On The Bay Magazine - Fall 2019 Issue

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IN THIS ISSUE FEATURES 20 Nurturing Our Communities We love where we live, but how can we build a Southern Georgian

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Bay that’s healthy, attainable and sustainable for future generations?

People-centred cities worldwide are showing what’s possible, and we need to get started now.

BY MARK WESSEL

32 A World of Opportunity Learning from cities like Copenhagen, Oslo and Vienna.

BY MARK WESSEL

36 The Copper House This unique copper-clad home in central Collingwood puts a modern twist on an age-old design.

BY JANET LEES

57 Accessorize!

Get a handle on the latest trends in kitchen and bath hardware.

BY JANET LEES

72 Happy Trails!

Our “in-town” trails connect communities and offer a safe, car-free way to get a workout or just get around.

BY EMILY WORTS

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93 Class Act Local art classes offer instruction, inspiration and creative expression for beginner to advanced.

BY JUDY ROSS

COLUMNS Fenceposts

16 Keeping the Mind Free of Reptiles

BY DAN NEEDLES

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From Our Publisher From Our Readers Openings Gallery of Realtors Reader Buying Guide Looking Back

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Artist Spotlight

89 Into the Wild

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Collingwood artist Heather Cook paints animals and nature with a keen eye to detail.

Photographer Spotlight

103 An Artist’s Point of View Collingwood photographer Roberto Smith shares his unique vision through the lens.

Making Our Towns More Liveable How can we build healthy, sustainable communities?

Class Act Local art classes

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ON THE COVER: Jonas and Hilary Deline walk with daughter Stella on the Georgian Trail near Collingwood.

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CARD It has now been two years since our headline on this page read, “We’ve Changed Hands, But Not Our Direction!”

I hope you agree that we’ve kept our promise to you, our readers and advertisers, to maintain the same direction and quality of On The Bay, as part of our partnership with Moses Znaimer’s multi-media company, ZoomerMedia.

Often when a small publishing company is taken over by a much larger media company, many changes occur (frankly, not always good ones). So I’m delighted to tell you that the changes we’ve experienced have been genuinely positive, both for the magazine and for our radio station, The New Classical 102.9 FM. After all, the very reason for the merger was to strengthen both media in order to create a unique and effective ‘combination buy’ for a growing number of local businesses that see the value in advertising in both print and radio.

We’ve also enhanced the value to our readers and listeners. For instance, local community leaders, artists and musicians featured in the magazine have also been interviewed on radio by Bill Anderson, adding depth and reach to On The Bay content and providing our radio listeners across Southern Ontario with a greater sense of what makes our region so special.

Our staff also report positive benefits from the merger. We have all seen our responsibilities grow as we cross-pollinate our media and find new ways to benefit our community. We’re proud of the fact that we are pioneers in the first-ever successful merging of a local magazine and radio station, and there’s a renewed energy as we work together creatively to ensure a vibrant future.

As listeners know, The New Classical 102.9 FM does more than play classical music. Through Bill Anderson’s interviews with local arts and cultural leaders, and through repurposed editorial from On The Bay, we reflect the rich culture and heritage that define Southern

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We’re proud of the fact that we are pioneers in the first-ever successful merging of a local magazine and radio station, and there’s a renewed energy as we work together creatively to ensure a vibrant future.

Georgian Bay. In turn, the magazine itself has ramped up its coverage of arts and culture. In any given issue (including the issue you hold in your hands) there are at least a dozen pages devoted to arts, culture and history.

Since the merger, we have helped create, with the Town of Collingwood, Classic Movies On The Bay, screening classic films at no charge for our readers and listeners at Collingwood’s beautiful Shipyards Amphitheatre. And this year we were the exclusive media sponsor and host for the inaugural Collingwood Summer Music Festival led by artistic director Daniel Wnukowski, an internationally acclaimed pianist. The festival showcases musical performances of the highest calibre, presenting classical, jazz, and world music. We expect that this will be an annual event, so watch for more info next spring in On The Bay and on Classical 102.9 FM. What does all this mean, loyal readers? For you, it means that we’re working hard to inform and celebrate our community as no other local media can. For our advertisers, it means the Georgian Bay Division of ZoomerMedia has more to offer in targeting their preferred customers.

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The article has provided readers with a greater understanding of ‘horse power’ and has generated significant interest in working with this relatively new healing modality.

Client comments and the beautiful photography helped capture the essence of equine assisted learning! I look forward

We were pleased to be included in the Horse Sense article to help build awareness for Hope Haven Therapeutic Riding Centre. We would like to add that we operate as a not-for-profit registered charity. We provide adaptive riding programs for individuals with challenges including private and group lessons, school and camp programs, physiotherapy (hippotherapy), and opportunities for para dressage competition.

Our Saddle Up for Success research-based school program for students with social, emotional, cognitive and/or physical challenges was developed with the help of a Grow grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. To date, over 250 students from 14 community schools have attended our fourweek adaptive riding and horsemanship program with outstanding results.

We welcome donors to help sponsor program registration fees for our riders. Many thanks from the Hope Haven team.

Barb Sheperd, Development Officer Hope Haven Therapeutic Riding Centre I want to congratulate you on bringing awareness to the many benefits of horse and animal therapy in our region. I would like to bring to your attention that Hope Haven is a ‘not-for-profit’ adaptive riding and equine therapy centre. Their programs assist individuals of all ages who have cognitive, emotional, social, or physical challenges.

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to keep their wonderful programs running in a beneficial and safe manner. They have four full-time staff, five part-time, and 60+ volunteers! Their website is hopehavencentre.org Lauree Patrick, Collingwood So loved the Healing With Horses article. I was very impressed with Marc Huminilowycz’s story. He was able to capture the essence of the bond between horses and people and the healing process that takes place. I am sure it was helpful and enlightening to all who took the journey and read it.

Our ranch was one of the ones featured. Because of this article, someone reached out to us who was in a dangerous situation. Pat yourselves on the back for this article, for if it does nothing else, it has started a path to save one person. Thank you.

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RE: CYCLING STANDOFF, SUMMER 2019 Thank you for highlighting the work by the Collingwood Cycling Club to promote safe cycling in our area. This summer we have seen the continued growth of cycling tourism and advanced our work with the Ontario Provincial Police to promote safe riding.

OPP Commissioner Tom Carrique, who is an accomplished cyclist, recently joined a club ride out of Collingwood and later commented on the online cycling site Strava: “C3 leading the way in ‘defensive cycling’ and championing ‘tight to the right.’” Our members were

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very impressed with his strong cycling abilities and his comments to the riders. We appreciated his attendance and offer to talk with local OPP officers to underscore our efforts to promote safety. We have made Carrique a member of our club in thanks for his efforts.

This kind of collaboration promotes safety for our 465 members and solidifies efforts by police and the cycling community to work together. Safety on the road is a shared responsibility for everyone who uses our roads.

The popularity of our area as a cycling mecca was evidenced in the addition of several large cycling events hosted at Blue Mountain this year. This kind of tourism and event activity helps our local economy and enhances the area’s offerings. We appreciate On The Bay’s coverage of our issues.

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RE: ARTIST SPOTLIGHT, SUMMER 2019 Thank you for featuring my wildflower paintings in the summer issue of On The Bay. It is an honour for my work to be represented in such a beautiful and well-respected magazine.

So many people have come to the Tremont Studios and mentioned the magazine article and the gals at Butter Gallery have said the same. The magazine reaches a wide audience and I am thankful for being the artist spotlighted in your latest issue.

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RE: THE PLAY’S THE THING Thank you so much for recently highlighting the incredible live theatre that is happening in Southern Georgian Bay! As someone who works in the professional theatre industry, I am constantly inspired by the talent this region has to offer. One only has to turn the pages of your magazine to read the work of one of Canada’s brilliant (and local) playwrights, Dan Needles.

I hope that your article, “The Play’s the Thing,” can also act to inspire Collingwood to move forward on building a Centre for the Performing Arts.

Something that is long overdue, and something that will only add to the beauty of this region. Here’s to our creative economy!

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We have some great magazines, but this is the one I still see on the coffee table in homes during showings. This magazine is focused on content and community issues/excitement. People look for the new issue and read it, versus just flipping through the nice pictures. It is not saturated with advertising. At this point it is the only local magazine we advertise in, and we know that is a great choice.

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KEEPING THE MIND FREE OF REPTILES True confessions from the 9th Concession

by DAN NEEDLES

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I’ve always felt like a bit of a rebel, living as I have for nearly 40 years as a back-to-the-lander and filling the freezer every fall with food I produce myself. But to the bearded hobbits in my son’s rock-climbing group, I am hopelessly mainstream and a slave to the military industrial complex.

The rock climbers in our neighbourhood are a fascinating breed and I enjoy their company. Vegans, pacifists and herbalists don’t make me flinch the way they once did. I’ve come to agree with poet William Blake, who said the man who never changes an opinion becomes like standing water “and breeds reptiles of the mind.”

Science now agrees that changing your mind actually improves brain health.

According to the Mayo Clinic, rigid thinking leads to rigid everything else in the body. I now try to change my mind about things as frequently as possible. This is not hard when you still have adult children in the house.

One of these opportunities to view the world differently popped up a few weeks ago when a barefoot climber emerged from his van to collect my son for a day on the Niagara Escarpment (his name has been withheld for privacy reasons). He had feet like a Sherpa guide. I took him over to the sheep barn and showed him my small flock of crossbred lambs, thinking he might be impressed with my efforts to feed the house from this little acreage.

He said bluntly that farming was a blight on the planet, a guzzler of fossil fuels and pretty much the source of most of our current problems. “Farming is the cause of social stratification, coercion, alienation and overpopulation,” he said solemnly. “Humans did not raise armies until they started farming and had to defend their land.”

“Right,” I said. “So what do you eat?”

He said he preferred wild food. He is a forager. He lives on mushrooms and forest greens, and he drinks a lot of reishi and kombucha teas.

“Ah, the Paleo diet without the meat,” I said, and told him about my grandfather, the founding eccentric in our family, who invented his own Paleo diet 20 years before The Stone Age Diet was published by a California gastroenterologist in 1975. I left out the part about my grandfather being a total nutbar who walked

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away from his medical practice and spent the last 30 years of his life in the basement making birdhouses.

“So, this township is not a great place to forage between November and April,” I said. “What do you eat then?”

He allowed that not all the food he finds is wild. Some of it comes from dumpsters behind grocery stores where tons of perfectly healthy vegetables are tossed because they don’t meet the rigid standards of the fresh produce aisle. That was a line in the sand for me. At my age dumpster diving is not recommended. Besides, I live in a small town and eyes are everywhere.

I asked him what sort of work he did and learned that foraging is really a state of mind and can be a full-time occupation. The young man has explored every square foot of the Escarpment and follows a rigid code of simplicity that would challenge a Trappist monk. He treads lightly on the earth and shuns invasive practices like hammering steel pitons into cracks in the rock. He is an ardent follower of the creed of “clean climbing,” using only nuts and runners that leave no mark on the rock face. Yvon Chouinard, the billionaire founder of Patagonia, called it “organic climbing for the natural man.”

The conversation turned abruptly to politics. My hobbit friend classified himself as an anarcho-primitivist. I told him I generally wake up Conservative each morning, but by nightfall I am inclined to anarchism myself. Anarchists are not the bomb-throwing crazies of my grandfather’s era. The national anarchist party in Greece now occupies several floors of a downtown office tower in Athens. He smiled and we agreed that just because you hate structure doesn’t mean you have to be disorganized.

We parted friends and, apart from the snaky business of dumpster diving, I felt my mind was still relatively uncluttered by reptiles. ❧ Author and playwright Dan Needles is the recipient of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. His latest book, True Confessions from the Ninth Concession (Douglas & McIntyre), is a collection from 20 years of his columns for On The Bay and other publications.

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COMMUNITIES We love where we live, but how can we build a Southern Georgian Bay that’s healthy, attainable and sustainable for future generations?

People-centred cities worldwide are showing what’s possible, and we need to get started now. stories by MARK WESSEL illustration by SHELAGH ARMSTRONG-HODGSON

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any of us are drawn to Southern Georgian Bay by its natural beauty, so it goes without saying that residents here feel strongly about preserving what we have and, ultimately, ensuring that where we live is sustainable for future generations.

But everyone seems to have a different definition of what the word sustainable means, and the phrase ‘sustainable communities’ tends to conjure up even greater confusion. As important as environmental sustainability is, there is a lot more to sustainability than the environment.

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“We need to think of the area as South Georgian Bay and not just 25 individual communities. Whether it’s people, places or programs, we need to do things on a more comprehensive, regional basis.”

DON MAY The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals go a long way towards putting what true sustainability means into perspective. There are 17 objectives in all, with a target date of 2030 for achieving them, including such lofty targets as: • no poverty, • reduced inequality, • decent work and economic growth, • good health and wellbeing, • clean water and sanitation, • sustainable cities and communities.

The task of creating sustainable cities and communities is clearly one that needs to be top of mind at the local level. It’s a goal that includes such objectives as adequate, safe and affordable housing; safe, affordable and sustainable transport systems (including improved road safety); sustainable settlement planning; safeguarding of our cultural and natural heritage; and universal access to inclusive and accessible green and public spaces – in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities.

Not surprisingly, in talking to local officials, community leaders and residents with a shared passion for making our region a better place to live, all of these UN indicators are top of mind to varying degrees.

