Autumn In The Hills 2014 by In The Hills Magazine

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The Next Generation

Farm kids return to the land

Club Art

The young and the artsy

Cross-country at Pan Am

Dancing for joy

French education Headwaters Arts Festival Show preview

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I S S U E F E A T U R E S 24 The Next Generation

Farm kids return to their roots by Yevgenia Casale 34 A Stable Relationship

Dutch Masters equine business by Yevgenia Casale 40 Cross Country at a Gallop 24

Pan Am eventing by Cecily Ross 46 The Caledon Horse That Could

The story of Cilroy by Cecily Ross 50 Club Art

Youth inspire youth by Liz Beatty 54 The Orangeville Fanboys 48

It’s a comic book world by Liz Beatty 58 Headwaters Arts Festival

A preview of the annual show 62 Get Up and Dance!

Dufferin Dance Network by Michele Green 66 Dancing for Joy 82

EQ Collective by Johanna Bernhardt

70 Ces Étudiants Parlent Français

French in the public schools by Laura LaRocca D E P A R T M E N T S 12 LETTERS

Our readers write 19 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Diana Hillman 20 MUST DO

Our favourite picks for autumn 23 FENCE POSTS

When birds go bad by Dan Needles

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Heavy horses by Nicola Ross 75 COOKING CLASS

Wild mushroom barley risotto with Gilles Roche by Cecily Ross 78 HISTORIC HILLS

The Bob Edgar Telephone Company by Ken Weber 80 HEADWATERS NEST

A new puppy by Bethany Lee 82 AT HOME IN THE HILLS

From mystery to modern by Pam Purves 96 WHAT’S ON IN THE HILLS

A calendar of autumn happenings 110 A PUZZLING CONCLUSION

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You go, Gen Y! When Liz Beatty turned in her story on the Orangeville Fanboys, I confess the opening words stopped me in my tracks. “Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Sheldon Cooper ...” Whoa, who is Sheldon Cooper? I got as far as “Shel...” in my search engine when his name popped up (albeit right below Shell Canada). Not a technology magnate, but a sit com character – who is, nevertheless, as Liz points out (and most of you probably already know), a cultural icon of no small magnitude. So my research for this issue involved watching a few episodes of The Big Bang Theory, which is (as most of you also probably already know) pretty funny. Another confession: It may just be the smugness, but I have always felt both sad and a little guilty that, in the dust of the baby boomers, the Gen Xers never really had the opportunity to grab the world by the tail, to feel that exhilarating surge of energy, hope and sheer power that galvanized the post-war generation. But with Gen Y – in a phrase probably overused in this issue – that all seems set to change. We talk to several 20and 30-somethings who are passionately bent on just that – changing things. And who seem to have the confidence, the courage and the technological chops to get the job done. Better yet, these are not dot-com types, imagining a future through the plate-glass medium of a corporate office tower. They are country kids, local farmers and artists – who don’t buy the notion that the things they are passion ate about have to be sacrificed in the pursuit of an econo mically viable career. The young farmers interviewed by Yevgenia Casale and the young artists at Club Art interviewed by Liz Beatty are every bit as idealistic as their baby-boomer forebears, but they’ve ditched the rose-coloured glasses. They don’t spurn the principles of business, they retool them to fulfill their own aspirations. And, perhaps most encouraging, they see those aspirations as inextricably linked to the well-being of their broader community. And that’s good news for an aging baby boomer like me – because it really is time to pass the torch. I have often hoped that the youthful dreams of my generation, that blended the notions of individual fulfillment with civic duty, didn’t go so much off the rails as underground, bid ing their time for the next revolution. In my less codgerly moments, I even like to think they laid the foundation for the flowering of this new generation. So over to you, Gen Y. Make it happen.

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When we moved to Caledon six years ago, we were unable to get a consistent cellular signal at all. I work from home much of the time and I am so grateful that we now have a functional connection (stable, 4G), but I think it is ridiculous that we pay $10 per incremental gigabyte and our charges are consistently over $200 monthly for Internet, without the luxury of download ing movies or other media that our city counterparts take for granted (on DSL, etc). The time for unlimited downloads is now, but the CRTC does not seem at all concerned. We need a way to consolidate our efforts in order to effect change. Linda, Caledon (last name withheld on request) This is a great article on an important priority that is often ignored or assumed within rural economic and social develop ment strategies. We know the world is changing and that we live in an informa tion society and digital economy. Maybe information technologies are intimidating to us as citizens, business owners and local politicians? I hope In The Hills will follow up this article so that all the region and province can ensure improvements to rural broad band access and quality of service (speed, availability, affordability and use). Helen Hambly, Guelph

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Jeff Rollings’ report on the absence of affordable high-speed Internet service in Dufferin County (“The Need for Speed” Summer ’14) was excellent. It reminded me of my introduction to the Internet. In 1981-4 I was resident Canadian liaison officer to the US Army’s Signals and Intel ligence schools. Each group of equipment supervisors had a curious television set on their desks; the screen was less than half the size of your pages and displayed blackand-white text only. I was told that it was a terminal for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA, later ARPA) and that it connected those engaged in future projects with the universities of the USA and with the defence research organizations. One need for high-speed Internet service was not mentioned in your article. The Ontario government in its wisdom elim inated useful paper newsletters like the OMAFRA Report and substituted the Internet, where the quantity of available information is overwhelming. The govern ment believes it is sufficient to announce new acts and regulations via the Internet, and amends existing rules affecting farm ers almost daily (e.g., the ban on harvesting land for a diameter of one mile around any badger den). If ignorance of the law is no excuse, farmers must have access to government Internet data and it must be high-speed access. Charles Hooker, East Garafraxa

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“The Love Pirate” (Summer ’14) states that con man Andrew John Gibson was asked to lecture from the pulpit of Stanton’s Presbyterian church. In fact, there was no church in Stanton. The Presbyterian church was one and a half miles up the road in Mansfield.

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As part of an exhibit marking the centenary of the start of World War I, the Dufferin County Museum & Archives has created a display of trench art. Many of these poignant works were crafted by Canadian soldiers from pieces of shrapnel, spent shell casings and the other debris of war that turned up in the trenches. Others were created

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A 6½-inch-high shell casing inscribed by a German prisoner of war, 1918, and an ashtray made from a larger shell (3 inches in diameter).

Music lovers, take note. Both the Orangeville Concert Association and Caledon Chamber Concerts are set to launch exciting new seasons. The Elora Festival Singers, one of Canada’s finest chamber choirs, kick off the OCA’s 2014–15 season with a performance at the Orangeville Opera House at 8 pm on Saturday, September 20. Then, on November 7, Scottish-Canadian reggae artist Jason Wilson and English fiddler Dave Swarbrick bring their unique mix of folk and reggae to the Opera House stage. For more information, call 519-942-3423, or go to www.orangevilleconcerts.ca.

Caledon Chamber Concerts’ season starts at 8 pm on Saturday, October 25, with a performance by Western Collective, made up of Sharon Wei on viola, John Hies on piano and Jana Starling on clarinet. Then on Sunday, November 23, the Georgetown Bach Chorale presents Handel’s Messiah. For information and to order tickets, call 905-880-2445, or go to www.caledonchamberconcerts.com. Elora Festival Singers © Sophie Hogan

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On the weekend of October 4–5, some of the many breeding farms, coaching and training facilities, riding schools, boarding stables and ranches that dot these hills throw open their doors for the seventh annual Headwaters Horse Country Stable Tour. This highly successful event, which runs from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday, also includes the Year of the Horse Art Show at Silver Creek Arts. As a warmup for the big weekend, an evening celebration of all things equine takes place on Thursday, October 2. Featuring equestrian performances and demonstrations, as well as local food and beverages, this event takes place at the Orangeville Agricultural Society Event Centre, on 5 Sideroad in Mono. Stay tuned to Headwaters Horse Country’s website, www.headwatershorsecountry.ca for updates and maps of suggested tour routes. Or call 519-942-0314.

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got into a fight with a rooster last week. This has happened several times over the past 25 years on the farm and I try to be patient, but I have found it is a waste of time to attempt to reason with a rooster or a ram or a bull. The male animal brain is built the same way as one of those floppy computer disks with the tab folded over the notch in the right-hand corner. It is designed to carry a certain amount of inherited information, but it will not accept new information. This is why most roosters, like the one last week, have their heads taken off and go into the pot. Years ago I had a big showy Dominique rooster that ambushed me one morning. I was minding my own business, prying a rotten fence post out of its hole when he came at me out of the sun, like a Messerschmitt fighter plane, smacked into the back of my leg, and latched on with beak and claws. I yelped and kicked him free, but he ran off and circled back for a second run over the target. By this time I had armed myself with a hoe handle and I caught him with one carefully placed windmill swipe to the back of the head that laid him out in the grass, one foot kicking spasmodically at the air. I went into the house and told my wife that I had just killed my rooster. “Oh, dear!” she said. “You liked that rooster. What did you hit him with?” “A hoe handle,” I said.

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“Don’t worry. You didn’t kill him,” she assured me. “It takes at least a two-by-four to kill a rooster.” We went back out and sure enough, the rooster was back on his feet, walking around the orchard. He appeared a little dazed, and didn’t seem to remember who I was or why he was cross with me. He just shook his head every so often as if he were trying to remember where he put his keys.

“Don’t worry. You didn’t kill him. It takes at least a two-byfour to kill a rooster.” Heath told me about a fierce little banty rooster that was her father’s pride and joy when she was a little girl. It would attack her whenever she came out to the barn and she hated it. But her father loved that bird. One day she was helping him with the pump and he told her to run up to the barn and turn on the tap in the stable. She was wearing shorts and she knew the rooster would be somewhere in the barn, so she picked up a two-by-four and crept into the dark stable as quietly as she could. The rooster came out of nowhere, but this time she was ready for him. She nailed him squarely with a two-

base hit that sent the bird the length of the hallway and into the gutter for the stable cleaner. Then she was overcome with remorse. “I’ve killed my dad’s favourite rooster,” she wailed. “He’ll be so upset.” She went to the tap to turn on the water, wondering how she was going to break the news to him. She came back and bent over to look at the bird. He looked as dead as a doornail, completely stiff with his feathers fluffed out. She prodded him carefully with the board and he slowly opened one eye. “Oh my!” I said. “What did you do?” “I hit him again.” But the banty rooster survived. He lived in the window of the stable for a couple of years until one night a big wind came along and sucked the window and the rooster out of the wall and took them both back to the bush. Only the window was found. “So I’d get a two-by-four, if I were you,” she said. “And don’t leave that post hole the way it is. Some body’s bound to step in it.” After lunch I was carrying two pails of water to the hens when I felt hot claws sink into my upper thigh. I danced three steps to the left and went up to my hip in the post hole. The pails of water followed. Back at the house, I reported that I had filled in the post hole. “That was quick,” said Heath. “Yes,” I said. “The rooster died after all and I needed a hole to bury him.” ≈

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ow ya gonna keep ’em down on the farm after they’ve seen Paree?” That musical question, first posed in 1918 as a generation of American farm boys came home from war in Europe, has re mained stubbornly relevant for a century of massive upheaval and transition in the business of farming. Over the decades, the exodus of kids from the family farm to urban jobs has been so relentless for so many reasons – including industrialization, monopolization, urbani zation, and the otherwise too often grim economic reality of trying to make a living on the farm – that according to the Canadian census, the only age group of farmers that is growing are those over 55. In other words, the same farmers are just getting older. In Caledon, for example, the number of young farmers (under 35) dropped from 30 to 20 between the 2006 and 2011 census, while the number over 55 rose from 260 to 285. But the numbers may not tell the whole story. Janet Horner, executive director of the Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance, insists there are “lots of young people farming, but their name is not on the deed, so they aren’t being counted.” (The Alliance is currently preparing an agricul tural profile study of the GTA, expected to be released this fall.) Further, according to a 2013 report published by the University of Guelph’s Ontario Agricultural College, “During the past five years, we have increas ed enrollment across our undergraduate and diploma programs by over 30 per cent.” And, at least locally, anecdotal evidence seems to confirm the younger cohort is be ginning to swell. Sean Davis, one of the new generation of farmers in Caledon, says that

of all the customers who come into Davis Feed & Farm Supply, his family’s business in Caledon East, “I’d say 80 per cent have a new generation coming on. It’s great.” So why are the kids staying down on the farm? The reasons are as complex as the industry itself, but one of them is almost certainly the burgeoning local food move ment with its emphasis on reforging the long-broken links between the food we eat and the people who produce it – with one not insignificant result that for the first time in decades in the ethos of popular culture, it’s cool to be a farmer. But cool, of course, doesn’t pay the bills. Farming remains physically and mentally demanding work, and this new generation who grew up on farms are no starry-eyed back-to-the-landers with a few seeds in their pockets. They know what they’re getting into, and they are coming home armed with degrees in agriculture, business or finance, plenty of marketing savvy, and the latest technological tools at their disposal. And the results are showing. The gov ernment response to a 2010 report by the federal Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-food, called “Young Farmers: The Future of Agriculture,” noted that young far mer enterprises “perform better than other farms in Canada.” And that they “earned higher gross revenues from their farm assets and had relatively higher profit margins than did other farms. They also reported higher farm employment income.” To put things into a local perspective, we spoke with several members of the new generation on four family farms in the Headwaters region. Their stories are on the following pages. continued on next page

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hirty-three-year-old dairy goat farmer Jason Lyons ad mits, “When people know that I’m Dave Lyons’ son, it helps me a bit.” His father has been a Caledon coun cillor, on the executive member of Peel Federation of Agriculture and an activist on behalf of agriculture in the GTA. And the family roots run deep Pa the community. The Lyons family in has been farming at Lyonsdale Farms near Cheltenham for 179 years, ever since they arrived from Ireland in 1835. John Lyons, Jason’s grandfather, helped start the agricultural federa tion’s Farmer of the Year Award back in the 1980s. However, while the family name may open doors for Jason, it isn’t what keeps him in the room. “I work hard every day and I’ve earned where I am.” Still, he acknowledges commitment and hard work aren’t enough. He could not have started his operation, Escarpment’s Edge Dairy Goats, with out the support of his father and his uncle Don Lyons. “If you don’t have backing, the banks won’t look at you.”

The costs of getting into farming from scratch are considerable and while Jason made a substantial invest ment in his business startup, he had to borrow several times that amount to get it going. He could have started with more mature goats and more of them, allowing him to generate income faster. But that would have required an even larger upfront investment, and he didn’t want to compromise on genetics. So it’s taking him a bit longer, but the wait is starting to pay off. “I’m almost double the provincial average for goat milk production because I’ve made good investments in genetics and started with decent animals.” Along with genetics, Jason has fo cused on his animals’ nutrition. “My biggest bill is my feed bill,” he says. “Goats are notorious sorting animals. They’d pick through and find the one grain they like, forgetting about everything else they need to be heal thy. So you have to buy the feed. You can’t grow it yourself.” But farming is anything but pre

dictable, even for the most conscien tious – as last winter proved. Typically, says Jason, a goat farmer can expect to lose 3 or 4 per cent of the kid crop, but this year a parasite called Crypto sporidiosis claimed 30 per cent of his kids. “It’s one of the hardest bugs to keep from spreading. It hits the babies when they are only seven to ten days old, and either you get them through it or they just give up.” Some days Jason was afraid to go into the barn, worried about what he was going to find. “That’s the reality of this business. You’re a slave to your job, but if you look at it that way, you’re doomed.” Jason started his operation with 100 goats. Today he is milking 400 and since February has overseen the birth of 500 babies (about half of them male, which are sold to the meat market). He needs about 500 milk-producing goats before he can start saving for the future. For now, everything he makes goes back into the business. In spite of the family history, farm ing wasn’t necessarily a shoe-in choice for Jason. Growing up, he was the only

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Dave, Jason and Kelly Lyons and the goats at Escarpment’s Edge Dairy. “A goat has ten times the personality of a cow,” says Jason.

farmer among his friends. Everybody else had part-time jobs and slept in on weekends. That looked mighty appeal ing when he was 18, and that was when his father introduced him to some neighbours up the road who were looking for someone to help fix cars. Jason jumped at the chance, and the after-school job became an appren ticeship and then a well-paid career as a licensed auto mechanic. But after eight years the grind started to get to him. “The shop where I worked was full of decent, honest guys, but mechanics get a bad rap.” Jason found himself getting tired of driving in the chaos of Brampton every day to a job where clients didn’t trust whom they hired. “People would come in and tell me how to fix their cars.” By then his father had sold his dairy quota, rightly convinced there was no interest in the business among his or his brother’s children. As Sean puts it, “I just didn’t enjoy the cows that much. Cows will mess when you milk them, with big blobs of poop that splatter all over the place and you get a mouthful

of it.” It was his dad who suggested Jason consider goat farming. Jason was intrigued, but since nei ther he nor his father had any practical experience with goats, Dave called up a friend and asked for a tour. The friend, Bruce Vandenberg, runs a fairsized operation near Lindsay. He not only happily agreed to the visit, but hired Jason when he called a few weeks later to ask for a job, eager to learn goat farming from the ground up. Jason quickly discovered that he really enjoyed the work – “A goat has ten times the personality of a cow” – but missed being home, close to friends and family. Within two and a half years Bruce was offering Jason a partnership, but the call of the family farm was too strong. It got even stronger when his cousin Richard introduced him to Kelly, a schoolteacher involved with his re creational baseball league. Five years ago, Kelly could not have imagined herself working on a farm, “but here she is,” says Jason of the woman he married this summer. Every once in a while Kelly takes the morning chores so Jason can sleep in, and for now she is the breadwinner. But Jason hopes to change that over the next couple of years and is quick to give her credit for her involvement on the farm. Now the seventh generation to farm at Lyonsdale, Jason brought a hundred of Bruce’s kids home with him, along with a multiyear agreement ensuring a steady customer for his milk, as long as the milk came from those goats and their offspring. If you have tried Celebrity goat cheese in the past year, there’s a good chance it includes milk from Escarpment’s Edge goats. Jason is a director of Ontario Goat, the breeders’ association, and he’s optimistic about the future of the industry, quoting statistics that it has grown from $30 million to $40 mil lion in two and a half years. His cou sin Richard, 23, has started Caledon Lamb Co, producing naturally raised lambs. His father has given up the cows, but still helps out with his uncle’s cash crop business. Although they all have separate business in terests, Jason says the family ties remain strong. “We all work together on the same land, always ready to give each other a hand.”

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Sean and Amy Davis with baby Nora and Sean’s parents Joanne and John amid sunflowers they grow for birdseed at Davis Feed & Farm Supply. “2013 is the year I’ll never forget because we had four generations living on this farm,” says Sean.

“We just lost Grandpa this June, so we had a full year where we had four generations right here, seeing each other every day, and that made every thing worth it. It’s just an unbeliev able feeling to come home and work with them.” These days Peel farmland is worth more sold than worked, and any pres sure the new generation of farm kids feels to continue the family business is often something they place on them selves. It was Sean’s love of Caledon that made it impossible to see himself anywhere else. “If you want to do something you love, you find ways to do it. We have a lot of young farmers among our cus tomers and I don’t know anybody who was pressured,” he says. “All the young people I know who are starting in to farm, they were just born into it.” continued on next page

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ll four children of Bonnie and John den Haan have followed their parents into the dairy business. Their sons Scott and Andrew farm in Markdale and Fergus respectively, while their daughters Marianne and Emily have joined their parents to work full time on the farm where they grew up, Sheldon Creek Dairy near Loretto. Still, of the two young women, only one of them knew for certain she wanted to be a farmer. Two years ago, Sheldon Creek be came one of the first three Ontario dairy farms in nearly 60 years to be licensed to sell their own milk direct from their own farm. Typically dairy farms sell their product through Dairy Farmers of Ontario, which blends it all together and distributes the pro duct for sale. The den Haans also sell their Holstein milk to the DFO, but it is a paper transaction only in which they then buy it back, processing and distributing it themselves. Sheldon Creek’s whole milk is sold

in traditional glass bottles with a plug of cream on top. They also sell choco late milk, strawberry milk and eggnog seasonally, and yogurt. The products were launched with perfect timing to catch the wave of interest in local and artisanal food, so marketing is a key part of the den Haans’ business strategy. And that’s where Marianne, 26, comes in. She now works full time for the dairy, taking care of market ing, sourcing retailers and managing distribution. But it’s not the job she had in mind when she was pursuing a teaching career, working in Nunavut to accelerate her certification. Marianne came home for the sum mer break the year her parents launched the new business – and couldn’t resist the challenge. “I had imagined selling the milk from the farm store and a few local retailers,” Bonnie says. But with the bit in her teeth, Marianne rapidly grew the list of customers, and the family was soon delivering milk in their van to re tailers several days a week.

When Marianne returned that fall to her teaching job, Bonnie thought she could manage the growing custo mer list herself – but quickly changed her mind. By Christmas she was on the phone to Marianne, urging her to come home. Marianne happily com plied. Since her return, the distri bution network has expanded to stretch from Oakville to Markham, and from Toronto to Haliburton. And Sheldon Creek now employs their own drivers as well as two outside com panies to distribute their products. They’ve also added kefir, a fermented milk drink trendy in the health food market, to the product line. Unlike her sister, Emily knew from the start that she wanted to work on the farm. She was particularly inter ested in animal nutrition, but on graduating from Ontario Agricultural College, she felt she needed more financial experience, so she accepted a job with a bank, analyzing agri culture clients’ budget and balance sheets. Within four months, there was

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Sisters Emily and Marianne den Haan (left) with their parents John and Bonnie and dog Megs at Sheldon Creek Dairy, one of the first three dairies in Ontario since the 1960s licensed to sell their own whole milk direct from their farm.

They will be among the first wave of farmers to introduce robotic milking. The system allows the cows to decide when they want to eat and get milked. When the cows are hungry, they wan der over and the system recognizes which cow has approached, tailoring the feed mix to her specific require ments. As she enjoys her meal the robotic arms take care of the milking. For the young den Haans, farming is still a matter of hard work and long hours. “Farming nowadays is on such a large scale,” notes Marianne. “We’re not farming 20 or 25 cows on a hun dred acres anymore. We farm 130 head on 450 acres. For one family to do that is really time consuming.” But they also embrace farming as an economically viable career, and like a growing swell of young farmers, they’re bringing new technology, creative thinking, and tools gained through post-secondary education to make it work.

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ver in Grand Valley, t he La nd ma n k ids have been garnering a lot of attention within the farm community and beyond. Of the six kids, only the oldest, 30-yearold Jordan, has decided to pursue a career off the farm, in landscaping. The Landman kids’ grandparents immigrated to Canada in 1954 and lived on a couple of farms prior to buying one in 1969. “My dad was the youngest of nine. A lot of my uncles tried to decide if they wanted to farm, so at different stages a different uncle would be in charge of something. Then it got to my dad, and he loved it,” relates 24-year-old Rebecca Landman. Her parents, Eric and Kerry, offi cially bought the 80-acre dairy farm from his parents in 1997. Looking back, Rebecca says, “I don’t think it was really ever expected that any of us would get into farming. There were six of us and after dinner it would be chore time. Mom would say, ‘Go play outside in the barn.’ While we were out there it was, ‘Oh, look, can you 32

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feed this calf?’ As I got older, we had more stuff we had to do. It was always a fun thing for us.” While most kids get kittens or pup pies for pets, Eric and Kerry gave their children laying hens and bunnies. That’s just how things went. By the time Rebecca started think ing about a career, she was sure she wanted to be a chef. She attended North Bay’s Canadore College, but was quickly disappointed by the “huge disconnect between restaurants, their food and how it was grown. I thought it was the weirdest thing, seeing as I lived on a farm and all we did was grow food.” Rebecca did go on to work at a few bakeries, but her mother was diag nosed with cancer, and in 2010 she returned home to help out. At the same time, her father was building a garage and her mother prevailed on him to add a commercial kitchen so Rebecca could continue her career. “I started a bakery, a half-acre vege table garden and the CSA.” The first shareholders in the CSA (Commun

ity Shared Agriculture) were mostly friends who, if necessary, might be counted on to forgive a few growing pains. However, her first year was marked by “the most ideal growing season in the world and I thought, ‘Oh, this is so easy. I can do this.’ The year after there was this crazy drought, but we inc reased to 25 shares. This is our fourth year and we are up to 55 shares.” In the meantime, the family had sold their dairy quota and decided to get into milking goats – where 21year-old Ashleigh eventually found a niche, though it’s not what she had first imagined for herself. While Rebecca went back to school to study sustainable agriculture at Fleming College in Lindsay, Ashleigh was working toward a diploma at Ontario Agricultural College, heading to a career in industrial farming. How ever, like Rebecca, it didn’t take long for her to become disillusioned with life off the family farm, as she quickly discovered the corporate culture and brand loyalties of big agriculture were

outside her comfort zone. By that time, the goats were already in the barn, but Eric was more than happy to incorporate her new ideas on breeding and bookkeeping. Tragically, Kerry lost her battle with cancer in 2011, leaving behind three teenage boys and a husband who, a few year before, had found a passion in dry stone construction. Now 48, Eric is still, as Rebecca puts it, “run ning the show,” but he is putting more and more trust and responsibility for the day-to-day operations in the hands of his children. Josh, 19, is in charge of the chickens and 16-year-old twins Jesse and Carter help their sisters in the kitchen and barn respectively. Today, the Landmans run an im pressive operation with a two-acre CSA where they grow vegetables, and oper ate the commercial kitchen for making pies and preserves they sell at both their on-farm store and other retail outlets, as well as at farmers’ markets in Shelburne, Orangeville and Elora. They also sell eggs and meat, includ

The Landman clan: (left to right) Grandparents George and Sytske, father Eric, Rebecca, Ashleigh, Josh, and twins Carter and Jesse. While Eric still “runs the show,” he is putting more and more trust and responsibility for day-to-day operations in the hands of his children.

everyone ing chicken, turkey, pork, lamb and some goat. Ashleigh hopes soon to add cheese to her goat milk products. Like all families, the Landmans are not always friction-free, but they manage to keep things running smoothly by carefully organizing the various farm operations. For example, Rebecca owns the CSA and bakery outright and Ashleigh owns the goats. Jesse gets paid hourly for his work in the kitchen, and Carter gets a share of the goat milk revenue. When arguments arise everybody gets a chance to be heard, and Eric will intervene if the kids don’t manage to work things out on their own. “Everybody is pretty good at knowing when they have to give each other a little space,” says Rebecca, who has become something of a surrogate mother for the family. Still, life without Kerry remains a challenge. “We’re getting a system … it takes a little getting used to, like eating dinner at 10 o’clock at night because we all thought somebody else was going to do it,” admits Rebecca.

