Autumn In The Hills 2016 by In The Hills Magazine

VOLUME 23 NUMBER 3 2016

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To serve and collect

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Frozen dinners go gourmet Old wood, new style The lavish life of meadows

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I S S U E F E A T U R E S 26 TO SERVE AND COLLECT

84 GOING TO THE DOGS

Riding with the bin collectors by Jeff Rollings

62 HEADWATERS ARTS FESTIVAL

A preview of the Festival Art Show

14 LET TERS

82 GOOD SPORT

Our readers write

Making sport of obstacles by Nicola Ross

19 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Sharon Wadsworth-Smith

88 HEADWATERS NEST

20 MUST DO

Our favourite picks for autumn 23 FENCE POSTS

Hard work for hard water by Dan Needles

65 HISTORY IN THE MAKING

Furniture from reclaimed wood by Kristi Green

Aria Bistro’s rack of lamb by Tralee Pearce

D E P A R T M E N T S

52 FACE TO FACE WITH W WI

Charles Ernest Thomas by Ken Weber

August 1914: The first goodbyes by Ken Weber 77 COOKING CL ASS

42 IN DEFENCE OF MEADOWS

Places filled with lavish life by Don Scallen

58 HISTORIC HILLS

Service dogs teach life lessons by Gail Grant

40 MADE IN THE HILLS

Feasting on fall by Tralee Pearce

71 FROZEN FOOD HEATS UP

Let local chefs invade your freezer by Janice Quirt 80 SADDLE UP FOR THE HARVEST

Foraging on horseback by Derek French

How I spent my summer vacation by Bethany Lee 90 OVER THE (NEXT) HILL

The importance of companionship by Gail Grant 92 AT HOME IN THE HILLS

A family seat by Pam Purves 110 WHAT’S ON IN THE HILLS

A calendar of autumn happenings 122 A PUZZLING CONCLUSION

by Ken Weber I N D E X 106 FIND AN ADVERTISER

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MARIA BRITTO . r o t l a e r a n a h t More Rural and Urban can be worlds apart.

Imagine you’re the Seller of a million dollar rural property that is scheduled to close in 60 days. You are downsizing after the kids have moved out; you’re looking forward to starting the next phase of your life. Then, your Realtor calls… Your Realtor tells you that the Buyer’s Realtor has called advising the Buyer is very concerned and is considering not completing the transaction to purchase your home. The Agreement of Purchase and Sale was signed two weeks ago and the buyer’s agent is in the process of completing the conditions as stipulated in the offer. It was going to be a relatively quick closing that both you and the Buyer agreed to. Everything seemed fine. There were typical conditions on building inspection, financing, well and septic, water potability and bacterial analysis, survey, confirmation of zoning and satisfaction with any conservation or other commenting-authorities impact on the current or future use of the property. So, what’s going on? Unfortunately, conditions that are considered ‘typical’ for an Agreement of Purchase and Sale of a country/rural property, can be anything but ‘typical’ for a Buyer who has never attempted to buy a rural property before. Compounding the problem is the Buyer is represented by a Realtor who also has never been before part of a rural real estate transaction.

When the Purchaser began to satisfy the conditions in the Agreement, the Purchaser became aware of what a ‘Well and Septic System’ really is, how it works, life expectancy of the septic bed and other potential maintenance costs. Furthermore, the bank and the insurance company stated their respective concerns to the Purchaser around issues such as proximity to a fire station and availability of water or a fire hydrant, in the event of fire and the strict criteria required by the banks to satisfy the financing of a rural property which varies amongst first and second tier lenders. To add to matters, the conservation authority advised that the conservation authority has a de-facto encumbrance on the property that would require a permit/permission from the conservation authority, should the Purchaser wish to add to the house, or build an additional garage in the future. The Buyer is now overwhelmed and may not want to proceed.

Brooke Cooper – Toronto

Unfortunately, from the beginning, the Purchaser lacked knowledge of things rural; the Purchaser should have had representation from a Realtor knowledgeable about rural properties. A knowledgeable Realtor would have reviewed and explained the relevant aspects of a rural purchase by reviewing a checklist of items that a buyer should know about when buying in the country... a “country 101” of sorts, discussing the pros, cons and potential costs associated with living in the country and the expectations when buying in a rural community.

As a Realtor who lives in the country and represents numerous rural clients, I have dealt with an increasing number of urban-based Realtors who are representing firsttime country buyers. That combination often leads to a lot of unnecessary frustration for all parties involved. And, sometimes, it leads to blown deals and lawsuits…all things that do not have to happen. When choosing your Realtor, choose one who is competent… one who can help you buy or sell your home successfully… especially in the country… because rural and urban can be worlds apart…

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War and Remembrance My daughter’s grandmother, Rita Ball, died in July. She was 99. On September 2, the family gathered to celebrate her 100th birthday, as we had promised her we would. Rita had wanted to be there, but she had broken her hip, and all but blind and deaf and now immobilized, this woman who loved to read and socialize and dance decided it wasn’t worth the wait. She gath ered the family and announced her decision to die with the same courage and calm determination that had distinguished her entire life. And in those final weeks, still fully alert of mind, she told her stories. We had heard many of them before, but with time growing short we listened with more intensity and urgency than ever. Hers was a spirit molded by war. Rita was born in 1916, in the midst of the Great War. And in 1939, on the day after her 23rd birthday, Britain once again declared war on Germany. Rita spent most of the war in her family home on the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England, working for the Air Transport Auxiliary. She recounted many tales of dodging explosions as German warplanes jettisoned the last of their payload on their way home from the Blitz raids. One of her most vivid recollections was her astonishment one early June day at seeing a vast flotilla of naval boats clustered in the sea “as far as the eye could see.” The next day, June 6, they were gone, and she learned they had been on their way to Normandy for the D-Day invasion. In 1943 Rita married Len Ball, who served in the RAF. When, like so many young British men after the war, he heard the siren call of opportunity in Canada, she left her beloved England and followed him here in 1955, their two young sons in tow. Like most of her generation, Rita’s voice is now stilled. During her 80s and 90s she wrote down many of her memories, and while the deep connection of first-person storytelling is lost, the duty is now ours to repeat and pass on her story. Betty Ward of Orangeville knows the responsibility of gener ational memory. Her father Charles Thomas, who survived the First World War, had kept a regular diary during his service. Betty, now in her 80s, spent two years meticulously transcrib ing the faded ink from the frail, century-old pages, so that each of Charles’ 10 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren could be keepers of his story. In this issue, Ken Weber has excerpted those diaries – and they make compelling reading. In honor of these centenary years of the Great War, Ken has also devoted his Historic Hills column to the outbreak of that war, and the sad and excited goodbyes that took place in our hills in August 1914. Lest we forget.