SUSTAINABILITY ON THE HOME FRONT Local planning consultant Colin Travis doesn’t mince words when asked for his personal take on the word sustainability and what it means in the context of living in Southern Georgian Bay. “I think a lot of people don’t know what sustainability is,” says Travis. “They have a generalized, almost meaningless definition, but they don’t know where it came from. And no one in their right mind is going to stand up and say, ‘I’m against sustainability,’ because if they did, you’d say they belong in a nuthouse.”

Through his own lens as a planner, sustainable communities are places that stand the test of time: communities that, over an extended period, remain vibrant and in strong demand as places in which to live, work and play.

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“Successful neighbourhoods are usually medium density, mixed use areas in proximity to a downtown,” notes Travis. “Intrinsically and at a very basic level, the average person does not need to be told what’s best for them in terms of, I’d like not to have to use my car every day. I’d like to be able to walk when I can. I’d like to be safe.

I like my sidewalks so I can push my stroller or my wheelchair.”

In support of this observation, Travis asks, “How often do you see these classic, old-town homes on ‘tree streets’ in Collingwood stay up for sale? Nine out of 10 times they won’t last long because owners can walk downtown, and they’re close to the schools.” Yet remarkably, he points out, the design for these streets pre-dates the province’s growth plan and the town’s official plan by 100 years.

Travis contrasts the walkability of these neighbourhoods with what he describes as geographically dispersed ‘leapfrog’ communities, sometimes built hundreds of metres away from servicing and where one has to hop in the car just to buy a bag of milk. But then, he readily admits, there continues to be a strong demand for many of these homes as well.

As Nathan Westendorp, director of planning and development services with the Town of the Blue Mountains, sees it, “We have to acknowledge the car will be here for a while, and there’s not an overall embracing of high-density [housing], especially in the Town of the Blue Mountains.” The solution as he sees it “comes down to having a diversity of housing. I think it’s important to have density in areas where people need it, so people can walk to Foodland or the bank or whatever. But we need to acknowledge there’s a place for bigger lots because of the demand for space or privacy.”

Striking the middle ground between urban sprawl and densification, Wasaga Beach has come up with a novel concept, which on the one hand acknowledges that several thousand homes in geographically dispersed neighbourhoods have already been approved, but on the other, the community’s growth moving forward will be driven by the concept of creating more densely populated nodes.

“If you look at the provincial growth plan, it talks about reducing sprawl and creating a better social living environment, and that speaks directly to livability,” says Doug Herron, manager of planning with the Town of Wasaga Beach. “In that regard, we know that over the past 20 years, the town has grown to

low density. But we know our future is in high-density nodes.”

These nodes are characterized by walkability and a variety of housing forms; for example, the Main Street Area node encompasses Beach One and Two, Main Street and River Road West.

All of this is predicated on how Herron says the Town of Wasaga Beach is evolving. “We have a higher demographic of people over 50 living in lower-density areas. And we know that older age group will continue for a while. But we are also transitioning to a family town. And we will get to that with nodes where we strive to create more complete communities” characterized by walkability and ready access to everything from essential services such as grocery stores to local schools, with or without the need for cars.

MAKING SUSTAINABLE ATTAINABLE The concept of creating more walkable, more densely populated communities delivers multiple benefits: among them, less reliance on cars and the related benefits of improved air quality; more active, fitter residents; lower healthcare costs; and better social connectivity. All of this sounds good on paper. But communities within Southern Georgian Bay must also contend with the dual questions of how to fast-track the creation of more densely populated communities and what we can do to make these communities more attainable.

Attainable housing is a term that has cropped up in the lexicon of local planners and speaks to the need to not just create more affordable or more social housing – which in itself is important – but rather, the need to build homes for families or couples making less than $100,000 per year. It’s certainly a challenge that’s top of mind with Randy Scherzer, director of planning for Grey County.

“There’s a great need for people in what we call ‘the missing middle,’ ” notes Scherzer. “It’s not just about social housing for those making less than $30,000 a year. It’s also about those between the $30,000 and $100,000 a year income level; people working in the area, many of whom can’t afford to live here.”

According to Scherzer, there are a host of barriers to attainable residential development within the area, including the cost of land, development charge costs, property taxes, NIMBYism (not in my back yard), and local government policies that don’t support a mix and range of housing types.

In addressing these challenges, Scherzer says Grey County is exploring a variety of options. “To me, intensification may look different here than, say, the GTA. It could be providing options for secondary units like basement apartments or additions to a house. It could be a great way to address the need for more rental properties without changing the overall look and feel of the community.”

Perhaps to appreciate just how important attainable housing is when it comes to quality of living and the overall sustainability and vibrancy of a community, one needs to look quite a bit farther afield … to Vienna, Austria. This year, for the tenth consecutive year in a row, Vienna has been ranked by global consulting firm Mercer as the number one city in the world in its quality of living ranking.

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“Adequate housing is a basic human right,” observes Vienna director of urban planning Thomas Madreiter. “It’s of utmost importance for quality of life and living together peacefully.”

Apart from the funds Vienna allocates to make rent more affordable for their ‘missing middle,’ another distinction is that with all new development, the city mandates that a healthy percentage of these new homes be designated for residents of varying incomes.

From a North American, if not a local perspective, all of this may seem somewhat like ‘pie in the sky’ – after all, Vienna is a much larger city that has been involved in subsidizing housing going back to the First World War – until you talk to someone like Joe Deschene Smith, one of the partners with Toronto-based Trillium Housing.

“Conventional thinking is that you can only help a family earning a modest income, say $60,000 a year, with some form of subsidized rental. But we’ve proven at our project, The Loop in Toronto, that with the same dollars we can house four or five families with the same income of $60,000 a year and at the same time those families can build equity in their homes.”

Trillium’s formula is to build new, entry-level residential projects on land often purchased from local municipalities – typically infill sites close to local amenities. As many as 30 to 40 per cent of the homes are set aside for ‘missing middle’ homeowners who qualify for a second mortgage that is provided at zero per cent interest, with no payments until the home is sold, making the month-to-month carrying costs much easier to handle. The net effect is to lower the qualifying barrier for those in the missing middle. And these homeowners live alongside other purchasers with higher family incomes, so in addition to the ‘zero’ second mortgage, there is zero stigma attached to where they live, because the owners integrate with the rest of the community.

CONNECTING THE DOTS Even if we find the magic formula for more attainable housing in our area and even if greater densification occurs within our downtown areas, the fact remains that compared to other parts of the world, our residents are also geographically dispersed. And it isn’t as if we’re going to suddenly bulldoze the subdivisions on the perimeter of town and have everyone relocate to the walking core.

To put things into perspective, according to the province’s 2016 census, there are 61 residents per square kilometre in Simcoe County (no doubt skewed by Barrie’s population of 153,000) and a mere 20 per square kilometre for Grey County, compared to 1,108 for Peel County and 4,149 for the GTA. So how do we connect the dots – the towns, villages and rural homes across Southern Georgian Bay – in the interest of creating a greater sense of community, which in turn ties back in with quality of living and promoting a more sustainable way of life?

Don May, a retired planner who remains actively involved in the community through such organizations as the Institute of Southern

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Georgian Bay, says we need to work together better as an area.

“We need to think of the area as Southern Georgian Bay and not just 25 individual communities,” says May. “Whether it’s people, places or programs, we need to do things on a more comprehensive, regional basis. We’ve done some of that, such as the bus service from Wasaga Beach to the Village at Blue Mountain. And the Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts has gone beyond one town, where they’re starting to have events and exhibits in places like Stayner and Thornbury. There’s also the South Georgian Bay Music Foundation, which is coordinating events throughout the region. And with the funds from that, they’re helping the schools and kids learning music.”

Whether buses or bands, the key, he says, is to have a comprehensive approach where “everything is connected.”

It’s also not an unreasonable observation that we as residents need to be better connected to the infrastructure we already have in place. For instance, whether due to a lack of awareness, desire, or the possible stigma of riding on a bus, or whether it’s simply our longstanding dependence on cars, it’s not uncommon to see almost-empty buses zoom by in communities such as Collingwood.

“Labour shortages are connected to housing and transportation. And then keeping our high school and university and college students in the area. So it’s a continuum and we can’t talk about any one thing in order to solve it.”

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Why, for example, aren’t more people taking advantage of the bus link between Collingwood and Blue Mountain Village, to prevent drinking and driving? To paraphrase Gil Penalosa, the inspiring Toronto-based urbanist, at least part of the answer could be tied to where our priorities currently lie versus where they should be. The mark of a successful community, he says, “isn’t one where all of the poor drive cars, but where the rich use public transit.”

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Aside from the social connections area residents need to make with one another in order to leverage our collective strength, Don May is cognizant of the need for better physical connections as well, with Blue Mountain Road being top of mind. “People come here to cycle and suddenly find the trails aren’t connected. For example, you still can’t bike from Collingwood to Thornbury [along Blue Mountain Road].”

TRAILS AS THE ROAD TO SUSTAINABILITY Southern Georgian Bay’s extensive trail system is a remarkable asset that few communities in Canada or pretty much anywhere else in the world can match. Add to this the fact that there are an abundance of quiet, scenic country roads and it’s no wonder the area has become a mecca for cyclists, both locals and visitors, who can be seen out and about on road bikes, mountain bikes and ‘townies.’

So, on the one hand our roads and trails are a major strength, but due to the gaps that exist, they’re also a source of weakness in terms of physically connecting communities. Our current reality of getting from A to B between various communities by bike remains a challenge due to a host of road and trail gaps. And protected bike lanes on our roads – no, painted white lines don’t count – are virtually non-existent.

Michele Rich, the executive director of the Environment Network, is a long-time biking advocate dating back to the late ’90s, when she says “the bike network really took off.” In the years since, she has frequently advocated for protected bike lanes. “Year after year, we’ve always said we need protected bike lanes, but that sort of thing takes political will,” says Rich. “It’s not about knowledge

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or anything. It’s someone standing up and saying, ‘you know what, we need to do this.’ ” A small consolation, says Rich, are the rumble strips on Blue Mountain Road, which serve the dual purpose of warning drivers and cyclists when a vehicle is beginning to veer off the road. “They save lives,” she notes. “But the strips were only the result of a lot of bureaucratic pressure. We had to lean on a few people.”

In many parts of Europe, bicycles are the great equalizer.

Copenhagen is world famous for its bike roads, highways and even dedicated bike overpasses, where 41 per cent of all trips are made on bikes. Meanwhile in Utrecht, a university city of 360,000 in the Netherlands, they’re building the world’s largest bike parking garage, capable of handling over 30,000 bikes. Both cities began with a humble goal, but had a long-term vision coupled with the allocation of an annual budget, and these yearly budgets dedicated to bike infrastructure remain an integral part of their urban planning to this day.

For these and other bike-friendly communities, the rationale is to promote a mode of transit that enables people to easily and economically get across town. And those benefits are equally relevant here, whether bikes are being used for recreation or by residents in outlying neighbourhoods – even the more affluent ones. A growing number of people want the option of being able to bike into town as a more economical and healthy means of transportation.

As for those naysayers who say Canada is different because of our weather, the reality is that cities such as Copenhagen, and for that matter, much farther north in Oslo, have an established snowclearing strategy and infrastructure in place. When it snows, the bike lanes and sidewalks are cleared first – before the roads.

Apart from bikes, Rich is also a passionate supporter of promoting more walking, especially in school districts. “If you’re looking for specific initiatives, one thing we need to grow throughout Southern Georgian Bay is getting kids to walk to school. We need to encourage people to use public transportation. And encourage people to stop idling their vehicles, even in drive-throughs.”

Together, these initiatives – the emphasis on more walking, biking and use of public transport as alternatives to using cars – have become a global phenomenon, due to the air quality issues associated with motorized vehicles. For example, London, England is currently contemplating a complete ban on idling cars in school districts due to the associated health risks to which children are particularly vulnerable.

A MORE ANIMATED APPROACH Apart from the health aspect of encouraging more people to get around by foot, Marg Scheben-Edey, a local realtor who was involved many years ago in the creation of Collingwood’s Vision 2020 project, says it’s time to do a proverbial ‘reset’ in communities throughout Southern Georgian Bay with respect to long-term goals.

“I think we need a new visioning project that should start with a review of Vision 2020, followed by a community indicators project that establishes a baseline of where we are, and then a Vision 2040 project looking at where we want to be,” says Scheben-Edey. “We have a huge opportunity to animate our public spaces with such things as more benches, public art, bike stands, split-stream garbage cans and wayfaring signage. And one of the things I suggested going back to Vision 2020 that I think is still a good idea, is pop-up barriers you can use to block some of our downtown roads, so that you can experiment during festivals and events, and maybe even every weekend or every other weekend.”

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“There’s a great need for people in what we call ‘the missing middle’. It’s not just about social housing for those making less than $30,000 a year. It’s also about those between the $30,000 and $100,000.”

RANDY SCHERZER

There is yet another fundamental change that many of our communities seem to be overlooking: simply making it easier for walkers to cross the road, and in an ideal world, giving priority to pedestrians over cars.

Forget chickens; how do you get someone from Southern Georgian Bay to cross the road? On closer examination, it’s not always easy.

Why, for instance, is there not some sort of solution for pedestrians and cyclists to safely cross Highway 26 on the Georgian Trail (a prime example is just east of Thornbury), instead of having to wait while cars pass through, essentially taking their lives into their hands? The easiest solution would be a crosswalk, but an even better solution would be an overpass or an underpass, to make it safer and easier for pedestrians and cyclists to continue on the trail without having to deal with traffic.