In the meantime, Eric’s dry stone construction has created a new oppor tunity. He belongs to the Dry Stone Wall Association of Canada, which held a festival at the farm in 2009. At the end of the festival the Landmans were left with an authentic black house, but no idea what to do with it. Then family friends asked if they could host a dinner there. Since then, Landmans have added catered multicourse meals for parties of 10 to 16 in the charming stone building. People can book a private function or purchase a couple of tick ets and enjoy a unique experience at a farm table with strangers. Either way, by the end of the meal, everybody is talking to each other and laughing. These days, Eric believes there are “two footprints for farming – expand and get into factory farming or find a niche. The niche seems to be more enjoyable.” And the kids seem to agree. “We offered them the opportunity, but we never expected all of them to take it,” says Eric. “Kerry always said, ‘It really doesn’t matter what it costs to do what you want to do. Do what makes you happy.’ We did it for the love of farming. The kids do it because they love it too, and see a future in it.” In August, Landman Gardens and Bakery hosted the first of what pro mises to be an annual event – Savour Fair. “The idea came up sitting around with some other farmers and local foodies, chatting about how we don’t have this type of festival going on in this area. It’s not really related to anything else we do, besides wanting to educate customers on good local food,” says Rebecca. The event featured sampling stations by local chefs and caterers, a farmers’ market and music, all to celebrate “what good, simple, delicious food should be!” In true “pay it forward” fashion, proceeds from the event went to local high school students continuing their education in the field of agriculture. ≈

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uilder Gary van Bolderen, who has constructed dozens of high-end stables through out Headwaters and beyond, is about to celebrate a milestone. For him, 2015 won’t just be the 25th anni versary of his business, or the year many of his equestrian customers are abuzz about the Pan Am Games. It is the year his son Greg will officially take over his company, Dutch Masters Construction Services. “Our only business is designing and building horse farm properties,” Gary says. But within that simple statement is a barn full of service offerings: anything and everything 34

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that can transform his clients’ dreams of equestrian havens into reality. Greg was just six years old when Gary started the business. The farm building company he was working for had decided to pull out of the area, leaving a partially completed project and a property owner, out of the country at the time, hanging in un certainty. When the owner returned, Gary keenly agreed to complete the job, and within a week had another client waiting. The equestrian com munity is a close one – and it didn’t take long for word to spread about an honest, quality builder who could be trusted with every detail of construc

tion, from planning to completion. Going into business and commit ting to 18-hour days was something Gary could not have done without the support of his late wife, Kerry. At the time the couple had three young children and their eldest, Graham, required constant care following an early childhood illness. Though Greg says he never felt any pressure from his dad to join the business, his decision in 2010 to leave his job with a civil engineering firm to work for his dad as a project co-ordinator was influenced by troubles at home. Within the preceding year, Graham had died of complications from pneu

monia, Kerry had been diagnosed with leukemia, and a purchaser who had convinced a reluctant Gary to sell the company had reneged on the deal. Now Greg, 29, who holds a diploma in civil engineering technology as well as a B.Eng. from Lakehead University, is both committed to and excited about the company’s future. “I always wanted to be in construction,” says the man who as a boy used to tag along with his dad to job sites. As for Gary, even after all his years in the business of building horse barns, he admits he still feels like “a farmer boy.” His fatherly advice to Greg on running a successful com

My priorities are: Relevant and timely communication through a variety of means to further enhance community participation and identity. Policies and processes that will attract businesses to Caledon where they will want to stay and grow. Careful planning to manage growth while ensuring the preservation of Caledon’s character. A review of the Town’s core services to ensure the delivery of those services is effective and efficient which will help to keep our taxes in line. I will engage and listen to you. Together we will work to find the best solutions. On October 27th, I am asking for your support. Thank you,

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pany is, “Nothing is free. There are no shortcuts. As long as you are honest, most people will give you the benefit of the doubt.” But Gary also acknowledges that the building industry has changed over the last quarter century. In a much more complex and restrictive regulatory environment, it is no long er just about handshake agreements and erecting high-quality structures. So in addition to designing and managing project construction, Dutch Masters takes on the role of agent, wading through building permit applications, conservation authority approvals, site plan agreements, struc

Father and son: Gary and Greg van Bolderen, next to a stable complex built by Dutch Masters near Inglewood. Other examples of the company’s work: (from top) a broodmare barn in King; a 26-stall barn and arena in Caledon; a 12-stall barn with an apartment near Orangeville; and an 8-stall barn and arena in Collingwood.

tural engineering drawings, ventila tion design, storm water management, nutrient management compliance, and every other hurdle that could stand between an idea and an awardwinning building. As a matter of fact, that is one area where Gary is con fident that Greg will “be a lot more successful in business than I was.” continued on next page

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That’s no small praise from a man held in such high esteem by clients and industry insiders alike. Under Gary’s leadership, Dutch Masters has been consistently recognized by its peers within the farm construction industry as a leader in the equestrian category. Among the company’s many awards, it has received the prestigious Canadian Farm Builders Association Project of the Year award for an un rivalled seven times in a decade. The awards are “an honour and a privilege” that Gary says he gladly shares with his clients. “The one comment we hear most often is that we have really nice des igns. But I can’t take credit for them. We work closely with the clients to make sure that the designs ref lect their ideas as much as our own.” A visit to the company website re veals an expansive gallery of their projects. Many are new and palatial stables, others are historically sensi tive renovations of existing barns. Most are private and often hidden from the road. A commercial excep tion is Running Fox, a fine English tack and apparel store in Mono Mills. There, after demolishing a decrepit building, Dutch Masters erected a 6,000-square-foot, timber-frame retail space that includes such details as a leather-inlaid store counter, a cathe dral ceiling, a tongue-and-groove ash f loor and a stone fireplace, with a custom cupola on the roof. Even after next year’s change in ownership, neither Greg nor Gary are ready to stop working together. “He has to succeed in order for me to have a good retirement. So I have a vested interest in him doing well – besides, I enjoy it,” says Gary, who now lives in Caledon East and has remarried. That dedication and strong work ethic is something that can be traced back to the family’s farming back ground. Gary came to Canada from Holland at age four with his parents. His father always wanted to own a greenhouse, but was never able to

Dutch Masters was awarded the CFBA Project of the Year Award for this 26stall stable in King. The company has won the award seven times since 2003.

afford one. Instead, he ran someone else’s dairy farm and vineyard near St. Catharines. As an adolescent, while his friends opted for drunken week ends in Buffalo, Gary happily worked the farm with his father. After graduating from the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph, Gary wanted to buy a farm but couldn’t afford one and ended up selling barns for Beaver Lumber. “They must have seen something in me that I didn’t,” recalls Gary. To convince him to join the company, they had a sales mana ger drive down to St. Catharines from Barrie. “I’m expecting somebody with the flashy pants and car. Instead I get an old farmer who lost his arm in a farm accident. He caught me off guard. He was this nice old guy with one arm, a plaid suit and a cardigan. None of this white-belt stuff,” chuckles Gary. “I say to him, ‘I cannot talk people into buying something they don’t want.’ And he says, ‘Oh, that’s not what your job is. You’ll never make a living if you do that. Your job is to find a better solution for a customer’s needs than anyone else.’ I always thought that was something.” To this day, Greg remembers his mentor’s words each time he sees a customer. “I think, what is the best thing I would do if this was my prop erty or my horses, and how would I do it?” For 25 years Gary has successfully carved, as he puts it, “a niche inside a niche market” by answering that question as fully and honestly as he can. And is best advice to Greg is to do the same. ≈ Yevgenia Casale is a freelance writer who lives in Southfield Village in Caledon.

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alfway down a dead-end gravel road in the town of Mono, amid gently rolling hayfields, stands a modest red-brick farmhouse and a weathered barn. Four or five horses graze happily in one of several paddocks. A pretty brindle dog bounces out to greet visitors. This is Will O’Wind Farm, home of Geoff and Ann Morgan for the past 35 years. It is also the site of next summer’s Pan American Games crosscountry competition, the jewel in the crown of the equestrian three-day event, aka “eventing.” Mono’s Graeme Thom, who served as chef d’équipe of Canada’s eventing team from 2007 until he step ped down in July, calls the sport “a triathlon for horse and rider.” Peter Gray, another Mono resident 40

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and chair of Equine Canada’s eventing committee, describes it as “the ultimate test in equestrian sport.” The event’s three phases combine the discipline and movement of dressage, the speed and endurance of cross-country, and the power and spectacle of stadium jumping. Extremely popular in Europe, where as many as 100,000 spectators turn out to watch the action at major events such as the Badminton and Burghley horse trials, eventing remains relatively unknown in North America. But if the Morgans have anything to do with it, that’s going to change. At next summer’s Pan American Games, the dressage and stadium jumping portions of the threeday event will take place at the Caledon Pan Am

Equestrian Park in Palgrave on July 17 and 19 res pectively. But the most exciting of the three phases is the cross-country, which will be held July 18 at Will O’Wind. This thrilling 4.8-kilometre course over 30 to 35 obstacles is designed to challenge the intelligence and athleticism of both horse and rider. Will O’Wind is the ideal venue for the crosscountry phase because the Morgans have been holding eventing competitions here since 2001. Geoff Morgan is justifiably proud of the work he has done to keep his property in good shape, especial ly the footing on the jumping course. “Without good footing,” he says, “you don’t have a course.” “Will O’Wind is a fabulous site for the cross country,” says Gray. “It’s a rolling property with lots

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Karl Slezak and La Vie en Rose approach a jump during a cross-country observation event held at Will O’Wind farm in July to assess the Olympic venue. Also attending were Peter Gray, Equine Canada’s eventing committee chair; Ann and Geoff Morgan, owners of Will O’Wind; and Wayne Copping, TO2015 cross-country course designer.

of undulations. The soil is sandy loam with very little rock and good drainage. Morgan keeps his property in tip-top shape.” At each of the two or three events held here annually, the hoofs of as many as 300 horses pound over the soft soil. To keep the course in optimum condition, Morgan aerates and rolls every year and top dresses and seeds as required. The cross-country venue is different from most other Games facilities because it’s on private land. Mark Nelson, the Ottawa-based eventing director for the Pan Am Games committee, also called TO2015, explains that officials “are used to dealing with things like soccer fields on public lands.” Because of the large area required for a cross-country course, he says, “the event is mostly held on private property.”

According to the Morgans, TO2015 has leased their 100-acre farm from March 14, 2014, to August 15, 2015. No money has changed hands. The Morgans are, in effect, lending their property to the Games. During the lease period, the Pan Ams have exclusive use of the site, except for events that had already been scheduled. Building a cross-country course on a 100-acre property is more complicated than installing a soccer field or a track and field facility. In addition, TO2015 is averse to using public money to make capital investments on private land, Nelson says. As a result, negotiations over the use of Will O’Wind have not always gone smoothly. But agree ment has now been reached. The infrastructure

needed for the cross-country phase – the bleachers, the tents that will be used as stables and so on – will be temporary. They will be removed after the Games. For Will O’Wind, the only physical legacy of the Games will be the obstacles, which will stay. Like nearly everyone associated with Pan Am eventing, including Gray and Nelson, the Morgans have volunteered to help Toronto successfully host this high-profile international event. So have many on their roster of 80 to 100 experienced volunteers, who will act as jump judges, timers, scribes, crowd controllers, veterinary assistants and parking atten dants – but only after they have gone through the rigorous vetting process set up by Pan Am officials. continued on next page I N T H E H I L L S A u t u m n 2 0 1 4

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Riders who pounded across the Will O’Wind course at the observation event this summer were (top) Selena O’Hanlon on Bloomsday, (bottom) Marlene Woodly on Charms Symphony, and (right) Penny Rowland on In The Moment.

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Contracts for the course designer and builder were put out to tender and awarded to the lowest bidders. The winning designer, Wayne Copping, is from Australia. He travelled to Will O’Wind late last year to draft a preliminary design for the course and returned this summer to fine-tune his plan. The contract to build the course was awarded this summer to Eric Bull, an experienced American who built the cross-country courses for three previous Pan Ams: Fair Hill, Rio de Janeiro and Guadalajara. Bull’s low bid beat out others, including that of Jay Hambly of Fergus. Hambly, too, is highly qualified and has designed and built cross-country courses at Will O’Wind for the past eight years. Morgan acknowledges that he had hoped the contracts would go to Canadians, at least in part because of their experience with and awareness

of the damage that winter can do to obstacles and course footing. Event ing’s cross-country phase may be thrilling to watch, but it is risky for horses and riders under the best con ditions. Taking winter damage into account when designing and building a course helps minimize that risk. The safety and well-being of human and horse is always uppermost in his mind, says Morgan. The tragic death in late June of Mono eventer Jordan McDonald may underline the risks associated with the sport. The 30-year-old, who aspired to make the Canadian team on a horse owned by Jorge and Mandy Bernhard of Mono, died when his horse suffer ed a rotational fall while competing in a novice cross-country event at the Nunney International Horse Trials in England. Only hours earlier on the same day, another rider, Benjamin Winter, had died in a rotational fall at a cross-country event in Luhümhlen,

Germany. (A rotational fall occurs when the horse hits a fixed obstacle with its front legs causing the animal to somersault and, in many cases, fall on the rider.) To enhance safety, devices such as frangible pins, which release the stur dy logs used in the construction of many jumps if the horse hits them, are routinely installed at international level competitions. The choice of ma terials, construction and placement of obstacles also has a bearing on safety. There is still a long way to go before Will O’Wind is ready to welcome international crowds to the Pan Am cross-country phase. “We are behind in terms of scheduling,” says Gray. But an observation event was held at the farm in July to allow Pan Am and Equine Canada officials to assess the venue. And construction of the Pan Am course is now under way. Jurisdictional issues between Equine Canada and Pan Am officials are also

being sorted out. “It’s going to fall into place soon,” predicts Nelson, who runs three-day events in the Ottawa area. “Organizing eventing for the Games has a lot of bureaucracy involved. But there’s also a lot of support.” With just 60 horses and riders from the Americas expected to compete at next summer’s Games, hosting should be a relative breeze for the Morgans, who are used to accommodating five times that number at a single event. For her part, Ann Morgan hopes that next July 18, lots of people will pack a picnic lunch and come out for a day in the country to watch the horses and riders in action. “My joy is when they come, they compete, they go home at the end of the day smiling,” she says. “And no one gets hurt.” ≈ Former pony clubber and lifelong horse lover, Cecily Ross is a freelance writer who lives in Creemore. continued on next page I N T H E H I L L S A u t u m n 2 0 1 4

The cross-country Course A primer for the neophyte “Eventing is like golf,” says Graeme Thom, former chef d’équipe of the Canadian eventing team. “The lowest score wins.” A rider’s goal is to finish the course as cleanly as possible without incurring penalties that add points to the total. Competitors are penalized 20 points for one refusal and 40 points for two at the same fence. A third refusal means elimination. Breaking an obstacle draws a penalty of 21 points and “dangerous riding” adds 25 points to a score. A fall by a rider or a horse or both means automatic elimination. The optimum speed is 550 metres a minute, which works out to an optimum time of 6.5 minutes on a 3,500-metre course. Exceeding the optimum time incurs penalties, and exceeding the overall time limit, which is set at twice the optimum time, results in elimination. Here are some of the challenges horses and riders may face at international cross-country events. On a two-star course, which is the rating of the course at Will O’Wind Farm, the maximum height of jumps is 1.35 metres.

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he equestrian sport of eventing has deep roots in Caledon. They were put down 58 years ago when John Rumble brought home a team bronze medal from the 1956 Olympic Games, when the equestrian events took place in Stockholm. With typical Canadian modesty, Rumble attributes the lion’s share of the credit for his achievement to his mount, a big-boned gelding named Cilroy (pro nounced “Kilroy”), who was born on a farm near Cheltenham. Cilroy’s name might have disap peared in the mists of time – if it hadn’t been immortalized in Barbara May’s 1959 book, The Five Circles. Sel ling 6,000 copies, the book qualified as a Canadian bestseller at the time, and though it is long out of print, a generation of young riders, myself among them, were inspired by the story of this dark bay horse. Cilroy was a 17.2-hand warmblood cross between a coach horse and a thoroughbred. At the time only thor oughbreds, with their superior stam ina, were considered suitable for the considerable endurance required by eventing. 46

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“No one thought he would be going to the Olympics,” says Rumble. Least of all Rumble himself, who accepted owner Harold Crang’s offer of Cilroy only after his own horse broke down a few months before the Games. “Harold stepped up and offered to help,” says Rumble. “Cilroy was basic ally a hunter who had also been well trained in dressage by Harold’s stable manager, Fred Hughes, who had formed a tremendously close bond with him. But he had never jumped in a horse show.” Combined with saddle and bridle, the six-foot-two Rumble weighed in at 20 pounds more than the 165-pound minimum set for competitors. Even carrying a much heavier load than most other horses, Cilroy was one of only 12 horses out of a field of 57 to complete a clean round on the crosscountry course. It had rained through out the day before and was still raining on the day of the event, so the course was treacherous, Rumble says. Of the 19 teams in the competition, just seven, including the Canadians, managed to get all three of their horses through without being elim

inated. Sixty-six horse-and-rider falls were recorded. “That’s how people get killed,” Rumble says. In those days a rider who fell could remount and carry on. “Spectators would catch your horse for you and vault you back into the saddle,” he says. Today, a fall means automatic elimination. But eventing was a different sport back then. Today, eventing dressage has increased in both degree of dif ficulty and overall importance in the three trials that make up the threeday event. Stadium jumping, too, is more difficult than it used to be. But the cross-country portion has under gone the biggest transformation. In Rumble’s day, the cross-country was a gruelling 22-mile endurance test – now known as the long or clas sic format – performed in four phases: five miles of roads and tracks at a brisk trot and canter; a two-mile tra ditional steeplechase at a gallop over 12 fences; another 10 miles of roads and tracks at a trot and canter ending with a rest and a veterinary check (in this phase, the rider often dismount ed and ran alongside the horse to save its strength); and finally, a 4.8-mile

cross-country gallop over 33 obstacles. This monumental challenge to horse and rider originated in 19th-century Europe as a way of identifying the best cavalry officers and horses in prep aration for battlefield action. Indeed, until 1948, the sport was restricted to male military officers. The first woman competed in 1964. Eventually, the cost and the large venue required for the long format’s first three phases led the Internation al Olympic Committee to consider dropping eventing from the Games altogether. And so, to preserve the sport, today’s short format was adopt ed after the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. It retained only the final phase of the original sport: an approximately four-mile cross-country gallop over obstacles. Rumble, for one, was happy with the change. “It was tremendously challenging and dangerous,” he says. “Three-day eventing, in its traditional format, has been recognized as one of the highest-risk sports in the world.” And though spectators at next summer’s Pan American Games can expect to see a much tamer cross-

www.harrylayarchitect.ca Cilroy, the Cheltenham-born horse John Rumble (far left) rode to a medal in the 1956 Olympics, had a second moment of fame when his story was told in Barbara May’s 1959 book The Five Circles. above : John Rumble and Cilroy on the Olympic cross-country course in Stockholm in 1956.

country event than the one Rumble rode in, the course is also much more technical – with tight turns and jump combinations requiring horse and rider to use strategy and intelligence when executing them. The Pan Am cross-country course at Will O’Wind Farm in Mono is clas sified under FEI (Fédération Équestre Internationale) rules as a two-star

course. The fences are not as high and the course is less demanding than Olympic four-star courses. This is because, in a sport still dominated by Europeans, many South and Central American countries do not have teams qualified to compete at a three- or four-star level. Still, the cross-country portion of the event at Will O’Wind next July 18 promises to be exciting. And Rumble plans to be there. After he returned from Stockholm in 1956 with his bronze medal, his eventing days were over, he says. But the sport remains in his blood. Cilroy was exceptional, and his legacy has inspired Rumble to help another rider along the same path. Eighteen years ago he bought a farm in King Township, and he later pur chased a four-year-old gelding he named Foxwood High, aka Woody. If all goes well, Woody – ridden by eventing veteran Selena O’Hanlon of Kingston – will represent Canada at the Pan Ams. “Foxwood High is great,” says Rumble. But Cilroy will always hold a special place in his heart. ≈

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t’s Saturday afternoon at the Erin Fall Fair. Thanksgiving weekend. I’ve treated myself to hot French fries, the potato skin bubbled and crisp. I sprinkle on salt and malt vinegar as greasy Rorschach spots spread on the conical cardboard container. My favourite fair food in hand, I find a seat on the crowded bleachers overlooking the main ring where a dozen teams of grey or black percher ons and copper-toned Belgians seem to feel the crowd’s energy. They’re anxious to pull an ever-heavier “boat” loaded with concrete slabs over a 15foot distance to prove they are the best team in their class. I spy King and Thumper. The choc olate and sorrel Belgian pair prance with a fleetness of hoof that’s un 48

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expected in such enormous animals. Between the two, they weigh almost 3,400 pounds. To look Thumper, the taller of the two, in the eye, I would have to sit on his owner Scott McLean’s shoulders. Yet, these mammoths are giddy like schoolgirls before a dance competition. They can’t wait for the show to begin. — Heavy horse pulls are crowd pleasers at Ontario’s fall fairs. Erin Fall Fair secretary Eileen Brown says they attract so many spectators they’re given the prime Saturday afternoon timeslot. Most of the other local fairs in these hills also offer audiences a chance to enjoy this nod to the olden days when horses pulled farm ploughs and hauled trees out of the bush. A horse pull is a chance for these mighty beasts to strut their stuff. And

lest you think it’s a pastime for geez ers, the majority of the “teamsters” who drive these horses are in their 40s, though a few are indeed in their 70s and 80s. Scott McLean began as a relative youngster. Now 39, he has been pulling for 15 years. “There are more people pulling now than when I began,” he says. McLean has a day job, but competes in as many as 30 horse pulls during the season, which runs from early summer until Thanksgiving. “Some times I’ll do four pulls in a weekend,” says the Erin native. The rules governing horse pulls vary from place to place, but in Ontario they involve having either lightweight (3,400 pounds and under) or heavyweight (over 3,400 pounds) two-horse teams take turns pulling a skid, called a “boat.” It carries an

increasingly heavier load of concrete blocks starting at about 3,500 pounds and going up to around 10,000 pounds for the lightweights, and 12,000 or more for the big guys. In other words, these horses pull three times their combined weight, sometimes more. If a team fails to pull their load for 15 feet on their first attempt, they get a second chance to cross the line. If they can’t make the distance in two attempts, they’re eliminated. The team that takes home the red ribbon, a few hundred bucks in prize money and braggin’ rights is the one that drags the most weight for 15 feet (or, in the event of a tie, the team that pulls the heaviest weight the farthest). Harness used for draft horses can be ornate, but it’s mainly functional. A padded leather collar goes around the horse’s neck protecting it from

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the pair of hames (wooden or metal shaped bars) that rest on the collar and run vertically down the sides of the horse’s neck. Attached to the end of each hame is a thick leather strap called a trace. These long traces pass along either side of the horse at about a 45-degree angle from just above and in front of the horse’s shoulder, to the ends of a tree – a metre-long wooden or metal bar behind the horse. Con figured this way, the horses actually push against the collar to pull the load that is attached to the hames via the traces. And pull they do, which is what makes these competitions my favour ite spectator sport. That and the fact they involve a level of teamwork that would make Wayne Gretzky smile. With no encouragement except the teamster’s voice, the horses pour their hearts into their task. It’s impossible for spectators not to cheer them on as they dig their plate-sized front hooves into the turf, sometimes getting down on their knees as the muscles in their massive hind ends quiver with effort. The trick to a team’s success, ac cording to Bill Pendleton, a champion teamster until his hips gave out a few years ago, is that they must hit the load at the same time and pull together. “When it gets up to 8 or 9 or 10 or 12,000 pounds, if they don’t start together, they don’t stand a chance,” Pendleton explains. And therein lies the skill of the teamsters who know their horses. People can spend $40,000 to buy the best team and still not beat McLean’s well-trained Belgians for which he

paid a fraction of that amount. Adding to the excitement is the allimportant “hook,” wherein a “hooker” must slip a big hook into a fitting on the boat to attach the team to their load. To set up for the hook, the teamster lines his horses up in front of the boat and accomplishes his task with split-second timing as a few thousand pounds of horsef lesh are raring to go. Pendleton holds up his hand for me. Minus the end of one finger, he says, “I sprayed the judges with blood when I did this, hooking for a friend.” At his farm on Erin’s Sixth Line, McLean passes me the lines for King and Thumper as they haul us along on a 1,200-pound sled around a small muddy track in front of his barn. I tell him I want to feel what it’s like when the horses really pull. “If you give ’em a chirp,” he in structs me, “they’ll pull hard. But if you give ’em a whistle, they’ll lift this sled clear off the ground.” Before I have time to properly brace myself, McLean whistles. We’re in stantly airborne. As I pull on the lines to keep myself from being flipped off the back of the sled, I have a hint of the true meaning of horsepower. I also realize that eating crisp hot French fries and cheering on King and Thumper from the sidelines is the better spot for me on an October Saturday afternoon at the Erin Fall Fair. ≈

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back row : Jacklyn Hancock (left) and Julia Poletto. front row, from left : Nicola Meyer, Cameron Courtney, Meagan Cooper, Ricky Schaede, Emily Haws.