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L E T T E R S

Scenes of storm water overflow in Alton from letter writer Paul Newall.

Where Rivers Rise I am president of the Alton Grange Association and chair of the Credit River Alliance. Our organizations are concerned about the pace of development and level of over sight in the upper portion of the Credit River and the environmental impact this is having. Research from the CVC and Source Water Protection process suggests that the pressures are real and are expected to have significant negative impacts unless steps are taken to manage them in a sustainable way. Please see the document we recently sent to local federal, provincial and municipal officials articulating our concerns and priorities: www.creditriveralliance.ca, “What’s New.” Your recent editorial and the “Where Rivers Rise” article by Tony Reynolds [sum mer ’16] were disappointing, especially given your publication’s track record tackling aggregate extraction and urban sprawl in the Greenbelt. The former suggests that the good old, ever resilient environment, is still able to accommodate the next round of negative impacts. The heavy rainfall we experienced in mid-August exemplifies what we are worried about. The photos above show what happens when the planned storm water infra structure for a local subdivision does not reflect current conditions, and lax develop ment oversight. Sustaining our Headwaters area supports passive and active tourism, but more importantly it is critical for helping ensure we have potable water for millions of people who rely on the Great Lakes for their drinking needs. The challenges are real and will not go away unless we collectively address them. Paul Newall, Alton Thank you for the article “Where Rivers Rise.” New acts and regulations passed by the Ontario government are always of interest to a farmer, as they invariably restrict farmers. I own a small former hay farm – now a managed forest – with a brook that feeds the Credit River. Credit Valley Conservation has helped immensely – good advice, planted trees and a Farm Conservation Plan. The provincial government’s keenness to pass ever more restrictive laws affecting my land, however, worries me. I gather the aim is to improve water quantity and quality, protect “endangered” species, etc. Those are my aims as well, and the chief reason why I bought this farm and planted over 21,000 tree seedlings. After 20 years of experience, I now begin to understand the art and science of forestry. I doubt the city-based people in Queen’s Park – elected and appointed – know as much about the needs of my trees, my brook and my land as I do. Their attempts at ordering me to do what I am already doing are often misguided as well as redundant. The Endangered Species Act and its attendant regulations are classic examples. There are also problems with Ontario Municipal Board decisions that override local councils’ decisions, and the tendency of the government to determine land usage from satellite photos, instead of walking the land, has resulted in some peculiar rezonings. There is a reason why we elect and pay local councils. They are closer to the land and know local needs better than Toronto citizens. The authority delegated to conservation authorities and the OMB should be carefully limited. Charles Hooker, East Garafraxa

This is a tremendously informative survey of local rivers! [“Where Rivers Rise” summer ’16] I’m sure I’ll be referring back to it often in the future. One small quibble: In the list of locales where Nottawa saga tributaries originate, I would include Mulmur Township as I believe from topographical maps that Sheldon Creek arises there in a wetland just up from Hwy 89 on the east side of 2nd Line East Mulmur. Thanks to writer Tony Reynolds for the great article! Charles Owen, Mulmur Tony Reynolds replies: Yes, you’re right. There are several tributaries that I did not list, although Shel don Creek is larger than White’s Creek and Mono Centre Creek. I’m glad you enjoyed the article and thank you for your comments. These headwaters are extraordinary – so valuable in so many ways. After the reminder of the beauty of the area in Melancthon, I took a trip up there this past week for another look around. Things have changed. The removal of the threat of the mega quarry has seen vitality return to the area with empty farms now lived in and the hustle of busy farmers on their fields everywhere. If you can overlook the onslaught of wind turbines in the area, all seems to be doing well and it’s just as beautiful as it was. Incidentally, I have enjoyed reading through the summer issue, but I should mention that the photograph on page 36 is wrongly identified as the Credit River “winding along a Caledon roadway,” when it is indeed the smaller East Credit flowing alongside the Caledon Rail Trail [Trailway] between Kennedy Road and Highway 10, as I am sure other readers just as familiar with the area will let you know. Just a minor thing, but as a photographer knowing most of the locations around here, I do like to see things correctly identified. John Church, Orangeville Editor’s Note: The location of the river photo was misidentified and is indeed of the stretch of the East Credit as Mr. Church describes. We’re grateful for the correction. continued on next page

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Where Rivers Rise (continued)

THE EGAN FAMILY’S TRADITION OF SERVICE CONTINUES STRONG IN BOLTON We are continuing our tradition of service in our newly renovated funeral home in Caledon, owned and operated by the Egan family for 103 years. As a result – and with great consideration, our family has decided to consolidate our Orangeville location with our Bolton location to serve the Dufferin/Caledon area. It has been an honour and a privilege to serve the families of Orangeville for 19 years, and we will maintain our commitment to you in the years to come.

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For many years as a child, I spent summers at the Forks of the Credit (at my girlfriend’s summer cottage). Each evening we walked to the Forks train station to see the Toronto train come in. I know there is a painting of the station and the large train bridge. Any chance of some photos/history of the above? We would drive to the cottage from Long Branch, and Brampton (Hwy 10) was the halfway point – for a stretch and ice cream on the main street. We “swam” in the Credit River – walked for miles to a farm for a pail of milk – and kept our food cold in a wooden box placed in the stream. Max was the name of the storekeeper (also garage/gas dealer) and he was also the station master when the train came in. Talk about changing one’s hats! Excellent memories. Thank you for a lovely magazine. Frances Laphen, Etobicoke

Back to the Future at Heatherlea Pioneer farmers in Caledon faced many adversities in the process of clearing the land for farms. There were large stumps, wolves and bears to deal with. Today Caledon farmers appear to face new adversities and these challenges are in the form of government bureaucracy. The McArthurs should be congratulated for their pioneer-type persev erance. My guess is that farmers like the McArthurs try to break down their challenges and simplify them. Consultants and bureaucrats do the opposite. Other parts of Ontario (like the Kitchener-Waterloo area) seem to welcome these types of agricultural endeavours (like Heatherlea) and support them accordingly. It has been my experience that as the GTA grows bigger, there will be a continual increase in day-tripper traffic. The clear air and water of Head waters is best enjoyed with some local food or drink. I wish the McArthurs the best of luck. Dave Dorman, Erin Thank you so much for the article about our farm. The article is really well written! We had a record Thursday here. Lots of new people in that saw the article. The response has been incredible. Hoping for more traffic today. Pat and Melinda McArthur, Heatherlea Farm Shoppe, Caledon