And there are lots of other questions. Why do the signs on downtown Collingwood’s crosswalks tell pedestrians to ‘yield to cars’ instead of the other way around, as in the case of downtown Paris, Ontario? Why are there so many busy intersections where the ‘walk’ signal doesn’t come on automatically, and if you press the ‘walk’ button after the light has turned green, the ‘don’t walk’ signal stays on? Is that the sign of a community built for people or for cars?

Interestingly enough, many of the elements Scheben-Edey espouses are being incorporated in Oslo, Norway, which is garnering worldwide attention as one of the first major cities to establish a carfree downtown core, an area of about 1.3 square kilometres.

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is that vehicles aren’t completely eradicated from the downtown core; Oslo is simply transforming the area into a place that is putting people first over cars. So some of the four-lane streets have been converted into pedestrian-only, some have been trimmed to two lanes or even a single one-way lane in order to accommodate wider pavement for walking, and the area boasts a bevy of pedestrianfriendly installations including benches, public washrooms, drinking fountains, games, play areas, and pop-up arts and culture exhibits.

Local artist and entrepreneur Anke Lex is understandably a big proponent of more public art in Collingwood, in order to significantly enhance quality of living while expanding the horizons of both residents and locals. “I think the more public art, the better the community you have,” maintains Lex, who loves the idea of including more ‘pop-up’ art as part of the mix. “I like the element of surprise, so that when you see it, you have an immediate reaction to it. And it doesn’t just have to be art; it could be something like a dance demonstration.”

Lex is convinced that public art is one way of breaking down social barriers to art that might not normally occur when it is hidden away in galleries and museums. “People who like the arts will always go to them. But [with impromptu public art] it’s an opportunity to change people who haven’t opened themselves up to it. And that can change you as a person.”

Yet another way of introducing art to the everyday citizen is to showcase more art in nature, which is a natural fit for this area, says Lex. “Having art in nature is particularly exciting because you can really embellish on the thoughts of wellbeing and making nature more liveable to people.”

Outside of the city core, another distinguishing feature of Oslo that could serve as a potential model for this area, is a sculptural park called Ekeberg Park. A short tram ride from the downtown, the park is situated on a hillside overlooking the city with a view not unlike the Niagara Escarpment. Within this densely treed setting, a network of trails that snake through 25 acres of land showcase over 30 statues and sculptures ranging from classic to modern works of art. And new statues are being unveiled on a regular basis.

Art in this type of setting yields multiple benefits, from encouraging people to get more active and cultivating an appreciation for the arts, to encouraging greater social interaction and reinforcing the importance of preserving and maintaining the area’s natural beauty.

Thankfully, with the art world being so versatile, the scale and cost of such initiatives can vary considerably. For instance, one innovative yet cost-effective way to showcase both writing and visual art is an initiative called StoryWalk, comprised of a series of ‘story pages’ installed along stretches of trail. StoryWalks have been installed in 12 countries such as Germany, Korea, the UK and Canada, including locally in Collingwood along the Train Trail.

The current installation in Collingwood, which is on until this fall, tells the story of Nokomis Josephine Mandamin, an Anishinaabe grandmother who launched the Mother Earth Water Walks back in 2003 to share the message of how precious our water is as a natural resource and source of life.

CREATING A MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITY Whether it’s protecting nature, celebrating the arts, creating more vibrant downtown cores or doing a better job of connecting people through everything from infrastructure enhancements to social programs, there is an overarching word that applies to all of these initiatives: resiliency.

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Rosalyn Morrison knows a thing or two about resiliency, having worked on Toronto’s Resilience Strategy as part of the 100 Resilient Cities organization and more recently, as a board member of the Institute of Southern Georgian Bay, the same ‘think and do tank’ that Don May is involved with.

Resiliency and sustainability are closely linked, because if a community or region isn’t resilient in the face of a multitude of stresses – from climate change to social inequality – then it becomes less sustainable and ultimately, less liveable.

“I think we should underscore the fact that things are interconnected,” Morrison says. “For instance, the crisis of a labour shortage in the region, using the Village as an example and the fact that they can’t get people to work. Or with the building boom where it’s difficult to get skilled labour. Labour shortages are connected to housing and transportation. And then keeping our high school and university and college students in the area. So it’s a continuum and we can’t talk about any one thing in order to solve it.”

She concurs with May’s assessment that Southern Georgian Bay needs to have a greater sense of place that transcends local government and borders. “It’s time we have citizen-engaged discussions and build strategies together in order to address the challenges of our time and co-create what our community will look like in 20 years.”

Encouragingly, Morrison says that unlike some major cities that are “paralyzed” by the challenges that lie ahead in seeking to build a more resilient, more sustainable community, “we have the opportunity to mitigate those challenges now, so that in the future we’re in good shape.”

WHERE WE GO FROM HERE With all of the complexities and challenges associated with creating a more sustainable, more liveable place to live, it can seem like a daunting if not dispiriting task that lies ahead … until we begin to recognize what we have working in our favour.

In terms of human resources, Southern Georgian Bay is already blessed with a number of individuals with varying backgrounds and levels of experience who could potentially contribute to a more broad-based sustainability initiative for this area. Many of these individuals are also well connected through their professional networks across Canada and abroad.

We can also learn a great deal from some of the more inspiring initiatives other communities around the world are implementing, which we could potentially replicate in some shape or form here.

Using those communities as a jumping-off point, we can be inspired by their best practices, develop a greater sense of place (as opposed to neighbouring communities working in silos), tackle sustainability challenges from multiple vantage points and sets of criteria (it’s so much more than the environment), and adopt a long-term, multigenerational mindset.

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Picture a vast, interconnected network of bike paths, much of it not only protected, but elevated, using parked cars as a buffer between the vehicular traffic and the bikes. There’s a traffic signal system specifically for bikes, giving them an advance green over cars instead of the other way around.

There are overpasses for bikes and pedestrians where cars aren’t even allowed, and bike highways that connect with public transit to get residents living in outlying areas into the city, including trains, buses and subway cars that allow you to bring your bike on board.

What Copenhagen and other bike- and pedestrian-friendly capitals such as Utrecht, Holland have accomplished is a source of inspiration for communities around the world, tied to such benefits as a healthier, happier lifestyle, cleaner air and often because of these things, lower healthcare costs.

What those cities have achieved isn’t easy to replicate. But if there’s one thing I’ve discovered over the past five years writing about sustainability, including dozens of learning tours that have taken me from Buffalo to Beijing, it’s that with the right combination of vision, creativity and local support, it’s quite possible to introduce a whole host of locally tailored initiatives designed to make communities more liveable. And many of these initiatives are surprisingly affordable.

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The Bicycle Snake in Copenhagen, Denmark (top) transports cyclists across the harbour. Once down at ground level, the bridge connects with Bryggebroen, another bike bridge that enables cyclists to safely get from one side of the city to another. Above, a creative crosswalk near a Niagara Falls, New York school.

For instance, the GTA and Copenhagen couldn’t be further apart when it comes to having a bike-friendly city, but encouragingly, a couple of years ago the two-kilometre Bloor Street Bike Lane pilot project, using cost-effective bollards as a barrier, was made permanent by city council. And now, there is a big push for more protected lanes along major arteries throughout the city.

Tied to the growing concern over road safety, in Niagara Falls, New York, schools have taken matters into their own hands, leveraging the skills of art students to create painted crosswalks … a mashup of street art and crossing areas designed to encourage motorists to slow down.

Making cities more pedestrian and bike friendly isn’t just about safety, but equally important, such initiatives make cities more liveable. Which helps to explain why Oslo, Norway, is working to significantly reduce

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Top, the Temple of Heaven public park in Beijing, China includes playgrounds, exercise and game areas. A “walking zone” in Vienna, Austria (middle) gives pedestrians the right of way, contrasted with a crosswalk in Collingwood (bottom), which requires pedestrians to yield to cars.

the number of cars in its downtown core, closing selected roads to traffic altogether while reducing some four-lane roads to two lanes and even single lanes, and widening sidewalks in order to accommodate more parkettes, sitting areas and patios.

While not on the same scale, Vienna, Austria, has closed the centre of its main shopping district to traffic, allowing only delivery vehicles. As you walk down the street, the first thing you notice is that every 25-50 metres, there are clusters of seating areas, shade trees, attractive waste bins and water fountains.

With over 1,200 water fountains, Zurich, Switzerland, is arguably the water capital of the world, because in the face of global warming and with it, long hot summers, the city views access to water as not just a luxury, but a basic necessity. As such, it’s not unusual to see most residents walking around with refillable water containers. Even the public fountains are a source of drinking water.

Ready access to green space and playgrounds is another essential ingredient

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In Antwerp, Belgium, they take access to parks and playground so seriously that they actually map neighbourhoods and identify those parts of the city deemed to have public space deficits. And based on the accepted standard that every child should be within 500 metres of a park or playground, in parts of the city where this criterion isn’t being met, local officials do their best to source nearby land (whether public or private) which can then be converted into either pop-up or permanent parks to address this shortcoming.

Much closer to home, the Toronto Tool Library is a source of inspiration that also contributes to quality of living for families when it comes to making tools available for all … not just workshop tools, but yard equipment, camping gear and children’s toys. Initially, the thought process behind the tool library was to cater to families that lacked either the financial resources or space to purchase a bevy of power tools. But increasingly, families of all income levels are becoming members, based on the reality that even if you can afford to own and store all kinds of equipment, the reality is that for the vast majority of us, those tools are sitting unused most of the time. So why not just rent, rather than purchase what you need?

In places like the Netherlands, they’ve begun applying this concept of sharing ‘stuff’ one step further, through a growing number of car share programs, where vehicles are collectively owned and shared between multiple families or shared through a rental company. There are even some instances where city fleets of cars and trucks are being shared with local families, tied to reducing the fleet costs of local governments. Not unlike tool libraries, the mindset with cars is the same: why pay to own a vehicle that’s parked 95 per cent of the time?

Here in Southern Georgian Bay, there are promising signs of similar initiatives tied to creating more liveable communities. Not unlike Vienna, Midland has done a good job of ensuring there are an abundance of downtown seating areas, shade trees and attractive, readily accessible trash bins to encourage cleaner streets. But like most downtowns in Southern Georgian Bay, Midland would greatly benefit residents and visitors alike with more crosswalks and public drinking fountains.

While nowhere near the same scale as Beijing, the Penetanguishene Rotary Champlain Wendat Park has a respectable collection of outdoor calisthenics equipment. The town just needs to encourage more people to take advantage of this amenity, and better still, encourage groups to organize activities around the use of this equipment, making the location more of a social gathering place in the process.

To their credit, communities like Collingwood have wider sidewalk areas along Hurontario Street, but unlike the similar-sized town of Paris, Ontario – where drivers must stop for pedestrians on main street crossings – in Collingwood, even in front of city hall, the signs mandate that pedestrians stop for cars. And with the town’s current diagonal parking system, bikes aren’t even allowed (unless you walk them).

When it comes to making our communities more sustainable and improving quality of life, these examples are just a fraction of the possibilities that await, tied to making our downtown cores more inviting and reducing social inequalities, while improving access to and abundance of everything from the arts and public art, to parks and playgrounds.

There are no easy solutions. But we can at least begin to move toward creating a more liveable area by learning from other communities, whether ‘just down the road’ in Toronto or Niagara Falls, or ‘across the pond’ in places like Copenhagen, Oslo or Vienna. ❧

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The ‘flitch beams’ in the open living and dining area (top) are Douglas fir with a steel panel sandwiched between the wood for added strength. The Pirks chose not to cover the beams, so the visible bolts add an industrial element offset by the warmth of the wood. The floors are polished cement with in-floor radiant heating. The dining table (above) was built by cabinetmaker Kevin Graham of Barrie with rosewood Norm Pirk inherited from his master-cabinetmaker father, who had earlier built the small parson’s table against the blue wall out of the same rosewood. Since there wasn’t enough rosewood for the whole table, Graham used Wenge, a hardwood from the Congo, for the interior panel and added stainless steel ‘booties’ to the bottoms of the legs. Interior design is by Yasmin Zeitler of Marion Melbourne, and lighting is by Dark Tools. Living room sofa from Kiosk Design, Toronto. Gas fireplace by Chantico Fireplace Gallery, The Blue Mountains. Paintings from Thompson Landry Gallery, Toronto.

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They succeeded on all counts. Throughout the construction process, and certainly since completion, this distinctive house has been the talk of the town. In fact, for months after the glittering copper and stainless-steel siding went up, the Pirks regularly heard the screech of car tires as drivers slammed on their brakes to get a better look.

“I was ready to buy sunglasses in bulk for the neighbourhood,” laughs Norm. “It was so brilliant it was almost blinding.”

The copper cladding has since weathered to a dull grey, and with further oxidization the exterior will turn reddish-brown, eventually developing a verdegris patina. It’s a stylistic departure from the surrounding homes, and the Pirks have gotten used to people being very vocal about whether they love it or hate it.

“We’ve been on the receiving end of compliments as well as comments that weren’t so complimentary,” notes Margaret.

“We have to just go with the flow. It’s our ‘wow’; not everybody has to like it.”

While esthetically the house may look different from its neighbours, it’s actually just a new twist on the simple, classic design of two cubes joined together. “The design was influenced by the fairly standard proportions of a lot of old houses,” explains Campbell. “A lot of the nice old houses on Third Street are essentially a box with a smaller box behind it and a hip-roof.

