. She also spent time working with Toronto jeweller Betty Walton before shifting to a career in television post-production. She and her husband, Alan Tate (a former holographic art technician, now an optical designer), had been parents for a year with daughter Ella (now 13) when life in a small town beckoned and they moved here. Having stepped away from television work, Heidi started making jewellery again for herself in 2016. After fielding compliments for the pieces she wore, she started the business in 2017. She won a Dufferin Arts Council grant in 2017, which she used to buy her small kiln. In 2018 she was awarded a small business grant from the Town of Orangeville. In turn she does her bit to support community charities, including Bethell Hospice and DAREarts. Heidi says her sculptures are on a smaller scale now, but she’s still exploring the classic concerns of the form, including texture, light, space and repetition. And she has one additional concern: “I like my customers to feel gorgeous in my pieces. They’re part of the sculpture.”

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Tearing up tracks for a place to go slow. BY NICOL A ROSS

t might surprise you to know that the rail lines of Headwaters now carry more people than ever. But these travellers don’t ride in passenger coaches. Instead, they walk, hike, run, cycle, ski, snowshoe, ride on horseback and, on one line, drive snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles. In 2017, according to the Town of Caledon, 85,000 people used the former rail line that is now the Caledon Trailway. In Headwaters, the Caledon Trailway kicked off the conversion of rail lines to rail trails. In 1989, the town purchased a 35-kilometre section of what was once the Hamilton and North-Western Railway for $30,000. The corridor runs diagonally across the entire municipality – from just east of Palgrave to just west of Terra Cotta. The trailway may not link us from sea to sea, as celebrated in Gordon 88

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Lightfoot’s “Canadian Railroad Trilogy,” but it does connect Caledon from northeast to southwest. Since its purchase, bridges have been repaired and added, benches constructed and interpretive signs installed. Other rail trails followed suit. Credit Valley Conservation and the Grand River Conservation Authority jointly bought the EloraCataract line of the onetime Credit Valley Railway to create the Elora Cataract Trailway. The town of Grand Valley picked up a section of the Fraxa-Teeswater branch of what started out as the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway, and transformed it into the Upper Grand Trailway, from Waldemar to near the Luther Marsh. And Dufferin and Grey counties acquired the Orangeville-ShelburneOwen Sound stretch of the TG&B’s main line and converted it into the

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CP Rail Trail. In total, more than 100 kilometres of rail trails criss-cross Headwaters. Having completed end-to-end journeys on foot or astride my bicycle on all but the CP Rail Trail, I’ve come to realize that rail trails differ from other recreational paths. Their width makes them chat-friendly because you can walk two or three abreast. They are also flat, making them attractive to hill-averse cyclists and wheelchair users. Furthermore, rather than avoid populated areas, rail trails often pass right through the centre of towns and villages. Sometimes subdivisions include public paths that link them to rail trails. When combined, these features make rail trails linear meeting places. Though I might see one or two peo ple when I hike the Bruce or Humber Valley Heritage trails, I’m unlikely to

travel along a rail trail without seeing a handful of fellow hikers or cyclists, especially when I’m close to a town or village. Users beget users. Rail trails are a place to meet up with friends to walk your dog, debate world issues or bemoan the fate of the hapless Leafs – all while getting exercise. But that’s not all. Rail trails serve a purpose not dissimilar to England’s hedges. In addition to being living fences, English hedges provide habitat for birds and other critters, including those cute hedgehogs. They are windbreaks and transportation corridors. Some English hedges date back to Roman times and are so much a part of the countryside they are marked on maps. Our rail trails are comparatively new. After all, our railways didn’t arrive until the 1870s. Nonetheless, these corridors record our pioneering

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Constructed on the former tracks of North-Western Railway, Caledon Trailway covers 35 scenic kilometres from Terra Cotta to Highway 9.

past and are also often included on maps. They are our historical rights-of-way, connecting towns and villages to one another and to parks, conservation areas and other trails. They provide public access at a time when the rural landscape is under relentless pressure to urbanize, and when physical (vs. cyber) connectivity is ever more tenuous. We need to cherish and protect them, a notion clearly shared by the caretakers of the Upper Grand Trailway as it passes through Grand Valley-East Luther. They maintain that trail with the care of a parent. A couple of summers ago, I hiked the 10.5-kilometre Upper Grand Trailway along the old TG&B branch line from Waldemar through Grand Valley to the East West Luther Townline near the Luther Marsh. The trail was meticu lously mowed and trimmed. There were

benches to rest on and the occasional interpretive sign. At many of the road crossings, I noticed cut-off pop bottles. Inside were plastic bags, a friendly reminder for dog owners. This is clearly a well-loved and well-used route. More recently, as I hiked the Caledon Trailway from end to end over two days, it felt like walking among old friends. Spring was budding all around me. Migratory red-winged blackbirds and red-breasted robins added their distinctive songs to those of overwin tering blue jays, cardinals and chicka dees. Ruffed grouse pumped away and turkey vultures soared overhead. Tender green buds decorated lilac trees, and I was delighted to see soft, fuzzy pussy willows, a sure sign of spring. The linear nature of rail trails means they take you from watershed to watershed, from moraine to escarpment, from village to village. On the Elora Cataract Trailway, travellers leave the Credit River watershed just west of Hillsburgh and cross into the Grand River watershed. Travelling westward on the Caledon Trailway takes you from the hummocky terrain of the Oak Ridges Moraine in the Humber River watershed to the Credit River watershed where the Niagara Escarpment dominates. Sandy soil gives way to rocks and gravel and terra cotta clay, and you cross old cut-stone trestle bridges that have been in place since the navvies built the railways some 150 years ago. In his “Canadian Railroad Trilogy,” Lightfoot sings about laying down tracks and tearing up trails to “let the lifeblood flow” because “we’re moving too slow.” But the times, they have changed. Those historic pathways have traced human aspirations through more than a century, and now as the world speeds by, we’re tearing up tracks and laying down trails to “let the lifeblood flow” by creating a place to go mercifully slow.

Nicola Ross is a freelance writer who lives in Belfountain. She is the author of a series of books on hiking, including Dufferin Hikes: Loops & Lattes and Caledon Hikes: Loops & Lattes.

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ILLUS TR ATION BY SHEL AGH ARMS TRONG

’m sitting in boxes up to my ears. In just two short weeks, we are moving. I’ve taken the day to work from home so I can run out at lunch for a bank appointment and to grab more boxes and packing paper. The movers will be here before we know it. In the little recesses of this 1800s cottage, a number of small parcels of household goods have been stashed away like squirrel treasures. I hope I find them all before the moving date.

How did I find myself here, again in the middle of boxes? Is it an addiction – this real estate Wheel of Fortune? If so, I would come by it naturally, due to a quirky gene my parents both seem to have. They’ve moved well over 20 times in their adult lives – such a high number that, for a number of years, they both held real estate licences to support their (healthy) addiction and to lower the fees on each purchase transaction. Is the first step admitting you need help? No, I don’t think I’m addicted! When I moved to the “cottage” in downtown Orangeville, things were not going well relationship-wise. It was one of the worst, but most necessary decisions of our lives – to separate. Telling your young child you are separating is not something you can ever prepare for. I couldn’t console our son, and I couldn’t console us. But we knew our relationship, and the cycles we were in, had to stop. My husband

Derrick and I found ourselves living close to each other, but apart. They were dark, lonely and disappointing days. The winter howled around the thick walls of the cottage. It withstood the winter storms and stayed warm inside. It felt secure to me, and with my son Adrian coming one week and going the next, I tried to carve out a new routine on my own. I sent thoughts to my house: “I will look after you, if you look after me.” I tried to lighten myself and my space, and to prepare for Christmas. I started a kitchen renovation by tearing everything down to the lath. However, the days were about to get darker. My brother died suddenly in February. I lost my job a month later in a restructuring. An ice storm split the tree in front of the house, blocking the driveway. I flew to Florida to help my parents drive home during their grief – and sprained my

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ankle severely, ending up on crutches. No driving. To top it off, on the trip home from Florida, I got food poisoning. I slept through the drive back up Interstate 75, waking only to take Gravol and Pedialyte. When I finally arrived home, I gave up. I couldn’t do anything for myself – I don’t know what I ate, I don’t know if I communicated with friends, I didn’t exercise, and probably didn’t shower. I met with employment lawyers by phone, and the OPP about my brother, but I don’t remember much of it. My wedding rings, and two rings from my late aunt and Gramma went missing in the reno. I didn’t care. The house stayed solid and the renovations continued around me, but I truly didn’t care. Somehow Derrick stayed the course for our family throughout it all. He, along with a few close friends, made sure I was fed, warm, safe. I remember a lot of time on the couch and a lot of sleep. The dog lay with me, and willed me to walk her. Once in a while I found the leash and my shoes and walked a block. The renovation was finished. It was beautiful. I tried to make some healthy food. I thought about the bathroom and how it also needed a reno. I must have been feeling a bit better. Derrick invited me to his clean apartment for good, spicy food. He would walk over to get Adrian and end up staying for dinner. When I walked the dog at night, I would send Derrick a text to say, “Look down,” and he would wave to us from his window above Broadway. Slowly we healed enough that we were spending more time together than apart. The routine of going back and forth for Derrick, Adrian, the dog – it just didn’t make sense. Two years after everything fell apart, we packed Derrick’s apartment and moved back in together. Now the space here in the cottage needs a new family to wrap around and keep warm. It’s in much better condition than it was when I bought it three years ago. And as we cleaned up all the squirrelly corners, some things showed up that I thought I would never see again. During the kitchen reno someone had swept the contents of my kitchen shelf into a box for safekeeping. The box was nondescript, full of what looked to be old bills and paperwork. Before pitching it, Derrick dug through it. And there, at the bottom, were my four missing rings. Thank you, 7 Third Avenue, for looking after me.

Bethany Lee is a freelance writer who has recently moved with her family to the Mono countryside.

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No Easy Way to the Promised Land The first pioneers to seek free land in these hills knew that crossing the Atlantic would be difficult. What they didn’t know was that securing a decent piece of property, and then finding it, could be another big challenge. BY KEN WEBER

The misery on sailing ships bound for Canada during the early 19th century is captured in diaries. James Rintoul, whose final destination in 1850 was Amaranth Township, offers an example. “22nd Saturday. Wet and stormy, a child died in steerage. 7th the Sabbath. Corpse of a lady and child put overboard this morning. 9th Tuesday. Wet and cold. Quarrelling in the galley over a fire. Child died in steerage. Another born.” In 1836, Benjamin Freure, en route with his family to what would become Wellington County, could afford a cabin but their journey was no more pleasant. “Thursday, 19 May. Alas! Sick, sick, sick, very sick today. Friday 20th. Still sick, all of us. Tuesday 7th. Rainy, unpleasant. Buried child in the deep, Died of small pox. Saturday 28th. Sea still rough and weather colder. Cannot get well. Feel I will never be warm again.” So, whether they were in steerage or on deck, after six weeks or more cramped together on a tossing, disease-ridden ship, passengers must have been relieved to see the heights of Quebec, even if they were disembarking to face more obstacles.

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only after a period of quarantine on Grosse Île. Because James Rintoul and the Freures had the good fortune to land when cholera and typhus were temporarily under control, it took them just weeks rather than months to get to Upper Canada. Not so for Donald and Christian Cameron. Although the Camerons’ arrival in 1818 predated the establishment of quarantine on Grosse Île, it took them 17 months to reach their land near present-day Caledon East. Donald got “lake fever” (malaria), so they had to winter at Montreal. Their journey to Kingston the next spring was disrupted by bad weather and missed connections. And then finally on the Great Lakes their ship sank! Getting to Upper Canada took determination – and good luck.

Then to the land office The newcomers came to these hills to secure a piece of the seemingly unlim ited supply of free colonial land. By the early 1820s, all but a few of the townships had been surveyed with the land divided into thousands of lots – 100 acres was a typical size – along more or less straight lines called concessions. At a government land office, newcomers were readily granted a lot, but to own it, that is, to get a Crown Patent, they had to clear five acres, erect a dwelling 16 x 20 feet and clear roadway along the concession, all within two years. For the settler, the transaction was very much an act of faith. Lots were

A gap in reality Because so many lots in Upper Canada were granted (to veterans and others) well before the wave of settlement began after 1820, many townships were made to appear more populated than they really were. The Township of Garafraxa (today’s East and West) was opened for settlement in 1822, and by 1825 nearly half the lots were gone, making the township, at least on paper, nearly half settled at a time when its population was effectively zero. The first settlers arrived in 1826.

awarded by lottery, by negotiation, and sometimes by the arbitrary decision of a government agent. Because the land was remote and utterly unknown, few new arrivals had any knowledge of what they had actually been granted. (In their diaries, both Rintoul and Freure acknowledge their good fortune, but for others there was disappointment. An area of land now contained in Mono Cliffs Provincial Park is an example of the harsh terrain settlers abandoned within a generation or two.)

Nor was every lot “free” For those who actually had a specific property or area in mind, there were often limitations. Before the first land seekers even got here, hundreds of lots were already gone, granted to United Empire Loyalists and British army veterans. Other lots were in the hands of land companies that used their government connections to grab huge tracts to hold for sale. The infamous

Clergy Reserves – one-seventh of every township set aside for clergy – pulled still more land out of the system. (Reserves in Erin Township, for exam ple, swallowed up nearly 10,000 acres.) Even the surveyors themselves owned swaths of land, for they were usually paid in acreage. In Mulmur Township, for example, 3,572 acres were used to reimburse surveyor Alan Robinet, while Albion surveyor James Chewitt finished the job owning 2,635 acres. Despite the side deals, there were still hundreds of lots in these hills awaiting eager new settlers, and in 1819 one of these was granted to William Downey from Yorkshire, England. At the land office in York he was given a Ticket of Location for Lot 18 on the 8th Concession of Albion Township. The ticket confirmed a provisional grant of his lot. All he had to do was meet the building and clearing obligations, and the property would be his. First, however, he had to find it.

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Settling on the wrong lot It was not unusual for first-in pioneers to misread blazes and settle on the wrong lot. Others “squatted” and went on to fulfill the ownership requirements hoping to deal with legal aspects later. In 1868 in Amaranth Township, Thomas Davis squatted on Lot 21, Concession 8. It was undeveloped land that, unknown to him at first, had been granted to one George Palmer in 1854. Davis and his growing family developed the property, but once the true ownership was discovered it took eight years of petitioning before the Commissioner of Crown Lands allowed him to buy the lot from Palmer (in installments over four years at $1.47 per acre).

hard to interpret – or even see. And the Downey and Roadhouse quests may have been extra challenging – accord ing to a history of Peel by Mary Fix, once a county warden, Albion’s survey had been carried out “largely with a chain, a tripod and a jug of whiskey.” The Roadhouses finally found their property on the second try, but had to hire a surveyor to help. William Downey also found his lot on the second try, but not for another year. To deal with other complications, he first had to go back to England!

left This deed was granted in 1925 to yeoman (farmer) Joseph Rymal, a United Empire Loyalist, for 100 acres on the 19th Concession of Garafraxa. He performed the settlement duties, but did not remain on the property. above William Roadhouse Sr. (1774–1857) settled on 200 acres in Albion Township in 1819. On the 55,000 acres that made up the township, there were fewer than 100 other settlers that year. William’s son Joseph was a child when the family arrived. See his account of the experience in an excerpt from his 1892 memoir with this column at inthehills.ca.