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The final steps to the third floor of 113 Broadway in Orangeville feel like a portal to a world you might not expect in small town Ontario. A riot of colour and imagery leaps off near-20-foot walls. Straight ahead, a massive graffiti banner stretches above tall narrow street-facing windows. The words “High on Art” dominate this happy mayhem, and so they should. This is the newly minted home of Club Art – an expansive space designed to foster creativity, resilience and a sense of community in young people through artistic expression of any kind.

ith the long-term vision of being a permanent arts drop-in centre created by and for local youth, Club Art so far seems on track to profoundly change lives – as it is doing already for the core group of young people who’ve brought Club Art to life. It’s just another Thursday night meeting, but as the Club Art executive gathers in their new space, the mood is anything but blasé. “I really want this place to inspire a unique and fresh art culture in the town,” says 20-year-old Club Art co-chair Ricky Schaede, a prolific young local artist transformed by a recent cultural and spiritual awakening in Guatemala. He says Club Art is all about “stretching boundaries.” Such lofty goals are common in this group.

Rounding out the group are Julia Poletto, a recent Carlton University human rights grad and now events co-ordinator with the Orangeville BIA, and recent Sheridan College art grads and longtime friends Emily Haws and Jacklyn Hancock. Emily is treasurer and Jacklyn is co-chair – or as the group describes Club Art’s founding executive member, “The Head Honcho.” It’s clear these 20-somethings connect deeply to this space and what they’re working to create here. They steer the Club Art ship and their sense of ownership of the concept and its future is striking. However, it’s a veteran local champion of the arts, Wayne Baguley, whose wisdom and support first helped launch the group’s remarkable journey. In 2013, in the twilight of Wayne’s term as pres ident of Headwaters Arts, he focused on one of his fondest objectives: to spark some sort of grassroots youth arts initiative. Though many local arts groups have mentored and engaged youth in various excel lent programs, Wayne had a hunch that a program created by youth for youth might offer something different.

left : Jacklyn Hancock’s painting “The Parade” was purchased by Rick Mercer when Club Art participated in a DareArts fundraiser in Toronto. below : One of more than 80 works created by Ricky Schaede since his inspirational trip to Guatemala in 2012. upper right : “Frost” by Club Art treasurer Emily Haws.

“I knew kids growing up who really suffered and their creativity suffered too because they didn’t have the outlets they needed,” says Humber College art grad, PR/media student and Club Art marketing director Meagan Cooper. “We’re trying to give kids the place, the supplies, the teachers and the inspir ation they need to keep out of trouble.” Local graffiti artist Cameron Courtney is a child and youth worker on the mental health team of Dufferin Child and Family Services. He joined the Club Art executive with his friend Nicola Meyer, a Trent University psychology grad with a post-grad uate certificate in autism and behavioural sciences. Explains Cameron, “We all understand how the arts and counterculture connect with children and youth on the margins. Art, of any kind, is just the vehicle to draw these kids into the space.”

The warehouse-like space with its rough brick and towering ceilings on the third floor above As We Grow and Koros Games first inspired Baguley’s notion of a drop-in centre for the arts – a safe place for kids to go, but also where they could meet people in the arts, like painters, sculptors, dancers, musi cians, writers and more. It would be a place to exer cise their imaginations and maybe envision them selves in this world. Happily, he found a generous kindred spirit in the building owner and Koros Games proprietor Shawn Koroscil. “I had always envisioned this space as a gallery of sorts, art hanging everywhere,” says Koroscil, who describes himself as an arts lover. “When Wayne came to meet me and described his idea for the space – the art, the community focus – it blew my mind. It was as though we were thinking of the same idea at the same time.” Koroscil happily offered the space part-time for free, and said to consider any improvements, like the murals on the walls, as payment. He also uses the space for his board game events, which have the same drop-in, have-fun vibe. The next bit of serendipity was Baguley’s choice for the new Headwaters Arts Gallery manager and arts co-ordinator. Then 21, Jacklyn Hancock fully expected to wait tables when she returned home to Orangeville after completing her advanced visual and creative arts program at Sheridan College, Oakville. A job ad her mom found, however, would change all that. One week after graduating, Jacklyn set off for her first day at Headwaters Arts in the Alton Mill. “Jacklyn had very little experience, but we were impressed by her raw skills, her focus, and we felt an injection of youth might be just what we needed,” recalls Wayne. He was right. “When we first started working on the Club Art space, I kept pestering Wayne – what do you want with this, what should I do with that, what’s next?” Jacklyn says. “He’d just look at me and say, ‘You know what to do, just do it.’” continued on next page

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“I always say successful art is 50 per cent creativity and 50 per cent bus iness,” says Wayne. “Artists need to figure out how to make a living, how to make things work. That indepen dence and resourcefulness is what I wanted for Jacklyn and for Club Art.” And this bit of Baguley wisdom has made all the difference for both. With the same hands-off approach and just three weeks before the Club Art space opening on October 19, 2013, Wayne asked Jacklyn to organize a graffiti competition for artists 15 to 25. The mission: to bring the Club Art walls to life. And perhaps better than Baguley, Jacklyn did know exactly what to do. Of course, she put a notice in the local paper advertising the event, but she also posted competition details on her personal Facebook page and other social media. The response was fast and impressive. About 20 visual artists showed up and completely transformed the space. “Cam created this massive owl character at the top of the stairs. He said he’d never done anything quite like it before. It’s spectacular,” gushes Shawn Koroscil. “People come up here now and say, ‘Wow, I didn’t know kids had a place to do this sort of thing; I didn’t know they could do this sort of thing.’” This profusion of candid creativity filling the walls was just the begin ning. The competition was also the turning point where the youth of the arts community really seized the Club Art reins. “Wayne had handed over the pro ject to me, but when things started coming together, I realized I couldn’t run things on my own, and juggle my full-time work with Headwaters Arts,” recounts Jacklyn. “I looked around and saw that all the other arts organ izations were run by committee – why not Club Art?” Why not, indeed. Hancock’s long time friends and fellow artists Meagan Cooper and Emily Haws were naturals to join in. The competition also drew Ricky Schaede, Cameron Courtney and Nicola Meyer into the fold. Julia Poletto joined after chatting with Ricky over smoothies across the street at Euphoria where he works. Forming this talented, enthusiastic committee last January, however, was the easy part. “We had to start from scratch – even learning how to run a produc tive meeting,” says Jacklyn. Part of learning to function smoothly as a group was recognizing the unique strengths of each member. As child and youth workers with a cool arty manner, Cameron and Nicola are the go-to advisors on com munication with the kids. A born

organizer, Nicola is also the Club Art secretary with a special talent for keeping the self-described “rambling artsy types” focused and on task. Julia uses all her BIA connections to open doors with local businesses and brings her event co-ordinating prow ess to every Club Art program. Meagan, an artist, is also a com munications and social media maven. Emily has the left/right brain dexter ity to be both creative and to manage the group’s purse strings. And Ricky’s strong artistic spirit, teaching experi ence and networking skills make him a great co-chair. And with the vision to have seen all this through since its inception, co-chair Jacklyn keeps her eye on the big picture, ensuring all the parts keeping moving. Since those early days, the group has come far fast. “We’ve formalized our mission and vision statement, devel oped work processes, created sponsor ship packages, learned how to make proposals,” explains Meagan. And while they work autonomously, they also admit freely having benefited from a lot of help. Beyond strong support from local arts councils, Palgrave-based Marilyn Field and her national organization DAREarts have partnered with Club Art, helping them navigate their reg istered nonprofit status and setting up bank accounts. Marilyn has also shared her hands-on expertise on how the arts can empower children and youth. Like Koros Games, other members of the local businesses community have jumped on board with donations and mentoring – Lavender Blue cater ing and the Orangeville BIA, among others. The Barley Vine Rail Company restaurant sponsored the Club Art Battle of the Bands this past June and will host a “Fusion” Club Art fund raiser this fall featuring, in their words, “Six musicians, six artists and one amazing cause.” The ripples of Club Art are being felt even by veterans of our local arts community. Working closely with members of Headwaters Arts and Dufferin Arts Council, the emerging artists of the executive have learned much from their more established peers, but they also have a lot to share. Explains Jacklyn, “We bring fresh

A bit of inspirational graffiti by Club Art’s Cameron Courtney. below : A photograph by Club Art marketing director Meagan Cooper.

ideas and know-how like workshops on new ways to digitize your work, and they’re sharing with us years of experience in things like how to net work and sell our art. The strengths of our different generations are really coming together.” The true measure of success for Club Art, however, is in the work they do for local youth and their commu nity. Bimonthly events have included a youth talent showcase, graffiti and abstract art workshops, and youth art showings and sales, among others. Many events combine several art forms like music, poetry readings and dance – there is no fixed formula. Even the art on the walls continues to evolve, spray-painted over in black now and again in preparation for the next amazing creation. Club Art also supports other local arts events like the DAREarts Leadership Awards, displays in Theatre Orangeville and Euphoria, and the Headwaters Arts Festival. Across the board, response from both participants and the com munity has been overwhelmingly supportive. Saturday, June 21, 8 p.m. An eclectic crowd of parents, teenagers, younger siblings, neighbours, local business owners and sundry musicians, pours into the Club Art space. Six bands have signed up for Club Art’s Battle of the Bands, a night to celebrate young musicians and validate their countless hours spent jamming behind garage

doors across the region. The music begins and, as Cameron describes it, “The energy in the room becomes surreal. Afterward, no one rushes off. They’re hanging around outside letting the experience of the night linger.” He smiles and adds, “This one lead singer says, ‘We’re just getting on the map, man.’ It was really some thing to see this kid so pumped up over what was probably his first gig.” Despite the countless volunteer hours put in by the Club Art execu tive, each member will tell you they’re getting far more out of the experience than they’re putting in. Jacklyn and Emily have had their art displayed in the Barley Vine Rail Company; com edian Rick Mercer bought one of Jacklyn’s graffiti pieces at a DAREarts fundraiser in Toronto; Meagan got a great summer gig via Julia with the local BIA; Cameron and Nicola are enriching their careers in child and youth work; Ricky is thriving on the teaching, creating and networking. Jacklyn, like the others, says the addi tions to her résumé from all this are too numerous to detail. Clearly, this group are united by deep satisfaction in their Club Art work. However, they are each at just the beginning of their creative careers. Jacklyn admits that many of them, all young striving people, may eventually feel compelled to leave the region to explore new challenges farther afield. “I will definitely stay doing what I’m doing for as long as I’m learning. After that, who knows what’s next,” reflects Jacklyn. Still, if the spirit of Club Art takes root, if the space be comes a permanent centre for youth and creativity, Jacklyn and her group may just return here someday to an arts community that’s profoundly richer for what they, and their very wise mentors, have envisioned. ≈

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Orangeville Fanboys Indeed, this dawning of the geek era has drawn growing ranks of fanboys and girls out from the shadows in and around the Orangeville area. Urban diction aries define them as passionate followers of various bits of geek culture (like sci-fi, comics, Star Wars, video games, anime, hobbits, sundry board games et al.), many unabashedly so. Leading the charge locally are two unique entrepreneurs, who both know in their bones that beyond the lure of a vintage Batman doll, a #23.1 holographic Joker comic cover, or a first edition Neo Space Pathfinder game card, the heart of fanboy dom all boils down to this – community, the joy of sharing a special kinship with others.

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he business cards perched left of the cash at 14 Mill Street in Orangeville read “Chris Peddle, Comic Baron.” Others in the stack say “Overlord,” “Head Cheese” – classic fan boy whimsy. It’s 5pm on a Wednesday and regulars, most with their own labelled boxes at the front, file in for this week’s installment of their favourite comic series. Behind the counter, said Baron debates with patrons, one 14, one 50ish, about which villain is lamest. Doctor Alchemy, who somehow inflicts evil through transmutation of elements, gets two votes. Drawing from vast comic knowledge, Peddle counters with Captain Boomerang, a disgraced Australianborn major league baseball pitcher who has fallen to

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riday, 7pm. The lines of tables on the third floor at 113 Broadway above As We Grow in Orangeville begin to fill – parents with kids, retirees, high school friends and sundry adults, some in competitive teams. They’re all here for one reason – to play Magic: The Gathering (MTG) or, as regulars put it, a little Friday Night Magic – a tradingcard-based game mixing in a little fantasy roleplaying with over 12 million players worldwide. In just four years, Koros Games has grown from a few shelves of board games in a shared storefront to attracting scores of board gamers from across the

the dark side. Only the fourth text of an impatient mother parked outside curtails the repartee. In a realm that covets the rare and idiosyncratic, it’s clear nothing, not even the global storefront of the Internet, can trump the sheer joy of parsing comic book details face to face with a kindred superheroloving spirit. For a geek fascination, it’s all so ironically old school, downright tactile for a demographic often stereotyped for their astounding cyberworld prow ess. Still, since 2007, this modest side-street storefront has served as town hall for such comic lovers across the region. Beyond the ritual of picking up weekly hard-copy issues (never digital, except for reference purposes), regular events include visiting comic artists and week ly board game nights (of which the complexity of some makes Monopoly feel like Go Fish). It’s all part of a burgeoning local fanboy community. “There have always been people who enjoyed comic books, science fiction, board games and all things

region. Weekly game nights don’t involve controllers, online players, and computer-generated explosions. There are no kids sitting motionless (save their flailing thumbs), with dilated pupils fixed on some screen. No, these gamers focus on MTG, Pathfinder, Hero Clix, Warhammer and other intricate strategy games that are emphatically tactile and require constant in teraction with people in the room. And most of the games’ fantasy worlds, crazy made-up characters and epic battles actually require imagination from the players. It’s kind of bridge night for nerds. However, ask owner and Orangeville native Shawn Koroscil what he loves most about all this and the typical fanboy obses sion with intricacies of the games won’t likely come up. “Here’s the best part. I’m walking up the stairs to our third floor and all I hear is conversation and laughter. Everyone is carrying on and having a great time.” And

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comic book store is slowly falling away,” he says. Just ask his girlfriend and work colleague Tahane, who first met Peddle as a customer of The Gauntlet. The entry points to The Gauntlet’s expanding comic/fanboy kinship are equally varied. Peddle recalls at age seven first poring over Batman, Spider-Man and Superman comics that his parents bought for long car rides to their Parry Sound cottage. He says some people come into his store as established collectors, but after connecting with others, their interest deepens to fanboy collectibles, such as action figures and t-shirts. Some even move to cosplay – short for cos tume play – which involves dressing

he adds with a smile, “I just think life is just too short not to have fun.” Growing up playing rummoli, euchre and Monopoly with his fam ily, Koroscil learned firsthand the remarkable power of games in bring ing people together. He explains, “Families come in and before you know it, kids are sharing things about their lives that have nothing to do with the game. People are connecting with others at completely different stages of life. It’s incredible!” And while the store dabbles in a var iety of fanboy interests, it is the board game events that draw the crowds – support that continues to inspire

Koroscil’s vision for the business. “Originally I asked myself, what would I like to do if I were a kid? Growing up in this area, I would have loved to have had a place to come, play games, have fun.” Indeed, ask him what his future plans are for the business and he insists he has none. “It’s whatever the community asks for. I’ll just keep watering it and see where it grows.” Like Peddle, Koroscil applauds the changes in society that nurture fanboy or so-called geek culture, even in the years since he was in high school play ing MTG at lunch. “We’re changing

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as a community, putting more value on intelligence,” he says. “It’s no long er uncool to be smart, to be a nerd.” Still, beyond Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, MTG and various roleplaying; beyond analyzing the justicedriven worlds of the Walking Dead or Guardians of the Galaxy, the growing local fanboy culture comes down to this – as Koroscil explains – “If you could go someplace, have fun and

escape from the strife of the world, mortgage payments, job security,” he says. “But it’s also a world that sparks imagination and gives people hope that maybe ordinary people can actually step up, become heroes, maybe circum vent some of the evil of the world.” Another typical Saturday afternoon – Peddle discusses the latest artwork of Nightwing and Green Lantern with regular Cody Staveley, a young artist lined up to study art en route to being a comic book artist. “I just always wanted people to walk in my store and start talking to others and myself, then be shocked when they realized it was three hours later,” he reflects. “A sense of community. That was my mission.” Mission accomplished. For more information on the The Gauntlet and its calendar of events, see Facebook/TheGauntlet

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The Headwaters region is rich in the arts. Every sideroad and hamlet seems home to a potter, a painter, a singer, a musician, a thespian – each of them part of a local community of like-minded enthusiasts. Except dance. Dance, for some reason, tends to be the poor cousin of the arts. With no script, no score, no canvas, no lump of clay to anchor it, elusive dance is often billed as “also appearing” at jazz festivals, theatres and choral events.

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But Dufferin Dance Network aims to change all that. The nonprofit group spearheaded by Catherine Carpenko is determined to raise the profile of dance on the Headwaters arts scene – to place it centre stage, so to speak. DDN’s approach is two-pronged: to involve the community in dance and to involve dancers in the community. “We’re motivated to animate dance in our community for people of all ages, including families,” says Catherine. As a first step toward achieving these goals, DDN recently teamed up with Orangeville’s parks and recrea tion department to present a series of monthly workshops designed to build interest in dance.

At the workshops, local dancers of fer a one-hour lesson in a particular style and follow up with an hour of social dancing so that participants can try out what they’ve learned. Family oriented, pay-what-you-can and open to dancers of any ability, the first four workshops were well received. Forty people shook their booty at Michele Johnston’s salsa class, and 29 foot stompers hailing from Orangeville, Shelburne and Arthur joined linedancing instructors Hope and Robert Young of Croc’s Country Kickers. And then there was Catherine’s discomania workshop, bringing back memories of the disco classes she taught in the late 1970s and early ’80s

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Dance! in Orangeville, Erin and Shelburne. In July, Ayrlie MacEachern led a workshop in Nia, short for “neuro muscular integrative action,” a sen sory-based fusion of movements drawn from martial arts, dance and the healing arts. Two more workshops are still in the works, one at the end of September and the other at the end of October. “This is to launch us and to help build some momentum to develop a broader interest in dance in the area,” says Catherine. “Surveys are being done of everyone who attends to find the needs of the community.” So far, the surveys have confirmed that the workshops are a hit, says Lisa

Headley, recreational programmer for the Town of Orangeville. Comments from participants, who range in age from 9 to 90, have been enthusiastic and include requests for more and longer classes and workshops in 13 other dance forms. Clearly, there is pent-up demand for more dance. To meet it and expand the program, DDN is looking for volunteer teachers in various dance disciplines. Catherine has been involved in dance and the arts all her life. She attended York University’s dance program be fore moving to Adjala in 1977. Soon after, she opened a dance and theatre school in Orangeville while design ing and teaching dance programs for

Catherine Carpenko (left) and Sarah Felschow show off the joie de vivre they hope Dufferin Dance Network will make infectious through the community, with its familyoriented, pay-what-you-can dance workshops and events.

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Arts Council and TD Bank Orange ville, as well as support from Dance Ontario, the current DDN board was formed: Catherine, as founder and liaison; Michele Johnston, dance instructor from Orangeville; Ayrlie MacEachern, Nia and kundalini yoga teacher and expressive arts therapist from Singhampton; Jennifer Damia nidis, dance instructor from Orange ville; and Sarah Felschow, a profes sional dancer, choreographer and instructor from Mulmur. Now, let me come clean about Sarah Felschow. I’ve known Sarah most of her life. She attended my dance studio in Stouffville from the time she was three until she left town to study dance at George Brown College. I was her teacher when she took her first faltering ballet steps and felt some thing akin to parental delight as she matured into a talented dancer. Over our years together, we put in countless hours of blood, sweat and tears, and celebrated moments of joy ful accomplishment – and these have formed an unbreakable bond between us. Since her time at George Brown, Sarah has danced professionally for 13 years with Motus O dance theatre and become a versatile teacher. So I jumped at the chance to reconnect with her. Sarah’s desire to work with DDN illustrates why the network is needed. Living in Dufferin County and com muting back and forth to Motus O’s home base in Stouffville left her feeling artistically isolated here in these hills. “I aspired to have a dance community to relate to,” she says. So she contacted local dance stu dios and taught at Orangeville’s Aca demy of Performing Arts for a time. Then her eye was caught by an In The Hills article on No. 369 Dance Col lective, and she made other contacts. Eventually she met Catherine – and the plan that led to DDN was set in motion. This past June, Sarah travelled with Motus O to Lewiston, New York, to stage an outdoor performance of Alice, the dance company’s version of Alice in Wonderland. After the performance, audience members – many dressed as characters from the story – were invited to wander the stage, look at the props and take photographs. “Motus O has taught me the im portance of interacting with the au dience in a community,” Sarah says, recalling how the children were thril led to be allowed to touch the wildly long pink eyelashes she wears in the

DDN board members Jennifer Damianidis, Michele Johnston and Ayrlie MacEachern strike a pose. Ayrlie will demonstrate the body-mind-based technique of Nia at Orangeville’s farmers’ market on October 18.

show. “And there are lots of windows of opportunity for programs of this sort in our community as well.” So outdoor dance programs have been added to DDN’s to-do list. And the ideas keep coming. Until midOctober DDN is collaborating with the Orangeville Farmers’ Market and three local restaurants – Soulyve Car ibbean Kitchen, Coriander Kitchen and Euphoria – to stage events they have dubbed “Food ’n’ Motion.” At the market, dancers perform in a style related to each restaurant’s specialty. Longer-range plans involve work ing with Dufferin County Museum & Archives to organize a dance festival that coincides with next January’s Dance Ontario conference. The Duf ferin Dance Extravaganza will include workshops, performances and a spe cial event. The dream is to make this an annual feature on DDN’s calendar. “We plan events that we think will serve the community,” says Catherine. “Then we see if we have qualified people who can help, and if not, we go farther abroad for teachers or companies.”

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Meet our chef extraordinaire, Jason Reiner Put on your dancin’ shoes At the DDN board’s monthly Skype meetings, ideas f low thick and fast. How about making dance a more prominent part of the Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival? Or promot ing dance for the enjoyment and wellbeing of the over-50 crowd? Or en listing a street dancer to demonstrate moves to kids at the local skateboard park? Or a weekly social dance to bring the community together, in much the same way as the barn dances of by gone days? Or bringing “dusk dances” to the Headwaters region? And so the list grows. DDN’s goal is to offer community dance events for everyone, regardless of age and ability. Whether people choose to play an active role or watch, these dedicated artists hope everyone will enjoy what they offer. But most of all they hope, as the saying goes, to get everyone dancing as if no one is watching. ≈

There’s still time to catch at least one of the DDN workshops organized in partnership with Orangeville’s parks and recre ation department. Both work shops take place from 2 to 4 p.m. in the banquet hall at the Tony Rose Memorial Sports Centre.

Michele Green is a freelance writer and former professional dancer and dance instructor who lives in Orangeville.

For more information, contact DDN at dufferindancenetwork @gmail.com.

Sunday, September 28 Swing with Jennifer Payne Smith Sunday, October 26 Journey Dance with Nicole Hambleton And at the Orangeville Farmers’ Market on Saturday, October 18, you can enjoy the final Food ’n’ Motion event of the season. Ayrlie MacEachern will team up with Euphoria to demonstrate Nia (neuromuscular integrative action).

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In the midst of your busy, chaotic life, do you ever find yourself craving something that is just for you? Not a material thing, but a place where you are free to breathe, create and just be utterly yourself? Virginia Woolf referred to it as “a room of one’s own.” Well, after much searching, we, the members of Equilibrium Dance Collective, have discovered that very room, and it just happens to have an amazing dance floor.