A pendant light from Dark Tools hangs from the 20-foot ceiling above the living room (top), while sliding doors and a high horizontal window bring natural light into the space. On the second floor, a suspended ‘bridge’ that is open to the room below connects the guest bedroom and bathroom area with the TV lounge the Pirks call their ‘snug’ (above). At left, the view from the bridge shows the intricate woodwork John Gordon and his team achieved on the horizontal Douglas fir panels, which are so perfectly lined up and so invisibly joined that the wall almost looks like it was carved from a single piece of cedar. The banisters, which curve around and up the stairs, are each made from a single piece of steel with a black powder coating.

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Top left, side tables in mirrored metal have a copper look, while throw cushions by Yasmin Zeitler tie together the colours of the sofa, lamp and Persian carpet. In-floor outlets for the lamps ensure that no wires clutter the open look of the space. Top right, the view through the 16-foot window that joins the home’s two ‘cubes’ together. The window is reflective on the outside, so the Pirks can see out but prying eyes can’t see in. Above left, lighting installers from Dark Tools customized the lengths of the strands holding the light fixture’s cutout globes. The fixture is offset from the painting on the wall in order to serve as its own piece of art. Above right, carved masks from the Pirks’ travels in Africa and Papua, New Guinea are located throughout the house, including this one in beside multicoloured mosaic tile in the ground-floor powder room. Left, the welcoming foyer features plenty of closet space hidden behind the panel wall.

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The wall of the hallway leading to the living area is finished in long, horizontal panels of Douglas fir, which cleverly conceal closets, storage space, a pull-out pantry and a powder room. “The cleaning woman didn’t find this washroom for three weeks after we moved in because it’s so well hidden,” chuckles Margaret.

At the end of the hallway, the house opens up to reveal a huge open space with 20-foot ceilings and a 16-foot-high vertical window on one side.

This window, which connects the house’s two cubes, is reflective on the street side so there’s no need for window coverings – the Pirks can see out but prying eyes can’t see in. The framing also uses panels of stainless steel to reflect the landscaped trees and moss-covered rocks that form a natural vignette outside, bringing a sense of wilderness indoors.

“When you look out, you can see the reflections in the stainless steel – trees, rocks, clouds, cars going by – it’s so lively and dynamic,” says Margaret. “And at night, when the setting sun hits the stainless steel, we get all kinds of exquisite artwork all over the walls. Every night is a little different depending on the angle of the sun.”

With the vertical window on one side, sliding glass doors on the other and cleverly placed horizontal windows high up on the walls, the living space is light-filled and airy.

“Everybody said when this house was going up, ‘where the heck are the windows?’ People thought it would be really dark, but it’s not,” says Margaret. “Throughout the house there are windows that practically beg you to look up. They bring a lot of light in and if you do look up, you are seeing the treetops or the sky.”

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Upper left, the window ‘void’ that joins the two cubes seen from the outside, with mirrored glazing and mirrored stainless steel creating endless reflections for the viewer. Top, an artist’s concept showing the two cubes joined by the indented window. Middle, the floor plan shows the interior angles of the garage and the angled walls of the hallway on the main floor. Above, the original house was built in 1890 but had no historical significance and was located outside the town’s heritage district.

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Above, Norm and Margaret Pirk in their front doorway.

Above right, the master bedroom has a neutral colour palette, with vertical and horizontal windows that bring in light and views of trees and sky. Right, mosaic tile creates a ‘waterfall’ pattern in the master bath shower.

Left, John Graham’s cabinetry in the master bathroom has hidden hardware and clean, horizontal lines to reflect the look of the Douglas fir panelling in the hallway.

Both former educators, the Pirks nurtured their love of nature in their previous house, a three-storey post-and-beam they built on a large acreage atop Blue Mountain when they retired 22 years ago.

“Norm dragged me off the mountain kicking and screaming,” says Margaret. “I loved that house and I thought we’d go straight from there to the nursing home, but there was an intermediate step I wasn’t aware of.”

She overcame her initial reluctance, and now she’s happy they made the move into town. “We walk everywhere, and this house is very special. It’s a very easy house to live in. Jim has created a feeling of sophistication, yet privacy and calm. It’s natural, not just man-made. The flows are right; if you’re entertaining it works, and if it’s just the two of us, the spaces are well used.”

The Pirks planned the house with a view to aging gracefully. It’s set up so they can live on one floor if need be: the master bedroom, master bath and laundry room are all located at the back of the main floor, and the three steps down from the front door are wide enough to accommodate a stair lift.

“We built the house for the two of us, but we also built it with resale in mind,” explains Norm. The upper floor currently has one guest

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Norm’s workshop – his hobby is jewelry making – is completely roughed in to be turned into another full bathroom. And behind the workshop is a huge room currently used for storage that the Pirks call the “unfinished basement” even though it’s on the second floor. It’s large enough to be finished into one, two or even three more bedrooms down the road. “We even have sufficient copper sheeting and edging in storage to put at least two more windows in,” says Norm.

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Left, the view from the back yard shows the creative use of windows to make an architectural statement. Above, the back patio, like the main floor of the house, is below grade and floored in polished concrete. Right, the Pirks entertain friends on the back patio under an automated retractable awning. The concrete fire table is by Chantico.

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All in all, the Pirks say building the copper house has been a great experience. Throughout the process, they worked collaboratively with Campbell, his builder, John Gordon of J.W. Gordon Custom Builders in Mulmur, and the interior designer, Yasmin Zeitler of Toronto-based firm Marion Melbourne. They also lived in the house for a full six months as it was being completed, and developed such strong relationships with the builders, craftsmen and tradespeople that they invited them and their families over for a party when the house was completed.

They also threw a party for about 30 of their new neighbours, many of whom had been dying to see inside the newfangled house they had watched take shape. “The best comment I heard was from one of the neighbours, a real estate agent who said, ‘you’ve liberated me to do something I wouldn’t have done otherwise,’ and I thought that was the best compliment,” says Margaret.

For his part, Campbell says the Pirks were the perfect clients for this exercise in pushing the envelope. “They were very open-minded, which suits art collectors,” he says. “They understood that architecture is art, not just a building, so that was a huge benefit for us, to have clients who realize there should be a factor of delight embedded in it.”

He’s understandably proud of his creation, which he sees as a step toward the future for Collingwood. “I think the Pirks

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Above, the front door is recessed and protected by a copper and steel overhang. Left, a tree grows outside the window ‘void’ that joins the two copper cubes. The roof of the cube on the left is roughed-in for solar panels, which would be hidden from view by the roof’s high parapet. Top, the copper bands came in sheets that were crimped on-site and hand-riveted onto the steel supports over a stainless-steel skin. The copper is weathering to a dull grey and will eventually develop a greenish patina.

gave Collingwood a gift, recognizing that we’re in the 21st century and moving forward,” he says. “People need to realize that we make history. If all we do is keep recreating historical stuff, it becomes a bit of a dead end. The Federal Building and the Town Hall were both cutting-edge buildings at the time, and they are icons today in terms of architecture, so if we want to look to the future, we should be looking at what we can do to create future icons.”

Adds Norm, “I figure this house will be a historical monument 50 years from now, and in the meantime, we get to live out our days here and enjoy it.” Because after all, the future starts with the present. ❧

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ccessories add the finishing touch to any outfit; a little glitz, a flash of glitter or a hint of glam can go a long way toward turning a ‘ho-hum’ ensemble into a showstopper. Likewise, your kitchen or bathroom can get an instant style makeover by replacing the hardware on your cabinetry. It’s an easy, low-cost and effective way to update your space without having to go to the expense of a complete reno. And if you are remodelling an existing kitchen or bath, or if you’re starting from scratch in a new home,

choosing hardware may seem like an afterthought, but it shouldn’t be – your ‘accessories’ can make or break the design and functionality of the two most important rooms in your house.

“Hardware plays a very definitive role in cabinetry, and it should be up there as one of the first things you’re thinking of, not just something that’s thrown on at the end,” says Jillaine Thomson, designer at Cabneato Collingwood. “The wrong hardware is like putting the wrong jewelry on with your black dress.”

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These days, the options are practically limitless, so narrowing them down means thinking about the overall ‘look’ you’re going for as well as how functional and durable your hardware needs to be in order to suit your family’s needs. We asked area experts for some insights into current trends along with tips for making the right choice.

“It used to be that people would do stainless appliances and then match all of their hardware to that, but we’re not seeing that as much anymore.”

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Sleek, contemporary bar pulls are taking the lead as today’s most popular trend, reflecting the move toward the simpler design of flat-panel or Shaker cabinets. Finishes are typically matte, from flat black to brushed nickel, oil-rubbed bronze or even soft gold.

“It used to be that people would do stainless appliances and then match all of their hardware to that, but we’re not seeing that as much anymore,” says Sheree Toffan, senior designer at Tassé Design in Barrie. “They’re doing a matte black hardware, or champagne brass or brushed brass, and we’re seeing a lot plainer cabinet styles, therefore plainer hardware.”

Mixing up the colour palette can also extend to combining two tones of hardware: for example, brushed nickel on the upper cabinets and matte black on the lower, or different hardware on the island (these work particularly well when the cabinets are also different colours). The key is to stay consistent with ‘warm’ or ‘cool’ tones.

“The warm tones are reigning supreme right now: the gold, the brass, the bronze, copper,” notes Thomson. “The warm tones are gorgeous on the darker coloured cabinets. Brass is sort of classic; I don’t think it ever goes out of style. Some people think gold is too much of a trend, but it’s a longer-term trend that will be around for quite a long time.” In cool tones, she says brushed nickel is the most popular. “It’s timeless because it blends with the appliances.”

Bar pulls come in dozens of different lengths and sizes, even within a given style, so you can truly customize your look. However, a word of warning if you’re swapping out old handles for new on existing cabinets: make sure the screws on the new pulls are the same distance apart as the ones you’re replacing. That way you can simply install the new handles using the existing screw holes.

Projection – how far the handle sticks out from the cabinet – is another consideration that’s often overlooked. The handle should be a comfortable fit for all members of the family.

“I always get clients to hold onto the hardware and feel it,” says Katrine Barnstaple, designer at Corinthian Kitchen & Bath Studio in Thornbury. “The wife might have small hands, the husband might have huge hands, so the projection of the pull may not feel right to both of them.”

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“I always get clients to hold onto the hardware and feel it. The wife might have small hands, the husband might have huge hands, so the projection of the pull may not feel right to both of them.”

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KNOBS Knobs are easier to replace than handles because they only have one screw, and therefore one screw hole – no need to worry about lining things up. However, if you’re designing a new kitchen or bath, knobs are best for less-used cupboards and doors.

“If you really want a lasting finish, watch it with knobs,” advises Cabneato’s Thomson. “The finishes tend to wear off around the knob, especially if you’re using it a lot. Because of the way we grab them, nails or rings can scratch, and repeated use can wear away at the finish over time.”

Knobs come in a range of shapes and sizes, and a variety of materials including brass, zinc, stainless steel, bronze, glass, crystal, plastic, wood, and other natural and man-made materials.

Far left, minimalistic bar pulls work well in this modern bathroom

by Premier Kitchens in Collingwood. Left, this kitchen by Cabneato uses satin gold bar pulls to accent the faucet and lighting. Above and right, knobs work well on bathroom vanities like these by Corinthian Kitchen & Bath Studio in Thornbury.

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The latest designer trend, edge pulls (also known as tab pulls or finger pulls) are the most minimalist of the ‘exposed hardware’ options, with only a sliver of metal projecting from the edge of the cabinet for your fingers to slide under. They’re as discreet as they are functional and come in a variety of lengths, from a few inches to the full width of the door or drawer.

“With these sleeker, more modern-looking kitchens, we’re typically using a long, thin handle or these little tab pulls that are kind of hidden underneath the door,” says Dean Mills, owner of Premier Kitchens in Collingwood. “You don’t even see it half the time. It’s very sleek and it’s very hidden.”

CUP PULLS These half-moon-shaped pulls were popular in the early 2000s, and they’re still used in traditional kitchens – particularly farmhouse kitchens. Users simply hook their fingers under the cup and pull.

The newer versions have a less rounded, more rectangular shape, so they work equally well with both contemporary and traditional cabinetry. And in addition to antique brass, the latest cup pulls come in pewter, black and even rose gold. “We’re seeing cup pulls and more classic hardware going into the more modern finishes,” says Barnstaple.

“It’s a new finish on an old classic.”

“Hardware plays a very definitive role in cabinetry, and it should be up there as one of the first things you’re thinking of, not just something that’s thrown on at the end.”

JILLAINE THOMSON CABNEATO COLLINGWOOD Left, cup pulls in flat black set off this bathroom by Batteaux Creek Kitchens, designed by Marina Farrow of Farrow Arcaro Design. Right, small tab pulls set off the clean lines of this bathroom by Premier Kitchens.

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To help make a difference, we will be collecting non-perishable food items and monetary donations at Sobeys in Collingwood on October 10 between 12:00 PM and 7:00 PM. This kitchen by Batteaux Creek eliminates the need for exterior hardware with Blumotion concealed undermount slides for drawers and Tip-on concealed hardware for doors, which spring open with a simple push (below left).

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INVISIBLE HARDWARE For the ultimate in streamlined sophistication, it’s no longer even necessary to have exposed hardware on your kitchen or bathroom cabinets. With push latches or integrated handles, cabinets can be completely smooth, sleek and unadorned.

Installed on the inside of your cabinets, a push latch (also known as a touch latch) is a mechanical or magnetic device that allows the doors and drawers to spring open or latch closed with a simple press. No hardware is visible on the outside, and these systems will work with most cabinets.