Into the darkness of the forest Downey is thought to be the first Euro pean landowner to sleep overnight in Albion Township. But that didn’t happen on Lot 18, Concession 8. After a storm-tossed Atlantic crossing and a months-long journey to the shores of Lake Ontario, followed by weeks in the trackless wilds of the new township, he simply could not find his property. Downey may not have known it, but at the time, three other Yorkshiremen, William Roadhouse and his two adult sons, were also searching in Albion with Tickets of Location in hand, but they couldn’t find their properties either. It was a common experience for first-in settlers. To designate concessions and lot boundaries, surveyors chopped blazes on not-always-precisely-located trees. What with random clearings, treeless swamps, thick underbrush and the complete absence of signage, blazes were

Was the promised land worth the struggle? In The Backwoods of Canada (1836), Catherine Parr Traill wrote, “Canada is the land of hope; here everything is new; everything going forward...” We don’t know if any of our local pioneers ever read her words, but if the history they left us is any indication, they would have agreed with her. The Roadhouses, for one, not only settled but soon expanded their holdings. James Rintoul wrote regularly to his brother in Scotland, urging him to emigrate too (he did). Benjamin Freure’s diary frequently mentions the “benefits” of this new life. Even the memoirs of Donald Cameron, whose trials were many and hard, noted there was “always plenty to eat and drink and to spare.” Perhaps the most powerful affirma tion comes from William Downey. Despite an impossibly difficult journey here in 1819, and a frustrating failure to pin down his property, and despite having to go back to England, he readily made the outbound journey again in 1820. This time his brother Henry came too, as did Henry’s wife Mary Ann and Henry Jr. Clearly they believed the land was worth it.

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lder Canadians report being happier than younger ones when it comes to their jobs, their partners and their personal relationships, even those with neighbours, according to a Gandalf Group happiness survey commissioned and recently released by The Globe and Mail. The numbers are intriguing. Of those surveyed, 78 per cent of people 65 and older reported they consider themselves “very happy,” confirming what I see around me daily. So what is this doing to the stereotype that old means useless, unhappy and in the way? It’s turning the cliché on its head, that’s what. Surprisingly, the Gandalf survey also found that older people are happier than younger people with their physical appearance as well as their physical health. A Gandalf spokesperson speculated this may have to do with expectations, or it may be the result of the stress and pressure young people put on themselves.

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Scrabble board sits in the living room of the charming 1896 home where Anne Livingston arrived as a bride in 1952. The board is waiting for the daily game Anne plays with her daughter-in-law Janine. Anne met her future husband, Aubrey, when he was kind enough to drive her home to Weston from a dance both were attending in Pine Grove. They married a year later, and Anne began her life on the 100-acre Caledon farm where, she says, there was a great deal to learn. Quickly. Shortly after arriving in Caledon, young Anne was drafted by a neighbour to help with a local political campaign. The experience inspired a pattern of volunteering in her new community, as well as a continuing interest in politics. Since then she has been involved with local, provincial and federal campaigns – and names former Caledon mayor 94

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Marolyn Morrison as one of her heroes. Anne and Aubrey produced three sons, Andy, Roy and Jim, and gradually built up a herd of 100 registered Holsteins. When Aubrey installed the area’s first automated milking parlour, the novel innovation attracted widespread attention. Sadly, Aubrey died of a heart attack in 1976, but Anne carried on, raising their boys and continuing to build the herd, which topped out at 250 milking head, and in 1988 she became the first woman to receive the Brampton-Caledon Farmer of the Year Award. Anne also continued to learn and to volunteer in the community. She was involved with the Mayfield United Church, chaired Caledon’s committee of adjustment for 20 years and Peel Region’s land division committee for five. She also served on the executives of the Brampton Curling Club and the local Cancer Society, and was instrumental in the

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All this despite the fact that I suspect the strongly youth-centric North American culture is working against us. In Spanish, tercera edad means “third age” and refers to those 65-plus. In that culture the designation brings with it all sorts of perks and privileges: reduced fees, bus and train fares, and even pas ses to the front of queues. In Ecuador recently I was standing well toward the back of a long lineup at an airline counter. A security guard caught my eye and waved me forward. As a Canadian I felt self-conscious as I slunk toward the front of the line, but the Ecuadorians around me were all smiling graciously. Regardless of where we live, by the time we reach the third age, we’ve had decades to develop resilience. We know happiness is a choice – and a skill. We’ve acquired an aptitude for appreciating life, and we know how to create a good day. If we can say at the end of the day that we are content and looking forward to tomorrow, I think we have achieved a state of happiness.

Your place to be In an essay for a mental health organization, British entrepreneur Richard Branson wrote, “Don’t just seek happiness when you’re down. Happiness shouldn’t be a goal, it should be a habit. Take the focus off doing, and start being every day. Be loving, be grateful, be helpful and be a spectator to your own thoughts.” Have you noticed the content of the late-night news hasn’t changed much over the past few decades? There is the obligatory outrage of the day, one country is threatening another, the economy is faltering, Israel and Palestine are still at odds, a bomb has exploded somewhere. Rather than allowing the nightly news into my subconscious just before sleep, I now give myself a break and catch up with it in the morning, in the hope the events of my unfolding day will dilute the grim reports from our unsettled world. An exercise I’ve been pursuing lately is to seek out good news to balance the bad. Are you aware, for instance, that Canada’s national electricity grid is a green asset to be envied? Writing in The Globe and Mail, energy expert Chris Turner noted that 81 per cent of this country’s electricity is drawn from sources that emit no greenhouse gases. And let me share with you the

contents of a video endorsed by a Canadian hero, astronaut Chris Hadfield: World hunger has reached its lowest point in 25 years; an Ebola vaccine developed by Canadians has a 100 per cent success rate; the giant panda and the manatee are no longer on endangered species lists; the number of tigers in the world is on the rise for the first time in 100 years; about 90 per cent of Costa Rica’s electrical grid now runs on renewable energy; China has announced plans to end its ivory trade; 20 countries have created 40 marine parks equivalent to the size of the United States; and 80,000 volunteers in India recently planted 50 million trees in 24 hours. There is more, but you get the point. By the time we reach our 70s, we have honed our aptitude for apprecia ting life. We have learned to look for beauty, humour and the little unex pected delights sent our way each day. We treasure our shelterbelt of good friends and long-term partners as emotional health insurance policies. We have learned that happiness is an inside job.

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Anne Livingston was the first woman to receive the Brampton-Caledon Farmer of the Year Award.

initiative of the Peel branch of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture to make the work of farmers more relevant to city folk. Then, when the family started Broadway Farm’s Market in 2002, Anne kept the books and did the baking for the shop. Though the market has since closed, she still does the books for the farming operation, which now focuses on cash crops. Over the years, Anne taught five of her seven grandchildren the fundamentals of economics by selling cattle compost for cash, which was used to buy laying hens. The eggs were then sold, bringing in enough money to buy fruit, which was turned into jam and sold locally. To the kids’ dismay, the money collected during these business operations went into their RRSPs. Board meetings were held at a Swiss Chalet in Brampton. Although Anne’s life has narrowed recently as she has been recovering from a broken hip, she says she wouldn’t change anything. “If it weren’t for the bad times, you wouldn’t be able to appreciate the good ones,” she says.

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Home is where the art is When entrepreneurs and artists Jocelyn Burke and James Webster renovated Jocelyn’s childhood home in Horning’s Mills, they laid the perfect groundwork for a well-curated life. BY TRALEE PEARCE

s Jocelyn Claire Burke and James Carlton Webster imagined transforming her childhood home into their permanent perch, it made sense to repair, modernize and update the space, just as many next-gen owners would. But this was not just any home. It came with a heaping serving of local and family history. The former Horning’s Mills general store was established when a schoolhouse was relocated and attached to the town’s 1840 grist mill at the turn of the 20th century. It has been a private home since the 1970s, and Jocelyn’s family

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moved here in 1987 when she was five. For Jocelyn, an artist and curator, the home evokes memories of her late father, Michael Burke, who died in 2004. After Jocelyn’s mother, Janet, moved next door to care for her own father until his death at 92, a series of tenants and vacancies had left the property in disrepair. In 2012 Jocelyn and James decided to take on the property while living together in Orangeville, knowing it needed major repairs and upgrades. As a testament to how well they worked together through the renovation, the pair, who met at high school in Shelburne,

eventually hosted their wedding reception here in 2015, a year after moving in. “We never had a plan,” says Jocelyn, sitting with James in their sunshinebathed kitchen. The couple, who have been together for 14 years, did much of the work themselves, hiring trades as needed – all while working full time, he in building maintenance and management for Dufferin County, she as a server at Mono Cliffs Inn and Terra Nova Public House. “I’d do a night shift at Terra Nova, then come here and work all day,” says Jocelyn. They transformed

eight rooms on the main floor into a loft-like space, with an art studio and office on the north side, where Jocelyn paints and James works on design projects, photography and music. (The polymath pair used to be heavily involved in the Harmony Rainbow Group, an Orangeville music collective.) The couple also manages two businesses here: the local problem-solving service, My Country Concierge, and The Wild Residency, which has an arts focus. The living, dining and kitchen areas open to the south. Upstairs are two bedrooms and a bathroom. On

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salvage and vintage furniture that fit the renovation’s aesthetic. Trained in sustainable building construction and design, James is the one with the “wood chi,” as Jocelyn calls it. He oversaw sourcing the perfectly matching hardwood from Buffalo to replace damaged flooring, as well as the red cedar telephone poles, which were planed and stained by Orangeville woodworker Don Rose to create the thick floating shelves in the kitchen. The dining chairs are part of a set of 18 from the Mansfield Orange Lodge. Throughout, Jocelyn’s paintings layer in a contemporary voice. Her 98

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most recent canvases are painted with iridescent oils, all dreamy washes of pastels punctuated by vertical trickles and soft curves, some with hits of gold leaf or glitter blown onto damp paint “like fairy dust,” she says. Jocelyn admits the white wall shade that makes these works pop isn’t a fancy pick. As a painter attuned to colour, she found the undertones too stark. “With the quality of light in here, every white I tried looked either grey or yellow,” she says. “So I stuck with straight white from the can.” It’s a fitting choice, a literal blank slate to match the figurative one this couple is busy filling. “I feel like we healed this house,” says Jocelyn.

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as proof. Beryl’s brother, Grandpa Carlton, stars in the oval portrait above the piano. Upstairs, Jocelyn scans the master bedroom. “Everything in here is inherited or comes from an auction,” she says. The quilt, which matches the painting and the bed linens in an offhand way, comes from a Waterloo auction. Her wedding gown, which fills one panel of a glass-fronted cabinet, was originally a vintage ruffled lace dress made in the 1800s and refashioned in the 1930s. “It fit perfectly,” says Jocelyn. Some of her most treasured pieces, though, are the thousands of books

and records of her dad’s which she is still sifting through. “I feel like I’m getting to know him better each time I find something new.” Indeed, where others might feel the weight of all this history around them, Jocelyn and James seem energized by it. The reimagined home has deepened their roots in the community. James spent four years as a Melancthon councillor from 2014 to 2018, and remains on the local cemetery and hall boards, among other commitments. And the house has also been a sturdy launch pad for the couple’s two businesses. “Succeeding at reinventing this house has made us feel like we continued on next page

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can do anything,” Jocelyn says. It has, James adds, “given us a life by design far surpassing what we deemed was possible.” My Country Concierge, which they started in 2016, was inspired by their renovation experience and offers renovation help, project and property management, catering, and weekend house prep. The Wild Residency came into being last year, with added inspiration from curatorial studies Jocelyn undertook in 2017 at the Euro pean Cultural Academy in Venice. As part of an international artist residency network, The Wild Resi dency hosts artists for trips abroad

(this summer Venice beckons) and retreats at their home, which they call Wild Mill Studios, as well as two other properties they own. One is a rustic pink cabin in Newfoundland and the other is a renovated 1969 Airstream trailer parked on 300 spectacular acres on Lake Superior. “When you can go to a place so special, you feel compel led to share it,” Jocelyn says. The pair will be tying it all together in an upcoming salon-style evening at home, named in honour of Michael Burke’s unrealized dream of opening a first-edition bookstore and café here called the Rainy Day Café. Funds raised at the event will be earmarked to sponsor artist residencies.

One of the perks those artists – and Rainy Day Café guests, if they’re lucky – will get to enjoy here is the view of ducks puttering around on the pond. In their research, Jocelyn and James learned that a Horning’s Mills resident and naturalist, Mac Marshall, used to track the migration habits of the ducks who lived here – the Museum of Dufferin holds a selection of his duck tags. Looking out the studio window at two web-footed visitors, Jocelyn smiles, admitting she feels more than a little kinship with them. “I like to think these are Mac Marshall’s ducks coming home to roost,” she says.