Grow Your Own Mushrooms Thank you for this most informative article (“Planting a Forest Fungi Garden” summer 16). Great details and advice. I want to share another local business here in the north Dufferin/Mulmur region for those look ing for assistance up in this area. We have just seeded our first logs with shiitake and oyster spores thanks to Ivan Chan from Eden in Season in Thornbury. We will be hosting our annual Wild Mushroom Culinary Weekend on September 23-25, and will hopefully educate more people on the dangers of overharvest when foraging for wild edibles. Take what you need and leave the rest. Patricia Cleary, Mountain Ash Farm, Creemore

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In a time when social media tethers us to our smartphones, the idea of sitting down with friends and weaving tall tales for each other over the course of an evening is decidedly retro – and deeply comforting. The Dufferin Circle of Storytellers has been spinning lore since 1994 in weekly meetings and events open to the public. On October 21, they’ll be presenting their Fall Storytelling and Live Music event at the Corbetton Church on the grounds of Dufferin County Museum & Archives. Circle member Mackenzie Seymour says the lineup hasn’t been finalized yet, but audience members will likely be treated to a spine-chilling Halloween romp, along with pieces from various genres, from myths and classics, to local biographies and personal recollections. Mackenzie, born the year the group started, says storytellers range from tween to octogenarian. And while the group takes a formal approach for these events, he says the basic act of telling and listening to stories is a simple, meaningful human under taking. “Storytelling is an ancient tradition,” he says. “We all partake in the act of gathering and talking.” Tickets are $10 at DCMA and BookLore in Orangeville, and through www.dufferinmuseum.com.

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This is the year to tip your hat to local military men and women, past and present. The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin & Halton Regiment) celebrate their sesquicentennial this September. The regiment and Peel Art Gallery, Museum & Archives have collaborated to commemorate the occasion. From now until January an exhibit at PAMA called Service & Remembrance: 150 Years of the Lorne Scots highlights the regiment’s military and peacekeeping history, which includes World War I battles such as Ypres (1915–17) and the Somme (1916). On October 1 the regiment’s pipe band takes part in PAMA’s annual Culture Days, and on November 20 and 27 regimental volunteers will be on hand to share stories about their experiences. See details at www.pama.peelregion.ca. The regiment itself is hosting a reunion, parade and gala on September 23–25. See details at www.lornescots.ca. For more on the history of the regiment, see Historic Hills, page 58 in this issue, or visit the regimental museum, www.lornesmuseum.ca. Soldiers of the Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin & Halton Regiment) acted as Royal Guard for Queen Elizabeth II when she visited Peel in 1959.

mustdine Nothing brings a community together like sitting down for a home-cooked holiday meal. Then there’s this Thanksgiving-inspired feast that has been bringing Palgrave folks together since the 1920s. Back then, it was called the Fowl Supper and cost 25 cents. This year’s Palgrave Turkey Supper on October 1 at Palgrave United Church keeps the spirit alive, albeit with slightly higher (yet still low) ticket prices of $10 to $25. Today, with partners including the Albion Hills Community Farm and Foodland Ontario, the dinner has become a much-anticipated showcase of fresh, local and ethical food, from the herb-roasted turkey and veggies to

the fair trade coffee. Local farmers provide most of the classic fare – organizer Barb Imrie says the cranberries will have made the longest trip, from Bala, Ontario. “It’s a traditional meal, but we’ve grown almost everything in our foodshed,” she says, borrowing from the notion of a watershed. There are three sittings – at 4, 5:45 and 7 p.m. – and takeout meals are available. Or buy a set of eight tickets and reserve a table for your group. This year there’s a pie bee to prep homemade desserts a few days before, if you’d like to share your dough skills. Tickets are available in advance at Forster’s Book Garden, Howard the Butcher, Broadway Farm’s Market and the Bolton Farmers’ Market, or online at www.albionhillscommunityfarm.org.

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and shovel for a week in complete silence. Finally, my father went out and called down the hole to ask how they were doing. “We’re into the blue clay!” a cheery voice answered. “What does that mean?” asked my dad. “Tough digging!” “Any sign of water?” “Not a drop.” At the end of the second week he went out and asked them again. “She’s dry as a bone,” said the voice.

“It looks like very hard water,” said my dad. The men nodded in agreement. “Any harder and you could skate on it,” they said. “You’re at 40 feet now. What’s your plan if you don’t hit water today?” “Dig another hole!” A few minutes later, they broke through the clay into a limestone seam and the water came in so fast they had to scramble out of the hole ahead of it. It was milky white and looked undrinkable. “It looks like very hard water,” said my dad. The men nodded in agreement. “Any harder and you could skate on it,” they said. They advised him to run the hose for a while. Water the lawn and wash the car. My father asked how long the cribbing was likely to last and they estimated 25 years. Then they left. My dad washed the car and it turned

white. Then he watered the lawn and it too turned white. Eventually the well settled down and cleared, but I grew up thinking it was normal to use half a bottle of dish soap to raise bubbles in the sink. Twenty-five years later, almost to the week, we were all sitting at breakfast when the ground trem bled slightly. A few minutes later the taps were hissing. We went out to look down the well and saw that the cribbing had collapsed in a jumble of corru gated iron and rotted timbers, right on schedule. The grandsons of the original team came out to dig another hole. Here at Larkspur Farm I have now dug three wells, following two wiggly lines laid down by the local water witch, old Joe Sampson, nearly 40 years ago. Joe came well recommended. They said he could find anything, even unmarked graves down at the cemetery, and he could tell you which ones had died by drowning. He said I had a choice between going down 30 feet for a small supply of sweet water or 100 feet for a larger supply of hard water. We eventually settled for the second option and our water is hard enough to skate on, loaded with iron, calcium and sulphur. But we are blessed with all the modern inconveniences and a lifetime con tract with Select Water in Creemore to remove these irritants. The place remains habitable for now. But I am haunted by water. ≈ Author and playwright Dan Needles will be guest speaker at Heritage Caledon’s 40th anniversary celebration on October 29 at the Caledon Country Club. For tickets see www.caledonheritagefoundation.com.