On the ‘almost invisible’ end of the spectrum, cabinets with integrated handles have an inwardly bevelled edge or channel for your fingers to wrap around, allowing you to pull the door or drawer open. Think of the ‘European-style’ cabinets many builders installed in the ’80s – you know, the white melamine ones with a strip of wood along the bottom – but with a thoroughly modern look. The new designs are seamless in material and colour, and the channel is even more integrated, so the effect is an almost completely invisible means of getting into your cabinets.

Now that hardware has in many ways become superfluous, whether or not you choose to ‘accessorize’ really comes down to personal taste. But there is one caveat to going hardware-less: if you have young children, you may end up spending a lot of time cleaning your cabinets.

“Practicality-wise, people sometimes go for touch hardware, and then decide they want to put handles on afterwards because there are grimy handprints and they’re having to clean their cabinets more than they anticipated,” notes Barnstaple. “Also, with base cabinets, if you lean against the doors, they can pop open, and that can become irritating, too.”

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2. Keep Finishes Cohesive You’ll find hardware in a range of finishes from brushed nickel to brass and even gold. While mixing and matching the hardware around your kitchen is fine, try to maintain either cool or warm tones and make sure the finishes work with your cabinet colour.

3. Know When to use Knobs Over Pulls Knobs work well in traditional and country kitchens, especially when cabinets are ornate or finely detailed. A knob is smaller, simpler and doesn’t take attention away from the design of the cabinets.

4. Consider the Colour of Your Cabinets The colour of your cabinets is as important as the style when choosing hardware. With white cabinets, almost any finish will work, but some shades of cabinetry are not as flexible.

5. Coordinate with Appliances & Fixtures Pulls and knobs are not the only hardware in your kitchen. Take into account the finish on appliances, light fixtures, and your sink and faucet. While mixing metal finishes is trendy right now, be sure not to overdo it. If the colours clash, it could disrupt the cohesiveness of your kitchen and take away from the beauty of your new cabinets.

6. Don’t Overlook Quality The hardware in your kitchen and bathrooms (particularly your main bathroom) sees a lot of traffic, so quality is paramount. You want hardware that’s beautiful, yes, but it should also be sturdy, strong, durable and easy to use.

7. Step Outside the Box It’s okay to go with something out of the ordinary. You can even splurge, particularly in bathrooms or specific areas of the kitchen (such as an island) where there is less hardware. Just make sure your choices aren’t so trendy that they’ll become dated or ‘tired’ quickly.

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HINGES You’ll also need to think about how visible your hinges will be – do you want them to be a major design feature, mounted directly to both the outside of the frame and the outside of the cabinet (known as a surface-mounted hinge)? Or would you prefer to take a more minimalistic approach, with the hinges virtually invisible from the outside when the cabinets are closed (known as a concealed hinge)? The current trend is toward hidden hinges, in keeping with the sleeker design sensibility.

There is also a ‘soft close’ hinge option, which has been popular on drawers for several years and is now available for cupboards.

“When you go to close the drawer, the mechanism sucks it back in, so you don’t have to worry about pushing all the way in; you get it three-quarters of the way in and the drawer has a spring that draws it in softly,” explains Mills. “Doors can also have a soft-close hinge system now that has a piston inside of it. You get it started and the piston slows it down so that it closes gently. It’s kind of slick.”

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The experts agree that the move toward modern design in kitchen and bath hardware has filtered down from Europe to Toronto, and from there to Southern Georgian Bay. “I used to see it in my European magazines 15 years ago, and I’ve been seeing it coming here in a popular way for the last three years,” says Thomson. “It’s a really exciting time.”

Whether you’re looking for a quick makeover or designing your dream kitchen or bath, the right hardware can go a long way to making a ‘wow’ statement. But if, like most of us, you can only afford to fully renovate your kitchen every 20 or 30 years, a timeless choice is always best.

“You want to really stay true to the style of the home,” advises Barnstaple, noting that kitchen hardware in a log cabin is usually more traditional, whereas invisible hardware works best in more contemporary homes. “It’s important, when the client is spending so much money, to do something that’s going to look good today, tomorrow, and five, 10, 20 years down the road.”

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assing on your left.” A biker, much older than I, whizzes past me on the Georgian Trail, a 34-kilometre trail route from Collingwood to Meaford. He is dressed completely in spandex and he disappears before I notice anything else about him. My sons and I are enjoying a more leisurely ride on the Georgian and our goal is 42 kilometres, from Collingwood to Thornbury and back. We share the hard-packed gravel with hikers, dog walkers, casual cyclists and many who have speedier goals in mind.

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People use the trails for a variety of reasons, and throughout the Collingwood Municipal Trails history, much has been added to enhance the trail experience.

Top, Candice Rainey and her dog, Jack, stroll along the trail in Collingwood. Above, John Michalenko and son Ethan take a break from cycling on the Collingwood boardwalk. Above right, Ashley DiFruscia jogs across a bridge on the Georgian Trail in Thornbury.

Leaving Collingwood’s Harbourview Park just after 11 a.m. means we should arrive in Thornbury in time for lunch. The landscape quickly transitions from the urban landmarks of shopping centres, hotels and restaurants to one of wetlands and thick forests.

We find a map early on, at one of the well-managed drop-off points, and the trail ahead looks fairly straightforward. We pass regular signposts, interpretive maps, memorial plaques and bike repair stations, all signs of a well loved and cared-for trail.

There are several access points along the way and a few side trails for exploration. One such detour is the George Christie Nature Trail, a quick loop (with its own side trails) through dense forest, on a narrow off-road trail. On the nature trails we are able to test the features of our mountain bikes; otherwise a cruiser bike is perfectly suitable for the Georgian Trail.

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Back on the main track, we cycle through cedar groves and fern gullies before stopping under the shade of a maple, taking a seat on a bench strategically placed for rest, and listening to a woodpecker tapping away in the forest behind us. The wildflowers, shrubs and trees along the edge of the trail could keep a botanist busy for days. From lilacs to sweet peas, wild apples and white birch, every season is a trip for the senses along the trail.

We cross the Silver Creek bridge and notice the rattle of wood slats beneath us. The sound allows me to imagine the Northern Railway Line train that must have chugged down this track a century ago, connecting Collingwood and Meaford and transporting goods and visitors rather than bikers, hikers, joggers, pole-walkers, skiers and snowshoers.

We arrive in Thornbury one-and-a-half hours after departure. Our reward is an excellent lunch at one of Thornbury’s local restaurants, which serves up fresh tacos, pizza and poutine along with energetic smoothies to help get us back in the saddle. We are a little slower heading home (maybe it’s the poutine) and our legs are aching. The kids notice a sign along the trail, about halfway back to Collingwood, signalling ice-cream. They gobble up cones and I opt for an iced coffee, needing all the help I can get to propel me back to town. The kids have packed bathing suits, and it’s a quick ride to the Craigleith Depot traffic lights, where we cross Hwy. 26 to Northwinds Beach. The refreshing waters of Georgian Bay are the perfect elixir on this warm fall Saturday.

Back on the trail, we pass all ages, all here for different reasons: a quick walk with the dog, an energetic commute to work, an athletic challenge, a chance to catch up with a friend or connect with family.

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ichard Rood first read about the Georgian Trail in the Toronto Star when living in the city. It was the ’80s, a time when abandoned rail lines across the province were being repurposed and converted into public access multi-use trails. An avid cyclist, Rood retired to Collingwood a decade ago and has been volunteering for the Georgian Trail ever since.

“What I really like is that it is a great entry point trail for young families and kids, whether they’re hiking, cycling or backpacking,” says Rood. “It is a great introduction to more advanced cycling and hiking.”

The Georgian Trail, like many other community trails in our area, is wide, relatively flat, and straight – all virtues of their rail line history – which means kids can move along ahead without much worry. Easy access and an easy ride or walk mean the trails can also be used for everyday convenience.

Janet Findlay lives along the trail in Lora Bay, just west of Thornbury. She uses the trail to walk into Thornbury to meet friends for ice cream or a beer.

“It is right in the middle of our community and it influenced our decision to buy here,” she says, adding, “Exercise is nice, but it’s always fun to have something you’re going to do. I know a lot of people need a reward.”

Like the Georgian Trail, the Clearview Collingwood Train Trail is an abandoned rail line that used to be part of the Ontario Simcoe and Huron Railway system connecting Collingwood to Toronto. Today a section has been converted into a 14-kilometre trail linking Collingwood and Stayner.

Many of our local trails are managed and kept up by the municipalities whose land they traverse. However, The Clearview Collingwood Train Trail was recently taken over by Simcoe County with the goal of extending the trail network throughout the entire county.

“From a tourist perspective, it’s one of the coolest parts of South Georgian Bay: the ability to connect neighbourhoods, small communities, hamlets and villages with trails,” says Amanda Murray, community, culture and tourism coordinator for Clearview Township. “We’re relying on the county’s rail trail plan to do that.”

For the township, the main focus is building connections from the Train Trail to local neighbourhoods, and creating trails within hamlets and villages, says Murray. In Stayner this is well underway. The newly completed 5.5-kilometre EcoPark Loop trail uses a combination of sidewalks, roads and trails to create a flat and accessible link from downtown Stayner to the newly naturalized area in town which follows four retention ponds attracting migratory birds and waterfowl. Bird and bat houses have been installed to encourage local wildlife, along with two bird viewing platforms so trail users can get an intimate look.

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From the scenery and the passers-by to the magnificent old trees and the birds that flit from branch to branch, there is much to keep trail users engaged while enjoying the outdoors and getting the heart pumping.

The EcoPark loop connects with the Clearview Collingwood Train Trail and to the new Stayner Story Book trail, which features a collection of 12 storyboards strategically placed along the trail to encourage outdoor learning activities. The Story Book Trail creates a safe trail link for school children to both Clearview Meadows Elementary School and Stayner Collegiate Institute.

Murray knows the Clearview trails are well used: the brochure for their EcoPark loop is one of their most popular and the town also manages 20 geocache sites (an international digital treasure hunt) along the trail.

“Over the last three years we’ve had 2,000 unique visitors log onto our geocache site,” says Murray of the treasure hunters who are exploring along the trail. “It speaks to trail usage.”

Murray is very proud of the work that has been done on the local trails to date. The township follows regional tourism standards for trail construction and wayfinding signage, which provides consistency and avoids confusion as trail users link from one trail system to another.

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he Clearview Collingwood Train Trail links with the Collingwood Municipal Trails Network, a decade-old initiative that also got its start with decommissioned train rails. Today Collingwood boasts over 60 kilometres of integrated and connected trails, but it hasn’t always been this way. Dean Collver, director of parks, recreation and culture for the Town of

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Collingwood, compares the initial trail system to a plate of wiggling worms.

The town’s goal has always been to connect the worms together.

“We’ve arrived there, and it’s because of generous landowners that the trails are able to connect,” says Collver, referring to the land-use agreements upon which the trail network relies in order to traverse sections of private land.

“We have some of the best trails in the province, and the community benefits,” he adds. In fact, the trails are so important that they are considered in all new planning and development initiatives for the town.

“One of the testaments to the town is that trails are part of our development process. With the development of subdivisions, one of the primary goals is that it has connectiveness to trails,” says Collver of the town’s development strategy. “When planning, we engage with the trails committee to review with the community through the lens of the trails network.”

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Murray Knowles, who has been a board member of the Collingwood Trails Committee for a dozen years, serving as chair and now co-chair, appreciates the priority the trails are given.

“In the last couple of years, we have had access to any new development in the pre-approval stage,” he says. “We can provide comments and trails input in the very early stages, and our recommendations are often accepted.”

In Collingwood, developers have the responsibility to make connections from their developments to the trail network, and it’s to their advantage.

“You’ll see it’s in all their promotional material,” says Knowles. “You can get to any place in town on the trail network. Any park, government building, downtown, the harbour.”

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People use the trails for a variety of reasons, and throughout the Collingwood Municipal Trails history, much has been added to enhance the trail experience. In 2009 the committee started installing historical interpretive signs, narrating the general history of Collingwood from 1858 to 2008 and indicating significant sites and buildings, like the Collingwood Meat Company and the Keith family dairy.

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“The train trail is a major trail running north-south through the centre of town. Our counters have tracked 10,000 people a month passing that counter in the summer,” says Knowles. “Most trails have about 4,000 going by.”

Usage increases every year, with bicycle traffic increasing dramatically.

You will see everything from road bikes and fat-tire bikes to accessibility scooters and e-bikes. People are getting out on the trails by whatever means or method works best for them.

“Just about everybody uses the trail; I have met people from Sudbury to Switzerland on the trail,” says Knowles. “Trails are an attraction, there is no doubt about it. It’s likely the most tourist-drawing attraction we have.”

On any of our local trails, you may see tourist groups from Blue Mountain Resort riding along on rented bikes, or cycling and hiking groups who have travelled hours to come and enjoy a day’s trail excursion. Because of the connectivity of the various trails in our area, you can be on the trails all day, or for multiple days if you’re linking to the Tom Thomson trail in Owen Sound in the west, or Midland and Penetanguishene to the east. There are also campgrounds off some of the trails, which means you may see hikers or

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Andrea Rinaldo (left) and her walking partner, Helen Stukator, train for a trek along the famed Camino de Santiago in Spain.

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bikers with their full camping kits on their backs. But it is the locals you’ll see again and again on the trails, where unfamiliar faces soon become familiar.