Collective is the dreamchild of creative director Jenee Gowing, a professional dancer and former movement lecturer at Acadia University. With 13 members aged 19 to 45, our mission is to inspire newcomers to the world of dance and to reacquaint seasoned dancers with the rare opportunity of performing. Our goal is to create one show each year featuring various styles of dance, including jazz, tap and contemporary, all tied together by a central theme. Though many of us hadn’t danced in a number of years, we were surprised by how quickly our muscle memory returned. We soon realized how much we not only wanted to, but needed to dance. In our youth, dance had been such an integral part of our daily lives, but it seemed to have an expiration date. Once we realized we wouldn’t be dancing pro fessionally, it became difficult to find classes that were essentially for pleasure, but still challenging.   Thankfully, we found Jenee Gowing’s adult con temporary class at Citrus Dance in Orangeville. Citrus owners Cecile and Mike Thomas, who clearly value a lifelong love of dance, supported our class 66

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even when attendance was sparse, and they continue to provide us with a beautiful and affordable space to dance in. It took nearly four years for our class to gain popularity, and for the right women to bravely make a committed comeback to their first love. And for a while, that dance class was enough. The intense workout, focus and creativity it mustered were all the challenge we could handle. Until suddenly we wanted to kick it up a notch. One of our dancers, Andrea D’Errico, a hospital dietician by day, suggested we should do a perform ance. In 2010 we had performed in the Citrus an nual recital, but we didn’t feel it was the appropriate venue for our new ambition – to develop our own show and connect to our own audience. Group member Faith Flatt, a naturopathic doctor, explains, “It’s creative expression that elevates us to our highest potential, to connect and share with others in our own unique way.” We really hoped that our age and (possible) wisdom would allow us to express those experiences authentically – and that someone would want to watch! Since then, the element of performance has be

come integral to our staying power as a collective. It’s the thing that keeps us motivated and showing up for each other, even when our lives are hectic and we are exhausted and full of excuses. It’s not like hitting the gym after work, where your presence or absence goes pretty much unnoticed. We are accountable to each other. And although the col lective’s ultimate goal is our annual performance, Jenee emphasizes, “It’s also the creative process of how we get there. How we express ourselves and our lives through our movement.” And truly, it is Jenee’s passion and commitment that has made this possible. As the sole professional dancer among us, she has the experience, knowledge and creativity to weave together the wants, needs and abilities of such a diverse group of women. She has managed to create an environment where anyone can feel comfortable, confident and, dare I say, beautiful. For many of us, our childhood dance experience hadn’t always brought as much pleasure as we’d hoped.  We didn’t all have the ideal body, or the considerable resources required to afford classes, costumes and competition fees. Many of us carry

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Members of the EQ Collective jump for joy! left to right : Andrea D’Errico, Karen Stuckey, Kim Ellis, Heidi Allen, Natalie Grist, Jennifer Bailey, Jenee Gowing, Sonya Nagels, Jenene Chung, Alicia Cooper, Faith Flatt, Johanna Bernhardt, Julia Rowe. not pictured : Ally Buchan, Cecile Thomas.

the emotional scars of being made to feel we didn’t belong in the dance world, in spite of our passion for it. We were put on diets, told we weren’t good enough, and many times went home in tears from rehearsals, auditions or competitions. I stopped dancing competitively after age 15 because the pleasure and excitement of dance had been squelched by teachers who never seemed to notice my immense efforts, and by the parents of some other dancers who were putting too much pressure on us to win above all. But this collective has left behind all that bit terness and carried forth the sweet. We don’t dance to compete. We dance for joy. Concentrating on performing has brought us back to what dance is really about – artistic expression. Now, as adults, we have discarded the futile search for perfection, and allowed ourselves to be and celebrate the dancers we really are. As EQ member Ally Buchan, a teacher, describes it, “The joy is just in moving, creating, and being with others who love the same.” We keep that joy intact by respecting our limit ations. If something feels insurmountable, we can just pass on it. We also happen to have a gifted choreographer who draws on our unique strengths and makes us look good. EQ isn’t interested in becoming a professional company. It’s a place where we can gather with likeminded people and embrace and explore our inter ests. “It’s about the support, the connection, and the trust that we build with each other,” says Jenee. Another member, Jenene Chung, a customer rela tions manager, says, “Having gone through a life-

changing event, this collective helped me connect with who I am and re-ignite a passion I had forgot ten.” Our youngest member, Sonya Nagels, a social service worker, agrees, “It is very powerful to belong to something I am passionate about. Our time together is something I look forward to all week!” We are also encouraging newcomers to join our collective. So far we have four courageous women who have little to no dance experience but who are doing a tremendous job learning technique and choreography. New member Heidi Allen attended our first performance last year. She says, “It was moving and inspiring to see ‘real’ women dancing and really putting their hearts into the pieces, not to mention seeing them continue to use the training and skills they have been developing for years.” Heidi refers to her EQ experiences so far as “hum bling, and hard work,” but she assures us she’s enjoying the ride. As a collective, no matter our level of experience, we all have equal status.”Everyone has the oppor tunity to contribute to an idea and have it grow over time,” says Andrea. Dancers are given the chance to choreograph pieces, or otherwise contribute their unique talents, whether through costumes, sched uling, finances, publicity or technical requirements. I will never forget how it felt to choreograph my own piece for our 2013 debut show, called You Have to Draw the Line Somewhere. For the first time I had the privilege of watching dancers interpret and per form something that came from me. And then to perform a solo, something I never dreamed I would be either capable of or willing to do. I remember

walking off the stage after literally putting myself, and only myself, out there, and feeling such a sense of achievement. Not because I was spectacular, but because I took a risk. I let myself believe that I could do something that really, really intimidated me. And for one minute on that stage, I felt a kind of peace and belonging that, frankly, I could get used to. I think all the members of EQ had a similar feel ing after we finished that performance at Westside Secondary School (attended by over 120 people!). We were all so happy to be out there, with our friends and family watching, and hear, in the words of our mothers, “We still got it!” We were also excited that our theme, which explored the need for balance in our lives, resonated with many in the audience. And we are evolving too. We are growing into our skin as we discover who we (now) are on the dance floor. “I’m even learning to feel myself dance from the inside, rather than as a spectator who watches in the mirror,” says Jennifer Bailey, an elementary school teacher. Those of us with children also feel this is a powerful way to model what a thriving woman looks like. We feel it is essential for our children to witness us finding balance in our lives and making room for the things that are important to us. We want to eradicate that martyr instinct and keep our own inner flame burning so we can be the best version of ourselves – for our sakes and our families. The effort required is more than just physical, it demands being truly present and bringing forth something from within. It also requires being vul nerable, in order to create, express and perform. It isn’t easy, but the payoff is huge. EQ has taught me that no matter what I do, no matter how I look, or who is watching, I have a right to dance, because it makes me feel good! Jenee Gowing has given us all the gift of dance. It’s no longer about being the best; it’s about doing our best. And I can’t tell you how amazing it feels for that finally to be enough. ≈ EQ Collective will perform their original production, Pieces of Us, on Saturday, October 18 at 7 p.m. at Centre 2000, 14 Boland Drive, Erin. Tickets are $15; $5 for kids 12 and under. To order tickets or for information about joining EQ (membership is $25 a month), contact eqdance@gmail.com.

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Jean François Thibault and Jo-Anne St. Godard want their son, Noah, to understand and respect the differences among cultures.

o-Anne St. Godard and her husband, Jean François Thibault, were avid travellers long before they met and married. Now a family of three, the travels haven’t stopped – and are even partly responsible for the education choices they’ve made for their son. The couple want Noah, 9, to be comfortable and appreciative of the culture in the places they visit, even when he doesn’t know the language. But Hockley, where they live, is predominantly Englishspeaking and Canadian-born, so they enrolled Noah in École élémentaire des Quatre-Rivières, the French-language public school in Orangeville. They hope the experience will breed understand ing and tolerance of other cultures, and that he will develop an ear for languages. “I want him to know there is more to life than the community he comes from and to respect the differences,” says Jo-Anne. French was the natural choice for this family. Jean François, who is from Quebec City, has relatives who speak only French. So his parents also want Noah to learn about French culture and be able to converse fluently in both languages. There are other benefits, of course. Because Canada has two official languages, people who are fluent in both have increased job opportunities and a higher median income. An increasingly global economy gives those who speak more than one language – especially French – an edge. French is an official language in about 30 countries and is com 70

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monly spoken in over 50, second only to English. Studies show that learning another language im proves cognitive and problem-solving abilities, enhances creativity, and makes you a better listener. And there’s a long-term benefit: A 2010 study by the University of Toronto-affiliated Rotman Research Institute shows that bilingualism can delay the onset of Alzheimer’s symptoms for as much as five years. Despite all the benefits, Jo-Anne, an anglophone, was intimidated about enrolling Noah at QuatreRivières. All the correspondence, including parentteacher interviews, is in French. Jean François, a pilot, travels a lot, so much of the homework help and teacher interaction would fall on her shoulders.

French is an official language in about 30 countries and is commonly spoken in over 50, second only to English. In addition, Noah knew little French. His father spoke French to him so he understood it fairly well but shied away from speaking it. The principal suggested they give it three months and said he would “turn it on” at that point. She was right. This year, as he enters Grade 5, Jo-Anne sees Noah as fully bilingual. He switches easily from French to English, and his grandparents confirm that he speaks and enunciates in French very well. This is the goal of the school, complete bilin gualism, both written and oral. Claire Francoeur, director of communications and marketing for

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Conseil scolaire Viamonde, Ontario’s French public school board, says, “It’s not just a question of speaking; it’s a question of thinking in French.” The students learn and play in French, even on the playground at recess. Quatre-Rivières is one of 47 schools that make up the Conseil scolaire Viamonde. The 33 elementary schools, 13 secondary, and one kindergarten to Grade 12 host more than 10,000 students and employ over 750 teachers. Most of the students have at least one parent whose mother tongue is French or who was educated in French. Section 23, Minority Language Educa tional Rights of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees they can receive their education in French where there are enough eligible children. However, it is difficult to pinpoint how many local francophone children there are. In the 2011 census, 725 people in the Town of Caledon and another 725 in Dufferin County listed French as their mother tongue, representing 1.25 per cent of the area’s total population. While this may not take all those who qualify under Section 23 into account, it does highlight the significance of Canada’s min ority language education rights, especially when you consider that the Italian-speaking (5 per cent) and German-speaking (1.4 per cent) populations are higher. “We’re blessed with the opportunity to send our kid to a French school in our community,” Jo-Anne says. Especially since less than a decade ago, options were much more limited. Children could take a long bus ride to Erin, where French Immersion was offered at Brisbane Public School, or to a French-

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Conseil scolaire Viamonde French-language schools www.csviamonde.ca English language arts instruction begins in Gr 4. École élémentaire des Quatre-Rivières École secondaire Jeunes sans frontières (Orangeville and Brampton, respectively)

A few of the French-speaking students at École élémentaire des Quatre-Rivières, the French-language public school in Orangeville: Charlotte Simmonds, Alexander Brown, Thomas Keery, Nick Goulard, Amelia Lalonde, and Paige Jeronimo.

language school in Brampton. Extended French was available for Dufferin-Peel Catholic School Board students entering Grade 5. Quatre-Rivières opened in September 2008, and French Immersion arrived at Princess Elizabeth Public School, also in Orangeville, a year later. Even with all the choices, Quatre-Rivières’ small size and corresponding small class sizes – some times fewer than 10 students – made the decision to enrol her two children a “no-brainer” for Suzanne Presseault. The school opened with just 28 students. Last year, there were 108 from JK to Grade 8 and, this September, they opened “Le jardin f leuri,” a French language daycare centre on the school grounds for children as young as 18 months. Suzanne and her husband both grew up in French communities, but they spoke English at home to make things easier for their son, who is in Grade 6. He required speech therapy, and services were un available in French. At Quatre-Rivières he receives individual attention and has a teaching assistant to help with his special needs. “Teachers and staff are very dedicated to the school and to giving the best quality education that can be provided,” Suzanne says. “It’s a great place to be.” Both her children – her daughter is in Grade 5 – picked up French quickly. By Christmas of their first year, they had a good grasp of it. There have also been no issues with English, likely because outside of school the children are immersed in English, so they absorb the vocabulary and gram mar. In Grade 4, they begin the same English language arts curriculum as their peers in Englishlanguage schools.

Those peers begin French as a Second Language in the same year. Students take Core French in Grades 4 to 8 and then take one high school credit as a requirement for graduation. The vision of the French as a Second Language program is that all students will be comfortable using French in their daily lives.

Studies show that learning another language improves cognitive and problemsolving abilities, enhances creativity, and makes one a better listener. Students who are interested in a more intense French experience can take Extended French or French Immersion. These programs are provided at the discretion of individual school boards, and may look different from one board to another. All programs follow the Ontario curriculum with the only difference being the language of instruction and study. Research shows that proficiency improves with the amount of time spent in French instruction. In Extended French, a minimum of 25 per cent of classroom instruction is in French. In addition to French language arts, at least one other subject is taught in French. Students receive a minimum of 1,260 hours of education in French by the end of Grade 8 – about twice as many as in Core French. In high school, students take seven credits continued on page 73

Peel District School Board French Immersion and Extended French www.peelschools.org French Immersion begins in Gr 1. From Gr 1 to 8, students spend half days in English and French. Extended French begins in Gr 7. Students in Gr 7 and 8 spend half days in English and French. Herb Campbell PS (Campbell’s Cross) James Bolton PS (Bolton) Allan Drive MS (Bolton) – Extended French (Gr 7 and 8) and French Immersion Humberview SS (Bolton) Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board Extended French www.dpcdsb.org Extended French begins in Gr 5. Instruction time is divided equally, with some subjects taught in English, others in French. French Immersion is available in Brampton, but parents are responsible for their child’s transportation. Students in Gr 1 receive 90 per cent instruction in French. English instruction increases to 50 per cent in later years. St. Andrew ES (Orangeville) Holy Family ES (Bolton) – formerly at St. Cornelius (Caledon East) Robert F. Hall Catholic SS (Caledon East) Upper Grand District School Board French Immersion www.ugdsb.on.ca From JK to Gr 2, students receive all instruction in French. English instruction begins in Gr 3 and increases up to 50 per cent in Gr 7 and 8. Brisbane PS (Erin) JK–Gr 6 Erin PS (Erin) Gr 7–8 Princess Elizabeth PS (Orangeville) JK–Gr 3 Mono-Amaranth PS (Orangeville) Gr 4–8 Erin District HS (Erin) Wellington Catholic District School Board Core French only www.wellingtoncssb.edu.on.ca For direct links to the relevant pages on the sites listed, see this story online at inthehills.ca. Ontario Ministry of Education: French-Language Education in Ontario www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/amenagement See the link to Resources for Parents Canadian Parents for French www.cpf.ca FSL Homework Toolbox www.fslhomeworktoolbox.ca TFO Éducation www1.tfo.org/education Information is available in English and French I N T H E H I L L S A u t u m n 2 0 1 4

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in French, including four French as a Second Language credits. Students in French Immersion re ceive at least 3,800 hours of French by the end of Grade 8. At least half of their instruction time is in French, including at least two other subjects. In high school, they take four French as a Second Language credits, and six other subjects in French. Extended French and French Im mersion are offered at only a few schools to concentrate resources, but transportation is available to all eligible students. High school choices are even more limited. The nearest French language secondary school is in Brampton. French Immersion and Extended French students, depending on their school board, are bused to Caledon or Erin. As a result, many elect to drop intensive French and at tend their local high schools instead. In some families one child may pursue a different path than his or her siblings. Candice Landriault’s oldest son saw the benefit of continuing his French studies and receiving his certificate of concentration in Extended French. Bryson is a Grade 10 student in the program at Robert F. Hall in Caledon East. Her younger son, now in Grade 6, started off in Extended French last year at St. Andrew Catholic School in Orangeville, but switched back to his home school after Christmas. Logan had loved his new school and

In Grade 4, they begin the same English language arts curriculum as their peers in English-language schools. made new friends, but it was a big adjustment. Students spend half their days in English instruction in one classroom, and the other half in French in another. He also had several teachers – one French, one English, and others for individual subjects. Logan also found he had more home work than students in the English stream. With a lot of outside activities to juggle as well, including playing rep hockey, he was stressed trying to balance everything. While Candice knows it’s normal for grades to dip in the first year, she didn’t expect his grades to fall in math – a subject he’s good at when taught in English. After speaking with the teachers, other parents and both boys, they decided he should leave the Extended French program.

On the last day of school, a group of Grade 4, 5 and 6 Quatre-Rivières students gathered for an impromptu photo with teachers Mme Champagne and M. Ziani (at rear).

She’s glad he tried it, but knows they made the best decision for him. There are definitely challenges with any of the French programs. The first few months can be difficult for students, especially older ones. Being immersed in a new language requires more effort and concentration, and fatigue can be an issue. Students may also have to adapt to a new school, new classmates, new teachers and new routines. Parents may also struggle to help their children with homework, but resources are available to help. The Ministry of Education website offers ways parents can support their child ren, even if they don’t speak French themselves. Jo-Anne St. Godard says there is lots of support available at QuatreRivières as well. “The teachers are great. They respect the fact that there are parents who don’t speak the lan guage.” She’s also not ashamed to use Google Translate when she needs to, and the school board offers a home work help website and toll-free help line, SOS Devoirs, to all Ontario French language students. Kolleen McIlveen was aware of the potential difficulties and considered her son’s first year in French Im mersion a trial year. She enrolled Nolan after speaking with his kinder garten teacher, who thought he would benefit from the challenge. He is now in Grade 6 and doing well in the program. She discovered that homework is

not an issue. When her son was younger, he brought home French readers that she could help with. “The early learning in French is pretty basic, and it gives parents an op portunity to learn as well,” Kolleen says. Now that her son is older, the French work tends to stay at school. A challenge she didn’t expect was the standardized tests students write in Grade 3, which is the first year French Immersion students at Prin cess Elizabeth receive instruction in English. The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), an independent Government of Ontario agency, administers this provincewide test of math and literacy skills. Students wrote the French math test, but the reading and writing portions were in English. While she was confident in her son’s skills, she says, “It’s a huge stress to put on the kids during their first year of English instruction.” Test scores, however, indicate that French Immersion students are not at a disadvantage. Overall, the school works hard to integrate the students through trips with both English and French Im mersion students and through school clubs which connect kids through mutual interests rather than their language stream. Still, the kids in the program are a close bunch. Most of them have been together since kindergarten and have really grown up with each other. Kolleen has been happy with the

Parents may also struggle to help their children with homework, but resources are available to help. experience. “It’s great that French Immersion has come to Orangeville. It gives our children greater oppor tunities and breaks down barriers within our country. It’s a harmoniz ing thing.” It’s all part of the acceptance and confidence Jo-Anne hoped Noah would learn from attending QuatreRivières. He’s not intimidated by cul tural differences or unfamiliar lan guages. When they visited Brazil recently, he had no reservations about joining the local kids in a game of soccer, even though they spoke nothing but Portuguese and he didn’t understand a word of it. He wasn’t afraid to make mistakes when trying to communi cate, and they found a way around the language barrier. As Jo-Anne says, when you try to speak in a new language, “You have to be patient, and you have to be brave” – and these kids are. ≈ Laura LaRocca is a freelance writer and editor who lives in Amaranth. Four of her five children have been in the Extended French program in elementary school, and one is hoping to start next year. I N T H E H I L L S A u t u m n 2 0 1 4

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“Barley works even better than rice because you can’t overcook it,” says Gourmandissimo Chef Gilles Roche.

Wild Mushroom Barley Risotto

any home cooks are daunted by the idea of preparing a risotto, imagining it requires hours of standing over a hot stove stirring constantly. But Gilles Roche of Gourmandissimo Catering & Fine Food Shop in Caledon East has devel oped a method, using barley instead of rice, that greatly simplifies the process and minimizes the need to stir until your arm aches. His barley risotto, which combines the earthiness of wild mushrooms with the nutty appeal of barley, all set against a backdrop of seasonal root vegetables, is hearty comfort food perfect for fall appetites. The dish is a popular item on his catering menu, especially as it can be easily adapted

cooking with gilles roche to suit vegetarians and vegans. “Ris otto,” says Gilles, “is very simple and versatile.” And simplicity and versatility mat ter to caterers like Gilles and his wife Adriana, who have been serving great food in the Headwaters region since 1999 when they left the big city look ing for a quieter place to live and raise their family. The couple met at Mövenpick Mar ché in Toronto where Adriana was a pastry chef and Gilles worked after he came to Canada from his native France. A classically trained French chef, he did his apprenticeship at the Hôtel de Paris in Monte Carlo, cater ing such events as Princess Grace’s funeral and the second wedding of Princess Caroline. “Unfortunately I

was in the kitchen the entire time,” Gilles says wistfully. Meanwhile Adriana was training as a pastry chef at George Brown College in Toronto. In 1991 they opened Gilles Bistro at Bay and Scollard streets, which served a discerning Yorkville clientele for eight years. Today, with three children (Pierre, 16, Christian, 14, and Sophia, 12) to care for, Adriana makes the wedding cakes and desserts for an array of Caledon-area social events while Gilles mans the stoves. Their busy Airport Road shop in the heart of the village features a large selection of prepared meals and des serts ready to go for those times you’re just too busy to cook. But when you have the time and the spirit moves, Gilles’ barley risotto makes an elegant

and easy one-dish meal for family and friends. “Barley works even better than rice,” Gilles says, “because you can’t overcook it. It doesn’t get mushy like Arborio rice. It stays al dente, a little chewy.” Barley also takes longer to cook than rice, so Gilles’ secret is to pre-cook the grain in the stock for about 45 min utes. He injects intense fall flavours by starting with a mirepoix of shallots and celery, and such root vegetables as sweet potatoes and carrots. (Parsnips and turnips would also work well.) From there he follows the traditional method of preparing a risotto, adding the mushrooms, rice and the reserved stock a ladle at a time. “You will probably need to add less stock than with regular risotto,” he says, “so the final cooking time will be shorter.” Which means less stirring of course. The finished dish should be “creamy and a little bit soupy.” Gilles urges cooks to experiment by substituting goat cheese or vegetable stock for the Parmesan and chicken stock. He also suggests using quinoa for a gluten-free version. And if wild mushrooms are unavailable, ordinary button mushrooms mixed with dried porcini are just as flavourful. Wild mushroom barley risotto – easy, ver satile, delicious. recipe on next page I N T H E H I L L S A u t u m n 2 0 1 4

Wild Mushroom Barley Risotto ingredients 6 cups chicken stock ½ cup white wine 1½ cups pearl barley, rinsed 6 cups baby arugula 1⁄3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated 2 tbsp olive oil 2 shallots, finely diced 2 tbsp chives, chopped 1 small sweet potato, finely diced Salt and freshly ground pepper 1 carrot, finely diced 1 celery stalk, finely diced 3 cups mixed mushrooms (shiitake, oyster, chanterelle and button), sliced

Bring stock to a boil. Add barley, lower heat and simmer for 45 minutes.

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Add cooked barley to vegetables and mushrooms. Add wine, stir until absorbed.

Add reserved stock ½ cup at a time, stirring after each addition until most of the liquid has been absorbed and barley is tender and creamy, about 10 minutes.

Stir in arugula until wilted, about 1 minute. Stir in cheese and chives. Season to taste.

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The Bob Edgar Telephone Company By 1915 the demand for telephones in urban centres had mostly been met, so the Bell Telephone Company turned its attention to the countryside.

In the early days of the telephone, the Bell Telephone Company was busy centres and stringing long distance lines between them. Sideroads and concessions had very low priority.

he Bell Telephone Company established a telephone ex change in Orangeville in the spring of 1887. Very shortly thereafter, 69 subscribers enjoyed telephone service from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays, and 2 to 4 p.m. on Sundays. That same year the exchange was linked to Alton, 9 kilometres away. By 1891 it was linked to Shelburne, 25 kilometres north, and to Bolton, 35 kilometres south. So, in 1900, it was reasonable for the good citizens of Amaranth Township to assume they would be successful in their push to have Bell link west to Bowling Green, just 19 kilometres away. However, it is also reasonable to assume that deep in the bowels of Bell headquarters the decisionmakers had never heard of Bowling Green, and certainly not of Farmington and Biggles, both of which could have been included on the line. Not that know ing the geography would have made any difference. The bottom line – and that’s what it was ultimately about – was that Bell considered Amaranth simply too rural for the company to service profitably. It was just not on. So Robert Henry Edgar stepped up.

Bringing in the Sheaves Bob Edgar had been a teacher in East Luther. He was also a lay preacher much sought after throughout Duf ferin for his marvellous singing voice. Above all, he was a self-starter with mechanical aptitude, and in 1906 he singlehandedly built a rural telephone system. Its first line, with 300 sub scribers who paid $2 a year, stretched 78

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from East Luther through Bowling Green to Laurel, with the wire strung along treetops, fence posts and even the occasional pole. Switching equip ment was located in private homes and farmers’ wives became the operators. Bob did all the installation himself (while singing hymns at the top of his voice), and all the billing and collect ing (he signed receipts “Yours in Jesus’ Precious Name”). He did all the ser vicing too, patrolling the lines with a horse named “Old Bill” that local wags claimed knew the route better than Bob. An unsophisticated system to be sure, but the fact that it eventu ally spread to parts of East Garafraxa, Mono and Mulmur indicates it was a service much in demand.