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Our commander in the theatre of war is Brandon Muir, a Green for Life operations manager who oversees the northwest Greater Toronto Area. GFL has a seven-year contract to collect Dufferin’s garbage, recycling and com post. It’s set to expire in 2020 with an option for a three-year extension. The contract cost Dufferin about $4.1 million in 2015, or about $3.10 per average property per week. Dufferin has a two-stream system, so one truck picks up garbage while another, with a dual-bin system, picks up recycling and compost. GFL has 15 trucks assigned to Dufferin’s waste, seven to each stream and one for yard waste. Muir says, “Garbage trucks hold 10 to 12 tonnes, so they only empty once a day. But the recycling trucks only hold three and a half to four tonnes, so they usually empty twice. Recycling is lighter, but doesn’t compress like garbage.” Each truck costs between $250,000 and $300,000, and lasts about ten years. The entire fleet runs on com pressed natural gas. Muir says, “They’re cheaper than diesel. And although there’s more maintenance, they have much cleaner emissions.” The recycling component goes to GFL’s Dufferin Transfer Station in Amaranth, and from there it’s ship ped to one of three sorting facilities

located in Guelph, Peel and Vaughan. Organic waste goes to the composting facility at Caledon’s old landfill site west of Caledon Village. Garbage, meanwhile, takes an international road trip. The vast majority goes directly from the transfer station to a landfill in Michigan. All the recycling trucks are known as one-man side loaders, meaning the operator gets off at each stop and manually dumps each container. “It’s tough, physically demanding work,” Muir says. And unlike other critical community services like police, fire or paramedics, pay scales are modest. On average, drivers last four or five years before moving on to some other line of work. Then there’s that other special perk of the job: the funky stench. Muir says, “Some new hires will come to me after a couple of hours and say, ‘I can’t do this,’ and they’re gone.” Though there are shortages of driv ers in some jurisdictions, in Dufferin GFL has had no problem thanks to a partnership with Taylor Truck Train ing Services in Mono. It supplies a steady crop of recent graduates with the required DZ licence. There are very few women doing the job, though Muir has heard of identical twins who worked together in Hamilton. Now let’s meet the true hero of this piece, Kevin Botting. He’s the 31-year-

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The heavy lifting, the snow, the heat, the stench, the maggots – bin collectors like Kevin Botting deserve our deep gratitude. On average, drivers last four or five years before moving on, says operations manager Brandon Muir (inset), though some don’t make it past the first day.

old GFL driver/loader who drew the short straw and had to put up with an idiot journalist tagging along. More important, he’s the foot soldier who comes face to face – sometimes, as you’re about to see, quite literally – with whatever filthy, repulsive thing you’ve left festering in your green bin. Botting has been working for GFL for about a year and is one of those graduates from Taylor Truck Training. On in-town routes, Botting and each of his coworkers do an average of 800 to 1,000 stops a day, four days a week. Read that again. Can you imagine? The number is lower on rural routes, simply because of the greater distance between stops. Botting is quick and nimble, an affable, well-spoken guy possessed of a surprisingly upbeat attitude despite his, well, aromatic undertaking. For many of us, the people who handle waste are invisible. They come while we’re away at work and we never see them. That’s not true for everyone however, and Botting says the best part of the job is the relationships he has developed with people on his routes. “When I started this job,” he

says, “I expected to get the cold shoulder, but instead I’ve got to meet lots of interesting people.” There are even kind souls who wait by the window for his arrival, coming out to offer bottled water. Just as he’s telling me this, we pull up to a stop where he affords some special consideration. “This lady is bee phobic,” he says, “so she asked that I move her bins well away from the neighbours’.” On we go. Zoom. Stop. Dump. Dump. Zoom. Stop. Dump. Dump. Every so many beats there’s the triplesquish hum of the compactor. A few doors later, there’s a mom entary pause in the almost staccato rhythm. Botting jumps back into the cab and grabs a dreaded green sticker, used to inform residents their blue box contents have been rejected. “There’s a box here filled with lum ber,” he says. “Who puts lumber in the blue box?” Botting averages one or two rejected boxes a day. Occasionally there will be repeat offenders who, as Muir says, “just use the blue box as another gar

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The GRANDDADDY of the BLUE BOX Now retired, Glen Williams resident Allan Wakefield is a former vice-president of Alcan Aluminium who, with his colleague John Angus, is credited with developing the modern blue box program. In 1984, Wakefield and Angus – the latter lived in Caledon at the time – were each recognized with a United Nations Environment Programme Medal for Service to the Environment. The first recycling program was in Palo Alto in the 1970s. It was run on a volunteer basis by what Wakefield calls “a bunch of gung-ho greens,” but long term it wasn’t sustainable. Later, Laidlaw Waste Systems was competing for a contract in Kitchener. To sweeten the deal, they offered to do a trial recycling program for 50,000 houses. While the trial was successful and demonstrated residents were ready to embrace the concept, there wasn’t enough value in the materials collected to make it economical. That got Wakefield thinking. “If we put aluminium into the recycling stream, it’s worth $1,000 a ton,” he recalls. “Everything else in the recycling stream combined was worth about $50 a ton.” Even though

aluminium is only about two per cent of the waste stream, at that price it was sufficient to subsidize the whole program. After several years of lobbying, Wakefield and Angus got support from the Recycling Council of Ontario and Pollution Probe. They built partnerships with packaging companies like the soft drink manufacturers and got regulations changed so more aluminium could be used in Canadian products. And Alcan guaranteed municipalities a minimum price of $900 a ton for three years to reduce their fears about setting up what was then a risky, unknown program. Although the environment benefited, the program was inspired by business considerations. It’s estimated the creation of the blue box program brought in an additional $100 million for Alcan in can stock sales. It’s also worth noting that critics at the time bemoaned the fact the blue box system enabled a one-way approach straight to recycling. Meanwhile, organizations like The Beer Store, for instance, had proven deposit/refund systems for bottles also worked by encouraging more energy-efficient reuse. One other point: Alcan’s solution, where the

income from one material subsidizes the cost of the others, would be unlikely to fly today. In fact, Ontario’s new recycling legislation moves in the opposite direction, aiming eventually to have all waste producers pay their own shot. All these years later, Wakefield thinks the best thing about the blue box is how widely accepted the concept has become. He is surprised that comingling materials has become standard practice in most programs. “In the early days,” he says, “everything was sorted at home.” His biggest dis appointment: “That we seem to be capping out at a 50 per cent diver sion rate. I had hoped for more.” “People in Ontario don’t realize it started here,” Wakefield says. “Now it has spread across the world.”