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HOCKLEY VALLEY COUNTRY ESTATE 88 acres of rolling hayfields and hardwood bush with majestic views overlooking the Hockley Valley. 5500 sq ft main house with completely renovated century gate house and barn. Professionally landscaped with stone walls, swimming pool and magnificent mature maple trees. $4,350,000

CALEDON COUNTRY GETAWAY Reproduction custom country home situated on 42 rolling acres with a private setting overlooking a picturesque spring-fed pond. This 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom country home with a wood-burning fireplace is a perfect getaway from the city. $2,599,900

LINDEN LANE FARM Renovated farmhouse on 52 acres with southerly views in the heart of Mono on Mono Centre Road. Outbuilding and barn with the Nottawasaga River flowing on the south-west border of the property. 4-bedroom farmhouse offers views of pool and stunning perennial gardens. $1,799,900

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A VISION SPLENDOUR Custom built, open concept, 3+2 bdrms, in-law suite with walkouts and views. Dbl-car garage. 25 ac, 80x34 insulated barn with 12 stalls, paddocks, rolling land. Private and backs onto Mono Cliffs Provincial Park. $1,399,000 Wayne Baguley 519-941-5151

ROOM FOR THE IN-LAWS Immaculate open concept living space, 3 bdrms on main floor, 2 additional bdrms in finished lower level and large rec room with wet bar. Plus sep entrance to completely self-contained 1-bdrm in-law suite. 1-acre lot. $979,000 Wayne Baguley 519-941-5151

AMAZING REDESIGN, 160 ACRES, CALEDON Redesigned chic country home. Stunning valley views. Irreplaceable estate. Multiple homes and superb amenities. 10+ car garages, tennis, hiking, indoor pool, sporting clays course, fly fishing. A light-filled residence designed for entertaining with new look by top designer! $14,995,000

PERFECT PLACE FOR KIDS TO GROW UP Double brick turn of the century 5-bdrm, 3-bath home. 2 barns, drive shed, 1-acre pond with lots of bass. 50 acres abuts new 3-acre park and Rails for Trails. $1,200,000 Wayne Baguley 519-941-5151

RENOVATED VICTORIAN GEM but still keeping its original charm. 3 bdrms, fabulous kitchen with island, living room with fireplace, family room with woodstove, sunroom, wrap-around porch. 26 acres. 2 barns, office/bunkie, pool. $1,399,000 Wayne Baguley 519-941-5151

400 ACRES, HOCKLEY VALLEY One of the finest large acreage properties. River, large ponds, dramatic long distance views, rolling forests, farmed lands. Stone house, pool, 2nd home and riding facilities. Divided into multiple lots. $7,500,000

15-ACRE OSTRICH FARM Large outbuilding houses gift shop/farm store, cafeteria, office, 2 bathrooms, workshop, hatchery and incubator room. Plus 2 Quonset huts, 6 ft high fenced paddocks and 2-bdrm bungalow. Ostriches included. $1,299,000 Wayne Baguley 519-941-5151

NEED AN ESCAPE? Long driveway to 5-bdrm yellow brick house with extensive addition and renos. Serene 55 acs of fields, trees, wildlife & Saugeen River runs through. Multiple ens baths and modern in-law suite. Barn renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d by Mennonites. $1,950,000 Wayne Baguley 519-941-5151

HARRIS LAKE, 101 ACRES, CALEDON Classic 4-bedroom New England style home overlooks private 7-acre kettle lake. Private setting. Guest cabin, restored century barn, tennis court, extensive trail network. Bright open concept design. Main floor master. Efficient geothermal heating. $4,950,000

48 ACRES â&#x20AC;&#x201C; STUNNING VIEWS Immaculate, generous 3+2-bedroom bungalow on rolling land. Eat-in kitchen, main floor laundry, finished lower level with walkout. Attached oversized double garage. 40x80 barn/workshop/antique cars. $1,099,000 Wayne Baguley 519-941-5151

PRIVACY ON 25 ACRES Long winding driveway through the forest and over the stream leads to this charming open concept log home, barn/shelter with 3 stalls, paddocks, open fields and bush. Serenity. Home retreat. $1,150,000 Wayne Baguley 519-941-5151

RIDGEFIELD HOUSE, 80 ACRES, HOCKLEY VALLEY Perched on the edge of the Hockley Valley sits this 5-bedroom home. Full coach house, 4-car garage, pond, Nottawasaga River frontage, tennis, trails, beautiful farmland and forest. 2-storey great room with granite fireplace. Large eat-in kitchen. $3,999,000

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EWING HOUSE, HOCKLEY VALLEY Picturesque 51 acres. Restored 1863 4-bedroom main house + 1-bedroom coach house. Amazing office/studio/lounge building. 6-stall barn. Resort calibre pool. 3-car garage. Pond. Long views. $2,999,000

MULMUR HOME, 2 LOTS 3-bedroom, 3-bath house, 79 acres. $1,650,000

BEECH GROVE HALL, CALEDON Custom-built bungalow + 4-bay garage with loft apartment. Privately sited country home on 46 acres. High-efficiency and high-calibre build. $3,399,000

BROOK FARM, EAST GARAFRAXA 97-acre farm. Renovated 1902 4-bedroom home with new kitchen and baths. Large fieldstone fireplace. Fully restored bank barn. $1,750,000

MAPLE LANE FARM, MONO 71 acres with 1837 stone house + elegant 2-bedroom guest house. Private setting. Pond. Barn. 3-bay workshop. AAA location. $2,499,000

MILL POND STONE COTTAGE, ALTON Lovingly restored stone cottage with wrap-around porch and upper floor balcony. English garden, entertainment area with BBQ and fire pit. $899,000

VICTORIAN HOUSE, ORANGEVILLE Renovated Victorian house in the centre of Orangeville. Can be used as single residence or mix of residential and commercial. Ample parking. $979,000

MAPLE COTTAGE, THE GRANGE Nestled amongst soaring trees in The Grange Equestrian community. English garden, vegetable patch and deciduous forest. 2.5 acres. $1,695,000

WHAT A VIEW, CALEDON Updated 3-bedroom bungalow. Deluxe master suite with change room and 5-piece ensuite. Direct walkout to the pool. 30+ mile views. Lighted paved drive. $1,585,000

CALEDON VINEYARD, 100 ACRES Private fully fenced vineyard with 400 vines. Fully equipped wine makerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room in restored century barn. 4-bedroom home overlooks large pond. Guest cabin. $4,950,000

48 ACRES, CALEDON New winding drive leads to elevated new home building site. Close to town. Renovated gate house. Get ready to build. Call for pricing.

ADJALA HILLS, 25 ACRES Charming 4-bdrm country bungalow. Main floor master. Designer kitchen w/ heated flrs & views over the front gardens. Koi pond. Pool. Mature gardens. Woodlands & hiking trails. $1,960,000

8.5 ACRES BELFOUNTAIN Family home on a mature ravine lot. Recently renovated open concept kitchen. Full walkout lower level. Asking $1,495,000

SUSTAINABLE HOME, HOCKLEY Completely off-the-grid living. Solar, wind and battery powered 3-bedroom, 2-bath home. Award-winning design. 4 acres. Asking $649,000

50-ACRE COUNTRY PROPERTY Superb location. Charming 1940s home with pool and private golf course. Asking $2,950,000

MULMUR RETREAT Bright craftsman built majestic log home overlooking a large tranquil pond. 3 finished levels. 2-storey great room with stone fireplace. Jet pool and hot tub. Asking $1,980,000

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MASTERPIECE EQUESTRIAN PROPERTY Distinctive 5400 sq ft home, amazing views, gardens, pool, 11-stall barn, indoor, paddocks, sand and grass rings, 46.38 acres across from Dufferin forest. $2,495,000

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE 4 SEASON LIFESTYLE! Country retreat on 10 acres in New Tecumseth. Featuring walking/riding trails, skating on the pond, fall colours, summer sunsets/views and so much more. Wind down the private drive to this luxury residence with 4 bedrooms and 4 baths, main floor granny/nanny suite or great setup for home office. Only 10 minutes to Hwy 400 or 45 minutes to Toronto International Airport. $1,795,000

IN THE HEART OF HORSE COUNTRY King Township minutes to Nobleton. Very scenic property with equestrian complex featuring 20 soft stalls, 70â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x156' indoor arena, sand ring and 9 paddocks. Great setup for home based horse farm or investment. Approximately 15 minutes to Caledon Equestrian Park. $1,890,000

ULTRA PRIVATE 1.73 ACRES Modern, bright farmhouse style living. Open concept, walkout to huge deck and pool, master retreat, lower level granny flat has walkout to patio and gardens. $1,095,000

PRIVATE 100-ACRE HOBBY FARM Amazing location for horses with hacking, hiking, biking, skiing. Stylish Dutch Colonial home. Over 3039 sq ft of living space, stone fireplace, gorgeous views. Pool, barn, pond and maple bush. Ideal Bed & Breakfast. $1,690,000

SHOWS LIKE A MODEL! Almost 3200 sq ft of space with 80x160 ft lot in Tottenham. 4 bdrms, 4 baths, chef's kitchen, large master suite with beautiful 5-pc ensuite. Pool sized backyard waiting for you to create your own oasis. $1,089,000

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COUNTRY RETREAT ON 100 ACRES Enjoy the natural beauty of the Adjala countryside! Mixed bush with the Boyne River meandering through. Solid brick home for your updating ideas. 10-stall horse barn, drive shed/ workshop & several paddocks. $999,000

ESTATE VIEWS ON 9+ ACRES High on a hill in south New Tecumseth. Renovated bungaloft with 5 bedrooms and 3 baths. Oversized 3-car garage. Private inground salt water pool. Mature forest with walking trails and springs. $1,079,000

ARCHITECTURALLY INTRIGUING 10 acres near Tottenham. Very distinctive home with character! Spring-fed pond, apple trees and country views. Golf at Woodington Lake. Ideal retreat less than 1 hour from GTA. $1,250,000

LIFESTYLE LIVING ALLISTON Upgraded Montabello bungaloft overlooking Nottawasaga Golf Course. 2+1 bdrms and 4 baths, walkout lower level with wet bar, huge rec and games room, bdrm with semi ensuite. Heated garage with tile floor. $998,000

PRIVATE OASIS IN ADJALA Relax and enjoy this upgraded home on 2 acres. 3+1 bdrms and 4 baths. Large pond and beautiful perennial gardens, fruit and mature trees with massive tiered decking for entertaining. Pride of ownership! Shows 10+. $899,800

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VIEW VACIOUS 112 acs in the heart of Mono. Open meadows, ravine, forest, views over the Hockley Valley. Equestrian property offering 2 barns, indoor riding arena, paddocks, drive shed, orig farmhouse & sep auxiliary residence. $1,799,900

LOCATED ON LARGE LOT Looking for a bungalow? This well maintained home has main flr living rm, open to dining rm, spacious kitchen and w/o to private rear patio. Master bdrm enjoys 4-pc ens. Lower level offers loads of additional living space. $499,999

CHARM OF YESTERYEAR Gorgeous Victorian home that functions with today’s lifestyle. The home boasts rear family rm w/ wood fp, w/o to hot tub, fenced yard & i/g pool. Upgraded kit, multiple w/o’s, 2 staircases to upper level, luxurious main bath. $969,000

TIME TO ESCAPE Great 2-storey, 4-bdrm home on 1.4 acs, paved road & det garage. Farmhouse kit/dining rm, rear family rm with w/o to deck, living rm has wood burning fp & 10 ft ceilings. Master with gas fp & w/o to enclosed sunroom. $574,900

4 SEASON HOME – 10 ACS, MONO Start living your dream here, at this wooded property, private setting with trails and stream. Spacious 2-storey, 4-bedroom home with a backyard oasis to include inground pool. Plus much, much more! $1,199,999

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE 3+2-bdrm bungalow, fin on both levels, great layout for family & entertaining. Covered outdoor terrace, heated i/g pool, plus the 1300 sq ft heated garage, lots of room to work & play, 1 ac tucked away on quiet cul de sac. $1,199,900

COUNTRY ROADS TAKE ME HOME 42 acs in Mono on paved road, original 3-bdrm, 2-bath brick farmhouse, beautiful wood staircase + 3 outbuildings, 40’x60’ workshop w/ inflr heat, 2 12’x14’ overhead doors, barn & drive shed. Approx 40 acs workable. $1,249,900

ARCHITECTURALLY UNIQUE If you are looking for a one-of-a-kind space in Caledon – your prayers have been answered. Check out this transformed church now a quaint, efficient home. Elevated kit, soaring staircase to upper level. A must see! $834,900

PRIVATE FARMHOUSE ON 54 ACS Fantastic views, paved road, original bank barn & det drive shed with insulated workshop area. Kitchen with Heartland cookstove, w/o to sunroom & adjacent dining rm. Barns & land suitable for horses/livestock. $1,299,000

YOUR WEEKEND GETAWAY Great location on 8 acs. Access to hiking, skiing, golfing. Classic bungalow on ridge, spacious kit & din rms w/ w/o to patio. Master has 3-pc ens, hrdwd floors in bdrms. Fin bsmt w/ rec rm, dry bar, games/office rm, workshop. $779,900

BRING YOUR BUILDING PLANS 44 acres on paved road. Features mixed bush, open meadow and spring-fed pond. Driveway is in to the property at north end. Ready to build your dream home. $689,000

DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY This 45-acre parcel of land offers open meadows, mixed bush and a large pond as well as a site for that special home you always wanted. $599,900

41 ACS – THE HILLS OF MULMUR Located just 2 km north of Hwy 89 & .5 km from paved road. Rolling land, treed, trails throughout & mixed forest. Great proximity to restaurants, hiking, area village, major highways. Peace & tranquility on this property. $579,900

CLASSIC FAMILY BUNGALOW Spacious 3-bedroom, 2-bath home backs onto walking trail. Offers spacious living rm and dining rm. Kitchen has ample cabinetry and w/o to rear patio and yard. Loads of additional space in bsmt, rec room with gas fireplace. $449,900

BE THE FIRST FAMILY New build in Orangeville. Front porch charm, 3 bdrms, 2.5 baths, open concept main flr w/ 9’ ceilings. Approx 1671 sq ft of liv space, convenient 2nd flr laundry. Bsmt unfinished, separate exterior access & w/ up from bsmt. $674,900

PENTHOUSE LIFESTYLE Spacious 2-storey condo in Orangeville. Approx 1545 sq ft living space, large kit w/ pass through to liv/din room combo. Plus walkout to private, open terrace. Upper level master w/ 6-pc ens. Sep laundry, 2nd bdrm w/ full bath. $619,900

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DESIGNED WITH DISTINCTION This one-of-a-kind custom built log bungaloft is a masterpiece on an acre lot with deeded access to the shores of Kawartha Lakes. An open concept “foodies” kitchen, soaring ceilings, luxurious master retreat and finished basement are meticulously crafted to provide 3000 sq ft of living space unparalleled quality. 2 separate garages offer room 6 cars and workshop. Exclusive $1,299,000

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY GEORGETOWN Total of 12 residential tenanted apartments (nine 2-bedroom, two 1-bedroom and one 3-bedroom units) on a 132’x185’ lot, minutes away from the downtown core, farmers’ market, parks and GO Transit. Each unit has a separate entrance and patio. A full basement includes one 1-bedroom and coin laundry service. Separate detached 40 ft x 24 ft 3-car garage. MLS $1,900,000

CLASSIC FULL SERVICE HORSE FACILITY ON 50 ACRES This magnificently renovated 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom Century home is outfitted with 20-stall bank barn, 6 paddocks, 12 acres in hay, 80x220 sand ring and 60x160 heated indoor riding arena for all your equestrian needs. A beautiful spring-fed pond and mature forest let’s you enjoy nature in a rural setting minutes from Town. Call for more details. MLS $1,675,000