Bob Was Not Alone While Robert Edgar might well be considered unique, establishing a pri vate independent telephone company in the early years of the 20th century was not. In 1910, when Bob’s system was just four years old, there were 459 other companies operating in Ontario. The Telephone Act that year made the Ontario Railway and Muni cipal Board responsible for regulating these systems and was, in part, designed to discourage their spread, but they continued to grow, ultimately peaking at 689 in 1921. The cause of this proliferation lay in the dynamic early history of the telephone. Alexander Graham Bell’s invention was only 11 years old when

Orangeville’s exchange opened in 1887. Even earlier, in 1878, was the telephone exchange in Hamilton, the first such in the British Empire (second in the world), with wooden telephones so heavy they had to be held with two hands. By the 1890s the demand for telephones was universal and intense. No community wanted to be left behind. In December 1888, for example, Shelburne’s council, which had dith ered over the cost of installing 400 poles for the town’s local exchange, panicked at the news that tiny nearby Primrose had got telephone service, and jumped through hoops to get the town’s system up and running just months later. Although blaming Bell Telephone for failure to provide rural service soon became a popular sport, the sit uation was not entirely the company’s fault. In 1880 the federal government had granted Bell a charter giving it a virtual country-wide monopoly. Be cause the telephone was such an instant hot item, the company’s entire resources were devoted to stringing long distance lines to connect the services they were building rapidly in urban centres. The Bell charter was revoked only five years later, but by this time demand for service had grown even further beyond Bell’s capacity, with the result that independent telephone exchanges mushroomed across the province.

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With so many telephone companies – owner-operator, shareholder owned, municipal nonprofit, etc. – it’s no surprise the quality of service varied immensely. This was especially true of interservice connection. Consider the challenge to a telephone customer on Bob Edgar’s line in Grand Valley. That customer could call fellow users on the line, but to call someone

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The Party Line Technology and economics made the much bemoaned “party line” the default system in rural areas. The standard complaints about it, of course, were lack of privacy and availability of the line to make and receive calls. There was even the real risk that a line with up to 20 or more subscribers would be completely drained of power if everyone chose to “listen in.” On the other hand, there was the time Bill Fish of Mono learned that two handicapped seniors in Whittington were running out of wood during an especially cold winter, so he organized an emergency wood-cutting bee simply by picking up the phone on his party line.

in, say, Erin was a problem. Most lines that connected different com munities around Ontario belonged to Bell and unless the local inde pendent system was tied in – for a fee – long distance calls to another community were out of the question. In 1903, for example, before Bob’s system was built, Bell had run a long distance line to Laurel Station and installed a single telephone. But the Edgar line didn’t tie into it until 1918. (Not necessarily Bob’s choice. In the early days, even for a fee, Bell was no toriously reluctant to allow indepen dent systems to connect with its own.) Beginning in the late 1920s, though, a series of government regulations along with profit-driven business de cisions gradually changed telephone service across the country into a fluid network. By 1975 in Ontario, only 24 independents remained. Many smal ler ones had combined resources but even more were taken over by Bell. Bob’s system, for example, which had become incorporated as The Edgar Telephone Company in 1918, morphed into several different entities in suc ceeding years, all of them taken over by Bell in 1954. Robert Henry Edgar died in 1938, having made a significant contri bution to his neighbours and to these hills, but the question remains: Was Bell Telephone right in 1906? Did providing telephone service in Amaranth make no financial sense? According to Amaranth historian, Elizabeth Kelling, by the mid-1920s Bob had become wealthy enough to acquire most of the village of Bowling Green. On the other hand, at the time of his death, he still owed Phyllis

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This was a familiar instrument in many farm kitchens. Turning the crank – once – connected the caller with an operator (usually known as “Central”) who was told the intended receiver’s number (or often just his or her name). The operator would then make the connection. To connect with a subscriber on the caller’s own party line, a caller did not need the operator, but could “crank” the intended receiver’s number. On a party line, each subscriber was given a specific ring variation (for example, one long ring and two short) and, in theory at least, would pick up only when that variation rang.

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The Telephone was Invented in Canada (Sort of) Alexander Graham Bell’s patent was attacked by over 600 lawsuits in the years following its filing on February 14, 1876, with the majority arguing that his invention-cum-patent was not first, and therefore not valid. Bell’s consistently successful defence against the barrage of litigation was based primarily on notes and diagrams he had made in the summer of 1874 at the family home near Brantford. His technical theorizing was also recorded in the daily entries of a diary kept by Professor Melville Bell, his father. Bell, the younger, is reported to have insisted that the theory, made fact in Boston, was first developed in Canada.

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a It’s the season for getting cozy by the fire, taking hikes, and cooking those family favourites that mellow you into a tryptophan daze. We’ve selected a few activities for you and your little ones to earn your dinner.

Sticky and Sweet Belfountain Salamander Festival takes place September 27 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. This event brings the community together for a day of fun while raising awareness of the endangered Jefferson salamander. Festivities are held in the village of Belfountain and the conservation area nestled beside the village that is an absolute treasure. Vendors, local food, live entertainment, silent auction are attractions that make this a great family outing. www.belfountain.ca

The Rock Stars of the Kids’ World are Coming! The Wiggles: Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Tour lands at Brampton’s Rose Theatre on October 8 at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. After more than 23 years together, 7 million albums, 23 million DVDs and 8 million books sold, The Wiggles have performed to bajillions of fans across the globe in excess of 6,000 shows. Tickets are $36.50; purchase via www.rosetheatre.ca or call the box office, 905-874-2800.

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he had my heart the moment I saw her little blonde body curled up among her siblings, a bright patch amid the murky darkness. She was born on Mother’s Day. Something in my heart told me she would be coming home with me.

My first visit had been solo, to meet the litter of puppies, and the mother dog.

The mother was big and gentle, a little bit protective. She was tall and lean, but could curl up into a small ball. A few weeks later I took Adrian to see the puppies. I actually had to drag him out the door, much to my dismay. A hot day, with the air conditioning on and a Minecraft video had him sunk down between the couch cushions and difficult to get moving. When he got there, though, he was quite curious. My heart squeezed again when he went straight to the little blondie. “I like her,” he said, pulling her out from under the deck where the pups were all in various positions and states of sleep in the dry summer dirt. He tried to get her to sit and shake a paw, the poor girl tumbled over, roly-poly and unsteady. Then things got crazy for a while. I had been considering selling the house, and had been house hunting almost every night. I was “decluttering” my home. The deck was being resurfaced and we couldn’t walk out the back door. The owner of the dogs, Lesley, really needed an answer as the pups were ready to go to their homes. All had been taken but the little fair pup. Adrian’s baseball schedule had us out four nights a week. It all just seemed too much, so I sadly told Lesley we couldn’t take the puppy.

A last minute thought came to me, though, and I messaged her: Could she hold onto the puppy for the summer? I had great hopes things would be much calmer and more settled by the begin ning of the school year. Lesley said yes, but it had to be guaranteed. No turning back, I took a deep breath and mes saged back: “Yes, I’ll take her! Guaranteed.” The end of the summer turned into the August long weekend when all of the puppies had gone to their forever homes, and Lesley needed the little blonde to go somewhere for the weekend. I decided she was coming home for good. Adrian was surprised and happy and jumped off the couch when I gave him the news. We went up to Shelburne on a Thursday night to get her. Adrian tried to get her to sit and shake a paw again; this time she rolled over, grabbed the leash in her mouth and shook it side to side.

Region of Peel’s 5K Run, Walk & Roll for the United Way Join in a one-of-a-kind community run on October 25 from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Celebrate the season by running in costume and raising funds to support the United Way. This is a family event – kids 12 and under can participate in the 1 km course. The 5 km course caters to the avid runner and wheelchair athlete and is a chip-timed event. See details at www.peelregion.ca/uw/peel5k

Or Plan Your Own Route … “Blixen” is a greyhound cross, with giant paws and joints, all ribs and legs. Her fur is the colour of light wheat, her nose and paw pads black ink, her eyes glossy melting cho colate. She looks like a tiny deer and is devilishly fast; thus the nod to one of Santa’s reindeer, with a play on “bliksem,” the Dutch word for lightning. Interruptions to our normal rou tines sent me spinning. Blixen want ed to snuggle in bed as she had with Lesley, but I couldn’t sleep a wink with her mild doggie woofs and dreams shaking the coils. She did her business all over the house and try as we might, we did not get her out on time, or catch all the acci dents. Our real estate agent sent us a text to let us know we had missed some in the dining room – during his open house. I slapped my palm to my forehead while I threw the ball to her in the field. Remy, our two-year-old cat, has kept his fur at full figure for the entire first month. He is clearly the boss and has staked out strategic checkpoints to prevent the dog from moving freely. Alternate routes, waiting games and full-on standoffs between the two continue. We lock ed the hissing ball of confusion into a bedroom many times just to let the dog have a peaceful meal, leading to a full meltdown by poor Adrian. “You’re going to give away Remy!” he cried into his dad’s lap after days of us chastising the tabby cat. We assured him both Remy and Blixen were part of the family, and they would sort it out eventually. Adrian has slowly started trying to counsel the two into a better rela tionship. His voice is kind and gen tle with them both, and he gets up freely from the couch to trot off with Blixen, echoes of “sit… shake a paw…” following them down the road. ≈ Bethany Lee is the online editor of www.kidsinthehills.ca, a sister site of www.inthehills.ca.

Check out walkandrollpeel.ca, an excellent resource for finding walking and cycling trails in the south end of the hills. In Caledon, the Bruce Trail main trail covers 55 km, the Bruce sidetrails 45 km, and the Caledon Trailway 35 km, and there are hundreds of kilometres more to discover.

Take a Trip to Neverland Peter Pan visits Neverland, the Lost Boys, mermaids, Indians and Captain Hook in the local production of Peter Pan Jr. It runs December 5 to 14, various showtimes. Cost $15; students and seniors, $12. Grace Tipling Hall, 120 Main St, Shelburne. www.lpstageproductionsinc.com or 519-925-2600

And Finally, a Special Note for Small Business Owners The Orangeville and Area Small Business Enterprise Centre (SBEC) hosts a number of seminars and educational series that are great if you are a small business owner – and we know many of you moms and dads are doing the juggle. On November 13, SBEC presents “Home-Based Business – Profit from Home” to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working from home. Janet Horner, chair of the Rural Ontario Institute, is the guest speaker. 6:30-9:30 p.m. $20. Alder Street Recreation Centre, 275 Alder St, Orangeville. www.orangevillebusiness.ca

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verything about this pro perty involved labour. A labour of love, physical labour and mental labour. The couple who now own it had spent some disappointing months search ing before they discovered the wellwooded hillside property on a sea sonal road in Mulmur. Its 27 acres of hardwood and conifer, with the potential for a big view over the Mad River, included everything the couple had been seeking. Unfortunately, it was not for sale. But it also appeared to be abandoned. All in all, it was a bit of a mystery.

Finding the owners was challenging. The resident of the house had died, so the property hunters left a note on the door. Nothing happened. Some time later, when they had all but forgotten about the property, they received a call from the heirs who said they were not interested in selling. But after this initial contact, the heirs initiated some curious telephone conversations that appeared to have nothing to do with the property. One of the current owners said he felt as if they were being interviewed. If so, they clearly passed muster because once it was determined no one in the

family wanted the property, they were allowed to buy it. When the current owners entered the house – a 1,600-square foot, twostorey Pan-Abode probably erected sometime in the 1960s – they found all the former resident’s possessions. Furniture, journals, hand-drawn maps of local trails and so on were lying where he had left them. It was a poignant discovery, to say the least. A more practical consideration was that the house had been occupied by squirrels and mice for long enough that the critters had become quite comfortable. It looked like a tear

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leads to the house is large cedar rain screens. To the uninitiated, these ap pear to be a decorative covering over the original prefabricated log walls. But they are much more than that. The exterior of the original building is covered in a tough membrane that breathes, increases thermal insula tion, reflects heat and protects against the weather. The rain screens help keep this membrane intact by adding additional protection against the rain and sun. Not only is the building preserved, but heating and cooling costs are also lower.

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fireplace provide passive solar heatÂ ing during winter, and an enlarged entryway has added 195 square feet to the space. A purely cosmetic change has also helped brighten the appearance of the house. The exterior is painted a midgrey that, combined with the rain screens, completely transforms the look. The owners also painstakingly applied a pale grey stain to the interÂ ior log surfaces. The newly light and bright rooms have lost none of their original coziness, but they are more relaxing. continued on next page

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of them credits his surgical training with helping him work through the night when other deadlines were looming. Labour and love went hand in hand in this renovation, and the owners have created a home of which they are justly proud. Always thinking about the environment they cherish, they are still brimming with ambitious plans that include installing a green roof on a section of the original build ing. Clearly, this is a labour that may never end. ≈ Pam Purves is a freelance writer and photographer who lives in Caledon.

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PEACEFUL HOME ON SILVER CREEK CONSERVATION EDGE “Fallbrook Trail” Six totally private acres nestled into the upper edge of Silver Creek Conservation on a deeded right of way supporting a 4-bedroom cape cod style house unique not only in its positioning in the park, but also its fabulous design and attention to capturing nature. The double-sided flagstone fireplace is a masterpiece, lots of hardwood flooring and ebony detail on the windows, beautiful mature gardens everywhere. A 2-bedroom log house. There is a resistance lap pool in the basement, a large whirlpool and cedar steam room as well. There are two wells, two large cisterns, 2 x 1000 gallon water reservoirs, two security gates and 3 acres of antelope fencing. Many trails. $1,485,000 Jamie Gairdner** ASA

CALEDON COUNTRY HOME This attractive log house with four bedrooms is strategically placed on a 1-acre parcel of land, which is protected and surrounded by large tracts of land for great privacy. The land has large trees contributing to the privacy as well. There are two propane heatilator fireplaces, one in the living room plus one in the family room in the basement. Games room and walkout to the peaceful backyard. Propane furnace and heat pump for a/c and forced air heating. $845,000 Jamie Gairdner** ASA

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MOFFAT DUNLAP

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27 ACRES, CALEDON Fine details, luxurious hardware and fixtures, natural light, 5-bdrm home. Meadows, mature woodlands and the Centreville Creek running through the property. Pool. Tennis. $1,995,000

CATARACT MODERN, CALEDON Exceptional 3+1 bdrm home high above and overlooking the 600 acre Forks of the Credit Provincial Park. Everything about this home is top of the line and brilliantly executed. $2,375,000

TRALEE, CALEDON Set on 110 acres. Multiple dwelling units, offices, stable, indoor arena & beautiful grounds including multiple ponds. Extensive trail network and superb rolling paddocks. $2,990,000

TREETOPS, CALEDON One of Caledon’s finest homes. Main house of timber & glass. 1800s log guest house, stable, studio guest house, tennis. Pool with outdoor kitchen & pool house. Pond. Views. $6.75 million

COUNTRY RETREAT MONO Mature hardwood forest at the entrance opens to a stone and wood residence. Set on just over 10 acres. A country property with town amenities at its doorstep. $699,000

RESTORED VICTORIAN, MONO Perfect as a family compound or a weekend country home. Fully renovated. Rolling farmland. Separate office building. 4400 sq ft drivein workshop. Pool. Pond. 47 acres. $1,399,000

148 ACRES, HOCKLEY VALLEY BC Cedar clad 3+2 bedroom home is perfectly sited to capture endless vistas. Trails traverse the hills. Hiking, cross-country skiing and horseback riding. Pool. $2,775,000

NATURAL STONE, ERIN Exceptional quality stone house on 50 acres. Chef’s kitchen. Main floor master bedroom with private gym. 2-storey great room. Mix of open meadow, forest. 4-bay garage. $1,575,000

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MAD RIVER FARM, CREEMORE 100 acres with spectacular century reno. Magnificent landscaped setting. Coach house with 2nd-storey apt. Milk house would make great play room. Tennis court with lighting. Large expanse of river frontage. $1,800,000

NOISY RIVER GEM Custom built retreat 12+ acres. Privacy, water, woods, bunkie/studio. Enjoy a sauna before a dip in the pond or relax in the hot tub room. Spectacular wall of windows brings nature’s best indoors. $899,000

HILLTOP SETTING MULMUR Spectacular view over Pine River Valley. 7+ acres in sought after location. 1835 log home, ideal for Mansfield or Devil’s Glen ski family. Wood floors throughout. Living/dining log area 20’x30’. $400,000

PINE RIVER VALLEY RETREAT 3.5 private acres in sought-after location. Open concept lr/dr/kit. 2 w/o’s to deck overlooking spring and creek-fed swimming pond. Master w/ ensuite, gas fp and w/o, 2 additional bdrms on main level, lower level play room. $598,000

DRAMATIC MULMUR RETREAT 38 private acres, great view, woods, trails, pond, tennis court, spectacular pool and spa. Chef’s dream kit/din. Great rm with fieldstone fp. Home theatre, screened and open porch for al fresco living. “The works” $2,200,000

DEVIL’S GLEN AREA 4-bedroom brick bungalow with fin basement on almost 2 acres. Mature treed setting offers privacy for full-time owner or recreational buyer. Dbl att garage/shop/equip storage. Close to 4-season amenities. $429,000

NOISY RIVER DELIGHT 35 acres with approx 450’ river frontage plus stream. Walking trails and woods lead to high plateau. Easy care 3 bedroom, walkout lower level, spacious fam room and inviting screened porch. Open concept lr/dr/kit. $875,000

SINGHAMPTON/DEVIL’S GLEN So many opportunities for this century bldg. Now a recreational home, but once commercial usage. 4000 sq ft, 6 bedrooms. Open concept reno'd living/dining/kit with gas fp. 16-person sauna, century barn 22'x36’. $359,000

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OUTSTANDING CALEDON ESTATE Sprawling majestic ranch bungalow, multiple outbuildings including a 6-stall barn. Large swimming pond with dock. All in pristine condition and situated on 93.24 acres. View the ‘drone’ tour on our website. $1,995,000

PRIVATE RESORT-STYLE LIVING Set at the back of 12 forested acres with 100 acres of conservation lands to enjoy behind you. Contemporary home with detached guest house! Inground Gunite pool plus a total of 4 garages. Caledon. View the ‘drone’ tour on our website. $979,000

CENTURY LANDMARK 2 adjoining properties, 2 deeds and 2 residences for sale as one. Beautiful century home, hidden garden and pool, multi-level barn, plus a small 2nd cottage-like home overlooking a lake. 8.16 acres. Caledon/Adjala border. View the ‘drone’ tour on our website. $1,349,000

MODERN MAGNIFICENCE Executive 2-storey in a very private, park-like, setting. Upper level, nanny/in-law or office space. Finished walkout lower level. High quality finishings throughout. Sparkling inground pool, 3-car garage and more. Orangeville. $1,295,000

CLASS & ELEGANCE An impressive collection! Drive past the pond with dock and fountain, past the carriage house with in-law suite and past the detached 6-car garage to the main residence. 10 acres of heaven. View the ‘drone’ tour on our website. $2,100,000

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PREMIUM CALEDON EAST LOCATION Muskoka setting on 2.44 acres. Sprawling executive 3-storey with finished walkout basement. Theatre room, guest/nanny area, indoor pool and more. Caledon. $1,249,000

PIPERS HILL ESTATES A private sanctuary! Bungaloft with wraparound porch, hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, main floor den and fabulous backyard oasis with waterfall feature. Adjala. $827,000

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COUNTRY OASIS Tucked behind lush forest. Large bungalow with finished w/o basement. 6+ acres with gardens and water features. Geothermal heat. Caledon. View the ‘drone’ tour on our website. $899,900

MONO FARM Almost 90 acres. Bungalow home, many outbuildings, all in great condition. Natural springs. Picturesque just north of Mono Cliffs Park. View the ‘drone’ tour on our website. $1,200,000

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GORGEOUS LOG HOME Perched on 15+ rolling acres. Impressive great room with vaulted ceiling and stone fireplace. Heated floors, finished walkout basement with guest room. Caledon. $1,099,000

COUNTRY LIVING Ideal empty nester on a pretty and peaceful 1-acre lot. Bungaloft with soaring ceiling and great views. Spacious kitchen with granite, finished walkout lower level. Caledon. $747,777

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148 ACRE HORSE FARM, ORTON Pond, paddocks and barn. 4 bedrooms, (approx 90 acres workable), large eat-in kitchen with fireplace, centre island and built-in appliances, pool. Nanny/in-law suite. $2,100,000

2.5 ACRES, OLD SCHOOL ROAD, CALEDON Country executive home backs onto golf club. Professionally decorated and renovated, impeccable grounds, hardwood, custom gourmet eat-in kitchen, b/i appliances. $1,449,000

CALEDON EAST 25 ACS, 2 PONDS Especially attractive property. 12-yr stone bungalow. Finished basement. Vaulted ceilings. Superb great room. Heated garages for 5 cars. Greenhouse. Antique hardwood. Very private setting on paved road. $1,595,000

50 ROLLING ACRES IN CALEDON Unique home, hot tub, pool, good bank barn, detached heated garage, loft guest quarters, bright rooms with big windows overlooking property, high end appliances, 2 geothermal furnaces, 5 fireplaces, low taxes. $1,199,000

MULMUR 32 ACRES, 2 DWELLINGS Bungalow at end of cul-de-sac road, 4-stall barn, numerous fireplaces, finished walkout lower level. Superb views of nearby escarpment. Riding trails easily accessed on low-travel roads. $789,000

ADJALA - 50 ACRES ON PAVED ROAD Just south of Hockley Valley. Older home with several later additions. Completely hidden. Much of property is forested with a great clearing around house and pond. $649,000

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33 ACRES, KENNEDY ROAD, CALEDON Approx 25 acres farmed. Renovated house with wrap-around porch, 4 bedrooms, stone fireplace, custom kitchen with granite, pond, bank barn with 4 stalls, paddocks. $1,249,000

SALES REPRESENTATIVES: John Hill, Glenda Hughes, Matthew Hill, Christopher Stewart, Anita Higgins

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68 ACRES, EXECUTIVE ESTATE, CALEDON Spectacular horse/hobby farm with renovated farmhouse with 3-car garage and loft, custom gourmet kit, inground pool, gated access and just 40 minutes to Toronto. Reduced $999,000 SUPERB 60 ACRES IN CALEDON Beauty, privacy and location, very convenient to TO and the airport. Plentiful, varied areas to build your dream home with privacy. Variety of topography, vegetation, trees. A rare find. $649,000

RAVINE OVERSIZED LOT! Location, location! Fantastic home at the end of a cul-de-sac in Georgetown. Gorgeous inground heated pool. Lots of green space and privacy. Upgrades include: kitchen, SS appliances, baths and windows. $725,000

NEW CONSTRUCTION, CATARACT Escarpment views. 3-year-old construction, hardwood, gourmet custom kitchen, 2nd floor balcony off the master bedroom. 2nd floor laundry, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths. $999,000

1.5 ACRES HILLSBURGH 3000 sq ft, gourmet kit, 4 bdrms, upgraded baths, sunroom, m/f laundry, hrdwd. $899,000

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EXECUTIVE STYLE, MONO 3800 sq ft on lrg lot, custom kit, 4 bdrms - 3 ens, 20’ ceilings, o/c, m/f laundry. $859,000

THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS! Georgetown’s “Park District” for the modern family. Huge open concept great room with cathedral ceilings and awesome kitchen; marble counters and walkout to private treed yard. Separate dining room and office. A glorious master and spa-like 5-pc ensuite. Main level family room with walkout & fireplace. Stunning landscaping & exquisite details = perfect. $859,000

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MATCHLESS QUALITY - YOU WILL AGREE! • Suitable for ‘younger’ and ‘elder’ - year round fun • Perfect, private location - 45 mins to GTA • Please call for private viewing - well worth the visit $4,350,000

PRIVATE ESTATE ON GORE ROAD • Country living in grand style • Elegant detailing - extravagant finishes • Beautiful park-like setting $2,980,000

WALNUT HILL - HIGH ON MONO HILLTOP • Understated country elegance • Gardens - interiors - style - comforts • Complete privacy - views - N/E/W/S $1,395,000

BEAUTIFUL SETTING AT GREEN ACRES FARM • Spacious century house - great style throughout • Established gardens - pond - tennis court • Stable for two - 4 fenced paddocks for more $899,000

COUNTRY HIDEAWAY - 7+ PRIVATE ACRES • Great family house or country getaway • Remodelled - move-in ready • Stunning natural pond - wildlife to watch $678,900

BELFOUNTAIN’S FAVOURITE HOUSE! • Expect to be charmed! Immaculate - wow factor 10! • Two joined century log - open concept main floor • Mid village - dead end quiet street - privacy $729,000

A DELIGHTFUL FAMILY FARM • Charm galore - move-in ready • 73 quality acres for crops - 23 acres - bush ready for harvest • Excellent barn - gardens - bunkie - tree house $999,900

22 ACRES ACROSS THE CREDIT RIVER • Cottage plus 2 cabins - approx 1000’ owned riverbed • Truly ‘Muskoka’ ambiance - 25 mins to airport • Magical - unusual and very scarce opportunity $795,000

EXCEPTIONAL TIMBER FRAME IN MONO • Must be seen to experience - inside and out • Privacy on 74 acres - distant and local views • Grand but casual - for friends and family $3,790,000

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CALEDON FAMILY COMPOUND $1,500,000

SOLD ERIN STORYBOOK $399,000

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PRIME BUILDING SITE MONO $375,000

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INCOMPARABLE CALEDON $2,300,000

SOLD CALEDON CHALET $735,000

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PICTURESQUE SETTING! Country classic with remarkable architectural styles. Historic outbuildings, gingerbread wrap-around verandas, beautiful gardens, pergola and many vistas to enjoy this property. $899,900 Marc Ronan*

30 ACRE COUNTRY ESTATE 583' road frontage. Manicured lawns and gardens. Groomed trails, mixed bush. Large principal rooms, multiple walkouts to tiered deck. Finished lower level with walkout to patio and hot tubs. $899,900 Marc Ronan*