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bage bin.” In those cases, there are a series of steps which ultimately lead to a Dufferin County waste employee knocking at the door and offering a lesson in how to use your blue box. If that happened to me, I’d blush like a kid caught doing something bad in Grade 2. Drivers always do the same routes, “so you get to know the hazards,” Botting says. “Like the steep hills on my route in Mulmur in the winter.” People generally understand though. “If the recycling isn’t picked up, most residents know why.” Botting’s story most likely to trigger your gag reflex? There are lots of hunters in the area. Sometimes they dispose of the waste from their kills by slopping it, unbagged, into the green bin, where it sits in the warmth, or out in the sun, and turns rancid. Unaware of the contents, Botting comes along one day, grabs the mostly liquid-filled bin, and it slops down the front of his shirt. “Imagine what it’s like to have to wear that for the rest of the day,” he says. But it gets worse. A few minutes later he discovers the tickling on his arm is squirming maggots. I mean, really, people? For heaven’s sake, think of Kevin! Use the com postable bags! Another less-than-charming scen ario for driver/loaders: all those turkey holidays – thousands upon thousands of other people’s rotting bird carcasses, furry Brussels sprouts and mouldy mashed potatoes. 30

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hile Botting slops it out in the trenches, the mucketymucks are also up to their armpits in it. In June 2016, the province passed the Waste-Free Ontario Act and Stra tegy, which will overhaul the more than 20-year-old regulations that govern recycling in Ontario. You see, the province has a problem. While we humble householders pat ourselves on the back for reducing our garbage output, in fact overall waste diversion rates in Ontario flat lined more than a decade ago, stub bornly remaining at about 25 per cent. That percentage contrasts rather starkly with the sorts of diversion rates municipal programs in Headwaters claim. In a June press release, Dufferin trumpeted the county had achieved a 55.1 per cent diversion rate in 2014, one of the highest in the province. In that same year, Peel Region was at 45.1 per cent and Wellington County at 40.1. Provincially, municipal pro grams average about 50 per cent. The thing is, on a provincial level about 60 per cent of the overall waste stream comes from the industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) sector. Everything from the box your car parts were shipped to the dealer in, which you never saw, to the mas sive volumes of food thrown out by supermarkets and restaurants. And those streams usually aren’t part of municipal collection programs. While recycling was embraced by the public, the residential stream only contributes a relatively small fraction

of the total volume. And it’s a lot of waste – all combined about a tonne for every Ontario resident per year. According to a Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change backgrounder, the new legislation seeks to: • foster innovation in product and packaging design that encourages businesses to design long-lasting, reusable and easily recyclable products • boost recycling across all sectors, especially in the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors, which will reduce waste and lower greenhouse gas emissions • provide incentives for companies to look for ways to make their recycling processes more economical while staying competitive • shift the costs of the blue box from municipal taxpayers to producers while continuing to provide convenient collection services for Ontarians • develop an action plan to reduce the amount of organic materials going to landfills.

sion rates there, but there is little in the legislation to directly boost res idential diversion, where recycling burnout may be becoming a factor. While there are those who fastidi ously rinse and sort and research what goes where, many others feel they’re already doing as much as they’re willing to. They want their stuff taken away; they don’t really want to know how, where, or even why, and they don’t want to work too hard at figur ing it all out. Nevertheless, the Act, which the Toronto Star called “visionary,” en joys support from many in the waste sector, though there are concerns it will get lost in the 2018 election cycle. Four hours after my ride-along with Botting, my laundry-fresh-thatmorning clothing still reeks, and I didn’t even touch the stuff. I changed my shirt, but the stink was still there. “Honestly,” he says, “You get used to it. I found the first week pretty tough, but I hardly notice it anymore.” Not all heroes wear capes. Botting would wear his backwards anyway, because what he really needs is a bib.

You can find the full Act and Stra tegy online. In short, residents will continue to put their blue box out at the curb, but there will be some mo mentous changes behind the scenes. Municipalities will likely continue to run the curbside collection show. Shifting more responsibility for ICI waste onto producers may raise diver

Jeff Rollings is a freelance writer in Orangeville. Wearing another hat, GFL manager Brandon Muir has also been an occasional contributor to this magazine. See his 2006 story on driving a snowplow, “Riders on the Storm,” and his 2011 story, “A Day in the Life of a Volunteer Firefighter,” online at www.inthehills.ca.

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Last winter, I hadn’t given much thought to the Region of Peel’s new waste bin program slated for implementation the first week of January. The three new bins delivered to residents in December did seem huge – they were supposed to accommo date alternating biweekly garbage and blue bin pickups as well as more organics – but I’d lived through a sim ilar changeover in Toronto in 2008, so I wasn’t fussed. Then came wintery gusts barrelling down Inglewood’s main drag on one of the first January pickup days. My new four-foot-tall recycling bin toppled on its side, sending cereal boxes, newspapers and yogurt con tainers blowing in all directions. With the help of a neighbour, I righted the bin and captured most of its contents in a mad dash. As I caught my breath, though, I worried. Was this going to happen every week? There were plenty of other Town of Caledon residents miffed at the change – particularly in rural areas. They were perplexed by how to trundle the

top : Moving mountains of blue bin contents at Peel’s Material Recovery Facility. above : The Region of Peel introduced new garbage, blue and green bins in January.

heavy bins down long lanes, or alter natively, how to lift them, or even fit them, into car trunks. The new bins were a symbol of how different Caledon is from Peel cities, Brampton and Mississauga, where, we presumed, most residents could easily wheel their bins the short trip to the curbside. In neighbouring and mostly rural Dufferin County, residents still use the older style of open blue bins, green bins and bagged garbage, and there are currently no plans for any drastic changes, says director of public works Scott Burns. Dufferin also happens to be a leader in waste diversion – keeping items such as organics and recycling out of landfills. It diverted 55 per cent of its collections in 2014. Peel, which has a higher per capita volume of waste, diverted 45 per cent in 2014. While 88 per cent of residents took Peel up on its offer of choosing bin sizes (small, medium or large) back in 2015, with an option to switch again later on, many of us were scratching our heads about how the change would work in practice. Local newspapers ran stories about residents reporting their bins missing continued on next page