FRINGE BENEFITS – 12 ACRES ON THE EDGE OF TOWN This property is like having your own cottage with all the comforts of municipal services and high-speed internet. The 2+2-bedroom, 2-bathroom brick bungalow offers many updates and a finished walkout basement with 2nd eat-in kitchen and more living space. 52 ft x 32 ft 9-stall barn, stocked pond and 4 paddocks give a family room to roam. MLS $1,099,000

MULTI PURPOSE FOR LIVE, WORK & PLAY This versatile property offers many agri-tourism operations with 12-stall stable, 17 paddocks, 8 water hydrants, 60x120 indoor outdoor riding arena and 100x200 sand ring. 42x20 4-car garage and 34x60 drive shed/shop with 16 ft doors provide insulated and heated work areas. The almost completely renovated 3+1-bedroom, 2-bathroom bungalow and a detached luxurious, ground floor open concept 1-bedroom, 2-bathroom in-law suite can be a lavish home, office or AirBNB vacation rental for your family or business ventures. This property is the ideal property for both entertaining and running an agricultural business. Both residences are carpet-free and offer multiple walkouts. Close to Orangeville on a paved road. MLS $2,199,000

AN OASIS ON 13 ACRES Privacy and quiet are a reality on this amazing 13-acre retreat nestled among mature trees and hidden from the road. This almost completely renovated 4+1-bedroom, 4-bathroom home offers a professionally built in-law/2nd master suite, finished walkout basement and two 2-car garages. This home welcomes you to be part of nature with numerous walkouts, balconies, patios and decks. Oversized windows enhance every carpet-free room with natural light. An open concept gourmet eat-in kitchen provides room for a large harvest table. Both master suites offer wonderful rooms to relax. A safe fenced area for your fur babies to run, while a trail through the forest is ideal for long walks. Too many updates to list. MLS $1,199,000

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BUNGALOW IN INGLEWOOD 3+1 bdrms, 4 baths, main flr has hrdwd, sunken dining & fam, living rm w/ fp, chef’s kit, master has 5-pc ensuite & w/o, fin walkout bsmt w/ games rm, rec, bdrm, 2-car gar, mature landscaped 134x284 ft lot. Caledon $1,249,000

MODERN ESTATE HOME 3 bdrms, 5 baths, 50 acres, great rm w/ hrdwd & cathedral ceiling & fp, dining rm, chef’s kit w/ granite & w/o to deck, sunroom, main floor master has 6-pc ensuite, w/in closet & hrdwd flrs, fin bsmt, att 4+ car gar. Erin $1,850,000

LEGACY PINES-PALGRAVE 2 bdrms, 2 baths, bungalow, full bsmt, great rm/kit/dining combo w/ hrdwd flrs, gas fireplace, bay window & walkout to deck. Master has his/hers closets & 3-pc ensuite, 2nd bdrm w/ double closet, 1-car gar. Caledon $749,900

COUNTRY HOME – 10 ACRES 4 bdrms, 4 baths, 2 storey, lrg rms, living/dining/fam rms w/ hrdwd, kit w/ granite counters, master has 4-pc, fin bsmt w/ rec rm has a fp, 1 main flr bdrm, geothermal heating, inground pool & generator. Caledon $1,298,888

SPECTACULAR CUSTOM HOME 3+1 bdrms, 4 baths, bungalow, 24.3 acs, i/g pool, cabana, pond, workshop, barn, greenhouse, plank hrdwd floors, Brazilian slate, Cambrian granite, marble, porcelain, walnut, the list goes on. A true dream home! Caledon $2,926,000

INGLEWOOD BEAUTY 4 bdrms, 3 baths, fam rm w/ fireplace & open to kit w/ granite counter, island & built-in ovens, master has 4-pc ensuite & w/in closet, fin bsmt has games & rec rm w/ fireplace. 3 outbuildings & lovely grounds. Caledon $1,649,000

EVERYTHING IN ONE SPOT 2 storey, 4 bdrms, 3 baths, upgraded w/ granite, slate, oak, Corian, crown moulding, the works. Main flr den & laundry. Resort style ingrnd pool, att 2-car gar, lrg bank barn & studio w/ fin loft. Live/work/play. Caledon $1,395,000

24 ACRES WITH INDOOR POOL 5 bdrms, 4 baths, 2 storey, fam rm w/ hrdwd & w/o to deck, din rm w/ crown moulding, kit/fam combo, lrg breakfast area, main floor office, master has 6-pc ensuite & w/in closet, fin w/o bsmt, 3-car gar. 24 acres. Mono $1,149,000

51.8 ACRES – INCREDIBLE VIEWS Old farmhouse ready for complete reno or start over. Land is mix of forest, cleared area, rolling land and ponds. Build your dream getaway or farm the land. Great commuter location just outside Caledon Village. Caledon $2,200,000

CUSTOM BUNGALOW – 11.9 ACRES 3 bdrms, 4 baths, master has 3-pc ensuite, eat-in kit, main flr office, sunken fam rm w/ fp, fin walkout bsmt, 6-stall barn w/ loft, paddocks, run-in shed, 2 ponds, inground pool w/ screen cabana, and vineyard. Caledon $1,699,000

LOG HOME WITH EXTENSION 3 bdrms, 2 baths, 1.37 acres, great rm & kit w/ hrdwd, dining rm w/ French doors, master has 4-pc ensuite & w/in closet, fin walkout bsmt w/ rec rm, 40x33 ft barn, oversized 2-car garage w/ att insulated workshop. Caledon $1,177,700

COUNTRY BEAUTY WITH 2 ACRES 3 bdrms, 3 baths, fam rm w /maple flrs, efficient wood stove, w/o to lrg deck, din rm w/ wood flrs, wainscoting, crown moulding. Cook’s kit has granite counters, island, master w/ 5-pc ens & w/in closet, 2-car gar & pond. Mono $824,900

THE GLENOE SCHOOL HOUSE Reno’d (rebuilt roof, wiring, insulation, windows, furnace, upper loft), 3 bdrms, 2 baths, hrdwd flrs, vaulted ceilings, island in spacious kitchen, approx 4000 sq ft outbldg w/ 2nd level, 200 amp, full heating & bathroom. Mono $899,900

DIVERSE 23.66 ACRES Just north of Hwy 9, pretty treed lot w/ mixture of natural forest, reforested sections, pond. Would make great building site for a custom home. This is a nature’s paradise. Use your imagination to consider the possibilities. Mono $719,000

CORNER 2-BEDROOM CONDO 1549 sq ft, 2 baths, open concept kit/great rm w/ den. Full laundry area doubles as w/in pantry, L shaped kit island w/ breakfast bar & granite counters, roof top bbq terrace, party rm, games rm, 1 parking spot. Orangeville $749,000

WONDERFUL FAMILY HOME 4 bdrms, 3 baths, living room w/ vaulted ceiling & fp, dining room w/ hrdwd floors, main floor den & laundry, kit w/ island, master w/ updated 4-pc ensuite & walk-in closet, updated main bath, fin loft. Palgrave. Caledon $1,298,000

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CENTRAL CALEDON One-of-a-kind! 18.47 private acres, 6000+ sq living space in Scandinavian log and stone home. Selling fully furnished inside and out. Lots of renos, resort amenities. $2,995,000

COUNTRY CHIC This country gem was custom built with historical details, high ceilings and bright spacious rooms on nearly one acre. With long views, perennial/veggie gardens and charming outbuildings. Enjoy the sunsets from your sunroom or wrap-around deck. It has great bones, a newly renovated walk-up basement, steel roof, geothermal heating and is minutes to town! Don’t miss this one! $860,000 Phillips Imrie_layout 19-05-30 8:33 PM Page 1

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108 KINGSVIEW DR, BOLTON Mature lot – 60 x 172 – on North Hill. Wonderfully maintained by original owners. 4-bedroom/3-bath home, finished basement, 3-season screened Muskoka room. $889,900

RCR Realty, Brokerage Independently Owned & Operated

Sales Representatives

Nina Mandeville

Senior Vice President - Sales, Sales Representative, B.A. (Hons.)

Cell: 905.321.1087 | 905.845.0024 nmandeville@sothebysrealty.ca | ninamandeville.ca

WELCOME TO PINE RIVER RANCH This extremely well designed equestrian facility features 6 stalls, indoor arena, separate hay barn, multiple oak-board paddocks. Situated on 77 acres on a dead-end street with access to Dufferin and Simcoe Forest trails – perfect for trail riding. Approximately 30-acre hayfield and the Pine River is at the rear of the property. Custom-built, open-concept raised bungalow with professionally finished basement. Excellent package. $1,495,000

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PICTURE PERFECT All brick bungalow in a quiet community. Meticulously maintained inside and out, it features 3 bedrooms, open-concept kitchen and dining room. Lovely fully fenced yard and attached garage.

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WASAGA BEACH Looking to retire or just be in walking distance to the beach? Fabulous newer house w/ 1497 sq ft of o/c living with lots of bells and whistles. In-law potential, main floor laundry. You won't be disappointed. $569,900

EXCEPTIONAL COUNTRY LIVING Stonecroft, a rarefied 95+ acre country estate nudging the borders of Caledon and Halton Hills has been restored with a reverence to the past and a nod to modern luxury. Original 1859 stone exterior walls become stunning interior feature walls, 3-storey glass encased staircase, reclaimed hemlock floors, gourmet kitchen and sumptuous baths. The property also features a coach house, restored bank barn, bunkie, inground pool, 2 ponds and much sought after commercial zoning! Offered at $4,990,000

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3.7+ ACRES, CEDAR DRIVE, CALEDON 2400 sq ft finished basement with walkout. 2 large ponds, custom open concept kitchen. Inground pool, home theatre. 4-acre lot next door available for sale – inquire. $1,699,000

.95 ACRE, BELFOUNTAIN, CALEDON 3500 sq ft all brick home with 4+2 bedrooms. Custom open concept kitchen, 4-car garage with loft, concrete basement, oak flooring. Many, many upgrades. $1,679,000

13+ ACRES, BELFOUNTAIN, CALEDON 3500 sq ft, hardy board siding. Custom kitchen, large great room, 4 bedrooms, heated basement floor. 2 ponds and a stream. Horse farm, 4 stalls. $1,649,000

2 ACRES, BELFOUNTAIN, CALEDON Colonial Style on prestigious estate style development. 4 bedrooms, bathrooms renovated, open concept great room/kitchen. Granite, many upgrades, generator. $1,499,000

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SARAH ASTON

SARAH ASTON Sales Representative

Sales Representative

SUTTON

HEADWATERS REALTY INC

Town and Country Properties

sarahaston.ca

519.217.4884

MISSISSAUGA RD, CALEDON Masterpiece w/ views on 25+ acs. 5000+ sq ft home, 5 bdrms each with ensuite, designer kitchen w/ granite & built-in cabinetry. Hrdwd throughout, gym, wine cellar, 3-car grg, pool complex w/ outdoor kit & more! $3,950,000

BEECHGROVE SDRD, CALEDON Gracious country living with room for all! Meticulously updated 4-bdrm red brick, century farmhouse with board & batten & stone addition on 59 acres. Bank barn, arena, paddocks & 2 swimmable ponds. $2,489,000

3RD LINE E, MULMUR Terrific views at this private equine paradise! Updated 3-bdrm, 2-storey home with walkout basement on 24.62 acres. 7-stall barn, paddocks, hayfield, hrdwd bush with trails complete the outdoor package. $1,289,000

WILLOW CRES, MONO Privacy & peace of mind! Professionally, upgraded 3 bdrm, 2 storey w/ fin basement & 3-car garage on lrg priv lot w/ beautiful grdns. Walking distance to Island Lake Conservation & school. Close to amenities. $1,068,900

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143 Mill Street, Creemore

705.466.2115 basiaregan.com basiaregan@royallepage.ca

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sarahaston.ca saston@sutton.com SUTTON HEADWATERS REALTY INC

“POND HILL”, ROSEMONT Beyond beautiful! Seamlessly tying 2 board & batten additions with an 1850's log home, owner has integrated magnificent views, natural light and flow throughout. Over 97 acres of spectacular long views, 2 tranquil swimming ponds, stunning perennial gardens, updated bank barn and detached 2-car garage complete this package. Property can be kept as a private retreat or turned into an equine facility. Close to golf, hiking, skiing, fine dining. 45 minutes to Toronto airport. Coming soon to Realtor.ca. $2,985,000

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sigriddoherty.com sigrid@sigriddoherty.com direct 416-274-1592 office 905-584-2727

129.5 ACRE AGRICULTURAL ESTATE Productive corner farm with 100 recently tiled acres. A handsome farmer’s home base or extraordinary country playground for an active family seeking privacy with crop-sharing income. Poured concrete, passive solar home with dual heating system, spacious principal rooms with expansive newer windows, 4 bdrms plus self-contained main level guest suite. Detached 4-car garage, heated 860 sq ft shop, tennis court, cabin, pond & trails. $3,300,000

DOWNTOWN BOLTON Formerly the Town doctor’s house. This stately Victorian home has been restored to its former glory days. Formal living room and dining room with 10’ ceilings, hardwood floors, 2 gas fp’s. Family sized kitchen, granite counters and pressed tin ceiling. This 4-bdrm, 2-bath home plus family room is move-in ready. Detached 2-car garage with loft. In the heart of downtown Bolton, suitable for home office/business. Call to view this outstanding property! $889,000

ERIN HOBBY FARM WITH ARENA Open concept, move-in ready bungalow. Renovated kitchen with hickory cabinets, Wolf/Sub-Zero appliances and 4 beautifully updated baths. For your horses, a heated 11-stall barn with wash stall, tack/feed rooms; you’ll love riding in your heated 140’x80’ arena with an attached 25’x80’ heated workshop. A heated inground salt water pool is ready for summer. This practical 9.5-acre farm has everything you need! $1,550,000

SOUTH CALEDON Outstanding south Caledon property, 1.69 acres, mature lot, set back from the road. Quality custom built home, 1995 by original owners. 4000+ sq ft finished. Open concept kitchen looks on to great room, vaulted ceilings, magnificent windows. This 4-bedroom, 4-bath home has hardwood flooring thru-out main level. Fin lwr lvl w/ 9’ ceilings, w/o to back yard w/ hot tub. Rec rm, games rm, 2nd kitchen. Oversized 2-car grg w/ loft above. Park 12-15 cars. $1,595,000

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Michele Skawski Sales Representative

Office 519.940.2100 Direct 905.838.5012 Michele.Skawski@Century21.ca www.MicheleSkawski.com

IN THE HILLS OF ERIN – 14 ACRES OF BEAUTY Perched high a very private and special square timber home. 3900 sq ft of renovated living space, screened in pavilion for dining al fresco, detached garage with working space above. Tennis court, walking trails galore, stocked pond, abundance of wildlife, golf, skiing, shopping. A home to fall in love with. $2,298,000

ALTON: VICTORIAN REPLICA ON 10 ACRES Exceptional attention to detail and nuance is evident throughout this gorgeous, John Rutledge-designed home. Nothing was spared in recreating the beauty and elegance of the Victorian period with all of the functionality you would want in an upscale home, today. As a family home or a country getaway, this 5-bedroom, 5-bath home is pure enchantment! Call today for a private viewing. $2,250,000

YOUR COUNTRY HOME AWAITS Reclaimed, renovated barn boasts views, soaring ceilings. Open concept perfect for entertaining and family gatherings. 44 acres with large pond, trails, abundance of wildlife. Under an hour to GTA. $1,499,000

BELFOUNTAIN: BIRDWATCHER'S PARADISE Backing onto conservation land and pond, this 4-bedroom, 2-bath home is a nature-lovers’ dream. Rebuilt in 2016, it features open concept kitchen and great room with walkout to the back deck; plus 2 main floor bedrooms and bath. Private 2nd floor master with ensuite and 4th bedroom are tucked under the eves creating cozy but spacious rooms. Only $749,900 – call now!