RAISED BUNGALOW ON 10 ACRES! Kitchen walks out to deck & overlooks 18'x36' saltwater pool. Maple hrdwd flrs throughout. Master w/ walk-in closet & ensuite. Lower level finished, great for in-laws, or income! Insulated shop & drive shed. $949,900 Marc Ronan*

BEETON CREEK ESTATES! Premium court location! All brick custom bungalow, 1.87 acres. Hardwood floors, gas fireplace, crown moulding. High speed internet, gas heat and cable. Open concept kitchen/ dining. $649,900 Marc Ronan*

95 ACRE FARM Minutes to Palgrave Equestrian Centre. 10 paddocks. Bank barn and permit approval for 110x40 indoor barn or potential riding arena and 3-bay drive shed. Solid brick bungalow with many updates. $1,495,000 Marc Ronan*

AREA OF FINE ESTATE FARMS 70 acres! Bank barn, drive shed & paddocks. Character & charm, 1840 log home w/ 1860 addition. Stone fp, wide plank flrs. Approx 50-55 acs cash crop, drive shed, 3 lrg paddocks, horse stall & sand ring. $1,000,000 Marc Ronan*

PINE FOREST ESTATES! For the discriminating buyer, fully finished estate. 4-car insulated garage and rare 6-car underground parking. State-of-the-art kitchen, custom designed indoor pool and spa. Walkout to stone patios. $2,100,000 Marc Ronan*

45.43 ACS, NOTTAWASAGA RIVER Private and treed park-like setting. Sprawling 3-bedroom bungalow, great for entertaining. Walkout basement with workshop. 3-car garage. Large pond and garden pond. $1,499,900 Marc Ronan*

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MULMUR RETREAT ON 8.9 ACRES Gorgeous forests and perennial gardens. Two well-tended ponds, stream and walking trails. The English cottage style house has an open-concept main floor, updated kitchen and fantastic living room overlooking the pond. Large deck also has a wonderful hot tub. Property is perfectly private. $529,000

THE GORE ROAD Prettiest part of the Gore, fantastic investment opportunity. Own 2 fully renovated homes (one bungalow, one 2 storey) on 30 acres, each with privacy from each other. $1,690,000

2ND LINE, MONO Light & views abound on private 16+ acs well set-back from road. Custom kit, cherry plank floors harvested from property. Lovely newer addition w/ 3-car insulated garage. Geothermal and radiant heat. Shows 10+! $1,295,000

GORGEOUS ACREAGE WITH VIEWS Beautiful, rolling 100 acres with long views. Hardwood and white pine forest as well as 25 acres of farmland. Walking trails throughout. Close to Creemore and the Bruce Trail on the escarpment in north Mulmur. $465,000

DUNBY ROAD, MONO Peaceful 10-acre setting overlooking Hockley Valley. 3-bedroom bungalow with walkout doors to large deck overlooking perennial gardens. Gorgeous mixed forest with trails for hiking or snowshoeing. $589,000

YOUNG CRT, CREDIT SPRINGS ESTATES, ORANGEVILLE $$$ on upgrades include Muskoka room, solarium, fin w/o bsmt w/ 2nd kit. Energy star house = very low heating costs. 3+2 bdrm bungalow on approx 1 fenced ac. $819,900

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HAWKRIDGE FARM, CALEDON Superb country estate of unmatched scenery. 10-bedroom main house + 3 other houses. Tennis, pool, sporting clays, trout pond, streams, stunning views. 150 acres. $19 million

MAPLE RIDGE, WELLINGTON Elegant 1889 stone house + 2-bedroom coach house. 84 private acres. 2 ponds. Horse and cattle barns. Granite terraces. Arena and workshop. $2.25 million

ARTIST STUDIO, CALEDON 62 acres, 4-stall stable, commercial art studio, extensive trail network. Ready for new home. Location, location, location. $1,675,000

2 ACRE MONO GOLF LOT $335,000

FORKS OF THE CREDIT, CALEDON Walk to the Trout Club! Massive 2-storey family room with fireplace. 3 finished levels. 2 ponds. Detached workshop/office at gate. Beautiful gardens. Inquire

HOME ON THE GRANGE, CALEDON Important residence totally renovated. Deluxe kitchen and baths. Gym, rec room. Beautiful peaceful grounds. Minutes to skiing, golf, hiking. Prime location on The Grange. $2,250,000

RIDGEFIELD, HOCKLEY VALLEY Main house with magnificent views. 80 acres. Gatehouse. Renovated country home with chef’s kitchen, main floor master. Pond. Tennis. River. Asking $2.8 million

GRANDE FARM, HOCKLEY VALLEY Renovated main house. Deluxe indoor arena and stables. Views, pond, rolling pastures. 15 minutes to the Caledon Horse Park. 2-staff apartments. 100 acres, 2 lots. $2,999,000

DARBY HILL FARM, TERRA COTTA 1872 stone house + 2nd house placed on a private rolling 90-acre farm. Trout pond. Century barn. Workshop, office, garage. Perfect Terra Cotta location. $2,499,000

HIGHEST POINT IN ERIN Spectacular 46-acre country estate with endless views. Wrought iron gates open to a long winding driveway. Pool, fountains, outdoor kitchen area + cabana. $2,599,000

THOMSON LAKE, HILLSBURGH Country retreat once owned by a famed Canadian industrialist with its very own 21 acre, river-fed lake controlled by two dams. Trails. $2,995,000

GREENFIELDS, TERRA COTTA A classic Ontario stone farmhouse with 17-stall barn and arena. Well placed near showgrounds. 50 acres. Asking $1,499,000

THE FARM UP COUNTRY, HOCKLEY VALLEY Exceptional 25-acre property. 4-bdrm home crafted from 2 integrated century homes. 5-hole golf course. Guest house. Pond. $1,050,000

STONEHILL FARM, HOCKLEY VALLEY Views! Views! Views! 90+ acres. Original board and batten farmhouse with new kitchen, bathroom and Muskoka room. Large swimming pond. Immaculately restored bank barn. $1,275,000

BRIDLEWOOD FARM, CALEDON A property for a discerning family w/ a taste for the best in country living. Fully restored 5-bdrm farmhouse. Swimming pond w/ waterfall. 11-stall barn w/ tack rm, paddocks. 57 acs. $2,295,000

MONO BUILDING LOT Nature's finest! 20+ acres of mixed hardwood and softwood trees ensure privacy and seclusion for this vacant lot. Very convenient location. Numerous possibilities. $349,000

IDYLLIC RETREAT, MONO HILLS Gracious residence overlooks 10-acre trout pond. Spectacular country retreat in the hills of Mono. 100 acres of hardwood and plantation forest. Caretaker’s residence. $4,475,000

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489 ACRE SHANGRI-LA - ERIN Rarely is such a property offered for sale. Four connected parcels span an entire concession with 4 homes, 350 acres in crop, cattle feedlot, livestock barns, workshop and 6-car garage. $7,999,000

98 ACRES (2 PARCELS) - ERIN 23 acres of good farmland adjacent to 75 acres (48 workable) with a small home, workshop and drive shed located on quiet paved road less than 1km to downtown Erin. Perfect for extended families. $1,099,000

CAPE COD VICEROY - ERIN 15 years young with granite counters, 4 skylights, meticulously maintained by original owners on 15 private treed acres adorned with pretty perennial gardens, 10 minutes southwest of Orangeville. $639,000

PICTURE PERFECT PRIVATE Compact 3-bedroom raised bungalow with finished w/o lower level on 10 acres with 3 ponds and groomed hiking trails in west Erin. There is enough clear land for small livestock or a couple of horses. $539,000

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47 WELLINGTON ST E, BRAMPTON Move to the hub of beautiful downtown Brampton but don’t miss Sunday night dinners with family in this move-in ready home. This classic Edwardian circa 1900 has 5 bdrms plus a fin loft, two outdoor terraces and large dance-size patio deck. This elegant, warm and inviting residence is walking distance to all the downtown flare which you may be missing in your country estate. $719,800

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108 MAIN ST SOUTH, BRAMPTON This home is so much larger than it looks and is ready to host all your family and friends. The three storey residence has a family room addition and a finished loft, perfect for a nanny suite, master retreat or teenagers’ pad. The large deep lot hosts two driveways so there is plenty of parking for out of town guests that are sure to enjoy your backyard retreat. $649,800

Due to my marketing efforts and large referral network I have more buyers looking for Caledon properties. I am hunting for vacant land, building lots and bungalows in particular. If you are thinking of selling please call me for my confidential, no obligation market evaluation and confidential discussion. Large or small, I have buyers. When you live work and play here in Caledon it’s so easy to bring buyers and sellers together. I love what I do and want to help you too!!! Visit jbudd.ca to see these and many other listings.

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NORMERICA POST & BEAM Finely crafted, custom home sitting high on 2.3 acres. Open concept living space and southern view that carries for miles. Detached 3-car garage ideal for the car enthusiast or craftsman. $1,375,000

MONO CLIFFS PARK Charming 1.5-storey Century home in historic Mono Centre. 1/2-acre lot backing directly onto the Mono Cliffs Park. 2 bdrms, 1 bath, oversized baseboards and crown moulding. Country charm! $449,000

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BRAND NEW IN MONO CENTRE New construction in Mono Centre. Tarion warranties apply. Functional layout, 3 good sized bedrooms. Master with ensuite. Mature treed lot. Rustic barn-like shed. Just steps to the park. $499,000

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING 10 ACRES WITH POND 14901 CENTREVILLE CREEK ROAD, CALEDON 5 bedroom, 5 bathroom, walkout, landscaped. Over 8000 sq ft of finished living space. This house is simply spectactular – every attention to detail possible. Granite, coffered ceilings, limestone, wood mouldings, mahogany doors, hot tub, separate workshop. The list of extras is far too long. View lisabartello.com or Lisa Bartello Real Estate on Facebook for the virtual tour and additional details. Message me for a viewing. Direct (905) 507-7330. $2,999,999

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EXTREME PRIVACY AND SECLUSION On 32 acres your own private park-like property with a log cabin/addition overlooking a huge spring-fed pond and the Boyne River at your doorstep. On a dead end road. MULMUR $1,495,000

1850 ORIGINAL LOG CABIN AND ADDITION On 22 acres. Charming country house in a private setting overlooking a huge pond and tennis court. Century barn beams throughout main living area, floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, sunroom. MULMUR $899,000

ARTISTIC DESIGN ON 14 ACRES Long winding driveway through the trees leads to this one-of-a-kind, 4+ bdrm home on 14 serene acres just south of Village of Erin. Open concept, huge windows, slate roof. A gardener's dream. Bonus 1-hole golf course. $859,000 Wayne Baguley* 519-941-5151

YOU CAN SEE FOR MILES... from the deck of this spacious 3+1 bedroom bungalow on 44+ acres. Open concept kitchen and family room, formal dining room, office, living room with picture window. Huge unspoiled area in w/o bsmt. Det workshop. $1,750,000 Wayne Baguley* 519-941-5151

ENCHANTING COUNTRY PROPERTY Rural retreat on 24 acres with house overlooking 3 acre+ pond. Great room with barn beams and woodburning fireplace. On dead end road and no traffic. MULMUR $839,000

STUNNING VICTORIAN REPRODUCTION FARMHOUSE Beautiful interior finishes, pine flooring, upscale kitchen with granite and stainless steel appliances. 2 fireplaces, garage with infloor heating and fabulous workshop. 31 acres. MULMUR $799,000

NATURE LOVER’S PARADISE - 4 AC 3-bdrm, 2-1/2 storey log home with charm & modern conv. W/o from mstr to deck, hot tub & pool. Huge great rm currently used as a gym/ studio – could be fam/games rm, art studio. Det 2-bay coach house with workshop/studio. $899,000 Wayne Baguley* 519-941-5151

VICTORIAN ART CIRCA 1883 4-bedroom beauty with incredible circular staircase and woodwork throughout, huge country kitchen, dining room, living room and separate sunken family room with fireplace. 52 acres with pond, barn and workable fields. $1,149,000 Wayne Baguley* 519-941-5151

OUTSTANDING 2 STOREY HOME On 1-acre country estate. Brazilian maple flooring, granite countertops, restaurant grade stainless steel appliances, theatre room, outbuilding with 3-car garage/hoist and studio. Inground pool/outdoor kitchen. MULMUR $719,000

BRICK CENTURY HOUSE ON 20 ACRES Overlooking the views is this charming house with gracious interior and large country kitchen and sunroom. Reconstructed century barn houses a studio, workshop and sleeping quarters. MULMUR $699,000

17 ACRE SANCTUARY Long driveway to this 2+1 bdrm log home in private setting surrounded by gardens & forest. Updated kit (2012), huge living room with fp, dining room with walkout. Det 4-car garage, bunkie, driveshed, quonset building & pond. $799,000 Wayne Baguley* 519-941-5151

CIRCA 1836 STONE MASTERPIECE Gorgeous home filled with character & unique features. 4 bedrooms, eat-in kitchen, several rooms to sit and relax, sunroom with views of pool. 97 acres, tennis court, pond, gardens, views and detached workshop/garage. $1,899,000 Wayne Baguley* 519-941-5151

EXECUTIVE SUBDIVISION Beautiful Devonleigh built bungalow on 1-acre lot just north of Hwy 89. High ceilings, open concept, fabulous kitchen and family room. In a quiet, traffic free subdivision. MULMUR $545,000

GEM ON THE RIVER The perfect weekend retreat to get away from the noise and stress of city life on 5.85 acres. Small 2-bedroom bungalow with deck overlooking the river. Cut trails through the bush. MULMUR $389,000

GREAT SPACE FOR ENTERTAINING Set on 16+ acres is this gorgeous 4-bedroom home with floor-to-ceiling fireplaces, beamed cathedral ceilings, large eat-in kitchen with centre island with breakfast bar. Plus pool, sauna, firepit and great views. $2,800,000 Wayne Baguley* 519-941-5151

4 BEDROOM FARMHOUSE - 96 ACRES Great location with approx 88 workable acres on Airport Rd. Large living room with stone fireplace, hardwood throughout, high baseboards. 60x60 bank barn. Detached garage. $1,499,000 Wayne Baguley* 519-941-5151

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artists Richard Pilon, Daniel Durocher & Michelle Leblanc Lawrence, paintings, drawings, sculpture. Sep 14: reception, 1-4pm. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. Bartlett Gallery, 519-940-0199; thebartlettgallery.com NOW – OCT 5 : KALEIDOSCOPE AT HEADWATERS ARTS Chat with the artists,

all media. Sep 13: reception, 2-4pm. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. Free. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 510-943-1149; headwatersarts.com NOW – DEC 14 (SUNDAYS) : SEEING WITH NEW EYES – DRAWING SESSIONS

Grey corset, c. 1895 Yellow corset, c. 1912 Fashion History Museum

Improve drawing skills and learn basics with CJ Shelton. 1-3pm. $30 session/$100 four sessions. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-942-2018; dancingmoondesigns.ca SEP 12 – 14 : DRAGONFLY WOODCRAFT – SHOW AND SALE Scroll saw artwork by

9 Wellington St. E. Brampton, ON L6W 1Y1 905-791-4055 pama.peelregion.ca facebook.com/visitPAMA

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Ted Holden. 10am-5pm. Free. Dragonfly Woodcraft, 875135 5th Line Orangeville. 519-941-7076; juttahol@sympatico.ca SEP 12 – OCT 26 : HISTORY IN THE MAKING – JIM LORRIMAN ART SHOW

The art of woodturning and the stories behind the reclaimed wood. Dufferin County Museum & Archives, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com

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SEP 12 – NOV 9 : STITCHES ACROSS TIME National juried exhibition

of fibre works celebrates the history of textile arts. Dufferin County Museum & Archives, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-9417787; dufferinmuseum.com SEP 13 : ART BOOKS Design papers,

create art book with simple binding. 9am4pm. $120, register. Materials $40. Not So Hollow Farm, 838369 4th Line E, Mulmur. 705-466-6290; notsohollowfarm.ca SEP 13 : SELF-PORTRAITS – PAINTING WORKSHOP Paint in any media, with

Steve Rose. 10am-4pm. $70, register. Victoria Parks Community Centre, Mono Mills. Orangeville Art Group, 519-3070210; orangevilleartgroup.com

SEP 13 & 14, 20 & 21 : HILLS OF ERIN STUDIO TOUR Self-guided tour

of artists’ studios, various media, in Erin and Hillsburgh area. See website for map. 10am-5pm. 519-833-9042; hillsoferinstudiotour.com SEP 13, NOV 8 : VISIONING YOUR CHAKRAS Re-align your body’s energy

system. No art experience necessary. 10am-3pm. $85. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. CJ Shelton, 519-942-2018; dancingmoondesigns.ca SEP 14 : TEA PARTY & HOOKED RUG SHOW FOR MELVILLE WHITE CHURCH

Rug artisan Martina Lesar & friends, music by Arco Violini Ensemble. 2-5pm. $30; kids 5-12yrs $15; under

5 free. Melville White Church, 15962 Mississauga Rd, Caledon. 519-316-0060; belfountainheritage.com SEP 16, OCT 21, NOV 18 & DEC 16 : ORANGE thREADs Stitchery group, informal

conversation about books. 1-2:30pm. All levels welcome. Free. Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610

SEP 17 – OCT 13 : RISING: REMEMBERING THE FIRST WORLD WAR – A RESURGENCE OF HOPE Group show

by Williams Mill artists. Sep 27: reception, 1-4pm. Free. Williams Mill Visual Arts Centre, 515 Main St, Glen Williams. 905873-8203; williamsmill.com

SEP 19 – OCT 6 : ARTS DARE2DRAW CARD EXHIBITION 3,000 local children

create original cards to support Canadian Aboriginal children. Suggested donation, $5/card. 3042 Conc. Rd. 3 Adjala, 800540-2787; darearts.com

SEP 20 : INSPIRED ARTISTS

Community Living Dufferin Artisans present photography, ceramics, jewellery, recycled art. Noon-4pm. 065371 Cty Rd 3, East Garafraxa. 519-941-8971, communitylivingdufferin.ca

SEP 20, OCT 18 & NOV 15 : NOTTAWASAGA HANDWEAVERS & SPINNERS GUILD MEETINGS Speakers,

demonstrations or workshops relating to fibre arts. 1-3pm. $5. Gibson Centre for Creativity, 63 Tupper St W, Alliston. 705435-6991; nottguild.ca

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Booklore update_Booklore ad 14-08-29 4:20 PM Page 1 SEP 20 & 27 : HARVEST KNOT STRAW CRAFT Make a harvest knot or corn dolly

with CJ Shelton. $20. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. Dancing Moon Designs, 519-942-2018; dancingmoondesigns.ca

SEP 20 & 21, 27 & 28 : KATHRYN THOMSON – OPEN STUDIO Coloured

blown glass bowls, vases, sandblasted sculptural work. 10am-5pm. 23 Grandview Rd, Amaranth. 519-928-3155; kgthomson@295.ca

SEP 20 & 21, 27 & 28, OCT 4 & 5 : SILVER CREEK ARTS PROJECT

Horse-themed pieces, in various media by 8 artists. 10am-5pm. Free. Silver Creek Farm, 16849 Kennedy Rd, Caledon. Diana Hillman, 519-927-5639; silvercreekcaledon.com

SEP 19-21, 27 & 28, OCT 4 & 5 : HEADWATERS ARTS FESTIVAL JURIED SHOW & SALE Over 250 juried artworks

from 45 artists. Fri 5-9pm. Sat, Sun 10am-5pm. Sep 19: Opening night gala preview, gourmet tastes by local chefs, 6:30pm, $56.50. SGI Centre for Culture and Education, 20490 Porterfield Rd, Caledon. Headwaters Arts, 519-943-1149; headwatersarts.com

SEP 20 – OCT 5 : THE HEADWATERS ARTS FESTIVAL Events, open studios,

readings, concerts, talent contests & workshops. Locations throughout the Hills of Headwaters. headwatersarts.com SEP 21 : ARTWEAR NETWORK CHARITY FASHION SHOW FOR DAREarts Lunch

catered by The Globe restaurant, fashion show, shopping. 12:30-3pm. $50. Dufferin County Museum & Archives, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com

Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 416-7973954; janetsimmonssweet.ca

SEP 26 : AUTHORS’ NIGHT – HEADWATERS ARTS FESTIVAL BookLore

presents Joseph Boyden, Terry Fallis and Eva Stachniak, moderated by Nicola Ross. 6:30-9:30pm. $30. SGI Centre for Culture and Education, 20490 Porterfield Rd, Caledon. 519-942-3830; booklore@ bellnet.ca

SEP 26 – 28 : NORTH OF 89 STUDIO

TOUR Multiple artists, various media in

Mulmur Township. See website for map. Fri 4-7pm. Sat 10am-5pm. Sun 11am-6pm. North of 89 Studios, northof89.ca SEP 27 : CULTURE DAY AT THE ORANGEVILLE FARMERS’ MARKET

Artists on hand to answer questions, host workshops. 9am-1pm. Alexandra Park, Second St & First Ave. 519-942-0087; downtownorangeville.ca SEP 27 & 28 : TERRA COTTA COUNTRY STORE’S BUZZFEST An outdoor art and

gourmet food festival on the Credit River. 11am-5pm. $3; children 12 & under free. 119 King St, Terra Cotta. 905-877-2210; terracottacountrystore.ca

A Talented Trio of Canadian Authors AUTHORS’ NIGHT Presented by BookLore & The Headwaters Arts Festival

S.G.I. Centre, Alton • Friday, September 26, 7pm Wow! Authors’ Night SOLD OUT. Call BookLore for waiting list. Great tickets still available for Ann-Marie MacDonald.

JOSEPH BOYDEN The Orenda A gorgeously written epic describing the first contact between two radically different worlds.

TERRY FALLIS No Relation “His words will split your side on one page and put a lump in your throat on the next” – Ali Veshi

SEP 27 & 28 : CULTURE DAYS AT PAMA

Exhibitions, tours, demonstrations, activities, music. 1-5pm. Free. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca SEP 27 & 28, OCT 4 & 5 : ELORA FERGUS STUDIO TOUR 33 artists, various media.

See website for map. 10am-5pm. Elora Centre for the Arts, 75 Melville St, Elora. elorafergusstudiotour.com SEP 28 : DOORS OPEN: WILLIAMS MILL VISUAL ARTS CENTRE Visit working

studios of over 30 artists in various media. 10am-4pm. 515 Main St, Glen Williams. 905-873-8203; williamsmill.com

EVA STACHNIAK Empress of the Night Catherine the Great reflects on the sacrifices that made her the most feared and commanding woman of her era.

NICOLA ROSS Moderator Headwaters author, regular contributor to In The Hills magazine and Program Director of the French River Adventures Lodge at Pine Cove.

SEP 28 & OCT 26 : SWING & JOURNEY DANCE WORKSHOPS Sep 28: Swing with

Jennifer Payne Smith. Oct 26: Journey Dance with Nicole Hambleton. 2-4pm. Tony Rose Sports Centre, 6 Northmen Way, Orangeville. 519-940-9092; orangeville.ca SEP 28 – NOV 28 : BRUSHED BY ART TV SHOW Host Jennifer McKinnon interviews

SEP 21 : FUSION – A CLUB ARTS FUNDRAISER Live painting, music &

refreshments. 3-8pm. $35, reserve. Barley Vine Rail Co, 35 Armstrong St, Orangeville. 519-943-1477; headwatersarts.com SEP 24 : ARTISTS & AUTHORS @ THE LIBRARY: SCULPTOR DONNA PASCOE

Create a model of your own hands. Bring own tools, or dull knife or spoon. 1-3pm. Free, adults only. Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangeville.library.on.ca

SEP 24 – OCT 12 : EQUINOX Janet

Simmons Sweet’s art takes you from sunrise to sunset. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm.

One of the most anticipated books of 2014 comes to Orangeville! Thursday, November 6, 7pm at Theatre Orangeville ANN-MARIE MACDONALD

local artists. rogerstv.com. Rogers Community Cable TV 63. 519-855-9639; TurnOfFateStudio.ca

Adult Onset

OCT 4 : WOODLANDS NATIVE BEADED CUFF WORKSHOP Step into Canada’s

Presented by BookLore and Theatre Orangeville

indigenous past with Naomi Smith. 10:30am-4:30pm. $60. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca

Another soon-to-be classic from an acclaimed bestselling author.