Collingwood resident Andrea Rinaldo is out on the trails every day for a five-kilometre walk with her dogs. “I’m so engaged with the trails. They are my second home,� she says.

This past summer, Rinaldo also used the trail as a training ground for hiking the Camino de SantiagoTrail in Spain. She used the Collingwood Trails to connect to the Georgian Trail and walked over 20 kilometres, taking five hours, from Collingwood to Thornbury. “I walk as far as I can, then call for a pick-up,� she says of her training routine.

Rinaldo uses the Bruce Trail to train for hills, but says the local rail trails are perfect for endurance training. “I’m getting from A to B the fastest way

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I can. I’m timing myself as I power walk.” Rinaldo loves the community of the trail system, though she admits she is often out there alone. “No one is on the trails,” she says. “It kills me. They’re so beautiful.”

But quieter trails mean more wildlife, and she has counted nine bird species between Cranberry and Craigleith, including egrets and cranes. “It’s just extraordinary,” says Rinaldo, who also spotted a massive snapping turtle on the trail. “It was probably 100 years old.”

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“It’s easy to find trails that nobody knows about and then there are the really loved trails,” says Irene Bell, an avid trail user and president of the Wasaga Beach chapter of the Ganaraska Hiking Club. “Off the beaten track, trails exist within the town and I’ve seen fox, coyotes and deer.”

The Ganaraska Hiking Club, with more than 100 members, offers two different levels of hike and meets Wednesday mornings at the Wasaga Nordic and Trail Centre. Longer hikes of eight to 12 kilometres use the Bruce Trail, but shorter “Ambler Hikes” take advantage of local trails.

“The Nottawasaga River runs through Wasaga Beach and is a really special destination,” says Bell. “The river hikes are absolutely spectacular, with high dune areas along the river.”

Along the Wasaga Beach Waterfront Trail, you can soak up a sunset or spend days discovering new snowshoeing trails in the provincial park.

“We use the local trails quite a bit, especially in winter when it’s hard to get out of town,” says Bell.

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“It is so unique,” she says. “I know there are homes backing onto the trail so I don’t feel isolated, yet I can’t see them. It is a bit of an oasis in a fairly urban area. When it’s hot out, it’s cool in there. When it’s raining, I’m protected.”

Dineen is on the trails, walking or running, every day as she trains for a half marathon. She passes commuting school children on their bikes and groups of adults out socializing while exercising, as she connects to the trails using cottage roads and the beach.

From the scenery and the passers-by to the magnificent old trees and the birds that flit from branch to branch, there is much to keep trail users engaged while enjoying the outdoors and getting the heart pumping. And because of the level grade of most of our trails, and the fact that they are free to use, they’re accessible to all.

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From the creation of the Collingwood Municipal Trails map to building all the donation boxes that are displayed along with it, Christie has seen the trails grow from a single stretch connecting Collingwood to The Blue Mountains, to a system that takes people all the way from Stayner to Meaford with dozens of side routes along the way. “It’s a great network, a great way to get around town and I would encourage anyone to get out there and do as many things as you can on the trail.”

For Christie, developing our multi-use trails has been a labour of love, and today that love is shared by locals, visitors and volunteers alike, entrenched by decades of use and sound management. Our network of trails today is something we should all be proud of: an amenity, accessible to all, that honours history, athleticism, environmental awareness, and wonder. ❧

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Keep Right Stay as near to the right side of the trail as is safe, except when passing another user.

Pass on the Left Pass others going in your direction on their left. Use hand signals to alert those behind you of your moves. Look ahead and back to make sure the lane is clear before you pull out and pass. Pass with ample separation and do not move back to the right until safely past. Remember: kids and animals can be unpredictable.

Give Audible Warning BEFORE Passing Give a clear signal by using voice, bell or horn before passing.

Give the person you are passing time to respond. Watch for their reaction. So that you can hear these signals, don’t wear headphones on the trail.

Don’t Stop Suddenly When stopping, move off of the trail. Beware of others approaching you from behind and make sure they know you are pulling over.

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Previous page: “Silver bear,” 8 x 8 inches, acrylic and silver leaf on wood.

This page, clockwise from above: “The Hunt,” 36 x 36 inches, acrylic on wood framed; “Succulents,” 24 x 24 inches, acrylic on canvas; “Silver Nest,” 20 x 20 inches, acrylic and silver leaf on wood; “Flynn,” 8 x 8 inches, acrylic on wood; “Icelandic Horses,” 36 x 36 inches, acrylic on wood framed.

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HEATHER COOK Heather Cook grew up with a dream of becoming an artist.

“I was always doodling and creating paintings to adorn/take over my parents’ fridge space,” she laughs, adding, “Growing up in Collingwood, it was an easy place to become inspired by a very rich arts culture.”

When her college applications for illustration were unsuccessful, she turned to the floral industry and became a florist for the next 10 years while continuing to paint in her spare time.

As commissions kept adding up, she ultimately made the decision to leave her job and jump into the arts head-first.

A full-time artist for the past three years, she specializes in animals and nature, using acrylic paint on wood panels with a clean, negative-space background that draws the viewer’s eye to the very precise details.

Cook recently moved into a studio space in the heart of Collingwood’s creative community with her artist friend, Alex Ruston. You can visit her and see her many paintings at Art Crush Studio, located at 65 Simcoe Street. ❧

Clockwise from top: “Canadian Antlers,” 18 x 36 inches, acrylic on wood framed; “Bunny,” 18 x 18 inches, acrylic on canvas framed; “Red Robin,” 12 x 12 inches, acrylic on wood framed.

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It’s a soft June morning at Swarthmore Farms, a historic property near Meaford where crumbling brick and stone buildings are set amongst ancient trees. For the assembled artists, these abandoned structures are visually exciting.

They provide textured subject matter, light and shadow – a rich tableau for painting outdoors, or ‘en plein air,’ with their instructor, the seasoned local artist John David Anderson.

The students, a group of about 20, have arrived with folding chairs, painting equipment, water bottles and snacks, prepared to spend this warm spring day being inspired by the setting and the teacher. Most of them have some painting experience and many have taken these courses for years, enjoying the camaraderie and the encouragement of the group.

They have enrolled for this five-day course through the Blue Mountain School of Landscape Painting, a not-for-profit organization run by a board of volunteers. Catering to all levels, the school offers courses in May and June, all taught by a roster of accomplished artists. The mission statement of the 40-year-old organization reads: “We exist to provide a venue that enables all those interested in creating art to benefit from working with inspiring instructors in our beautiful landscape.”

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The morning begins with a demonstration by instructor Anderson, who works his magic with oil paints. Following this presentation, he waves everyone “off to work,� and the students spread out to choose a spot and set up their easel. “This is my favourite site,� enthuses Anderson. “It’s dynamite because there is so much to paint here.� Although he has been painting and giving workshops in this area and internationally for years, Anderson is still amazed at his students’ progress. “The learning curve over the five days is quite incredible,� he says. “Sometimes, even though someone has been painting for a long time, they get stuck and just need a kick.�

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As far back as the 1920s when the famed Group of Seven brought their sketch pads and painting boxes up to Georgian Bay, artists have been attracted to our region’s dramatic scenes of water, rocks and trees. As a result, the quality of artist/teachers in Southern Georgian Bay is impressive.

Take Jason Alexander, for instance. An Ontario College of Art graduate, he worked in corporate advertising, taught at Centennial College, and has lived, exhibited and sold internationally. In 2008 when he opened his Collingwood art supply store on Hurontario Street, he realized people needed instruction and started giving art classes, which evolved into his school, known today as the Collingwood Art Class.

Alexander’s teaching studios and art supply shop are now situated in a historic building on Simcoe Street, in the heart of the downtown art district.

This busy spot is the go-to place for art supplies as well as the venue for a wide array of classes offered both day and night and for all skill levels, mainly on an “open class” basis, which allows students to purchase a five-class pass and then drop in to any class that suits them.

For anyone whose wish list includes playing with clay, Alexander has recently equipped one of his classrooms with pottery wheels and a kiln, and will be offering clay classes in both hand forming and wheel throwing.

His three instructors, Steve Martin, Hilary Slater and Deirdre Chase, are all local potters.

Although summer tends to be a quieter time at the Collingwood Art Class, there is still a handful of students at work in Alexander’s studio on one sunny afternoon. They are entirely focused on their easels. Nobody is saying a word; you can literally hear a paintbrush drop. Alexander and his tiny dog, Penny, are quietly circling the room.

“Painting is all about shape and tone,” he says as he suggests a colour change to one of the students. “Everyone here is working on their own reference material: a photo they’ve taken themselves or an image they like. I

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find if everyone is painting the same thing, in a still life class for instance, it can get competitive and students lose confidence.”

Typically, Alexander’s students are retirees looking for a new activity or realizing a long-held dream. Often, when athletic endeavours get difficult, a more sedentary pursuit like art can be an enjoyable replacement.

Brian Hickey, a Collingwood-based retiree, had to give up golf seven years ago and turned his attention to painting. He now has home studios, both in Collingwood and in his Florida winter home. As well, he takes two, three-hour classes a week with Jason Alexander at the Collingwood Art Class, all for his own enjoyment. “He’s the best teacher I’ve ever had,” says Hickey, standing at his easel painting a scene from a photograph he took in Ireland. “Jason has a way of pointing things out and making subtle changes that make me look good.”

Although learning to paint is in many ways a solitary pursuit, one benefit of taking group classes is the social interaction involved. For Jill Jeffery, a recently retired high school art teacher, the eight-week course she took in abstract painting from Sue Miller at the Mill Street Studio in Creemore allowed her to reconnect with artists in the community. “I had always admired Sue’s work,” she says, “so I wanted to study with her. A bonus was meeting a lovely group of people.”

Miller is now the director of The Bay School of Art, which was started in 2006 by artist and teacher Michelle Fleming. In 2016, Fleming (who continues

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Right, instructor John David Anderson confers with student Maggie Olson.

“I paint primarily in acrylic,” offers Kilby, “as do most of my students. But I really try to focus on having a good time. It’s easy to get discouraged when you’re starting out.” to paint and teach in Clarksburg) handed over the reins to Miller, who now operates it in Creemore in the Mill Street Art Studio, a charming, bright space on the upper level of a 19th century building. Classes generally consist of groups of seven to 10 students and run for eight to 10 weeks, with separate sessions in the fall, winter and spring.

For beginners, Miller recommends “Painting Fundamentals,” an eightweek course she teaches on the basic elements of fine art. “It’s learning the steps involved in building a painting,” she says. “We study colour theory, values (the range from light to dark) and composition, all in a safe, nonjudgmental environment.” Sometimes beginners think that taking a course in abstract painting will be easier, but they come away exhausted and discouraged. As Miller explains, “you have to understand the rules before you can break them and make it work.”

In Clarksburg, where artists tend to congregate and galleries line the main street, professional artist and long-time teacher Don Kilby welcomes visitors to his Marsh Street studio, where he offers a variety of classes when he’s not creating his own work. The classes are open-ended, with a maximum of six students who can come and go as they like. Small class instruction is held on Saturday mornings for two hours. Kilby also offers personal one-onone tutoring and a Thursday night open studio session.

The classes are a combination of demonstrations, work on individual projects, and in-class studies. “I paint primarily in acrylic,” offers Kilby, “as do most of my students. But I really try to focus on having a good time. It’s easy to get discouraged when you’re starting out.”

Kilby advises his students to keep their goals modest. He compares learning to paint with learning to play the piano: “It’s like being new to the piano and wanting to perform Chopin.”

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The Bay School of Art in Creemore offers a variety of classes. Sue Miller, far left, is the school’s director and Jennifer Johnson (left) is one of the instructors. Jenna Kang (above) and Jill Jeffery (above left) are regular students.

Apart from becoming absorbed in a new activity and making new friends, painting classes can also offer exciting travel opportunities.

For anyone who wants to try dabbling with paint in a totally non-threatening environment, “paint parties” are the latest craze. You gather a group of friends (up to 10 people) and over the course of an evening you all create your own masterpiece in a party atmosphere. No harsh judgment allowed! All the paints and canvases are supplied, wine and snacks are available, and everyone has a good – and possibly productive – time. Both Don Kilby and Jason Alexander open up their studios for these painting party nights.

If you’ve secretly dreamt of being able to paint but suspect that you have no talent whatsoever, there’s a place for you, too. Art Cunanan teaches, mainly watercolour, in his home-based studio in Collingwood, and is an excellent teacher for beginners. Born in the Philippines, Cunanan studied architecture and fine arts there before coming to Canada 45 years ago. He has inspired thousands of students over his 30 years of teaching. And they in turn spread the word about Cunanan’s talents as a teacher.

“Art Cunanan loves what he’s doing,” says Bonnie Lindsay, who has taken many of his watercolour courses, “and he really tries to make it uncomplicated. Just watching him paint is fun because he starts out with kind of a mess and then in a few minutes he turns the mess into a fabulous painting. He’s like a wizard! And he’s an inspiring teacher.”

Watercolour painting is generally regarded as a more difficult medium, but, as Cunanan explains, it is the most environmentally friendly. Watercolour is safe, easy to carry and simple. It isn’t toxic; it won’t dry out or plug up drains.

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“Although compared to oil or acrylic,” he concedes, “watercolour is more challenging because you can’t paint on top of it (it gets muddy) and you can’t erase it. It requires patience to learn.”