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after following the region’s advice to store them at the end of their drives. Would there be car accidents when bins rolled into roadways? Of parti cular concern was how snowstorms could throw a wrench in the works, with bins disappearing under drifts or snowplows crushing them. Then there were reports of broken wheels and green bin locks. And of raccoons easily mastering the loose lids, and squirrels gnawing their way in from the bottom. What’s more, bucolic Caledon was taking a hit with all those grey and green blobs dotting the countryside. Many of those who see country life as the antithesis of suburbia were less than impressed when a cheery Peel public service advertisement proudly showed a street of houses fronted by neatly aligned bins as “A beautiful sight!” “Is this what we want Caledon to look like?” Caledon resident Diana Hillman, who lives on a picturesque dirt road, recalls thinking at the time. But her concerns weren’t just aesthe tic, they were logistical. She’d spent multiple frustrating e-mail conversa tions and a visit from the Peel waste staff explaining that while she needed the capacity of the new bins, without a pickup truck, she had trouble getting them to the end of her long, bumpy laneway each week. And thanks to a deep ditch, leaving them at the end of her drive was also a tricky proposition. No wonder Caledon resident Donata Morandi started a Change.org peti tion to fight the shift. So, what was Peel thinking? Erwin Pascual, manager of waste planning at the region, says one goal is to encourage the composting of organics by increasing the size of the green bin and decreasing the fre quency of garbage pickup to every two weeks. The participation rate had been in the low 30 per cent range, with residents throwing organics in with their garbage and still staying below the weekly limit of two bags. The new program “makes it a little more difficult for people to hold on to organic material,” he says. Another goal is to reduce the litter associated with the open blue bins. Cost savings are a major objective. With fewer trucks on the road and fewer workers, the projected contract savings are in the $5 million range on an annual budget of about $40 mil lion. The new contractors are Pro gressive Waste Solutions and Emterra Group. Since the bins were designed to be used with an automated lift system, one hoped-for benefit is decreased worker injuries. The new trucks are fuelled by compressed natural gas 36

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rather than diesel, for lower emissions. With 1.2 million carts and kitchen containers distributed to some 320,000 homes in about three months, Pascual says it was one of the most aggressive waste program rollouts of its kind in North America. The department staf fed up and revamped their website to promote the program and handle complaints on the phone, on the street and online. While he won’t know the cost sav ings until a year of data has been collected, Pascual says the program is already a success on the organics front. About 60 per cent of Peel residents are now using the 100-litre green carts, and organics tonnes collected doubled from January to March, compared to the same period in 2015. (Caledon numbers are not yet broken out of the Peel total.) “It has surpassed our initial esti mates of what we’d see in the first year,” says Pascual. And many people like their new bins. Caledon nursery owner Lorraine Roberts used to use a dolly to wheel her garbage cans to the roadside. “Wheels on the new garbage cans make it so much easier and faster,” she says. “It takes me a third of the time to put out the garbage. With this new program we have less waste going to landfill sites and more being recycled.” Allan Wadley says in the first month of use two of his bins had broken wheels and the lock on the green bin was broken, but he saw swift action by Peel. “I reported the problems online and someone came that afternoon to repair the bins,” he says. A few weeks later someone came to check the repairs had been done properly. Morandi’s petition, it turned out, had just 174 supporters. And while hardly a solution for everyone, Hill man realized she could put out two smaller bins due to a rental cottage on her property and reports she’s man aging alright, although garbage day now takes much longer than ever and, unlike Roberts, she admits she’d love to turn back the clock. Pascual says complaints have died down and many residents have come up with solutions that work for them. One enterprising resident devised a hitch to drive the bins down a long lane, which Peel is openly promoting to other residents. “We do appreciate our residents’ efforts with this rollout,” he says. “We appreciate their patience.” And while my bins did topple onto McLaughlin Road once more – rescued by a waste contractor who pulled up and fetched them for me – I haven’t had any other bin-wrestling moments. Here’s hoping my personal statistics hold steady come winter. ≈

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Grand Valley artist Courtney Collier makes these folksy signs out of recycled wood pallets under her Bugs Boutique label. This Home Sweet Home plaque is the perfect choice to welcome friends and family to any feast. Her work is available at Orangeville’s Route 145, Grand Valley’s Ace Hardware and French’s Flowers in Shelburne. Check out the Bugs Boutique Facebook page for examples of her custom work too. ($40, Route 145)

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bowls of plenty Hillsburgh wood artist Jennifer McKinnon lets the rugged pieces of downed branches and trees she collects guide her designs. A few standouts, from left: A pale poplar bowl, a maple chalice and a maple bowl named “In a Nut Shell” for its acornesque form. ($40, $105 and $320, Jennifer McKinnon)

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In Defence

Meadow ecosystems support an abundance of life, including meadowhawk dragonflies, New England asters, calico asters, monarch butterflies, goldenrod and milkweed.

of Meadows Too often belittled as “idle” land awaiting development – or “rescued” by reforestation – meadows deserve the same protection and respect as our woodlands and wetlands. BY DON SCALLEN

n the spring, meadows resound with bird calls – the gurgle of bobolinks, the buzzes and trills of sparrows, the lazy whistles of meadowlarks. Summer’s heat finds them aflutter with the Technicolor beauty of monarchs, fritillaries, admirals and a host of other butterflies. Then, as late summer melds into autumn, asters and goldenrod daub the meadows violet and yellow,

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and myriad crickets hum come-hither rhythms until silenced by frost.

But for all this lavish life, meadows are often overlooked and underappreciated. When we think of habitats worthy of our concern and protection, forests and wetlands often come to mind. Conservationists in other parts of Ontario also rightly celebrate rare prairie and savanna ecosystems. But run-of-the-mill meadows? Too often they are simply ignored or labelled “idle” land, awaiting a developer’s earth movers. If not awaiting imminent development, meadows have also become the focus of well-meaning, but often ill-advised, tree-planting schemes. Most worrying, perhaps, is an indifference born of ignorance. The stunning biodiversity of meadows hasn’t been widely acknowledged or celebrated. Nor are most people aware that this biodiversity is threatened, not by climate change or pesticides, but by simple natural succession. Trees are reclaiming the meadows of Headwaters. Granted, some forward-thinking conservationists are beginning to recognize the value of “native grasslands.” Credit Valley Conservation, for example, offers funding through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry for native grassland restoration projects on private land. This is all to the good. But “restored” native grasslands aren’t my focus. Rather, I’m talking about the sprawling unplan ned meadows that exist in places such as Forks of the Credit and Mono Cliffs provincial parks. These meadows don’t meet anyone’s criteria for “native grassland,” though they certainly contain lots of native plants. Growing on abandoned farmland, they are mashups of native and non-native flora and fauna, and while they might not evoke strong conservation sentiment, they absolutely should.