OCT 4 & 5 : CREEMORE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS Art show, 50+ artists on

location. See website for info. 10am4pm. Creemore Station on the Green, 10 Caroline St E. Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society and Small Halls Festival, 705-466-9925 x25; phahs.ca

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media, early Christmas gifts. 10am-5pm. Tony Rose Sports Centre, 6 Northmen Way, Orangeville. 519-307-0210; orangevilleartgroup.com OCT 8 – NOV 2 : EVOLUTION Paintings

and sculpture by Jeanette Luchese & David Bruce Johnson. Oct 19: reception, 1pm. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. Alton Mill Arts Centre, 1402 Queen St, Alton. Bartlett Gallery, 519-940-0199; thebartlettgallery.com OCT 8 – NOV 2 : NATURE’S RHYTHM: CLAY & CARBON ART SHOW Works by

DIANA HILLMAN

potter Ann Randeraad. Oct 11: reception, 2-4pm. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. Headwaters Arts Gallery, 519-943-1149; headwatersarts.com OCT 15 – JAN 18 : TRANSFORM, DISTORT, WARP, EXPLODE! Lizz

ROSEMARY MOLESWORTH

Aston’s work crosses traditional craft with contemporary art. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca OCT 18 : COLOURS OF AUTUMN PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP 10am-

SUE POWELL

2pm. $90, register. Station on the Green, Creemore. Bryan Davies Photography, 705-466-5775; bryandavies.com OCT 18 : SPIRIT TOUCHES ART, ART TOUCHES SPIRIT Live performances,

GAIL PRUSSKY

visual arts displays. 10am-3pm. Free. Trinity United Church, Owen Sound St, Shelburne. 519-925-2233; mcalpineai@ hotmail.com OCT 18 : SYMBOL QUEST CJ Shelton

takes you around the Wheel of Elements. 10am-3pm. $85. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. dancingmoondesigns.ca HUGH RUSSEL

OCT 18 : TRAVEL WRITING & PHOTOGRAPHY RETREAT Hands-on

workshop for writers & photographers of all levels. 10am-5pm. $125, register. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. Nicola Ross & Rob Stimpson, nicolaross.ca

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OCT 18 : EQUILIBRIUM DANCE COLLECTIVE – PIECES OF US DANCE SHOW Women weave their tales embel

lished by visuals and written expression. 7pm. $15; children 12 & under, $5. Centre 2000, 14 Boland Dr, Erin. 519-938-5391 OCT 18 & 19 : BRUSHFIRE ARTISTS SHOW & SALE Demos, free refreshments. ROSEMARY HASNER

Monora Park Pavilion, Hwy 10, just N of Orangeville. 519-307-0814; randi1958@ gmail.com OCT 19 – JAN 25 : PULLING THE THREAD

BARRY YOUNG

Silver Creek Farm 16849 Kennedy Road, Caledon 519.927.5639 silvercreekcaledon.com headwatersarts.com 98

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Creating functional and decorative objects, and how they influence today’s artists. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca OCT 20 – NOV 17 : PAMA ADULT ART SAMPLER Relax and explore techniques

from still life sketching to acrylics. Materials included. Schedule on website.

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10:30am-12:30pm. $60. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca

Alton. Headwaters Arts, 519-943-1149; headwatersarts.com

OCT 25 : SAMHAIN WITCHES’ LADDER

her new book Adult Onset, presented by BookLore. 7pm. $20, at box office or phone. Town Hall Opera House, 87 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-942-3423; theatreorangeville.ca

Weave your own witch’s ladder with CJ Shelton. 1-3pm. $20. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. dancingmoondesigns.ca OCT 26 : PULLING THE THREAD Lively

discussion on PAMA’s permanent collection with curator Gerrie Loveys. 2-3pm. Free with admission. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca OCT 30 : CRIME PAYS! Join bestselling mystery authors Gail Bowen, Ian Hamilton and mystery guest in an evening of crime. Location TBA. Proceeds to Dufferin Area University Women’s Club scholarship fund. 7-9pm. BookLore, 519942-3830; booklore.ca NOV 1 : DRAWING FROM STILL LIFE

Improve design, discover techniques, with Marlene Madole. 10am-4pm. $70, register. Victoria Parks Community Centre, Mono Mills. Orangeville Art Group, 519-3070210; orangevilleartgroup.com NOV 1 & 2 : INNISFIL STUDIO TOUR

Visit several artists in their home studios. Map on website. 10am-5pm. Innisfil Arts, Culture & Heritage Council, 705-2940696; innisfilstudiotour.ca NOV 1 – FEB 16 : WAIST MANAGEMENT: A HISTORY OF UNMENTIONABLES Nov

2: Guest curator Jonathan Walford gives an illustrated lecture on the history of body-modifying undergarments. 3:304:30pm. Free with admission. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca NOV 5 – JAN 4 : GRIND OVER MATTER

Floyd Elzinga – metal & Jeremy Guy – stone sculptor. Nov 9: opening reception, 1-4pm. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. Free. The Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-9400199; thebartlettgallery.com NOV 5 – JAN 4 : PIECES OF ME

Showcasing the best of our best. Nov 9: opening reception, 1-4pm. WedSun 10am-5pm. Free. The Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-940-0199; thebartlettgallery.com NOV 5 – JAN 4 : CHRISTMAS IN CALEDON SHOW & SALE All work

priced moderately for Christmas. Nov 8: reception, 2-4pm. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St,

NOV 6 : A READING BY ANN-MARIE MACDONALD The author reads from

NOV 7 & 8 : SEASONAL WRAPSODY

Unique items by local artisans in various media. Nov 7: 6-9pm. Nov 8: 10am-4pm. Gibson Centre for Creativity, 63 Tupper St W, Alliston. Nottawasaga Handweavers & Spinners Guild, 705-435-6991; guild@ darwinsys.com, NOV 15 : ACRYLIC TRANSFERS & SHEETS WORKSHOP Transfer an image onto

a surface, with Linda Montgomery. 10am-4pm. $70, register. Victoria Parks Community Centre, Mono Mills. Orangeville Art Group, 519-307-0210; orangevilleartgroup.com NOV 15 & 16 : 2 – 200 ARTS & CRAFTS SALE Paintings, cards, crafts, hand-knitted

items, Alpaca products. 10am-4pm. Rosemont Hall, Hwy 89 W, Rosemont. Kai-Liis McInnes, 519-925-0421; kai-liis@ sympatico.ca NOV 15 & 16 : A TRIO OF ARTISTS SALE

Joyce Buck, Jill Sadleir and Fiona Logan. Glass, paintings, cards, jewellery, spiced pomanders. Sat 10am-5pm. Sun noon4pm. Meadowside, 995725 Mono-Adjala Townline. 705-434-3283; jill.sadleir@ gmail.com NOV 15 & 22 : TEXTILE WORKSHOP: NATURAL DYES & BOTANICALS Use

natural dyes to make a finished silk scarf, with Chamila Belleth. 10:30am12:30pm. $45. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama. peelregion.ca NOV 15 – FEB 22 : PEEL COLLECTS: DOLLS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Miniature look at fashion, fun and stories. $4.50; seniors & students, $3.50; family $10. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama. peelregion.ca NOV 18 & 19 : HOLIDAY DÉCOR – FESTIVE URN Nov 18: Demo. Nov 19:

Create your own. With florist Chris McCoy. $60 for materials. 7-9pm. Register. Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill St. 519941-0610; orangeville.library.on.ca NOV 21 – DEC 7 : HOLIDAY TREASURES ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW & SALE One-of-

a-kind gifts, stocking stuffers, clothing, jewellery and more, by the finest artists and craftspeople of Dufferin County. 10am-4pm. $3. Dufferin County Museum & Archives, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; holidaytreasures.ca

NOW – NOV 14 : DISCOVER, EDUCATE, HONOUR AND TRENCH ART EXHIBIT

WWW I uniforms, mementos, tokens of luck. Sept 1: reception, 1pm. $5. Dufferin County Museum & Archives, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com NOW – JUN 1 : THE GUARDIAN: THE EARLY YEARS 50 years of news and

community memories. $4.50; seniors & students $3.50; family $10. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca

NOW – OCT FARMERS’ MARKETS ALLISTON FARMERS’ MARKET : Saturdays

music, dancing. 6pm. $125. New Tecumseth Recreation Centre, 7300 Industrial Parkway, Alliston. 705-435-7218; matthewshousehospice.ca

to Oct 25. 8am-2pm. Mill & Victoria Sts. 705-435-1787; allistonbia.com

SEP 13 : BRITISH HOME CHILDREN PRESENTATION & WORKSHOP Includes

AMARANTH FARMERS’ MARKET :

genealogy, with Lori Oschefski & Sandra Joyce, 1-4pm. Free. Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangeville.library.on.ca

Wednesdays to Oct 8. 3-7pm. Amaranth Municipal Office, 374028 6th Line. 519941-1007; amaranth-eastgary.ca BOLTON FARMERS’ MARKET : Saturdays to Oct 11. 9am-1pm. Downtown Bolton. 905-584-2272 x4286; caledon.ca/ farmersmarket CREEMORE FARMERS’ MARKET : Saturdays to Oct 11. 8:30am-12:30pm. Station on the Green. 705-794-8943; creemorefarmersmarket.ca ERIN FARMERS’ MARKET : Fridays to Sep 26. 3-7pm. Erin Agricultural Fairgrounds. 519-833-2808; erinfair.ca INGLEWOOD FARMERS’ MARKET :

Wednesdays to Oct 8. 3:30-7pm. Village of Inglewood. 905-584-6221; eatlocalcaledon.org ORANGEVILLE FARMERS’ MARKET : Saturdays to Oct 25. 8am-1pm. Second St & Broadway. 519-942-0087; orangevillefarmersmarket.ca ROSEMONT FARMERS’ MARKET : Fridays to October 10. 3-7pm. Orange Hall. Hwy 89, Rosemont. theredrockfarm@gmail.com SHELBURNE FARMERS’ MARKET : Thursdays to Oct 9. 3-7pm. Besley Country Market, 716 Victoria St. shelburnefarmersmarket2013@gmail.com SOUTHFIELDS VILLAGE FARMERS’ MARKET :

Thursdays to Oct 9. 3-8pm. SouthFields Village Community Park, Larson Peak Rd & Learmont Ave, SouthFields Village, Caledon. 905-846-4852; facebook.com/ SouthfieldsFarmersMarket NOW – OCT 2 (THURSDAYS) : LEFT FIELD FARM MARKET Quality, chemical-free

produce; provides workforce transition for those with mental illness. 3-6pm. Peace Ranch, 19179 Centreville Creek Rd, Caledon East. 647-308-2608; peaceranch.com ONGOING (MONDAYS – FRIDAYS) : VOLUNTEER FOR THE 2015 PAN AM GAMES IN CALEDON Palgrave hosts

equestrian events. Training provided. 8am-8pm. Free. Caledon Equestrian Park, 200 Pine Avenue, Caledon. Pan Am Games/Town of Caledon, 416-256-8997; caledon.ca/panam

SEP 14 : McVEAN FARM PICNIC – FARMSTART FUNDRAISER Fresh local

delectables, artisans, wine, organic brews. 11am-4pm. $25; $35/ door; children 12 & under, $10; babies free. McVean Farm, 20 McVean Dr, Brampton. farmstart.ca SEP 17 : UNIVERSITY WOMEN SOCIAL

New members welcome. Join interest groups, hear speakers. 7-9pm. Free. Maples Country School, 513047 2nd Line, Amaranth. 519-941-4571; cfuworangeville.ca SEP 18 – DEC 11 (THURSDAYS) : HOW TO UNDERSTAND OUR MIND Cultivate

states of mind that promote happiness. 7-8:30pm. $10/class; 5 classes/$40. Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill St. Kadampa Meditation Centre Canada, 416-762-8033; kadampa.ca

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SEP 19 & OCT 17: FRIDAY CHURCH SERVICE For those who can’t come on

Sunday. 6pm. 247 Broadway, Orangeville. Westminster United Church, 519-9410381; westminsterorangeville.ca

The Humber School for Writers Correspondence Program in Creative Writing

SEP 20 : HEADWATERS HOUSE TOUR See

unique & beautiful homes, includes lunch, auction. Proceeds to equipment for the Headwaters Health Care Centre. 9am-4pm. $45. 12 & over. Orangeville Agricultural Centre, 247090 5 Sdrd, Mono. 519-9412410 x2268; headwatershousetour.com SEP 20 & 27 : CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE

Recycled & gently used clothing. Camilla, 15 Sdrd & Hwy 10, Mono. 9am-noon. High Country United Church, 519-941-5826. SEP 21 : BARN SALE & FUNDRAISER

Household, equestrian, children’s items, silent auction. Proceeds to Just in Time Equine Rescue & Rehabilitation. Cash only. 9am-3pm. 427183 25 Sdrd, Mono. 519-925-2107; abitatatime.net

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SEP 24 : PLANNING FOR THE END OF LIFE Care options, appointing a power

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of the Village of Caledon East with Donna Davies. 7:30-9:30pm. $5. St. James Anglican Church, Caledon East. 905-5840352; cedhs.ca SEP 24 : HARMONIZED SALES TAX (HST) NEW REGISTRANT SEMINAR Overview

of impact on business operations. 9amnoon. Free. Tony Rose Sports Centre, 6 Northmen Way, Orangeville. Small Business Enterprise Centre, 519-941-0440 x2286; orangevillebusiness.ca SEP 27 : BELFOUNTAIN SALAMANDER FESTIVAL Vendors, local food, live enter

tainment. 10am-3pm. Free. Belfountain Conservation Area, 10 Credit St, Belfountain. Belfountain Community Organization, Credit Valley Conservation; belfountain.ca SEP 27 : SENIORS’ CONCEPTS TRADE SHOW Information for seniors & families.

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9:30pm. $20. Alder Street Recreation Centre, 275 Alder St, Orangeville. Small Business Enterprise Centre, 519-941-0440 x2286; orangevillebusiness.ca OCT 7 : INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING AT BETHELL HOSPICE? Information

session. 6-7:30pm. Free, reserve. Bethell Hospice, 15835 McLaughlin Rd, Inglewood. 905-838-3534 x2247; bethellhospice.org OCT 7 – NOV 26 (TUESDAYS, WEDNES DAYS) : GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT GROUPS FOR ADULTS 8-week personal

journey to honour loss and approach healing. Tues 7pm. Wed 2 or 7pm. Free, register. Bolton, Brampton and Inglewood. Bethell Hospice, 905-951-3534; bethellhospice.org OCT 9 – NOV 6 (THURSDAYS) : COMMUNITY GRIEF SUPPORT PROGRAM For those dealing with grief

10am-4pm. Free. Horizons Event Centre, 633421 Hwy 10, Mono. 519-415-5500; horizonseventcentre.com

and loss. 7-8:30pm. Free. Lord Dufferin Centre, 32 First St, Orangeville. Egan Funeral Home Baxter & Giles Chapel, 519-941-2630; eganfuneralhome.com

SEP 27 & 28 : ORANGEVILLE LIONS SPORTS & LEISURE SHOW Demos,

OCT 11 : CREEMORE FARMERS’ THANKSGIVING MARKET Final outdoor

product testing, tournaments. Proceeds to community projects. 9am. Free. Orangeville Fairgrounds, 247090 5 Sdrd, Mono. 226-790-0623; orangevillelions.org

market. Seasonal fare. 8:30am-12:30pm. Station on the Green, 10 Caroline St E. 705-466-6001; creemorefarmersmarket.ca

SEP 27 & OCT 25 : CLOTHING SALE

Affordable clothing for the whole family. 9am. 247 Broadway, Orangeville. Westminster United Church, 519-9410381; westminsterorangeville.ca SEP 28 : BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS

Bring pets or photos to honour their companionship. 10:30am-10:30pm. 247 Broadway, Orangeville. Westminster United Church, 519-941-0381; westminsterorangeville.ca OCT 3 : ROAST BEEF DINNER 5-7pm.

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$15; $17/door; children 5-12, $6; under 5 free. 247 Broadway, Orangeville. Westminster United Church 519-941-0381; westminsterorangeville.ca OCT 4 : ROTARY CRAFT BEER FEST Sample

beers, hors d’œuvres, music & sports memorabilia. 1-7pm. $25 order online; $30/door. Horizons Event Centre, 633421 Hwy 10, Mono. Rotary Club of Orangeville, orangeville-rotary.easyfocus.com OCT 4 & NOV 1 : KINSMEN TOONIE GARAGE SALE Slightly used clothing, $2

each. 10am-1pm. 35 Chapel St, Bolton. boltonkin@gmail.com

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OCT 4 & NOV 1 : COUNTRY DINNER & DANCE Music by Kent Tocher. 5-11pm.

$20, reserve. Orangeville Seniors’ Centre, 26 Bythia St. Cindy, 519-938-8457; karmalee@rogers.com OCT 5 & NOV 8 : WHOLE VILLAGE ORIENTATION Tour the farm and eco-

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OCT 15 : MARKETING IN THE HILLS SEMINAR Secrets of successful print and

digital advertising and email marketing, incl CASL compliance. 9:30-1pm. $20, incl lunch, reserve. In The Hills/Echohill, 519-942-5842, echohill.ca/inthehills OCT 16 : MEASURABLE MARKETING THAT MAKES MONEY With Sean Rowe.

9am-noon. $25. Tony Rose Sports Centre, 6 Northmen Way, Orangeville. Small Business Enterprise Centre, 519-941-0440 x2286; orangevillebusiness.ca OCT 16 & 23 : ARCHIVES SERIES: CURATING YOUR FAMILY’S LIFE STORIES

Create an organized print & digital photo library. 6:30-8pm. $15. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca OCT 17 : THE GREAT PUMPKIN MASQUERADE Entertainment,

refreshments, prizes, costumes. Proceeds to disability programs. Horizons Event Centre. 8-11:55pm. $45. Horizons Event Centre, 633421 Hwy 10, Mono. Community Living Dufferin, 519-941-8971; communitylivingdufferin.ca

OCT 31 : HALLOWEEN DINNER & DANCE

Wear your best costume. 7:30-11:30pm. $59. Hockley Valley Resort, 793522 3rd Line, Mono. Hockley Valley Resort, 519-942-0754; hockley.com NOV 1 : HENCKELS KNIFE SHARPENING

OCT 17 – NOV 2 : A TASTE OF THE HARVEST Experience the bounty of the

harvest across Headwaters region. Check website for locations. Hills of Headwaters Tourism Association, 519-942-0314, thehillsofheadwaters.com OCT 19 : EMPTY BOWLS Buy a bowl, fill

it with local soup, take it home. Proceeds to local food programs. Seating times: 11:30am-2pm, 3:30-5pm. $35. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-938-2092; altonmill.ca OCT 21 : EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT (ESA) Key aspects of compliance.

9am-noon. Free. Tony Rose Sports Centre, 6 Northmen Way, Orangeville. Small Business Enterprise Centre, 519-941-0440 x2286; orangevillebusiness.ca OCT 23 : BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS Honouring excellence in local

business. 6-9pm. $100. Caledon Estates Banquet Centre, 18111 Hwy 50, Bolton. Caledon Chamber of Commerce, 905-8577393; caledonchamber.com OCT 25 : CRAFT, BAKE SALE & SILENT AUCTION Crafts, books & “too good to

be threw.” 10am-2pm. Caledon Seniors’ Centre, 7 Rotarian Way, Bolton. 905-9516114; caledonseniors.ca OCT 25 : RABIES AND MICROCHIP CLINIC 10am-1pm. Microchip, $30; rabies

3-year, $30; nail clipping, $5. Cash only. Premier Equipment, 8911 Wellington Rd. 124, Ospringe. Upper Credit Humane Society, 519-833-2287; uppercredit.com OCT 25 : PINK TIE HALLOWEEN BASH

Proceeds to help breast cancer survivors get wigs, prosthesis, bras, support groups, workshops. 6-11pm. $150. Caesar’s Centre, 8841 George Bolton Pkwy, Bolton. Caledon Breast Cancer Foundation, 905-857-6489; caledonbcf.org OCT 26 : HEADWATERS’ OKTOBERFEST CELEBRATION Entertainment, cash bar,

Bavarian and Austrian delicacies. 5-9pm. $20; 16 & under, free. Reserve. Brampton Fairgrounds Banquet Hall, 12942 Heart Lake Rd. 905-495-6752, bach4550@ rogers.com OCT 28 : EFFECTIVE ONLINE MARKETING

How to build your brand, community & sales with Sean Rowe. 9am-noon. $25. Tony Rose Sports Centre, 6 Northmen Way, Orangeville. Small Business Enterprise Centre, 519-941-0440 x2286; orangevillebusiness.ca OCT 29 : HAUNTED ORANGEVILLE

Evening of ghost stories & haunting Orangeville tales, with Andrew Hind and Maria Da Silva. Artists and Authors @ the Library event. 7-8:30pm. Free. Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangeville.library.on.ca

Minimum donation of $5 per knife to the Ontario SPCA Orangeville Branch. 11am-2pm. From the Kitchen to the Table, 125 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-942-5908; kitchentotable.com NOV 5 : PEACE RANCH AGM All welcome! Guest speaker TBA. 6:30-8:30pm. Caledon Community Complex, 6215 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905-584-9156; peaceranch.com NOV 6 : CONNECTIONS BOOK CLUB

Discuss Generals Die in Bed by Charles Yale Harrison. 7-8:30pm. Free. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca NOV 6 : WE REMEMBER: STORIES OF SERVICE AND SACRIFICE Documents,

objects & stories remembering Peel residents’ contributions to both World Wars. 7-8:30pm. Free. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca NOV 7 – 9 : THE UDDER TOURNAMENT

Women’s nonprofit recreational hockey tournament in memory of Donna de Boer. Proceeds to Bethell Hospice. $800 per team. Admission free. Caledon Community Complex, Caledon East. Caledon Women’s Hockey League, 905-857-3621; facebook. com/TheUdderTournament NOV 8 : CHURCH BAZAAR Baking,

crafts, treasure table, lunch, silent auction. 9am-2pm. Free. Trinity Anglican Church, 3515 King St, Caledon. 905450-8928; ruth.wiggins@sympatico.ca NOV 9 : WE REMEMBER Honouring the

100th anniversary of The Great War. 10:30am. Westminster United Church, 247 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-941-0381; westminsterorangeville.ca NOV 10 – 15 : BANTING LEGACY WEEK

Historic exhibits, daily events, community breakfast. 11am-4pm. Free, donation appreciated. Banting Homestead Heritage Park, 5116 Sir Frederick Banting Rd, Alliston. 705-435-0111; bantinglegacy.ca NOV 13 : PROFIT FROM HOME

Advantages & disadvantages with Janet Horner of home-based business. 6:309:30pm. $20. Alder Street Recreation Centre, 275 Alder St, Orangeville. Small Business Enterprise Centre, 519-941-0440 x2286; orangevillebusiness.ca NOV 13 : CARTERS CHURCH & CHARITY LAW SEMINAR 8:30am-3:30pm. $30

by Nov 8, register. Portico Community Church, 1814 Barbertown Rd, Mississauga. 519-942-0001 x230, carters.ca NOV 14 : WINTER WONDERLAND AND TREE LIGHTING Window displays,

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Pancake breakfast, Santa photos, 40 vendors. Proceeds to the school. 9am-3pm. 15738 Airport Rd, Caledon East. Caledon East Community School Association, 416-999-6571 NOV 15 : BETHLEHEM BAZAAR & COME VISIT THE STABLE Nativity scenes,

baking, crafts, silent auction. 9am-2pm. Free. Westminster United Church, 247 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-941-0381; westminsterorangeville.ca NOV 15 : CHURCH BAZAAR Includes bake sale, lunch and silent auction. 10am2pm. Table rental, call 905-936-9057. Palgrave United Church, 34 Pine Ave. 905880-0303, palgraveunited.ca NOV 15 : EMPTY BOWLS SOUPFEST

Sample four bowls of soup prepared by local chefs. Proceeds to Upper Credit Humane Society. Extra bowls $2 each. 11:30am-2pm. $10; seniors & children 12 & under, $8. Centre 2000, 14 Boland Dr, Erin. 416-706-7406; uppercredit.com NOV 15 : PALGRAVE ROTARY SILENT AUCTION GALA Live auction, raffle, food,

wine & music. Formal dress required. 5-11pm. $75. The Royal Ambassador, 15430 Innis Lake Rd, Caledon. 905-583-1278; krystacadden@rogers.com NOV 20 : GATEWAY TO CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY STREET Honouring the Female

Entrepreneur of the Year. Nominate on website. 5-9:30pm. $50. Glen Eagle Golf Club, 15731 Hwy 50 N, Bolton. Caledon Chamber of Commerce, 905-857-7393; caledonchamber.com

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The best of Headwaters’ agriculture, including livestock, home craft, enter tainment, pulls of all sorts, and, of course, food. See websites for more details. SEP 12 – 14 : SHELBURNE FALL FAIR Kite

Crazy. shelburnefair.com SEP 19 – 21 : GRAND VALLEY FALL FAIR TICO Registration # 50020258

Demo cross derby. grandvalleyfallfair.ca SEP 19 – 21 : BOLTON FALL FAIR Cowboys

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Experience. erinfair.ca NOV 7 – 16 : ROYAL WINTER FAIR Best of

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country run/walk or 1k walk, kids’ activities. Proceeds to Headwaters Health Care Centre. 10am. $35, 5km; 1k free. LafargeAecon Caledon Pit, 17944 Highway 10, Caledon. 519-927-1113; caledonpitrun.ca SEP 13 : FIND MUSHROOMS FASCINATING? Naturalist Bob Bowles

answers your questions. 10am-1pm.

Adults, $10; children free, register. 6600 Concession 4, Everett. Dufferin Simcoe Land Stewardship Network, 705-435-1881 x23; dufferinmuseum.com SEP 14 : TERRY FOX RUN IN PALGRAVE

10k run, 9am start, west on Trans-Canada trail. Free pancake breakfast 8am. 9am-noon. Pledges. Stationlands Park, Palgrave. Rotary Club, 905-880-3774; tom. fuller55@gmail.com SEP 16 : SHELBURNE & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY MEETING

Gardening with Native Plants. 7:30pm. Agricultural Community Centre, 377 William St, Shelburne. 519-925-2182; shelburnehort.blogspot.com SEP 16 : HOSPICE DUFFERIN GOLF TOURNAMENT 18-hole scramble format.