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CALEDON PARADISE – 18.3 ACS Sprawling renovated bungalow. 5+ bdrms with fully finished lower, above grade w/o to landscaped oasis w/ pool, hot tub & stunning gardens. Perfect for multi generational living, work from home, B&B potential. $1,695,000

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Royal LePage Meadowtowne

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RICHARDSONTOWNANDCOUNTRY.CA

866-865-8262

paul@richardsontownandcountry.ca

GORGEOUS 73-ACRE GATED PROPERTY Welcome to over 10,000 square feet of living space on the Niagara Escarpment in Caledon. Finished to the highest quality with 4-bedroom main house and 2-bedroom guest apartment. Step outside your gourmet kitchen or media room and enjoy the pool. Perfect for entertaining. $4,495,000

SOUTHGATE FARM AND SHOP 31 acres with spring-fed pond, woods and paddocks. Brick house with 3 bedrooms above grade and extra 2 bedrooms in lower level in-law suite. Fantastic 50x52 insulated shop as well. $820,000

HORSE FARM IN MELANCTHON 10 acres with pond, 4 paddocks, sand ring, 5-stall barn with tack room. Updated 4-bedroom bungalow with updated kitchen and baths, new flooring, neutral paint. Move-in ready! $743,000

WELCOME TO WILLOW POND Magnificent Erin Country estate â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5-bedroom main residence including walkout lower level and separate guest apartment. Three season sunroom overlooking pond. Separate 2-bedroom guest loft over workshop/studio. Pool, tennis court and picturesque trails and gardens with golf and skiing nearby. Two parcels being sold as one gives severance opportunity. $3,000,000

CONDO IN SHELBURNE Retire in comfort with a 2 bedroom, move-in ready, bright, spacious corner unit with updated kitchen. Wonderful building for retirees with party room, exercise room, activities, front entry security. $344,900

ROSEMONT FARMLAND 64 acres of open land adjacent to the Village of Rosemont in Adjala. 50+ acres workable with road frontage to both 89 and Townline. Great investment! $1,500,000

FALLBROOK Would you like your own estate in the middle of acres of protected forest commuting distance to Toronto? Words cannot describe the private beauty of this property perched on the edge of the Escarpment. 4-bedroom main home with 2-bedroom guest house. Waterfall, trails, views; near Terra Cotta. $1,850,000

WOODFIELD FARM IN MULMUR 47 acres with wonderfully renovated Century home with country-sized kitchen. Newly renovated bank barn, spring-fed pond and a 2200 tree apple orchard with long southerly views in south Mulmur. $1,099,000

PRIVACY 4 bdrm main living including great room and w/o lower level in-law suite. Sep amazing 1-bdrm studio perfect for large family or income. 3 private Erin acres. $1,350,000

AMARANTH HOBBY FARM 4-bedroom Century home with great room addition on over 6 acres with barn, pond, and pastures. Bring your fishing pole and hammock! $749,000

LOVELY ACREAGE IN MONO 3-bedroom bungalow on 48 rolling acres in Mono. Home overlooks spring-fed stream and pond with gazebo. Lovely bank barn and outbuildings as well. $899,000

LARGE PARCEL OF LAND NEAR CREEMORE 100 acres rolling Mulmur hills. View of the Escarpment, year-round stream, mixed bush. Perfect property to build your dream estate. $979,000

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arts+letters NOW – JUN 30 : NORTH IS FREEDOM

Canadian photographer Yuri Dojc celebrates those who escaped slavery in the U.S. Regular hours and admission. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca NOW – JUL 7 : TURNING UP THE HEAT

A show of 2- and 3-dimensional works. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. Headwaters Arts Gallery, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-943-1149; headwatersarts.com NOW – AUG 18 : SELEC TIONS FROM THE VAULT – SERIES II Landscape, portraiture

and Inuit art. Regular hours and admission. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca

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Artists on-site. Mon Fri 9am-2:30pm. Tue Wed 9am-5pm. Thu 9am-9pm. Free. The Centre Art Gallery & Café, 375 Hansen Blvd, Orangeville. countrypaletteartists.ca

NOW – SEP 30 : WAR’S END: PEEL STORIES OF W WI The impact of war on daily life. Regular hours and admission. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca NOW – OC T 20 : CAP TURE I – ZINNIA

JUN 22 – OC T 13 : MORPHOLOGY

Photography highlighting the Jim Tovey Lakeview Conservation Area. Regular hours and admission. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca

NAQVI: YOURS TO DISCOVER

Large-scale exterior photography exploring the immigrant experience. Regular hours and admission. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca

$20. MOD, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com JUN 30 : TOOL-SHARPENING WORKSHOP

Garrick Filewod shares tips. Bring a knife or axe. Lunch provided. 10am-2pm. $50. Register: info@ontarioruralskillsnetwork. com. Mount Wolfe Farm, 10054 Old Church Rd, Caledon. 647-217-5530; ontarioruralskillsnetwork.com JUL 6, SEP 7 & OC T 5 : SPOON-

JUN 23 : MOD TALKS: MICHAEL

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ENRIGHT Conversation with Canada’s

GREEN WOODWORKING) Techniques to develop your spoon-making practice. Tools provided. $50. Register: info@ontarioruralskillsnetwork. com. Mount Wolfe Farm, 10054 Old Church Rd, Caledon. 647-217-5530; ontarioruralskillsnetwork.com continued on next page

long-standing broadcaster. 2-3:30pm.

JUN 21, 24 – 28 : COUNTRY PALET TE ARTISTS HUGE SPRING ART SALE Mixed

media encompassing all spectrums.

NOW – SEP 29 : FOR A SOCIAL CAUSE & ARTIST TALK Diverse visual narratives come together. Aug 18: artist talk, 2-4:30pm, admission by donation,

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Loss, fear and hope in a foreign land. Regular hours and admission. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca

CCS Caledon Community Services

DCAFS Dufferin Child

MOD Museum of Dufferin (formerly DCMA)

and Family Services

CPCC Caledon Parent-Child Centre

DPSN Dufferin Parent

– Regular admission: $5; seniors $4; children 5-14 $2; under 5 free; family $12

CVC Credit Valley

EWCS East Wellington Community Services

Conservation

Support Network

PAMA Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives – Regular admission: $5; students, seniors $4; family (2 adults & 5 children) $12

NVCA Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority SBEC Orangeville & District Small Business Enterprise Centre SPCA Society for the Prevention

of Cruelty to Animals

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attendance at an ORSN spoon-carving workshop required. 1-4:30pm. $12 per session; $65 for 6; $120 annual subscription and free T-shirt. Register at info@ontarioruralskillsnetwork.com. 10054 Old Church Rd, Caledon. 647-2175530; ontarioruralskillsnetwork.com

ca. Noon-5pm. $25. 1402 Queen St W, Alton. 519-941-9300; altonmill.ca

SHELBURNE : Thursdays, 3-7pm, to Oct 3. 1st Ave W & Owen Sound St. shelburnefarmersmarket.ca

JUL 28 – OC T 20 : PLEASE DR AW

BOLTON : Saturdays, 9am-1pm, to

ON THE WALLS Unleash your inner

artist in the Silo Gallery. 10am-5pm. MOD, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877941-7787; museumofdufferin.com

Oct 5. The Royal Courtyards, 18 King St E. boltonfarmersmarket.ca

LEATHER BR ACELETS Choose a design. Materials provided. 6:30pm. Free. Caledon Library, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-857-1400; caledon.library.on.ca

Tung’s rise to power in the Hong Kong Triads. 1-4pm. $10. Grace Tipling Hall, 203 Main St E, Shelburne. Libraries of Dufferin County, BookLore, 519-942-3830; facebook.com

AUG 11 : AUTHORS IN THE HILLS OF

SEP 18 : COFFEE, CONVERSATION &

JUL 9 & 11 : CR AF TING WITH CRICUT:

MULMUR Bianca Marais, Terry Fallis

BOOKS – REGINA MARINI A female

TR AVEL CUPS Create a personalized

and Tish Cohen. Tickets at BookLore, Mulmur Township office and Shelburne Library. 1-4pm. $35. Foley Barn, 10 Sdrd & 1st Line Mulmur. BookLore, 519-942-3830; facebook.com

Mountie’s experiences. 7-8pm. Free. Euphoria, 154 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-941-0610; orangevillelibrary.ca

JUL 8 : STORY TELLING SERIES – VELVET HANEY Listen to Words the Orangeville

Way. All ages, abilities welcome. 1-2pm. Free. Orangeville Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangevillelibrary.ca

tumbler. Bring your own travel cup, mug or water bottle. Free. Jul 9: 2:30pm. Caledon Library, 12570 Kennedy Rd, Caledon. Jul 11: 6:30pm. Caledon Library, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905857-1400; caledon.library.on.ca JUL 10 – AUG 11 : DIVERSIT Y Five artists

present works in various media. July 13: reception, 1-4pm. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. Headwaters Arts Gallery, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-943-1149; headwatersarts.com

AUG 8 : CR AF TING WITH CRICUT

SILENCE Show of 2- and 3-dimensional

and gourmet food festival. 11am-5pm. Terra Cotta Country Store, 119 King St, Terra Cotta. terracottacountrystore.ca

BR ATION Share your tribute through song, poetry and dance. 6-9:30pm. Free. 10054 Old Church Rd, Bolton. 647-335-8897; mountwolfefarm.ca

SEP 27 – 29 : OR ANGEVILLE ART GROUP

JUN 21 : NATIONAL INDIGENOUS

SEP 8 : EDEN MILLS WRITERS’

projects and good books. 1-2:30pm. Free. Orangeville Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangevillelibrary.ca

SEP 14 : DUNEDIN LITER ARY FESTIVAL – WORDS IN THE WOODS All-ages affair

JUL 17 : COFFEE, CONVERSATION & BOOKS – DEBBIE KERR Wit and

humour in the most difficult situations. 7-8pm. Free. Brewed Awakenings, 14 Main St S, Grand Valley. 519928-5622; townofgrandvalley.ca

FESTIVAL Sample local food and drink,

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celebrating Canadian arts, literature, music, food and community. Keynote speaker: Diana Beresford-Kroeger. See website for others. Dunedin Hall & Park, 8983 Cty Rd 9, Clearview. 705466-3400; wordsinthewoods.com

SHOW & SALE – AUTUMN ARTISTRY

Visit with our local artists. 10am6pm. Free. Orangeville Town Hall, 87 Broadway. orangevilleartgroup.com SEP 28 & 29 : NORTH OF 89 STUDIO TOUR Self-directed tour of four studios with guest artists in the Mulmur Hills. 10am-5pm. Free. northof89.ca

community FARMERS’ MARKETS OR ANGEVILLE : Saturdays, 8am-1pm,

to Oct 19. Broadway & Second St. Indoor winter market starts Nov 2 and runs every other Saturday until Apr 18, 2020, 9am-1pm, Town Hall Opera House. orangevillefarmersmarket.ca CREEMORE : Saturdays, 8:30am-

12:30pm, to Oct 12. Station on the Green. creemorefarmersmarket.ca ALLISTON : Saturdays, 8am-2pm, to Oct 26. Centre St & Victoria St. rurban.ca BR AMP TON : Saturdays, 7am-1pm, to Oct 12. Garden Square, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. brampton.ca MULMUR : Sundays, noon-4pm, to

JUL 21 : ALTON MILL WINE & FOOD

SEP 9 : STORY TELLING SERIES – MARILYN

Way. All ages, abilities welcome. 1-2pm. Free. Orangeville Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangevillelibrary.ca

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FESTIVAL Best of Canadian writing with programming for all ages. $10-$30. Noon6pm. Eden Mills. 519-341-4320; emwf.ca

KLEIBER Listen to Words the Orangeville

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GAMES – 55+ $2 per event, golf and 5-pin bowling extra. Awards banquet. 8am-5pm. Caledon Seniors’ Centre, 7 Rotarian Way, Bolton. 905-951-6114; caledonseniors.ca

SEP 21 & 22 : BUZ ZFEST Outdoor art

– KEN WEBER Meet In The Hills columnist and author of the Five-Minute Mysteries series. 7-8pm. Free. Jelly Craft Bakery, 120 Main St E, Shelburne. 519-925-2168; shelburnelibrary.ca

in its many forms. Free. Grand Pavilion, corner of Water and William Sts, Grand Valley. riverbendartistsofgrandvalley.ca

NOW – JUN 27 : CALEDON FRIENDLY

AUG 14 – SEP 15 : THE SOUND OF

JANSEN Listen to Words the Orangeville

CONVERSATION & BOOKS

JUL 13 : ART IN THE PARK Celebrate art

ERIN : Fridays, 3-7pm, to Sep 27. McMillan Park, 109 Main St, Erin. villageoferin.com

Way. All ages, abilities welcome. 1-2pm. Free. Orangeville Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangevillelibrary.ca

AUG 12 : STORY TELLING SERIES – LIZ

AUG 21 : COFFEE,

Beginners’ introduction to salsa. Individuals and couples welcome. $10, includes general admission, register. 7-8:30pm. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca

STAYNER : Thursdays, 5-8:30pm, to Aug 29. Station Park, Downtown Stayner. discoverclearview.ca

SEP 18 – OC T 6 : PHENOM! An invitational exhibition and sale featuring works hand-picked by a panel of jury. Proceeds to the local art community. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. $30. Headwaters Arts Gallery, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-943-1149; headwatersarts.com

works in various media. Aug 17: reception, 1-4pm. Wed-Sun 10am5pm. Headwaters Arts Gallery, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-943-1149; headwatersarts. com

JUL 11 : SUMMER SALSA AT PAMA

NEW LOWELL : Wednesdays, 5:30-8pm, to Aug 28. New Lowell Recreation Park Pavilion. discoverclearview.ca

SEP 15 : ONE BOOK ONE COUNT Y FINALE – FATE BY IAN HAMILTON Uncle Chow

Sep 29. MoD, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. betterinmulmur.ca

JUN 21 : CAVEN PRESBY TERIAN STR AW BERRY SUPPER All are welcome. 5-7pm.