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At Forks of the Credit Provincial Park at least, a few people are opening their eyes to the fact that trees are gradually, incrementally, advancing farther into its extensive upland meadows and its meadow life is re treating. Tentative steps are being taken to preserve at least some of the meadowlands through a partnership between the Ministry of Natural Re sources and Forestry and the Halton/ North Peel Naturalist Club, and some modest removal of woody vegetation may begin there as early as this fall. My goal is to persuade you of the “rightness” of this management. But I also hope to start a wider conversa tion about meadows and why we should cherish them as much as we do wetlands and woodlands. That conversation begins with the remark able plants and animals that depend on meadows. Powered by sunlight, unfiltered by trees, exuberant vegetation grows in meadows, supporting a diverse popu lation of bugs, those already mention ed and many more: praying mantises and conehead grasshoppers, meadow katydids and assassin bugs, tiger moths and cloudywing butterf lies, shamrock orb weavers and calico pen nant dragonflies. All this meadow-generated protein

feeds birds. Three at-risk species – bobolinks, meadowlarks and grass hopper sparrows – depend utterly on meadows and grasslands and their plenitude of bugs. In addition, two threatened swallow species, bank and barn, dart and dive over meadows, foraging on the bounty of aerial in sects to feed themselves and, critically, their young. In the late summer and early fall last year, I spent time observing – and revelling in – this profusion of life. Over four sun-kissed mornings, I explored the biodiversity of Forks of the Credit Provincial Park in Caledon and recorded my observations in a journal. I arrived at dawn each morn ing and generally had the fecund, extravagant meadowlands to myself until about 9 a.m.

ach morning at Forks of the Credit, I was greeted with hushed quiet. The hum of commuter traffic on Highway 10 to the east was white noise that soon receded from my consciousness. In the chill of the mornings, a fleeting mist hovered over the large kettle pond, one of the signature landscape features of this wonderful park. And then those spiderwebs! The sunlight peeking over the hills continued on next page

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Arrived at Forks of the Credit Provincial Park at daybreak. 11°C, quiet, clear, glorious. Spiderwebs bejewelled with dew omnipresent – made by at least four species of orb weavers. Birds called infrequently – it is, after all, late summer: flickers, kingfishers, wood ducks, crows, jays, wistful song sparrows and warbling vireos. Vultures overhead. Crickets called throughout. First monarch revealed itself at 9:20. Another rose straight up and quickly out of sight after I disturbed it. I saw five or six all told. By 9:30 the air had warmed sufficiently for bumblebee flight. As the temperature approached its high of 22°C, cicadas called. I also became aware of a “snap, crackle, pop” sound. This seemed to begin after the rising sun had warmed the plants. It turned out to be the tiny explosions made by purple vetch pods as they released their seeds.

My second morning sojourn at Forks of the Credit Provincial Park. Started at dawn, about 6:45. The temperature was 13°C or so and not low enough to encourage significant dew, but I found plenty of photo-ops nonetheless. The temperature rose to about 24°C by noon. Birds included jays, crows, kingfishers (one hunting in the main kettle pond), towhees, meadowlarks, goldfinches, waxwings, a lone peewee in the neighbouring woods, flickers and a red-bellied woodpecker who flew over. Spring peepers occasionally peeped tentatively, feeble echoes of their springtime calls. Several monarchs flew – little doubt that this is a better year for them than the last two. Other butterflies were scarce but included a fritillary and a comma. Among the dragonflies were meadowhawks and a saddlebags cruising overhead. Various crickets kept up a steady, soothing cadence through the morning. By 9 a.m. it was breezy and warm. Pollinators emerge, bumblebees and many honeybees among them. The honeybees were foraging on New England aster and goldenrod. A bumblebee favourite was red clover.

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burned off the mist and magically, delightfully, was captured by millions of dewdrops to reveal the exquisite architecture of the webs. Strung like fishing nets across the meadows, the webbing was a deadly beauty. The builders – spiders with names like black-and-yellow garden argiopes, banded garden argiopes, shamrock orb weavers and cross orb weavers – waited for unwary prey to become ensnared. As the sun continued to warm the chilled meadow, flowers, diverse in form and colour, shook off the dew and offered pollen and nectar to a con stellation of insect life. The morning’s first bees – bumblebees, honeybees, leafcutter bees – started buzzing, all eager to fuel their preparations for the winter to come. Some were stock ing their hives with provisions. Others were bulking up for the long winter’s 46

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sleep that lay ahead, and many were simply enjoying the sweetness of their final days, before being struck down by the cold.

he meadow’s mix of native and non-native animals and plants works. On that morn ing, native bumblebees were avidly sipping nectar from introduced clov er, while non-native honeybees were drawn to the native asters and golden rods. In the meadows of Headwaters, native grasshoppers, crickets and katydids feed on Eurasian grasses and, in turn, are devoured by exotic praying mantises from Asia. Many of the early-blooming plants – buttercups, daisies, purple vetch and a beautiful blue flower with the mild ly ominous name of viper’s bugloss – are examples of the hundreds of non-native meadow plants that have continued on next page

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Praying mantid, sword-bearing conehead, yellowthroat warbler and red clover.

My third morning at Forks of the Credit Provincial Park. Started about 6:30. The temperature was a mere 8°C, rather chilly. The early morning was graciously still. I photographed asters at this time. Birds calling included the inevitable crows and jays. A yellowthroat recapitulated his springtime “witchety witchety” call, but only halfheartedly. The commuter traffic on Highway 10 and a jet overhead reminded me I was still in the GTA. Other birds encountered included chickadees, robins, vultures, a redbreasted nuthatch and a number of sparrows that eluded identification. The first bumblebee appeared at 9:30. At 9:45, I saw my first monarch. As the day wore on, I saw several others, but all were quite wary and flew when I was still at a distance. One did allow a closer approach, but it had a damaged left upper wing. Highlights of the day: a lovely patch of what I think is a heath aster/New England aster hybrid. The flowers are intermediate in size, profuse and intermediate in colour between the rich purple of New England aster and the white of heath. Fascinating. Further highlights included another praying mantis and my first verified conehead, a grasshopper with a head shaped like, well, a cone. It turned out to be a sword-bearing conehead. The sword? A very long ovipositor, or egg-laying organ, wielded by the females. I am gobsmacked once again by the diverse life that exists in these meadows – accidental life, if you will, made possible by the abandonment of the farmland that once occupied this space. IN THE HILLS AUTUMN 2016