Most of Cunanan’s students are seniors or retired “and are really just interested in having a hobby,” he notes. But sometimes it goes further and becomes a passion. In his experience, the people who become great painters tend to be passionate and caring; many of his students have gone on to become teachers themselves.

Apart from becoming absorbed in a new activity and making new friends, painting classes can also offer exciting travel opportunities. As an example, for the past 20 years Art Cunanan has been taking a small group of his students on a two-week, all-inclusive painter’s retreat to Limoux, a picturesque French village. And Sue Miller has taken her students to paint in Newfoundland, where she has a cottage.

Back at Swarthmore Farms, it is late afternoon and the day of painting en plein air is coming to an end. Most of the students have completed two paintings and are packing up to leave the serene setting. “It’s really just a beautiful escape,” muses artist Sally Tuck, a long-time board member of the Blue Mountain School of Landscape Painting. “The nice thing about spending a day absorbed in painting is, you lose all sense of time and really don’t think of anything else.”

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ROBERTO SMITH Roberto Smith is a Canadian artist with a continental flair, whose exquisite sensitivity to light, mood and vision is realized in every composition he creates. His photographs are vibrant with colour and life, lifting the viewer’s spirit and imagination to a new level.

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HERETIC SPIRITS Ontario’s newest craft distillery has opened on Raglan Street in Collingwood.

“Heretic Spirits launched our first gin and vodka in June,” said CEO Scott Morrison, adding, “Our retail store and tasting room has been open for tastings and private events throughout the summer of 2019.”

Explaining the company name, he said, “A heretic is someone who thinks differently from the crowd. They explore. They experience. They create. We celebrate that spirit in all that we do.”

The retail store and tasting room provides bottle sales and cocktails to experience.

“Our team produces world-class spirits with the creative heart of a craft producer,” said Morrison. “Our Gin #1 is different than any you’ve tasted, crafted with 14 botanicals sourced from around the world, but distilled right here in Collingwood. It blends the spirit of a new world gin while respecting the juniper flavour of traditional dry gins to create something unexpected (and delicious)!”

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CATHIE HUNT CPA PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Cathie Hunt has incorporated her accounting and tax service business and has opened an office in Collingwood to add to her location in Wasaga Beach.

“After many years of working from my home in Wasaga Beach as well as offering mobile and virtual online services to clients, I was finding many of my clients in and around Collingwood were asking for another option to meet with me,” said Hunt. “An opportunity to work in Collingwood came up over the past few months, as I had been looking for a more convenient location to provide the best service possible. I am very happy to have found a wonderful office space in downtown Collingwood to provide another option for my clients to meet with me.”

Hunt, who launched her firm in 2016, is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation and Canadian Payroll Association.

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THE COLLINGWOOD SQUASH AND FITNESS CENTRE Owning and operating a full-service fitness and squash club was not what Larry and Barb Hall had in mind for their retirement years.

However, when TAG Fitness announced its intention to close in late 2017, they “couldn’t bear to see the only combined squash and fitness club in the area close.” So they purchased the club and have spent the past 18 months developing new programs, improving the facility, and adding innovative All photos courtesy of business owners

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“The key strategy has been to fully engage the staff and members in the process – to enlist their support as well as to implement their creative ideas regarding what it will take to transform the club,” said Larry of the renamed Collingwood Squash and Fitness Centre, also known simply as The Centre. “The result has been a staff and membership team that is fully invested in this rebuild.”

The Centre offers singles and doubles squash courts, personal and small group training options, a range of group fitness classes, and a comprehensive fitness facility featuring free weights, resistance machines, a lifting platform, cables, and a cardio room.

“We always wanted The Centre to be more of a community where people stop and talk and enjoy the process of getting and staying healthy,” said Barb. “Of course, being fully licensed and able to have a beer after a great game or workout doesn’t hurt the spirit of camaraderie.”

With the Halls’ focus on community and wellness, they are launching “Living Better with Parkinson’s” in September at The Centre, becoming the first recreational fitness facility to implement the PD SAFEx Program.

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GEORGIAN TRIANGLE LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE The Georgian Triangle Lifelong Learning Institute (GTLLI) has announced that its annual offering of lectures is being expanded to a much wider audience. In response to demand, the not-for-profit GTLLI will live stream its Friday morning lecture series to the Simcoe Street Theatre in Collingwood, Station on The Green in Creemore, and The Rec Plex in

Wasaga Beach. “Video recordings will also be available for those who cannot make a Friday morning lecture,” said GTLLI chair David Green, adding tickets to attend the lectures are sold out at 400-plus tickets per lecture.

The upcoming lecture series, titled “Fascinating Aspects of the Brain,” runs from October 18 to November 22. Topics include the interplay between genes and environment, brain plasticity, and the evolving use of cannabis in Canada.

“The lectures are intended to promote learning and expand awareness of the larger world,” explained Green. “They are at a university level and delivered by academics and experts in their fields on a wide range of topics.” Past lecture series have included timely discussions of arts, culture, entertainment, technology, religion, global affairs, world economies, science, and healthcare.

The 120-minute livestreamed lectures will be professionally recorded, and ticket charges are intended only to recover the cost of recording, hosting and production, added Green. Visit the website for more information and to register. gtlli.ca

Dianne Usher, managing broker, Maureen O’Neill, broker of record, and Don Kottick, president and CEO, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada.

SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA Sotheby’s has recently moved its Southern Georgian Bay Creemore office. “We welcome clients locally and from around the world,” said managing broker Dianne Usher.

“We have agents specialized in assisting international real estate clients, whether they are moving to Canada or investing from abroad, and can offer their services in dozens of languages.”

The company was founded in 2005, with a powerful marketing and referral program for luxury listings, said Usher. “Combining a prestigious and internationally recognized real estate brand with local market knowledge and specialized marketing expertise, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada is the leading real estate sales and marketing company for Canada’s most exceptional properties.

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TURNING POINT COUNSELLING This Collingwood therapy and counselling centre is moving to a larger and more accessible building just down the road on Ontario Street.

“The need for mental health services has grown considerably in the Southern Georgian Bay area,” said Geoff Ayton, Clinical Social Worker and owner. “This move to 88 Ontario Street will give us more capacity to respond to our clients, old and new, with skill and sensitivity.” He added the expansion will also allow the collective to offer group work, extended family sessions and parenting/ couples workshops.

Turning Point is a collective of six clinical social workers/therapists with decades of experience in all facets of therapy and counselling, including work with children and youth, adults and aging populations, with the goal of aligning each new client with a therapist who is a good fit for them, said Ayton. Most of the therapists are graduatelevel social workers and bring individual areas of expertise and interest to the collective, including anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relationships, separation and divorce, parenting, children’s mental health, aging, sexuality, identity, trauma and substance use.

“We are now the largest private counselling practice in the Southern Georgian Bay area,” said Ayton. “Our practice, and our professional reputation, has grown because we are committed to supporting our clients with skilled and qualified therapists.”

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ADMIRALS GATE ON GEORGIAN BAY

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NEW BUNGALOW ON 9.5 ACRES!

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Upscale open concept 3 bed/3 ens bath condo w/ stunning views of Georgian Bay. Features include Brazilian cherry hardwood, crown moulding, gas fireplace, custom built-ins in living rm & master bdrm, wet bar, 3 decks, det garage, 1 excl park space. Carol Whyne* 705.441.6709

Endless possibilities + scenic views of Georgian Bay. 2.45 acres, 1,895 sq. ft. residence with 5 Bdrms or build your Dream Home. Close to all private ski clubs & walking distance to Georgian Bay. MLS®216095.

Barb Picot* Ron Picot* 705.444.3452

Leave the City behind! 4000SF designer stone bungalow with 3 bedrms & 2 baths. Open Concept kitchen with 11’ island overlooks the pond. Full walk-out basement with rec rm, wine rm & rough in for extra bedrm/bath. MLS® 211073. Gail Crawford* 705.445.3751 Ralph Schwengers* 416.300.5899

Private lane to water’s edge & 24’ dock. 3.5 acre waterfront property. 4 bedroom, 3 bath home designed for functionality while capturing water views from most locations in the house. Potential for in-law suit on lower level. Quite a gem! Mark McDade* 519.387.7650

$889,000

$869,900

$845,000

$779,000

WALK TO THE VILLAGE AT BLUE

DOWNTOWN COLLINGWOOD

ALL SEASON WATERFRONT!

EXCEPTIONAL LUXURY FINISHES

Spacious chalet with 4 Bdrms & 4 Baths. Open concept Kitchen, Great Room with soaring cathedral ceiling & gas fireplace. Finished basement with Family Room, Bdrm & 4 pc Bath. Att single car garage with entry to Mud Room.

MLS®214713. Barb Picot* Ron Picot* 705.444.3452

3 bedroom, 2 bath home on oversized private, landscaped lot, Built in the 1800’s & features original floors, trim & pocket doors for charm. Beautiful kitchen & family room, main floor laundry, 3rd floor attic & 1.5 car garage & parking. MOVE IN READY! MLS®189209 Rick Wiles** 647.839.9582

Expect nothing but the best with this beautiful Quality Engineered Homes Ltd. home/cottage. Interior offers 3 bedrms, great room w/fireplace, modern kitchen and finished lower level. The lot & waterfront offer multiple Clearview decks & great views. Gary Taylor** 519.378.4663

Elegant townhouse with 3 Bdrms, 3 Baths & 1,715 sq. ft of finished living space. Completely upgraded with highend finishes incl. quartz counters & stainless appliances in the Kitchen & a large patio for alfresco entertaining.

MLS®211368. Barb Picot* Ron Picot* 705.444.3452

COLLINGWOOD/BARRIE 705.445.5454

OWEN SOUND 519.371.5455

WIARTON 519.534.5757

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Waterfront home easily appeals to a seasonal dweller or full-time residents. Evening sunsets & water views can be enjoyed from the kitchen, family room, master bedroom,deck or cozied up on a chair perched close to shore. Lower level walk-out provides easy access to shore. Waterside shed,perfect for storing your water sports equipment.15 min drive to Owen Sound, and 38 min drive to the Blue Mountains. This well-maintained home fits all your wants and needs.

Mark McDade* 519.387.7650 Maria Elensky* 647.963.0456

Enjoy the country life on the Saugeen River. Authentic1850’s dovetail log home. Charm & character of yesteryear, exposed beams, covered porch,1530 sq.ft. Timber frame barn is a working stable - 2 stalls,chicken coop hydro + large shed. MLS® 217533. Gail Crawford* 705.445.3751

Just in time for ski season! Moving in has never been easier!

3 bed, 3.5 bath fully furnished end unit backs on to green space. Granite kit, SS appliances. Gas f/p in great room, w/o to private deck. 2 masters w/ensuites. Located near hills, town, golf & Bay! Barbara Brunton* 705.888.1186

$475,000

$595,000

$369,900

$359,900

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BERFORD LAKE WATERFRONT!

Raised bungalow with 4 bedrooms + finished basement, family room w/ walkout. Custom built by current owners & well maintained. Municipal services, minutes to Beaver Valley Ski Club. Great views, large garage / storage building with concrete floors. Read Hilton* 705.351.8100

Great Income Potential! Attractive all brick move-in ready bungalow with a separate entrance to basement apartment.

Upper: 3 beds, 2 baths. Lower: 2 beds 1 bath.Large yard with access to trail system. Quiet street. Steps to YMCA and downtown. Mona Deschamps* 647.887.4064

Great opportunity to live on a lovely treed street steps to Beach 5 & a wonderful park. 2 bdrm open concept winterized cottage has been recently updated (wiring insulation). Lge deck, hot tub, private serene backyard w/ fire-pit. Rear shed w/hydro. Debra Gibbon* 705.888.5832

Enjoy kayaking, fishing and sunsets on beautiful Berford Lake at this affordable 2 BR 3-season waterfront cottage with attic loft plus Bunkie and garage, all with hi-grade steel roofs. Wood stove, Artesian well. 10 min north of Wiarton. Cynthia Razum** 519.377.9134

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TORONTO 1. 4 1 6 . 6 4 2 . 14 2 9

Craigleith Waterfront 4 bdrms, 3 baths, 2200 sq. ft. $899,000

Business for Sale. Turn Key. 155 Seating $ 399,000

Harbour Street Fish Bar

Walk to Ski Hills

5 bdrms, 2 baths 1845 sq. ft. $899,000

‘Tree-top’ Lighthouse Pt

Emma Baker** 705-444-3989

Mikki Belliveau* 705-446-6103

Sherry Rioux** 705-443-2793

Jacki Binnie* 705-441-1071

Chalet Near Georgian Peaks

Walk to Downtown

2 bdrms, 1.5 baths 1090 sq. ft. $410,000

Vacant Land

4 bdrms, 3 baths 2128 sq. ft. $829,000

2+1 bdrms, 2 baths 1959 sq. ft. fin. $439,000

Treed Lot 60’ x 200’ $169,900

Joanne Brown* 705-994-5255

Sandi Cain* 519-535-2622

John Collins* 416-806-6197

Fabulous Treed Street

Turn Key Close to Blue

David Holman* 416-930-2558

Peter Lamy* 705-888-5809

3 bdrms, 1.5 baths 1597 sq. ft. fin. $579,000

3+1 bdrms, 3 baths 2000 sq. ft. fin. $595,000

Waterfront Cottage

3+2 bdrms, 3 baths 2970 sq. ft. fin. $1,799,000 Sherry Rioux** 705-443-2793

Thornbury Condo

Blueberry Trails

2 bdrms, 2 baths 1450 sq. ft. $429,900

3+2 bdrms, 2+1 baths 2939 sq. ft. fin. $649,900

Emma Baker** 705-444-3989

Mikki Beliveau* 705-446-6103

Country Living in Town 4 bdrms, 3.5 baths 3350 sq. ft. $1,089,000

Karen Poshtar* 705- 443-0351

Lake Temagami/Log Cottage 3 bdrms, 1 bath 2.5 acres $1,050,000

Michael Maish* 705-606-5814

SOLD

Near Schools/Downtown

Semi – STA Eligible

Looking for a Ski Rental?