8:30am shotgun start. 8am-9pm. $150; foursome includes cart & BBQ lunch, $560. Caledon Country Club, 2121 Olde Base Line Rd. 519-942-3313; hospicedufferin.com SEP 20 : SPCA FRIENDS FOR LIFE WALK

11am: Walk, run, bike, in-line skate 5km on the West Orangeville trailways. Shorter route available. Proceeds to Orangeville & District SPCA. 9am-3:30pm. Register pledge online. 519-942-3140; orangeville. ontariospca.ca SEP 21 : FERGUSON MEMORIAL WALK 5k

walk in memory of Heidi Lee Ferguson, née Bogner. Proceeds to Family Transition Place, Headwaters White Ribbon Campaign. $20, incl. food, entertainment. Island Lake Conservation Area, Orangeville. fergusonmemorialwalk.com SEP 27 : CHASE THE COYOTE TRAIL RACE Challenging 14.4km, flatter, faster

5.7km route. Chip timed. Medals to all, prizes. Portion of proceeds to Dufferin Hi-Land Bruce Trail Club. 8:30am-noon. Mono Cliffs Provincial Park, Mono. chasethecoyote.com SEP 27 : DUFFERIN TOWN & COUNTRY FARM TOUR Self-guided tour of

working beef & dairy farms, educational activities, market garden. 9am-4pm. Food/cash donation for local food bank. Farm Tour Committee, 519-942-0984; thehillsofheadwaters.com SEP 29 : BIRD-FRIENDLY HAY Help for bobolinks and meadowlarks with Mark Eastman. 7:30-9:30pm. Donation. Orangeville Seniors’ Centre, 26 Bythia St. Upper Credit Field Naturalists, 519-9422972; uppercreditfieldnaturalists.org

OCT 2 : HEADWATERS HORSE COUNTRY EVENING OF CELEBRATION Equestrian

performances, demos, local food & beverages. 6-8:30pm. Free. Orangeville Fairgrounds, 247090 5 Sdrd, Mono. Hills of Headwaters Tourism Association, 519-9420314 x204; headwatershorsecountry.ca OCT 4 : 60 YEARS: CONNECTING OUR PAST, SHAPING OUR FUTURE Improve

& protect Credit River watershed health. 8:30am-1:30pm. Free. University of Toronto, 3359 Mississauga Rd. Credit Valley Conservation, 905-670-1615 x445; creditvalleyca.ca OCT 4 & 5 : HEADWATERS HORSE COUNTRY STABLE TOUR Rare behind the

scenes perspective of local equine activity. 10am-4pm. Free. Caledon, Dufferin, Erin & King. See website. Hills of Headwaters Tourism Association, 519-942-0314 x204; headwatershorsecountry.ca OCT 5 : BRUCE TRAIL DAY AT MONO CLIFFS Guided hikes, tours of Split

Rock, kids’ activities, BBQ. Meet park entrance, 3rd Line Mono. 10am-3pm. Free. Dufferin Hi-Land Bruce Trail Club, dufferinbrucetrailclub.org OCT 8 & OCT 16 : EMERALD ASH BORER INFORMATION SESSION History, spread,

and biology of EAB. What you can do. 7-9pm. Free. Oct 8: Knox United Church 2976 Charleston Sdrd, Caledon Village. Oct 16: Centre 2000, 14 Boland Dr, Erin. Credit Valley Conservation, 905-670-1615 x455; creditvalleyca.ca

7:30-9:30pm. Donation. Orangeville Seniors’ Centre, 26 Bythia St. Upper Credit Field Naturalists, 519-942-2972; uppercreditfieldnaturalists.org

kids NOW – SEP 13 : FALL REGISTRATION AT CALEDON PARENT-CHILD CENTRE Free

interactive adult/child programs. See website. 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-8570090; cp-cc.org NOW – JUN 15 (MONDAYS): BOLTON SEA CADETS REGISTRATION Youth 12-18.

Birth certificate, health card to register. 6:30-9:30pm. Albion Bolton Community Centre, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905533-1960; facebook.com/Navy-LeagueCaledon-Branch SEP 18 – MAY 28 (THURSDAYS) : THEATRE ORANGEVILLE YOUTH SINGERS

(T.O.Y.S.) Ages 8-16. Performances: Nov 27-Dec 21 & May 29-31. National Anthem, Oct 25 at Toronto Argos game. Weekly rehearsals. $400. St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Orangeville. Theatre Orangeville, 519-942-3423; theatreorangeville.ca SEP 21 : CARROT FEST Animals, straw

bale home & farm tours, U-pick carrots, games, crafts, farm-cooked food, market. 11am-5pm. Free. Everdale, 5812 6th Line, Hillsburgh, 519-855-4859 x102; everdale.org SEP 22, SEP 29 – NOV 24 (MONDAYS) : THEATRE ORANGEVILLE EXCEPTIONAL PLAYERS (T.O.E.P.) 8-week theatre

program using games, music, improv for kids with special needs, 11-17. 5-7:30pm. Info session Sep 22, 7pm. $195. Theatre Orangeville Rehearsal Hall, 065371 Cty Rd 3 & Hwy 9, Orangeville. Kerry’s Place, DCAFS, 519-942-3423; theatreorangeville.ca SEP 14 – 28 (SUNDAYS) : RAISING A FUNC TIONAL FAMILY IN A DYSFUNCTIONAL WORLD Sermon series. 10:30-11:45am. OCT 14 & NOV 11: ORANGEVILLE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY MEETINGS

Oct 14: A Landscape Floral Design. Silent Auction. Nov 11: Where Have All the Flowers Gone? AGM. 7-9pm. Orangeville Seniors’ Centre, 26 Bythia St. orangevillehort.org OCT 18 & 19 : DUFFERIN HI-LAND BRUCE TRAIL END-TO-END Bus leaves 8am each

day from parking lot on 1st Line EHS, Mulmur (km 29.2, map 20). 28km per day. $25, register. 8am-5pm. 519-217-6689; dufferinbrucetrailclub.org OCT 25 : REGION OF PEEL’S 5K RUN, WALK & ROLL FOR THE UNITED WAY

Chip tracking, prizes, run in costume. Kids 12 & under 1km course. 8am-12:30pm. $35. 10 Peel Centre Dr, Brampton. peelregion.ca OCT 25 : DUCKS UNLIMITED / DUFFERIN SPORTSMEN’S BANQUET Raffles, auc

tions, games, dinner. Proceeds to Ducks Unlimited Canada. 5-11pm. $65, reserve. Orangeville Agricultural Centre, 247090 5 Sdrd, Mono. 705-721-4444 x225; ducks.ca OCT 28 : THE ONCE AND FUTURE GREAT LAKES COUNTRY An Ecological History

with John Riley, based on his book.

Free. Westside Secondary School, 300 Alder St, Orangeville. The Message Christian Church, 647-521-9700; gototmcc.com SEP 25, OCT 30, & NOV 27 : KIDS’ BOOK CLUB Discuss favourite books, create

your own. See website for locations. 6:30-8:30pm. Free, register, 905-793-4636. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca SEP 27 – OCT 26 (SATURDAYS & SUN DAYS) : PUMPKINFEST 1000s of pump

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Developing, creating, working in teams, ending in “The Big Show” on final night. 6:30-8pm. $170. Theatre Orangeville Rehearsal Hall & Outdoor Theatre, 065371 Cty Rd 3 & Hwy 9 (Broadway), Orangeville. Theatre Orangeville, 519-942-3423; theatreorangeville.ca continued on next page

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comedy through physical movement & voice. Age 11-14, no experience necessary. 6:30-8:30pm. $190. Theatre Orangeville Rehearsal Hall, 065371 Cty Rd 3, Orange ville. Theatre Orangeville, 519-942-3423; theatreorangeville.ca

Traditional English pantomime, songs, dance & audience participation. Ages 3-103. Fri: 7:30pm. Sat: 2 & 7:30pm. Sun: 2pm. $12. Century Church Theatre, Hillsburgh. Century Theatre Guild, 519855-4586; centurychurchtheatre.com

OCT 4 : LITTLE SPROUTS: SPLASH N’ BOOTS Treehouse TV’s show promises to

delight. 1 & 3:30pm. $17.50. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca OCT 5 : PEACE RANCH OPEN HOUSE

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Farm tour, wagon rides, games, pumpkin painting, petting zoo, BBQ. 19179 Centreville Creek Rd, Caledon East. 905584-9156; peaceranch.com

OCT 25 : HARVEST CELEBRATION Trick or treating, crafts, face painting, last market day. 9am-1pm. Orangeville Farmers’ Market, Second Street, Orangeville. 519942-0087; downtownorangeville.ca

OCT 5, 19 & 25 : FALLFEST Refreshments,

OCT 25 : HARVESTFEST STORY TIME Get

crafts, games for all ages. 10:30am-2pm. Free. Caledon Centre for Recreation & Wellness, 14111 Highway 50 N, Bolton. 905-857-3313, caledon.ca OCT 7 – NOV 11 (TUESDAYS) & OCT 9 – NOV 13 (THURSDAYS) : LEGO CLUB AT ORANGEVILLE LIBRARIES Drop in, bring

your imagination & friends. 4-5pm. Free. Tuesdays, 275 Alder St. Thursdays, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangeville.library.on.ca OCT 8 : THE WIGGLES: READY, STEADY, WIGGLE! TOUR After 23 years together,

still delighting audiences everywhere. 3 & 6:30pm. $36.50. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca OCT 17 – 19 : ORANGEVILLE FIDDLE CAMP Fiddle workshop. See website for

a sweet treat & a story outside. Costumes welcome! 10:30-11am. Free. Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangeville.library.on.ca OCT 26 : FALLFEST Public skating for

all ages. 2-4pm. Free. Lloyd Wilson Centennial Arena, 15551 McLaughlin Rd, Caledon. caledon.ca/recreation OCT 26 : MONO CHILDREN’S HALLOWEEN PARTY Crafts, costume

parade, hot dog, drink & cake, treat bags. 1-3pm. $5; children under 2 free; register. Mono Community Centre, 754483 Mono Centre Rd. Town of Mono, 519-941-3599 x224; townofmono.com OCT 28 : 360 ALLSTARS An urban

details. $175. The Maples School, 2nd Line Amaranth, Orangeville. Bill Elliott, 519941-5683; fiddle.on.ca

circus, world champion athletes, worldclass dancers and musicians. 8pm. 35; children $25. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca

OCT 18 – NOV 15 (SATURDAYS) : PAMA KIDS’ WEEKEND WORKSHOPS: MUSEUM DETECTIVES 5-week series explores

NOV 14 : PAMA KIDS P.A. DAY – DROPIN FAMILY ACTIVITIES Learn about

printmaking & sculpture. 10:30am12:30pm. $45. Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama. peelregion.ca OCT 21 & NOV 27 : KING’S COLLEGE SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE 9-11am.

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unless noted. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca SEP 26 : LIGHTHOUSE Unique blend of

rock, jazz and classical influences. OCT 1 : FERNANDO VARELA Promising young tenor from “America’s Got Talent.” OCT 10 : CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE – MEAT LOAF: BAT OUT OF HELL The album sent

Meat Loaf to superstardom. OCT 17 : DAVID WILCOX Favourites like

“Riverboat Fantasy,” “Do the Bearcat” and “Layin’ Pipe” plus new songs. OCT 29 : THE JIM CUDDY BAND The brilliant song-writing team of Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor. NOV 26 : NATALIE MACMASTER’S CELTIC FAMILY CHRISTMAS Incorporating new

sounds into her rich Cape Breton heritage. SEP 10, SEP 17 – OCT 1 (WEDNESDAYS) : INTRO TO ORANGEVILLE CHORUS, SWEET ADELINES INTERNATIONAL Sept

10: guest night. Women sing harmony and have fun. Free. Horizons Event Centre, 633421 Hwy 10, Mono. Linda, 519-9430343; orangevillechorus.com SEP 14 : BRAMPTON FAIR’S GOT TALENT CONTEST 9am: Jr Division 13 & under.

Noon: Sr Division 14 & over. Top ten acts enter the finals Jan 16. 9am-5pm. Free. Brampton Fairgrounds, 12942 Heart Lake Rd, Caledon. 905-840-2077; bonnie@ duskteam.com

NOV 19 – 22 : OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Pack a shoebox with hygiene items,

SEP 19 : CLAUDE FIDDLE JAM Bring

toys, school supplies to be sent around the world. Drop at Covenant Alliance

your fiddle, guitar, banjo, tin whistle. 7:30-9:30pm. Free. Claude Church, 15175

OCT 23 : HALLOWEEN FAMILY FUN NIGHT Crafts, playroom, bedtime stories,

journey through time. 8pm. $45; children $25. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800, rosetheatre.ca OCT 25 : ALLISTON FARMERS’ MARKET HALLOWEEN EVENT Kids’ activities,

delicious food. 8am-2pm. Free. Mill Street. 705-435-1787; allistondowntown.ca 104

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SEP 20 : ELORA FESTIVAL SINGERS IN ORANGEVILLE An evening of diverse

choral music. 8-10:30pm. $30; students $15. Orangeville Town Hall Opera House, 87 Broadway. Orangeville Concert Assoc, 519-942-3423; orangevilleconcerts.ca SEP 21 : MARK DUBOIS AND THE MARK DUBOIS STUDIO SINGERS “The Last

Songs of Summer” concert at Relessey Church. Proceeds to the cemetery & church. 2:30pm. $15. 874615 5th Line, Mono. Relessey Cemetery Board, 519-9411100; luellaholmes@aol.com

SEP 25 – 28 : LEISA WAY IN COUNTRY JUKEBOX Celebrating the

greatest duets in country music with Aaron Solomon & Randall Kempf. Thu: 2 & 8pm. Fri & Sat 8pm. Sun 2pm. $42. Orangeville Town Hall Opera House, 87 Broadway. Theatre Orangeville, 519-9423423; theatreorangeville.ca SEP 26 : SALSA NIGHTS IN ORANGE VILLE! Complimentary beginner lesson &

social. 8pm. $10. The Barley Vine Rail Co., 35 Armstrong St, Orangeville. 519-9399973; salsainorangeville.com OCT 1 : INTRODUCTION TO THE 2014 –15 MET OPERA LIVE CINEMA BROADCASTS

Iain Scott discusses operas to be broadcast live from the Lincoln Centre at Galaxy Cinemas, Orangeville. 10amnoon. $25. Rosemont Hall, Hwy 89 W, Rosemont. Dufferin Arts Council, 519-9256500; dufferinartscouncil.com OCT 5 : OLD TIME JAMBOREE Bring your

instrument! 1-6pm. $5/door; dinner cost TBA. Horning’s Mills Hall, 14 Mill St. 519925-2696; horningsmills.ca OCT 5 : CLAUDE PARLOUR CONCERT – RELATIVE HARMONY Judy Greenhill,

Rick & Jonathan Avery, traditional piano, fiddle & percussion. 7:30-9:30pm. $20 at ticketscene.ca; $25/door. Claude Church, 15175 Hurontario St, Caledon. 416-6684390, claudechurch.com OCT 6 : HEADWATERS’ CONCERT CHOIR SINGERS’ OPEN HOUSE 7:30pm:

info meeting. 8pm: rehearsal. No audition req’d. Touring China Oct, 2015. Performing Verdi’s “Requiem” May 26, Rose Theatre. St. Mark’s Anglican Church, 5 First Ave, Orangeville. 905-495-6752; bach4550@rogers.com OCT 18 : SPIRIT TOUCHES ART, ART TOUCHES SPIRIT Live performances

face painting (small fee). 5-7pm. Free. Caledon Parent-Child Centre, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-857-0090; cp-cc.org OCT 24 : OUTERBRIDGE – CLOCKWORK MYSTERIES High-energy, fascinating

Hurontario St, Caledon. 416-668-4390; claudechurch.com

To submit your community, arts or non-profit event, go to inthehills.ca and click what’s on on the menu bar. That takes you to the listings page. Click submit your event and complete the easy form. For the winter (November) issue, submit by October 10. We reserve the right to edit submissions for print and web publication. For up-to-date listings between issues, go to inthehills.ca and click what’s on on the menu bar.

& visual arts displays. 10am-3pm. Free. Trinity United Church, 200 Owen Sound St, Shelburne. 519-925-2233; mcalpineai@ hotmail.com OCT 18 : BOB MILNE’S RAGTIME

The world’s greatest ragtime pianist. One-hour matinée, afternoon tea, 2:30pm. Two-hour evening concert, 8pm. $29. Century Church Theatre, 3 Hill St, Hillsburgh. 519-855-4586; centurychurchtheatre.com

OCT 19 : DIGGER HARRISON AND CAMPTOWN COUNTRY BAND Gospel

& country music. 2-4pm. $10, from Holmes Appliances & Caravaggio Drugs, Shelburne. Grace Tipling Hall, 120 Main St, Shelburne. Primrose United Church, 519-925-2397

theatre+film SEP – NOV : CRACK ME UP COMEDY AT THE ROSE All show times 8pm. $15;

$20/door. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca

Come play for a day! Life as it should be.

SEP 27 : Marc Trinidad

OCT 25 : CALEDON CHAMBER CONCERTS – WESTERN COLLECTIVE

Sharon Wei, viola; Jana Starling, clarinet; John Hess, piano play Brahms & Schumann. 8-10pm. $30; 16 & under, $15 St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905-880-2445; caledonchamberconcerts.com NOV 1 : ROOTS OF COUNTRY The Muir Family and special guests return with musical highlights from great country musicians. 8-10pm. $25. Century Church Theatre, Hillsburgh. 519-855-4586; centurychurchtheatre.com NOV 2 : CLAUDE PARLOUR CONCERT – FRASER AND GIRARD A folksinging

duo with great credentials. 7:30-9:30pm. $20 at ticketscene.ca; $25/door. Claude Church, 15175 Hurontario St, Caledon. 416-668-4390; fraserandgirard.com NOV 7 : WILSON & SWARBRICK Reggae

artist Jason Wilson & English fiddler Dave Swarbrick team up, with guest saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis. David Joseph & friends open. 8-10:30pm. $30; students $15. Orangeville Town Hall Opera House, 87 Broadway. Orangeville Concert Association, 519-942-3423; orangevilleconcerts.ca NOV 8 : SOURCE OF THE SONG 29: SONGWRITER IN THE ROUND CONCERT

Host Bruce Madole, folk & blues; Stacey Lee Guse, jazz; The Western Swing Authority; Carrie DeMaeyer. 2-5pm. $20. Glen Williams Town Hall, 1 Prince St. 905459-9753; brucemadole.com NOV 22 : TOM COCHRANE WITH RED RIDER AND CHANTAL KREVIAZUK BENEFIT CONCERT Juno award winners

perform, proceeds to Osler’s three hospitals. Hors d’œuvres, wine, silent auction of Lexus IS 250. 6pm. $250. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. William Osler Health System Foundation, 905454-6556; oslerfoundation.org NOV 23 : CALEDON CHAMBER CONCERTS Georgetown Bach Chorale &

Chamber Orchestra presents Handel’s Messiah. 2:30-5:30pm. $30; 16 & under, $15. St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905-880-2445; caledonchamberconcerts.com

OCT 9 : K. Trevor Wilson OCT 30 : Matt Disero NOV 20 : Sandra Battaglini

SEP 12 – 14, 19 – 21 : RELATIVELY SPEAKING BY SIR ALAN AYCKBOURN

Misunderstandings and mistaken identity lead to hilarious situations. Fri & Sat 8pm. Sun 2:30pm. $20. Century Church Theatre, Hillsburgh. 519-855-4586; centurychurchtheatre.com

OCT 6 : MONDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: ART AND CRAFT – A DOCUMENTARY (USA, 2014. 14A) One of

the most prolific art forgers must confront his 30-year con. Tickets at BookLore and the Alton Mill. 6:30pm. $12. Galaxy Cinemas, 85 Fifth Ave, Orangeville. mondaynightmovies.ca OCT 16 – NOV 2 : THE LADIES FOURSOME Four women discuss

love, life, children & sex. Sat 8pm. Sun, Wed 2pm. Thu 2 & 8pm. $42; $35/ matinées. Town Hall Opera House, 87 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-942-3423; theatreorangeville.ca OCT 18 : LAUNCH FOR CATHERINE GILDINER’S COMING ASHORE Third and

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final volume of her memoirs. 7-10pm. Free. Avening Community Centre, Avening. Curiosity House Books, 705-4663400; curiosityhousebooks.com OCT 23 – 25 : HOMECHILD – THE MUSICAL True account of a family torn

apart by the Child Emigration movement in the early 20th century. Thu, Fri 7:30pm. Sat 2 & 7:30pm. $25. Centre 2000, 14 Boland Dr, Erin. Stonehome Productions, 519-833-9258; homechildmusical.com NOV 6 – 14 : LES MISÉRABLES One man’s

quest for redemption in revolutionary France. Wed-Fri 7:30pm. Sat 1 & 7:30pm. Sun 1pm. $30; seniors $26; children $20. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. Brampton Music Theatre, 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca NOV 7 & 29 : YUK YUK’S NIGHT Great food and laughs! 7:30-11:30pm. $59. Hockley Valley Resort, 793522 3rd Line, Mono. 519-942-0754; hockley.com NOV 21 : FAMOUS PEOPLE PLAYERS

Actors illuminated by black light will amaze and inspire ages 2-102. 8pm. $39; children $25. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca NOV 22 : VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS GALA FUNDRAISER In support of

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from page 110 A New Game at the Jolly Morphology Club a covey of quail an ostentation of peacocks an exaltation of larks a gatling of woodpeckers a raft of ducks a gaggle of geese a murder of crows a parade of penguins a charm of finches a parliament of owls Can the Bus Hold All These Passengers? Did you have to go back and read the puzzle a second time?

Missing Letters at the Alton Fair The letters represent vitamins â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A B C D E K. Currently there is no vitamin F, G, H or I. The celebration is Christmas: there is no â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (noel) in the alphabet presented. The Train in the Tunnel The train takes 2 minutes to get through the tunnel. The engine is through in one minute, at which time the last car is entering.

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a Puzzling Conclusion

by Ken Weber

At a Lumber Camp in Melancthon

A New Game at the Jolly Morphology Club

On the banks of the Noisy River in the northeast corner of Melancthon Township, the crew at a lumber camp had a rare afternoon off, but with no way to leave the camp they challenged one another with axe puzzles to keep from getting bored. The pattern with eight triangles of equal size was set up by the loggers in the crew. Their challenge was to remove just four axes and leave four triangles of equal size. The teamsters solved it. What did their solution look like?

Supporters of prohibition were intrigued by the continuing success of the Jolly Morphology Club, the tavern near Mono Mills that switched from beer to word games in 1916 after the passing of the Ontario Temperance Act. This was despite the fact the same word puzzle was used night after night. To keep curiosity from turning into an investigation, the owners thought it wise to put a new puzzle on the board. This one, they felt, would have “legs” because it was more than a bit obscure. What they failed to realize is that with imagination and logic the puzzle can be quite easily solved. Could you have solved it in a single visit to the Jolly Morphology Club? Match the birds in Column A with their collective noun in Column B:

A quail larks peacocks woodpeckers ducks geese crows penguins finches owls

The camp cook had recently come to Canada from England and tried to organize a game of rugby but no one was inter ested, so he set out six axes parallel to one another and told everyone to shift just two axes and leave nothing.

B parliament parade charm murder exaltation covey gatling ostentation gaggle raft

Can the Bus Hold All These Passengers? At the first stop, 29 people get on the shuttle bus you’re driving (because of Orangeville’s Jazz and Blues Festival the bus has been very busy), but then 3 of them suddenly get off again before the doors close, along with 5 of the 12 who were already aboard. At the second stop, 18 of the 26 who got on board at the first stop and stayed aboard now get off and 10 new passengers get on. At stop three after the turn onto Broadway, 3 of the 10 passengers who boarded at the second stop now get off while the bus takes on 12 new riders, half of whom are children. At the fourth stop, 2 of the passengers who boarded at the first stop now get off along with 2 of the 10 from stop two. One adult and half the children who boarded at stop three also disembark. Meanwhile, no less than 17 new passengers get on. This is a 42-seat bus with standing room for 8 people. What is the colour of the bus driver’s eyes?

Was the cook just being cranky about the rugby game or is there a solution to his puzzle?

The Train in the Tunnel A one-kilometre long train on the Toronto Grey and Bruce line approaches a onekilometre tunnel at a constant speed of 60 km/hr (a kilometre per minute). How long does it take the train to get through the tunnel?

Missing Letters at the Alton Fair At the Alton Fair, a PowerPoint presentation at the children’s entertainment exhibit presented this letter sequence with one letter missing:

S M T W _ F S Everyone figured out right away that the missing letter was “T” for Thursday. The next missing letter

sequence was solved even faster:

J F M A M _ J A S O N D But even with a hint (“You can swallow these”) the missing-letter puzzle below slowed the kids down: The next letter cannot be F; what must it be?

A B C D E _

On the other hand, at least half of the kids got this one in only a minute or two, especially the ones who talked out loud while solving it.

a b c d e f g h i j k m n o p q r s t u v w x y z What’s being celebrated here? solutions on page 109

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