$15; children 12 & under $7. 110 King St W, Bolton. 905- 857-2419; caven-life.org JUN 21 : SUMMER SOLSTICE SOL A

PEOPLE’S DAY Dancers, drummers, storytellers and more. 12:30-2pm: ceremony and community performance. 6-10pm: DJ Classic Roots and iskwē. Garden Square, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. The Indigenous Network (TIN), Rose Theatre, 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca JUN 21 & 22 : INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY A chance to heal, celebrate, learn and respect through activities and demos. Fri 1-10pm. Sat 10am-10pm. Free. Alexandra Park, Second St, Orangeville. dufferincountyculturalresourcecircle.org JUN 21 – 23 : MILLION DOLL AR SHOOTOUT Qualify for a shot at a million! Proceeds to Optimist Club of Orangeville. Fri 6-10pm. Sat 10am10pm. Sun 10am-2pm. $1/ball; $10/12 balls; $20/25 balls. Lynbrook Family Golf Centre, 285316 Cty Rd 10, Amaranth. 519-278-6100; orangevilleoptimists.ca JUN 21, JUL 26 & AUG 23 : CALEDON SENIORS’ CENTRE MONTHLY DINNERS

Menus vary. Call to register. 5:307pm. $10. 7 Rotarian Way, Bolton. 905-951-6114; caledonseniors.ca JUN 22 : CYCLE FOR SIGHT Farm-to-fork

cycling tour. Proceeds to fight blindness. Choose 30, 50, 100 or 130km. Sheldon Creek Dairy, 4316 5th Conc, Adjala. 1-800-461-3331; fightingblindness.ca continued on next page

www.theatreorangeville.ca Spring into Summer at Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives

AUG 7-11

Upcoming Exhibitions • Refuge Canada: June 8 • For a Social Cause: June 8 • Morphology: June 22

Programming Highlights Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas RED: A Haida Manga (detail), 2008 watercolour, ink on paper 168 cm x 381 cm Private Collection of Michael and Inna O’Brian ©the artist

• Summer Exhibitions Reception: June 16 • Summer Salsa: July 11 • PAMA Kids’ Summer Camp (July) and Staycation Activities (August)

www.pama.peelregion.ca Visit pama.peelregion.ca to learn more

INCLUDING

The Washboard Union Country Superstars Live in Concert 69th Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship Bands and Brews in the Park

www.heritagemusicfestival.ca Full schedule of events and tickets at HeritageMusicFestival.ca

519-278-0016 or Pazazz, 122 Owen Sound St, Shelburne, ON

9 Wellington St. E., Brampton, ON L6W 1Y1 • 905-791-4055

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CELEBRATE LOVE’S PROMISE

– A CULINARY WALKING TOUR OF OR ANGEVILLE Taste the

creations, share the chefs’ passion for food. 2-4pm. $25. Downtown Orangeville. savourtheflavours.net

Family-friendly celebration of pride and diversity. Live music and vendors. 11am-11pm. Free. Mill St, Orangeville. JUN 22 : SPRING INTO SUMMER OPEN FARM DAY @ MOUNT WOLFE FARM

Community-supported agriculture, market, axe throwing, hayride tours, refreshments and more! 11am3:30pm. Free. 10054 Old Church Rd, Caledon. mountwolfefarm.ca ON A LL OU R AN N IVE RSARY BAN DS U NTI L J U LY 3 1 / 19 JUN 22 : ST. ANDREW’S STONE CHURCH

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JUN 26 : CMOW – CHELTENHAM 55+ HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGR AM

JUN 22 : CELEBR ATE YOUR AWESOME

Save the Tax

on When Suffragettes Won Back the Vote. 7:30-9pm. $5. St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905-584-0352; cedhs.ca

SCOT TISH AF TERNOON Sandhill Pipes and Drums, Rhythmfoot and highland dancing. Proceeds to restoration of the church and cemetery. 11:30am-3pm. $10; youth $5. 17621 St. Andrew’s Rd, Caledon. Friends of St. Andrew’s Stone Church, 519-927-5987; standchurch.org JUN 22 : PRIMROSE’S GOT TALENT!?!

Music, comedy and family entertainment. 7pm. Donation. 486281 30 Sdrd, Mono. 519-925-2233; shelburneprimrose.com JUN 23 : RELESSEY MEMORIAL SERVICE Celebrate those in our beautiful

cemetery. 2:30-4pm. Relessey Church, 874615 Dufferin Cty Rd 8 and 5th Ln Mono. Relessey Cemetery Board, 519941-1100; luellaholmes@aol.com

Fitness class, guest speakers, craft and games. 10am-noon. Free. Cheltenham Baptist Church, 14520 Creditview Rd, Cheltenham. Caledon Meals on Wheels, 905-857-7651; cmow.org JUN 27 : YOGA Relax and rejuvenate. All levels. 4:30-5:30pm. Free, register. The Exchange, 55 Healey Rd, Bolton. ccs4u.org JUN 27, JUL 25 & AUG 29 : LUNCH & LEARN Jun 27: Amintro free app for

50+. Jul 25: Senior Saviour Solutions. Aug 29: TBD. Call to register. 11amnoon. $4. 7 Rotarian Way, Bolton. 905-951-6114; caledonseniors.ca JUN 28 : CMOW – PALGR AVE 55+ HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGR AM Fitness class, guest speakers, craft and games. 9:30amnoon. Free. Palgrave United Church, 34 Pine Ave, Palgrave. Caledon Meals on Wheels, 905-857-7651; cmow.org JUN 28 : BOLTON TRUCK & TR AC TOR PULL Bavarian garden, Kids’ land, displays and vendors. No dogs, bikes or skateboards. $20; children 12 & under $5. 6-11pm. Albion & Bolton Fairgrounds, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-880-0369; boltontractorpull.ca

905-838-0200 | golfcaledon.com | info @golfcaledon.com

STR AWBERRY SUPPER Two sittings

– 5:30 and 6:45pm. Takeout 5-7pm. Quarter chicken $14; half $16; children 6-11 $8; 5 & under free. 519-8556597. 83 Trafalgar Rd. pccweb.ca JUN 24 : GIVE LIFE – GIVE BLOOD See

JUL 1 : CANADA DAY AT ISL AND

new requirements and book appointment online. 2-7pm. Free. Best Western, 7 Buena Vista Dr, Orangeville. Canadian Blood Services, 1-888-2DONATE, blood.ca

L AKE Water activities, rentals, the

JUN 25 : TR AVELLER’S TALES – A NIGHT IN THE CARIBBEAN Brittany Poole shares memories. 7-8pm. Free. Shelburne Library, 201 Owen Sound St, Shelburne. 519-925-2168; shelburnelibrary.ca

It’s Camp Time!

Good news! There’s still space at some of Headwaters’ best summer camps for kids to swim, play sports or get crafty this July and August. Check out our comprehensive listings at

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JUN 26 : HIGH COUNTRY UNITED HAM & STR AWBERRY SUPPER Cold ham dinner, strawberry shortcake and homemade tarts. 5-7pm. $15; children 6-12 $5; preschool free. 346255 15 Sdrd Mono. highcountryunited.weebly.com JUN 26 : CALEDON EAST & DISTRIC T HISTORICAL SOCIET Y MONTHLY MEETINGS Pauline Grondin speaks

Campfire Poets and fireworks. 6am10pm. Admission by donation after 9pm for fireworks. $3-$6.50. Island Lake Conservation Area, Orangeville. 1-800-367-0890; cvcevents.ca JUL 1 : CALEDON CANADA DAY AT ALBION HILLS Entertainment, tractor

rides, demos, swimming and splash pad, hiking, fireworks and more. 6-10:30pm. Parking and admission free with donation to Rotary Club of Palgrave. Albion Hills Conservation Park, Caledon. trca.ca JUL 1 : CALEDON CANADA DAY STR AWBERRY FESTIVAL All-day pancake breakfast, crafters’ village, family entertainment. 8am-4pm. Free. Caledon Fairgrounds, Caledon Village. caledonfairgrounds.ca

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Would You Read Them in a Barn? Would You Read Them on a Farm? Returning for the fifth rousing time,

Authors in the Hills of Mulmur 3 engaging authors; 3 hot-off-the-press books

The Foley Barn, 10 Sideroad and 1st Line, Mulmur Sunday, August 11, 1-4pm JUL 1 : SHELBURNE CANADA

JUL 6 : L AFARGE AECON CALEDON PIT

DAY Live bands, games, food and

RUN Scenic 5k run/walk and open house.

fantastic fireworks. 6-11pm. Free. Fiddle Park, Dufferin Cty Rd 11, Shelburne. facebook.com

Proceeds to Caledon Fire & Emergency Services. Register on website. 9am-1pm. Lafarge Caledon, 18000 Willoughby Rd, Caledon Village. caledonpitrun.ca

JUL 1 : CLEARVIEW CANADA DAY CELEBR ATIONS Cycling road race,

JUL 6 : CHELTENHAM DAY Soap box

parades, free swim, BBQ, fireworks and more. See website for locations. 8am-8pm. Clearview Township, discoverclearview.ca

derby, duck race, pie-eating contest, tube race, beer garden, BBQ and live band. Free. Cheltenham General Store, 14386 Creditview Rd, Cheltenham. Cheltenham Area Residents’ Association, 416-605-3865; facebook.com

JUL 1 : KNOX UNITED STR AWBERRY SUPPER Potato salad, cold cuts

and homemade cakes. Take-out available. 4-7pm. $15; children 6-12 $8; 6 & under free. 2976 Charleston Sdrd, Caledon Village. 519-9273320; knox-united-church.org

art and family-friendly entertainment. 10am-4pm. Free. Station Park Gazebo, Huron St, Stayner. 705428-2043; discoverclearview.ca

DAY FIREWORKS CELEBR ATION Seatings

JUL 7 : PRIDE IN THE SQUARE Celebrate

at 5, 6 and 7pm. Half chicken/$15; quarter white/$13; double quarter dark/$13. Live entertainment. Fireworks tickets at gate. Adults & children 12+ $5; children 4 to 12 $2; children 4 & under free. 5-10:30pm. Orton Community Park, 4 John St. 519-855-4243; facebook.com

the vibrant LGBTTIQQ2SA communities through art, performance and familyfriendly programming. 2-9pm. Garden Square, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca

STR AWBERRY SUPPER Proceeds to

North Dufferin Community Centre. 5-7pm. $15; children 6-12 $5; 5 & under free. North Dufferin Community Centre, Mulmur. 519-925-6293 JUL 3, AUG 7 & SEP 4 : TECH HELP Handson help with your device or learn with ours. 2-4pm. Free. Orangeville Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangevillelibrary.ca

Terry Fallis

Tish Cohen

If You Want to Make God Laugh

The Albatross

The Summer We Lost Her

Book talk followed by libations, gourmet treats, merriment

519-942-3830 $35

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JUL 6 : STAYNER ARTS FEST Great

JUL 1 : ORTON CHICKEN BBQ & CANADA

JUL 1 : HONEY WOOD COMMUNIT Y

Bianca Marais

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JUL 9 : HEADWATERS GOLF CL ASSIC

Includes cart, meals, cocktail reception, dinner and prizes. Proceeds to buying priority medical equipment. $500. Devil’s Pulpit Golf Club, 3035 Escarpment Sdrd, Caledon Village. Headwaters Health Care Foundation, 519-9412702 ext.2303; hhcfoundation.com JUL 11 : CALEDON SENIORS’ CENTRE BEACH DAY BBQ lunch, games and entertainment. Call to register. 10am2pm. $20. 7 Rotarian Way, Bolton. 905-951-6114; caledonseniors.ca JUL 11, AUG 8 & SEP 12 : OR ANGEVILLE PROBUS MONTHLY MEETINGS Jul 11: Holly Bennett, Apollo Cannabis Clinics – Medical Cannabis. Aug 8: Johanne Levesque: Why Everyone Should Write a Novel. Sep 12: Grandpals. 10amnoon. Free. New Hope Community Church, 690 Riddell Rd, Orangeville. 519-307-1789; probusorangeville.ca

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a r t s + c ult ur e + t he at r e Alton Mill Arts Centre FF 10 Dragonfly Arts on Broadway 38 Noodle Gallery 99 Peel Art Gallery, Museum & Archives 117 Rose Theatre 115 Theatre Orangeville 117

au t o Caledon Motors 56 Total Mechanical 34

be au t y + f i t ne s s Bridlewood Soaps 36 Felix & Ginger Salon 84 Foxy Face Lash Forever 38 Headwaters Racquet Club 91 Henning Salon 30 39 Hockley Valley Resort 33 Skin ’n Tonic 39

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McGuire Fence 52

Avita Integrated Health 44 Core Restore Physiotherapy & Pelvic Health 89 Dr. Richard Pragnell 36 Healing Moon 39

f in a n c i a l s e r v i c e s RBC Dominion Securities 101 Scotia Wealth Management 93

he at in g + c o o l in g f ir e p l a c e s a l e s + s e r v i c e Caledon Fireplace 55

Bryan’s Fuel 10 17 Furnace & A/C Experts 43

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Caledon Hills Peony Farms 75 Suzanne Gardner Flowers 38

Burdette Glassworks 56 Caledon Lighting 23 Decor Solutions Furniture & Design 26 Exclusively Equine Gifts & Decor 49 Kitchen to the Table FF 10 Orangeville Furniture 128 Pear Home 39 Recovering Nicely 75 Signs of Excellence 55 Sproule’s Emporium 39 The Weathervane 27

f o o d + c at e r in g elec tric al services Evo Electrical Contracting 98

event centres + services McLean Sherwood Event Rental 86 Millcroft Inn & Spa 74 Mrs. Mitchell’s Restaurant 24

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buil d e r s + a rc hi t e c t s + developers Canadian Outbuildings 51 Classic Renovations 45 Dalerose Country 32 Dean McLellan Stonework 37 Dutch Masters Design & Construction 49 HG3D Architectural Renders 95 Harry Morison Lay, Architect 37 Pine Meadows 95 +VG Architects 99 Wesclaire Fine Homes & Carpentry 102