Estate Sized Building Lot

Chris Moffat-Lynch* 705-606-0850

Rhonda Ronson* 705-888-8700

Stephanie Rumford* 705-606-4982

Cheryl Weatherall* 519-373-6664

3+1 bdrms, 1 bath 1548 sq. ft. fin. $435,000

4 bdrms, 2 baths 1339 sq. ft. fin.

2, 3 or 4 bdrms Seasonal – please enquire

Stunning Views Build to suit $174,900

BRINGING THE WORLD TO YOUR DOOR “THE FOREST” – COLLINGWOOD

CRAIGLEITH WATERFRONT

$1,099,900

$1,200,000

Set amongst the tall pines of this exclusive enclave, sits this lovely ranch style bungalow. Spacious formal living / dining area, eat-in kitchen, sunroom & Great Room with gas fireplace.

3 | 3 | 2,100 ft2

Located in the center of all the area has to offer. 66’ on the shores of Georgian Bay, this property boasts panoramic water views, “4 season” Bunkie & 1 ½ car garage and workshop.

2 | 1 | 1,221 ft2

Lorraine Champion* 705-441-3642

LAKESIDE POINTE

$429,000

Spacious beach bungaloft. Steps to the water. Main floor living with room for everyone to visit. Open plan kitchen with stainless steel appliances, under mount sink & granite counters.

4 | 3 | 2,400 ft2

1,300 ft2

Janet Piotrowski* 705-994-5858

$850,000 In a high traffic location, 2 galleries occupy the main floor, upstairs is a 2 bedroom apartment with private balcony, 4 offices & a common area. Many recent upgrades.

2 | 5 | 3,467 ft2

Dennis Klinsky** 705-443-9794 Karen Kalosza* 705-607-6595

‘THE SHIPYARDS”

$678,800

Ground floor, bright, west facing unit with open concept, loft style in the Historic Side Launch 1 building. Elevator, underground parking, party room.

Immaculate, light-filled home in Lakeside Point. High ceilings, huge windows, granite counters, gas fireplace, fully fenced yard. No condo fees.

1,119 ft2

3 |

3 |

2,137 ft2

Dennis Klinsky** 705-443-9794 Karen Kalosza* 705-607-6595

Tara Parsons* 705-888-8272 Loretta McInnis* 705-443-1659

four seasons realty limited, Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated

Waterfront 3 storey condo townhome with extraordinary finishes. Built-in appliances.

Personal elevator, double roof top terraces, full unfinished basement.

3 |

3,208 ft2

Tara Parsons* 705-888-8272 Loretta McInnis* 705-443-1659

Gorgeous Georgian Bay views from this spacious, bright waterfront home in a beautiful, quaint community. Large open concept rooms. Waterfront clubhouse, pool, sauna, gym & sandbox for the little ones.

4 | 3 | 3,370 ft2

5 ACRE PRETTY RIVER VALLEY

$1,849,000 Private estate with panoramic views of Georgian Bay & the escarpment. Chef’s kitchen, open concept floor plan with vaulted ceiling, 4 walk-outs to extensive decks.

5 | 4 | 4,300 ft2

Tara Parsons* 705-888-8272 Loretta McInnis* 705-443-1659

$623,000 Great family home conveniently located near golfing, area playgrounds, trails, Blue Mountain ski hills & Village. Open concept main floor, walk-out to stone patio, hardwood floors.

3 | 3 | 2,262 ft2 Mark Veer** 705-443-7911 Mary Riopelle* 705-446-5466 Darice Lush* 705-443-0741

67 First St., Collingwood 705-445-8500 47 Bruce St., Thornbury 519-599-2600 202 Montreal St., Stayner 705-428-4500

www.remaxcollingwood.com

*sales representative **broker ***broker of record

$999,000

GEORGIAN MEADOWS

$1,199,900

3 |

BLUE WATER ON THE BAY

Janet Piotrowski* 705-994-5858

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

LAKESIDE POINTE

$539,900

2 |

Derek Crespy** 705-441-0112

Tara Parsons* 705-888-8272 Loretta McInnis* 705-443-1659

‘THE SHIPYARDS”

1 |

Immaculate raised bungalow with open concept design. Over $75K in upgrades.

9’ ceilings main floor & lower level, gas fireplace in family room. Insulated double car garage with inside entry.

2 | 3 | 1,646 ft2

$698,000

Great investment! Unique Duplex condo with two tenants in place. Ground floor, corner unit with garage. 2 kitchens. Close to golf, trails & marina.

2 |

$659,000

Blair Thompson** 705-446-8507

LIVING WATER CONDO

2 |

MOUNTAIN CROFT

Doug Gillis

Maddy Gillis

Direct: 705.444.3853 doug@douggillis.ca

Direct: 705.888.1616 maddy@maddygillis.ca

Broker

Broker of Record* A track record of excellence

NIPISSING RIDGE

PEAKS BAY

$1,595,000

123 Cortina Crescent,

$2,200,000

168 Delphi Lane,

Blue Mountains 5

GEORGIAN BAY CLUB

5

$2,585,000

105 Stone Zack Lane,

Blue Mountains

3+1 4,448 Total FT2

ALPINE SKI CLUB

207 Arrowhead Road, Blue Mountains

Blue Mountains

4+1 5,353 Total FT

4

2

4+1

$1,900,000

4,610 Total FT

2

6

4+1

6,265 Total FT2

Custom built home in the coveted Nipissing Ridge subdivision close to skiing, golf, and Georgian Bay! A gas fireplace adds a warm ambiance to the living room & the sunroom features a wood burning fireplace & many windows. Private, treed lot with expansive patios great for entertaining family & friends.

This stunning home has many unique features and finishes throughout; a security system, a generator to run the entire home, high-end appliances & many other notable features. Great views of Georgian Bay & Georgian Peaks Ski Club. Short drive to Thornbury, Blue Mountain and additional amenities in Collingwood.

New build by Pinnacle Building Group.

Exceptional craftsmanship & attention to detail in this stunning 4,610 sq. ft walkout stone bungalow with a 600 sq. ft. covered porch. Finished lower level. Views of Georgian Bay, Escarpment & pond.

Custom contemporary chalet backing onto green space and ravine with views of the Mountain & ski hills. Features 22’ vaulted ceiling in great room, fireplace, walkout to stone patio, chef’s kitchen with walk-in pantry, master bedroom with dressing room & mud room on main level. Close to Craigleith & Alpine Ski Clubs.

LOG HOME

GEORGIAN BAY CLUB

NIPISSING RIDGE III

PEAKS RIDGE

$1,100,000

208697 26 Highway,

107 Stone Zack Lane,

Blue Mountains 4

2+1

$3,135,000

112 Interlaken Road,

Blue Mountains

2,640 Total FT

2

4

3+1

$1,649,000

100 George McRae Road, Blue Mountains

Blue Mountains

5,766 Total FT

2

6

$1,895,000

5+1 6,252 Total FT

2

4

3+1

4,260 Total FT2

Set back comfortably off the road across from the Georgian Bay Golf Club, protected & private in a serene park-like setting of mature trees surrounding the .7 acres of manicured grass & gardens, this authentic rough-hewn log home (circa 1880) offers much more than its quaint veranda frontage & porch swing.

Natural stone bungalow with spacious kitchen with morning room & walk-in pantry, formal dining room & great room with 19’ ceiling. Elevated terrace off of the kitchen & master suite with expansive NW views of Georgian Bay. Work with the builder or on your own to finish this home ahead of the ski season!

Well-designed home has double height windows to enjoy the views of the Escarpment. Main floor master bedroom, large laundry/mudroom with built-in cabinets, kitchen with quartz waterfall island & counter tops, high end appliances & custom cabinets. Walking distance to Alpine & Craigleith Ski Clubs.

Newly built custom home with views of Georgian Bay. True workmanship and top of the line materials make this open concept home an ideal place to call home. Located close Georgian Bay, Collingwood, Thornbury & ski hills.

PEAKS RIDGE

BUNGALOW

NEW BUILD IN TOWN

BUNGALOW

$389,000

Lot 25 Maryward Cres., Blue Mountains

$599,000

Building lot just over 1/2 an acre, located off of Camperdown Road and next to the Georgian Bay Club. Close to the ski hills, golfing, Thornbury, Craigleith, Collingwood and Georgian Bay. HST is in addition to purchase price.

98 Katherine Street,

114 Brooker Blvd., Blue Mountains 3

Building Lot

3

2

Split level home located in the heart of The Blue Mountains. The upper levels consist of the living area, kitchen, dining room, master bedroom, an additional bedroom & 2 adjoining ensuites. A large patio at the rear of the house. This property is a short walk to Blue Mountain Resort & close to Collingwood.

2

2

$699,000

141 Brooker Blvd.,

Collingwood

2,050 Total FT

100 RE/MAX Agents in Canada * Top 1999, 2000, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

$649,000 Blue Mountains

1,400 Total FT

2

Built by K. Vogel Construction with care and the utmost attention to detail. Large, open concept kitchen, living and dining area with beautiful cathedral ceilings.

Located in town, across from Jean Vanier Catholic High school and a short distance to Collingwood Collegiate High school.

4

2 + 1 2,280 Total FT2

This charming home has a practical layout & is well maintained. On the main level is an open concept kitchen, living & dining area with large windows & a gas fireplace. Located in the heart of The Blue Mountains, a close to Blue Mountain Resort & close to amenities in Collingwood.

www.douggillis.ca RE/MAX four seasons Doug Gillis & Associates Realty, Brokerage 67-A First Street, Collingwood

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705.444.3853

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STUNNING VIEWS OF GEORGIAN BAY

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PERFECTION INSIDE & OUT STEPS FROM OSLER

RETREAT STYLE LOG HOME

BRAND NEW “WESTCHESTER II” AT MOUNTAINCROFT

4.43 ACRES WITH STUNNING VIEWS

RENOVATED COTTAGE AT THE BEACH

PRIVATE OASIS WITH PONDS, POOL, TENNIS & THEATRE

FAMILY FRIENDLY LAYOUT UNDER WARRANTY

WALKING DISTANCE TO DOWNTOWN COLLINGWOOD

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Collingwood Sport Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre

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Georgian Bay Symphony

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Kelly Gale Creative

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Mad River Golf Club

The Bay School of Art

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BDO Canada LLP, Chartered Accountants

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The Centre Fitness Squash Wellness

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Christmas at Blue Christmas Starts in Collingwood

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Drive Away Hunger

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Fallicious

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Georgian Bay Symphony

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HoHoHo Holiday 5K

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City Stone

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The New Classical 102.9 FM

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Copper Blues

Zoomer Radio

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Maple Leaves Forever

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Maxwell Garden Centre

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Mulch-It

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Shouldice Designer Stone

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Forest Hill Real Estate Inc., Brokerage

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The Shipyards (Fram + Slokker)

CARP

Environmental Pest Control

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The Landing at Little Lake

REAL ESTATE

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Collingwood Optometry

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Premier Kitchens Custom Cabinetry & Design

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The Institute of Southern Georgian Bay

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Crestview Estates (Terra Brook Homes)

Simcoe Gardens (Mamta Homes)

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mycollingwood.ca

Blue Vista (Royalton Homes)

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Rudy Mak Surveying Ltd.

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L. Patten & Sons Ltd.

Collingwood G&M Hospital

Aquavil (Royalton Homes)

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Salnek’s Window Fashions & Accessories

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS

Royal Windsor Condos (Sherwood Homes)

LM Rourke, CPA Professional Corporation

La Bella Vita Décor & Gift Meaford Carpets & Interiors

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Oak Bay Golf & Marina Community (Eden Oak)

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The ReMax Collection

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McLaughlin Auto Wreckers

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Cathie Hunt, CA Professional Corporation

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Walkers Small Motors

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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE COLLINGWOOD MUSEUM COLLECTION, X971.565.1

L O O K I N G

Making History

BY MELISSA SHAW COLLINGWOOD MUSEUM

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n October 10, 1914, construction on downtown Collingwood’s iconic Federal Building was temporarily halted as workers put down their hammers and chisels to pose for this photograph. Seven workers appear atop the building’s marble Corinthian columns, while a dapper gentleman perches on a piece of lumber at the structure’s base smoking a pipe.

The hand-painted signage for White’s hardware store appears on the brick building to the right (now Loblaw’s parking lot), and you can just see the edge of the window signage for the Enterprise & Messenger newspaper office on the left (now a Chinese restaurant).

The lone bicycle propped in the foreground

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appropriately foreshadows the numerous bikes that would be left along the sidewalk for years to come as residents retrieved their mail from the post office housed in the majestic building along with a customs house.

Construction had begun earlier in 1914, with the Beaux-Arts design inspired by the State Finance Building in Havana, Cuba.

Today the well-preserved Federal Building on Collingwood’s main street houses federal government offices and a Service Canada Centre. Inside, visitors can admire the original grand marble staircase and intricate stained-glass dome bearing the coats of arms of the four levels of government, including the Town of Collingwood. ❧

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