Alton Mill Wine & Food Festival FF 10 Dufferin Farm Tour FF 6 Headwaters Arts 119 HFFA Farm to Table Dinner Series FF 15 Heritage Music Festival 117

f a r m + f e e d s up p l ie s Budson Farm & Feed Company 26

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4th Line Cattle Co. FF 12 Bolton Farmers’ Market FF 16 Calehill Farms FF 14 The Chocolate Shop 38 Common Good General Store FF 14 Creemore Farmers’ Market FF 6 Downey’s Strawberry & Apple Farm FF 16 Erin Farmers’ Market 26 Garden Foods FF 13 Holtom’s Bakery 26 Lavender Blue Catering FF 12 Market In The Mills FF 12 Mount Wolf Forest Farm FF 8 Mulmur Farmers’ Market FF 16 New Lowell Farmers’ Market FF 16 Orangeville Farmers’ Market FF 16 Pommies Cider FF 8 Rock Garden Farms FF 7 Route 145 39 Shelburne Farmers’ Market FF 16 Stayner Farmers’ Market FF 16 Wicked Shortbread FF 14

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c o mmuni t y s e r v i c e s Caledon Community Service 23 Region of Peel, Alton Streetscaping 52

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A.M. Korsten Jewellers 38 Chez Nous Thrift Boutique 38 Creek Side Clothing 91 Epiphany Apparel 26 Evolve Clothing 17 Gallery Gemma 118 Hannah’s 27 Noinkees 38 Off Broadway Clothing Boutique 38 Scented Drawer Fine Lingerie 39 Shoe Kat Shoo 87 WedLuxe Boutique 30

h o me imp ro v e me n t + r e pa ir All-Mont Garage Doors 43 Allpro Roofing 2 Cabneato 101 Cairns Roofing 20 Cesta Developments 97 Dufferin Glass & Mirror 44 Headwaters Windows & Doors 34 Karry Home Solutions 7 KitchenArt 74 Leathertown Lumber 50 Onyx Windows & Doors 127 Orangeville Home Hardware 11 Peel Hardware & Supply 35 The Plumbing Expert 102 Roberts Roofing 12 Synergy Roofing 127 TriCity Windows & Doors 13

Dods & McNair Funeral Home 93

l a nd s c a p in g + g a r d e nin g g e ne r at o r s Tanco Group 18

golf Caledon Country Club 118 Hockley Valley Resort 33 Mad River Golf Club 15

Altus Landscape & Design 17 GB Stone 20 Hill’N Dale Landscaping 31 Home Grace 86 Jay’s Custom Sheds 23 Sinovi Masonry & Stonescapes 18 Stonemark Design & Construction 99 Tuckers Landscape Lighting Services 8 Tumber Landscape Design & Build 3

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continued from page 119 SEP 28 : DUFFERIN FARM TOUR Selfguided tour of working farms. Rain or shine. Bring cash and a cooler for onfarm purchases. Cash or nonperishable donation for a local food bank. 9am-4pm. dufferinfarmtour.com

JUL 11, AUG 8, SEP 12 : ARCHIVIST ON THE ROAD Drop in with your family history

questions. First come, first served. Jul 11, Sep 12: 10am-5pm. Aug 8: 1-8pm. Free. Orangeville Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangevillelibrary.ca JUL 13 : MILLER’S DAIRY DAYS Old-

FALL FAIRS 2019

fashioned fun at the farm. 11am3pm. 7280 Cty Rd 9, Creemore. 705-466-2525; millersdairy.com

Showcase of Headwaters’ best, including livestock, home crafts, entertainment, pulls of all sorts, and, of course, food. See websites for more details.

JUL 13 : DAWNA HUNT MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT Enjoy 18 holes of golf

and dinner. Proceeds to Bethell Hospice Foundation. 1-7pm. Glen Eagle Golf Club, 15731 Regional Rd 50, Caledon. 416-3465343; foundation.bethellhospice.org JUL 13 : AVENING BEEF BBQ Dinner

cooked over an open fire with all the fixings. 4:30-7pm. Community Centre, Avening. Avening Hall Board, 705466-2539; discoverclearview.ca JUL 13 : FARM TO TABLE POP-UP DINNER SERIES Three farms, three dates. Fundraiser for Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance Farm to School program. See Aug 25 and Sep 14. Cost TBD. 6pm. Rockcliffe Farm, 388114 Mono Centre Rd, Mono. hffa.ca JUL 14 & SEP 14 : WHOLE VILL AGE ORIENTATION Tour the farm and

eco-residence. 1-4pm. $10. 20725 Shaws Creek Rd, Caledon. 519941-1099; wholevillage.org JUL 16 & AUG 20 : FAMILY BINGO

Drop in and win fun prizes. 5pm. Free. Caledon Library, 12570 Kennedy Rd, Caledon. 905-8571400; caledon.library.on.ca JUL 18 & AUG 15 : PEEL ABORIGINAL NET WORK (PAN) DRUMMING CIRCLE

An evening of shared traditions and songs. 7-8:30pm. Regular admission. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca JUL 19 – 21 : OR ANGEVILLE ROTARY RIBFEST Beer tent, midway, car show, live entertainment. Proceeds to community projects. Fri 4-10pm. Sat 11am-10pm. Sun 11am-7pm. Free. Alder Street Recreation Centre, Orangeville. orangevilleribfest.com

prizes. 7:30am-3pm. $195. Hockley Valley Resort, 793522 3rd Ln Mono. Bethell Hospice Foundation, 905-8383534; foundation.bethellhospice.org JUL 27 : PARTER A PEACEBUILDERS INTERNATIONAL SUMMER FUNDR AISER

JUL 23 : GOLF 4 BETHELL HOSPICE

Breakfast, 18 holes, silent auction and

AUG 30 – SEP 1: OR ANGEVILLE FALL FAIR

Orangeville Agricultural Centre, 247090 5 Sdrd, Mono. Orangeville Agricultural Society, 519-942-9597; oaseventcentre.ca SEP 12 – 15: BR AMP TON FALL FAIR

Brampton Fairgrounds, 12942 Heart Lake Rd, Caledon. 905843-0210; bramptonfair.com

VARIET Y SHOW Live entertainment,

AUG 25 : FARM TO TABLE POP-UP

silent auction, food and drink. 3-8pm. $20. Rohner-Tensee Bam, 715572 1st Ln Mono. 1-416-436-3257; partera.ca

DINNER SERIES Three farms, three dates. Fundraiser for Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance Farm to School program. See Jul 13 and Sep 14. Cost TBD. 5pm. GoodLot Farm, 18825 Shaws Creek Rd, Caledon. hffa.ca

Shelburne & District Fairgrounds, 200 Fiddlepark Lane, Shelburne. shelburnefair.weebly.com

AUG 27 : TR AVELLER’S TALES – A NIGHT

SEP 20 – 22: GREAT NORTHERN

ON EUROPE’S BAT TLEFIELDS Asher

EXHIBITION GNE Fairgrounds,

Kirk-Elleker speaks on French and Belgian battlefields. 7-8pm. Free. Shelburne Library, 201 Owen Sound St, Shelburne. 519-925-2168; shelburnelibrary.ca

2220 Fairgrounds Rd N, Stayner. greatnorthernex.com

AUG 4 : CIVIC HOLIDAY TUNES ’N’ BREWS

Explore the grounds, line dancing and GoodLot Farm beer garden. Noon-4pm. Donation. MOD, Hwy 89 & Airport Road. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com AUG 9 : GLEN EAGLE CHARIT Y CL ASSIC – GOLF TOURNAMENT Carts, 18 holes, BBQ, cocktail reception, dinner, prizes and silent auction. Proceeds to Bethell Hospice Foundation. 10am-7pm. $185; early bird price until Jul 1: $160; dinner only: $60. 15731 RR 50, Caledon. foundation.bethellhospice.org

SEP 13 – 15: SHELBURNE FALL FAIR

AUG 15 : CALEDON SENIORS’ CENTRE CASINO DAY Pulled pork lunch. Call to

register. 10am-2pm. $20. 7 Rotarian Way, Bolton. 905-951-6114; caledonseniors.ca AUG 16 : VILL AGE OF ERIN LEMONADE PART Y Amazing deals at the sidewalk sale.

10am-6pm. Village of Erin Main St. Erin BIA, 519-833-9258; villageoferin.com AUG 16 : GREAT TASTE FASHION GAL A

A celebration of great local style and eats. $25; $30 at the door. 6-10pm. Mill St, Orangeville. Orangeville BIA, 519942-0087; downtownorangeville.ca

SEP 8 : AUTISM SPEAKS CANADA OR ANGEVILLE WALK A 1-3km walk

on the Alder trails, Connect Fair and children’s area. Lunch provided. 10amnoon. Fendley Park, Orangeville. support.autismspeaks.ca SEP 14 : FARM TO TABLE POP-UP DINNER SERIES Three farms, three

dates. Fundraiser for Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance Farm to School program. See Jul 13 and Aug 25. Cost TBD. 6pm. Not So Hollow Farm, 838369 4th Ln E Mulmur. hffa.ca SEP 15 – NOV 3 : THE DWELLING

JUL 20 : TOUCH-A-TRUCK CALEDON

Learn about the vehicles from the drivers. Family event. All proceeds to CPCC. 10am-2pm. Free, donations appreciated. Albion & Bolton Fairgrounds, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. Fines Ford Lincoln, 905-857-1252; touch-a-truck.ca

AUG 24 : COPPER KET TLE FESTIVAL

Live music, great food and drink, brewery tours, classic cars, market, kids’ activities and more. 11am-6pm. Free. 139 Mill St, Creemore. 705466-2240; copperkettlefestival.ca

AUG 17 : TASTE OF OR ANGEVILLE A smorgasbord of great local eats. 11am3pm. Mill St, Orangeville. Orangeville BIA, 519-942-0087; downtownorangeville.ca AUG 17 : HIGH COUNTRY UNITED BEEF BBQ Corn on the cob, homemade pies and

silent auction. 5-7pm. $15; children 6-12 $5; 5 & under free. 346255 15 Sdrd Mono.

MUSEUM Making a home from a newcomer’s perspective. 10am-5pm. MOD, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877941-7787; museumofdufferin.com SEP 27 : THE HOPE PROJEC T Lani

Elliott, motivational speaker and domestic violence survivor, speaks. Early bird rate $100; $129 after Aug 17. 11:30am-3pm. Hockley Valley Resort, 793522 3rd Ln Mono. 519942-4122; familytransitionplace.ca

SEP 20 – 22: GR AND VALLEY FALL FAIR

Grand Valley Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, 60 Main St N, Grand Valley. 226-979-3724 grandvalleyfallfair.ca SEP 20 – 22: BOLTON FALL FAIR Albion

& Bolton Fairgrounds, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-880-0369; boltonfair.ca OC T 10 – 14: ERIN FALL FAIR Erin Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, 190 Main St, Erin. erinfair.com

outdoor NOW – AUG 27 (TUESDAYS) : CALEDON HILLS BRUCE TR AIL CLUB HIKES

Exercise, fresh air and conversation. Donations ($2) per hike support the trail. 9:30am-1:30pm. caledonbrucetrail.org JUN 22 : BIKE THE CREEK Fun family

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Blue Diamond Pools & Landscaping 7 D&D Pools & Spas 4 Hill’N Dale Landscaping 31 New Wave Pools & Spas 44

Royal LePage RCR Realty 107 Doug & Chris Schild Royal LePage RCR Realty 112 Jacqueline Guagliardi Royal LePage RCR Realty 103 Matt Lindsay Royal LePage RCR Realty 110 Roger Irwin, Dawn Bennett Royal LePage RCR Realty 100 113 Suzanne Lawrence Royal LePage RCR Realty 110 Victoria Phillips & Janna Imrie Royal Le Page RCR Realty 11 104 Wayne Baguley Sotheby’s International Realty 112 Daena Allen-Noxon Sotheby’s International Realty 110 Nina Mandeville Sutton-Headwaters Realty 111 Jim Wallace Sutton-Headwaters Realty 111 Sarah Aston

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Bosley Real Estate 36 Velvet Alcorn Century 21 Millennium Inc. 5 Mary Klein, Kaitlan Klein Century 21 Millennium Inc. 112 Michele Skawski Chestnut Park Real Estate 110 Sue Collis, Sarah MacLean Coldwell Banker, Cornerstone Realty 98 Nancy Urekar Coldwell Banker, Ronan Realty 106 Marc Ronan, Sarah Lunn Coldwell Banker Select Realty 51 Verona Teskey Gate Real Estate, The Maison Group 101 Daman Dhaliwal, Sophie Dhaliwal Moffat Dunlap Real Estate 104 105 Moffat Dunlap, John Dunlap, Peter Boyd, Murray Snider, Nik Bonellos, Elizabeth Campbell, Courtney Murgatroyd, David Warren ReMax In The Hills 109 Chris Richie, Philip Albin, Sean Anderson, Dale Poremba, Jennifer Unger ReMax Realty Specialists Inc. 97 112 Sigrid Doherty ReMax Realty Specialists Inc. 9 Maria Britto Royal LePage Meadowtowne Realty 108 Denise Dilbey Royal LePage Meadowtowne Realty 113 Paul Richardson Royal LePage RCR Realty 32 111 Basia Regan

Headwaters Racquet Club 91 Kids’ Camps In The Hills 118 Scenic Caves 89

Downsizing Diva 95

pet portr aits Shelagh Armstrong, Illustrator 45

p e t s up p l ie s + s e r v i c e s Global Pet Foods 4

p o nd s Pond Perfections 50 Silver Creek Ponds 98

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JUN 22 & 23 : RUFF MUDDER A 5km muddy obstacle course for you and your dog. $50; family $120. 9am-5pm. Abernant Veterinary, 6725 Hwy 26, Stayner. 705-428-3297; ruffmudder.ca JUN 29 : CREDIT RIVER WATERSHED BUT TERFLY COUNT Centred within a 15km circle around Belfountain. Rain date: Jun 30. 1-800-668-5557; cvc.ca JUL 1 : TORONTO & NORTH YORK HUNT – HUNTER PACE Ride through the Mulmur hills on a fun timed ride. Ribbons and lunch. $100; children 12 & under $50; lunch only $40. 10am-2pm. 878445 5th Ln Mulmur. tnyh.horse JUL 13 & 14 : ISL AND L AKE BASS DERBY

Over $5,000 in prizes. Top Bass is $2,500. Early bird pricing before Jul 1. $45-$70. See website. Island Lake Conservation Area, Orangeville. Friends of Island Lake, 1-800-367-0890; islandlakederby.ca

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t o ur i s m + t r av e l Caledon Travel 87 Cruise Holidays 27 Headwaters Tourism 16 Orangeville BIA 38 39 Town of Erin 26 27

Members’ best flowers, fruits and vegetables, plus three youth public categories to enter. 8am-1pm. Free. Station on the Green, 10 Caroline St E, Creemore. Creemore Horticultural Society, gardenontario.org JUL 20 : GARDENING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE Stormwater-friendly landscaping

for homeowners. Regular admission, register. 1:30-2:30pm. TRCA, PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca JUL 20 & 21 : OPEN GARDEN Seven

garden rooms to explore. 9am-4pm. Free. 113 Mill St, Creemore. creemoregarden.ca AUG 10 : TR AIL RIDE FOR BREAST

BBQ lunch. Volunteers and sponsors needed. $55 per rider. Dufferin Forest, 937513 Airport Rd, Mansfield. 416-4076695; trailrideforbreastcancer.weebly.com AUG 20 & SEP 17 : SHELBURNE & DISTRIC T HORTICULTUR AL SOCIET Y MEETINGS Aug 20: TBA. Sep 17: Growing in an Urban Setting and Raised Beds. 7:30-9:30pm. Shelburne Agricultural Community Centre, Shelburne. shelburnehort.blogspot.ca SEP 7 : EDIBLE WILD Foraging with

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Ornamental Grasses. Flower show. Guests welcome. 7-9pm. Orangeville Seniors’ Centre, 26 Bythia St. orangevillehort.org SEP 14 : TOUR DE HEADWATERS Leisurely

ride for various skill levels. Proceeds to Headwaters Health Care Foundation. 7:30am-2pm. $50. Lloyd Wilson Centennial Arena, Inglewood. 519-9412702 ext.2303; hhcfoundation.com SEP 15 : CYCLE FOR BETHELL HOSPICE AT THE HEALING CYCLE RIDE Various distances, prizes and lunch. 8am3pm. $50. Roche Canada, 7070 Mississauga Rd. thehealingcycle.ca

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master naturalist Karen Stephenson. Bring your own mug. $20, register. 10am1pm. Tottenham Tract, Simcoe County Forest, 6631 2nd Ln New Tecumseth. Dufferin Simcoe Land Stewardship Network, 519-941-1114; dslsn.org SEP 10 : OR ANGEVILLE & DISTRIC T HORTICULTUR AL SOCIET Y MONTHLY MEETING Pat de Valence speaks on

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kids JUN 21, JUL 12 & 26; AUG 9 & AUG 23 : ESCAPE ROOM – HOTEL ALEX ANDR A – AGES 12+ Put your puzzle-solving skills

to the test. See website to book a time slot. $20. MOD, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com JUN 28 : CALEDON PA DAY CAMPS – AGES 4 -12 Extended hours available.

9am-4pm. $40 per day. Register with Caledon Centre for Recreation & Wellness, Caledon East Community Complex or Mayfield Recreation Complex. Town of Caledon Recreation, 905-584-2272 x7327; caledon.ca JUL 2 – AUG 27 (TUESDAYS) : POP-UP STOREFRONT LIBR ARY IN SOUTHFIELDS

Activities and programs for all ages. 1:30-7pm. Free. Caledon Library, 12570 Kennedy Rd, Caledon. 905857-1400; caledon.library.on.ca JUL 4 – SEP 26 (THURSDAYS) : CLUB ART Open art studio. Materials provided, all ages welcome. Children 10 and under with an adult. 6-8pm. Free. Orangeville Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangevillelibrary.ca JUL 5 : TD SUMMER READING CLUB L AUNCH PART Y Weekly challenges and activities for children 12 & under. 10-11am. Free. Shelburne Library, 201 Owen Sound St, Shelburne. 519925-2168; shelburnelibrary.ca JUL 9 : TEEN SUMMER READING CLUB L AUNCH PART Y Exciting

activities, reading challenges and

SUBMIT YOUR EVENT prizes. 4-5pm. Free. Shelburne Library, 201 Owen Sound St, Shelburne. 519925-2168; shelburnelibrary.ca JUL 13 : SCIENTISTS IN SCHOOL – THE PL ANET DIGS BUGS Examine a praying mantis, dragonflies and butterflies. Free, register. 10:30-11:30am. Shelburne Library, 201 Owen Sound St, Shelburne. 519-925-2168; shelburnelibrary.ca JUL 21 : SHARON & BR AM FAREWELL TOUR This evening is their final

performance – ever. 1pm. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca JUL 26 – 28 : MATILDA – THE MUSICAL

A little girl with wit, intelligence, courage and psychokinetic powers. Fri 7pm. Sat 2 & 7pm. Sun 2pm. $18; students $15; children 3-5 $8. Town Hall Opera House, 87 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-942-3423; theatreorangeville.ca

AUG 4 : JIM CUDDY JAMBOREE

To submit your community, arts or nonprofit event: Go to inthehills.ca and select ‘what’s on’ from the menu bar. That will take you to the listings page. Select ‘submit your event’ and complete the easy form. For the autumn (September) issue, submit by August 9, 2019. For up-to-date listings between issues, click ‘what’s on’ on the menu bar at inthehills.ca. We reserve the right to edit submissions for print and web publication. INTHEHILLS.CA

SEP 9 – 14 : CPCC EARLYON FALL REGISTR ATION Interactive adult/child

programs. 9am-noon. Free, register by phone or in person during Family Time Drop-In hours. 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-857-0090; cp-cc.org

AUGUST STAYCATION: SENSORY

PL ANET LOVES BIRDS Examine real

nests and learn how birds communicate. Free, register. 10:30-11:30am. Shelburne Library, 201 Owen Sound St, Shelburne. 519-925-2168; shelburnelibrary.ca AUG 16 : TDSRC & TEEN SUMMER READING CLUB FINALE Live entertainment, face painting, games and prizes! 11am-3pm. Free. Shelburne Library, 201 Owen Sound St, Shelburne. 519-925-2168; shelburnelibrary.ca AUG 17 : WELLINGTON WORD FEST

Family fun and special performances. 1-4pm. Free. Wellington Library, 9 Station St, Hillsburgh. 519855-4010; wellington.ca

Country Jamboree (Aug 7), Country Superstars Live in Concert (Aug 8), The Washboard Union with Sweet Fire (Aug 9), the Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship (Aug 10), Bands and Brews (Aug 10) and nondenominational church service (Aug 11). Scott Woods, camping, parade and BBQ. Proceeds to Shelburne Rotary’s charitable projects. Tickets online. Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex, Shelburne. 519925-3037; heritagemusicfestival.ca

FESTIVAL From Cocktails and Classics,

WEEK PICNIC Bring lunch and lawn

music JUL 5 : VOLUNTEERS UNITE – LIVE MUSIC AT CROSSCURRENTS CAFÉ Variety of

music by various musicians. 8-10pm. Free. Bolton United Church, 8 Nancy St, Bolton. CrossCurrents Caledon, facebook.com JUL 23: GIN BLOSSOMS Grammynominated band’s fusion of rock, pop, folk and country. 8pm. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca

Sun 2pm. Town Hall Opera House, 87 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-9423423; orangevillemusictheatre.com JUL 4 – 6 : FROM JUDY TO BET TE

Trailblazers performed by Rebecca Perry. Thu Fri 8pm. Sat 2 & 8pm. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca

CHAMPIONSHIP Headliners include

AUG 16 – 18 : BELFOUNTAIN MUSIC

AUG 1 : WORLD BREASTFEEDING

AUG 10 : SCIENTISTS IN SCHOOL – THE

& CANADIAN OLD TIME FIDDLE

singer. 8-10pm. Free. Bolton United Church, 8 Nancy Street, Bolton. CrossCurrents Caledon, facebook.com

about sexual and gender identities. Transportation provided. 4-6pm: ages 11-14. 6-8pm: ages 15-22. 655 Riddell Rd, Orangeville. 519-941-1530; dcafs.on.ca

EXPLOR ATION Create artworks in fun-filled activities throughout PAMA. See website for topics. Regular admission. 10am-3pm. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca

AUG 7 – 11 : HERITAGE MUSIC FESTIVAL

CAFÉ – ROSI CERVANTES Mexican

GROUP Build self-esteem and pride

AUG 6 – 29 (TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS) :

(Conserve Our Rural Environment). Dinner and drinks included. 6-11pm. $225. Two concessions south of Honeywood in Mulmur. corecares.ca

AUG 9 : CROSSCURRENTS MUSIC

JUN 27 : GLOW LGBTQ+ YOUTH

chairs. EarlyON provides activities. 10am-noon. Free. Fendley Park, 11 Fendley Rd, Orangeville. Breastfeeding Collaborative of Dufferin and East Wellington, facebook.com

AT LYRIC POND Proceeds to CORE

Saturday Serenade to Beer and Baroque at Alton Mill Arts Centre and Paul Morin Gallery in Alton. All ages. $35; students/ youth $10; 3-concert bundle $90; family of 4 (2 adults + 2 children) $80. Alton Mill Arts Centre, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 647-219-8607; belfountainmusic.com SEP 6 : CROSSCURRENTS MUSIC CAFÉ – TR AGEDY ANN Singer-songwriters Liv

Cazzola and Braden Phelan. 8-10pm. Free. Bolton United Church, 8 Nancy St, Bolton. CrossCurrents Caledon, facebook.com SEP 6 : THE LEGENDARY COUNT BASIE ORCHESTR A The grandeur and excellence

of jazz. 8pm. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca

JUL 12 : AF TERNOON FILM CLUB – A MONTH OF SUNDAYS Frank’s unusual

friendship with an elderly woman inspires him to reconnect with life. Mature subject matter. 2-4pm. Free. Caledon Library, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905857-1400; caledon.library.on.ca JUL 24 – 27 : WHERE YOU ARE Secrets

change lives forever in this comedy. Wed-Fri 8pm. Sat 2 & 8pm. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca AUG 1 : 100% CERTAINT Y MOVIE SCREENING – A MAN CALLED OVE

For October’s book club. 1-2:30pm. Free. Orangeville Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangevillelibrary.ca AUG 7 – 9 : PERSON OF INTEREST

Comedy drama about a good neighbour gone bad. 8pm. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca AUG 9 : AF TERNOON FILM CLUB – LIVING IN THE FUTURE’S PAST

Documentary hosted by Jeff Bridges exploring the environmental challenges faced by the planet. Mature subject matter. 2-4pm. Free. Caledon Library, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-8571400; caledon.library.on.ca AUG 15 : CANADIAN IMPROV SHOWCASE

Guided by audience suggestions. 8pm. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca AUG 22 – 25 : A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S

theatre+film JUN 21 – 30 : GREASE – THE MUSICAL

The look and sound of the ’50s in this classic musical. Fri 8pm. Sat 7pm.

DREAM Talent from the community joins

in an epic collaboration of inclusion and creativity. Thu Fri 7pm. Sat 1 & 7pm. Sun 1pm. $18; students $15; children 3-5 $8; carload $80 (up to 6 people). Island Lake Conservation Area, Orangeville. 519-942-3423; theatreorangeville.ca SEP 18 – 22 : DEAN & JERRY – WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN Derek Marshall

and Nicholas Arnold bring their own humour to this tribute. Thu Fri 8pm. Sat 7pm. Sun 2pm. Town Hall Opera House, 87 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-942-3423; theatreorangeville.ca

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On Harmony Lane From west to east, the owners and their fences are: Terry Gantry (lattice), Jamie Kehoe (picket), Morgan Lawrence (chain link), Erin Parma (board). Farm Fauna i kitcHEN ii DOGma iii dRAMatic iv eBULLient v tOXic

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Barney to the Rescue Barney got everyone into the building without getting wet because it wasn’t raining.

Painting the Warehouses If the Shelburne warehouse walls are twice as long and high, the area to paint is four times greater than in Grand Valley. (If Grand Valley walls are 10m x 10m, the wall area is 100 square metres [x 3 = 300]. Twice as long and high is 20m x 20m or 400 square metres [x 3 = 1200]). To be “fair,” Seldah should be paid $800.

Road Signs The vowels in the names of each community have a value of 4 and the consonants a value of 2. Therefore the Rosemont question mark should be replaced by 22.

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a Puzzling Conclusion BY KEN WEBER

On Harmony Lane There are only four houses on the north side of Harmony Lane. Morgan, who owns the second one from the east, drew this picture of the houses before each homeowner put up a different kind of backyard fence. All the neighbours agreed with Terry that the type of fence should be a personal choice, so Erin didn’t say anything when a chain link fence went up next door.

Dr. Parma, whose house is the second one east of Jamie’s, decided against building a picket fence.

At a house next door to Morgan, the owner built a board fence.

Professor Kehoe, who does not live beside Erin, quite liked the lattice fence built by a next door neighbour to the west.

Jamie does not live at the west end of Harmony Lane and did not build a lattice fence.

If you know that Morgan’s surname is not Gantry (it’s Lawrence), you can use the information above to determine each owner’s first and last name, what type of fence each built, and which home from west to east each owns.

Farm Fauna

Making Do With Matches A common item in the slim supplies budget for rural one-room schools of years ago was a box of wooden matches. (The teacher was usually responsible for setting and main taining a fire in the wood stove.) Because books were also in short supply, creative teachers would often use these matches to illustrate things like the design of a classic Greek temple…

Here is a set of definitions followed by spaces for a word being defined. The challenge is to enter the words suggested by the definitions, but to make it interesting, your choices must include an animal that would typically have been seen on a pioneer farm. For example, following the definition “scary dream” the word “nightMARE” would be appropriate, and “sPIGot” would answer the def inition “barrel tap.” (The blank spaces indicate the number of letters in an appropriate answer.) i a culinary hot spot: _______ ii a system of beliefs held to be true: _____

Road Signs Even though you would never see a road sign like this here in the hills, the number on each of the four signs and the vowels in the com munity names have a special relationship. Use that relationship to determine what number should replace the question mark on the sign pointing to Rosemont.

iii sudden and intense: ________ iv cheerfully excited: _________ …and then use the same design to present simple geometry challenges like these two. First move just two matches and make 11 squares. Then, from that design, move just four matches and make 15 squares.

v having poisonous qualities: _____ vi to disperse: _______ vii shrink from:

Barney to the Rescue When Barney pulled the mini-bus into the parking lot at the Orangeville Fairgrounds he realized he’d brought only two of the um brellas supplied by the hotel and there were eight tourists on the bus. Nevertheless he got all of them into the building without anyone getting wet. How?

_____ viii bold and showy: __________ ix simmered: ______ x lucky charm:

Painting the Warehouses Seldah was paid $200 to paint three walls of a square, flat-roofed warehouse in Grand Valley. The walls had no windows or doors. The fourth wall, which she did not paint, was taken up with windows and overhead doors. She spent one and a half days painting the walls, after which the owner approached her, offering another painting job. “I have a similar warehouse in Shelburne that needs painting,” he said. “Same idea, three walls to cover like this one. The differ ence is they’re twice as long and twice as high. So it will probably take you twice as long, and therefore you should be paid twice as much too. Do you agree that $400 is fair?” Based on the payment and time needed for the first warehouse, is $400 fair?

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