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Eurasian roots. But it is important to understand that our native meadow plants continue to thrive. They have the robust character necessary to com pete with the interlopers from afar. In late summer the meadows of Head waters glow with the yellow of several species of native goldenrod. Gradu ally, these give way to the marvellous asters, and the meadow changes, cha meleon-like, to purples and whites. The happy confluence in meadows of native and non-native life suggests ecological health doesn’t necessarily depend on native purity. I suspect, though, that the profu sion of non-native life in a meadow, especially introduced plants, is one reason some ecologists undervalue meadows. Current conservation or thodoxy casts aspersions on anything non-native. It is time to examine our biases and adopt a more nuanced approach. I grant that some intro duced plants do threaten ecological 48

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health – the dog-strangling vine cur rently spreading like the plague in Ontario’s meadows comes to mind. But many non-native meadow plants over their century-plus of colonization have naturalized alongside native spe cies and – this will rankle the purists – can even be seen to enhance bio diversity rather than diminish it. I don’t say this idly. I’ve observed the great appeal of many non-native meadow plants to pollinators, and many, including clover, vetches and Queen Anne’s lace, provide nectar and pollen in the spring before native pollinator plants hit their stride.

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My car thermometer read 3°C when I arrived. But in the hollows at the Forks, light frost crusted the vegetation. Quiet bird calls, the traffic of morning commuters on Highway 10, and cows lowing on an adjacent farm contributed to the sound track at this early hour. First light revealed spiderwebs. The large orb weavers appear to have parked their craft for the season, but smaller orbs created by smaller spiders were present, as were a large number of small, unkempt webs at the tips of meadow plants. At 9 o’clock, I startled three deer in the meadow. They announced their alarm with sneezy snorts and then bounded, tail flags held high. Most asters are finished. The New England asters that retain some measure of dishevelled bloom harboured lots of comatose bumblebees. The asters, I presume, offer final meals of nectar to these doomed bees. Only the queen bumblebees will survive the winter. Birds heard and seen included chickadees, white-breasted nuthatches, downy woodpeckers and always the crows. Migrating flocks of blue jays flew overhead. Other migrants touching down in the meadows included palm warblers, yellow-rumped warblers and whitethroated sparrows. Vultures soared overhead at 11 a.m. as the sun warmed the land. A yellow-collared scape moth fed on New England aster. And after the meadow warmed, the sibilant calls of crickets and katydids serenaded me. At one juncture, the wispy voice of a waxwing joined the chorus of crickets, sounding very much like them. At 11:30, I flushed a monarch butterfly. With warmth predicted for Thanksgiving weekend, I hope it and other late monarchs have a chance to migrate safely south.

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only because trees were cut decades ago for cropland and pastures. A farmhouse foundation, overlooking the kettle lake, is poignant evidence of the time when hardworking people attempted to wrest a living from glac ial deposits consisting more of gravel than soil. Remarkably, decades-old plough furrows are still visible in grassland just west of the foundation. Some would avow that because meadows do not represent the natural state of the land, they should be per mitted, with our help or on their own, to return to trees. And these people would have a strong case. In our increasingly developed world, we need more woodlands, more habitat for trilliums, scarlet tanagers and Jefferson salamanders. But we also need more open space, more grass lands, more meadows, more shrubdominated ecosystems. The fact that upland meadows can’t exist in Headwaters without human intervention places an uncomfortable burden on the people of the region. In the mixedwood plains ecozone, which includes Headwaters, uplands almost always default eventually to Page 1 trees. So to maintain the cornucopia of meadow life, the inevitable trees must be kept at bay – and this means cutting them. A hard bargain to be sure. We properly revere trees and the ecosystem services they provide, and the systematic cutting of trees would offend many. But if we also revere atrisk species like bobolinks, meadow larks, monarch butterflies and so many other meadow-dependent plants and animals, we must control trees. Surely we can somehow strike a balance.

wonder if we are witnessing the monarch’s last stand. In 2006, I had the good fortune to visit one of Mexico’s awe-inspir ing monarch butterfly overwintering sites. There I asked Lincoln Brower, the doyen of monarch butterfly re searchers in North America, about the monarch’s chances in eastern North America. He was straightfor ward: “Likely gone in 20 years.” I ache when I recall his words. If he is correct – and recent years of scant monarch sightings lend cred ence to his prediction – we may have only 10 years or so of regular monarch presence in southern Ontario. The reasons for this decline are varied. The illegal logging of the oyamel fir trees at the overwintering sites and the application in the American Mid west of effective new herbicides that eradicate milkweed, the plant that nourishes monarch larvae, are often cited. What is often ignored though is that natural succession – the return of meadows to trees – is also extreme ly effective at eliminating milkweed and hence monarchs. The loss of monarchs would be not only an ecological catastrophe but also a tragic cessation of wonder that would deny future generations the opportunity to be inspired by the monarch’s beauty and astonishing life history. Planting milkweed in our yards may help, but the meadows of Headwaters are veritable milkweed factories. Monarchs, and so much other buzzing, fluttering, web-spin ning life, need these meadows. Here’s to cherishing meadows every bit as much as woodlands and wetlands. They merit our concern, our reverence and our protection. ≈

Don Scallen is a naturalist who blogs “Notes from the Wild” on www.inthehills. ca. He will be leading a nature hike at the Glen Haffy Conservation Area for Caledon Hills Bruce Trail Day October 2. www.caledonbrucetrail.org

Managing dog-strangling vine at Forks of the Credit Provincial Park If you are among the thousands of people who visited Forks of the Credit Provincial Park in the summer, you may have noticed red flagging tape tied around the stems of some meadow plants. The tape was used to pinpoint locations of dog-strangling vine, an introduced species that presents a real menace – though despite its name, it poses no threat to dogs. Vigorous and prolific, it does entwine and out-compete other vegetation, both native and naturalized. Dog-strangling vine is related to native milkweed, and omin ously, there have been reports of monarch butterflies laying eggs on its leaves. Monarch caterpillars, which feed happily on milkweed, can’t digest the leaves of dog-strangling vine. This is additional bad news for the beleaguered butterfly. This past July, POWER (Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources) partnered with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to identify this vine at Forks of the Credit. MNRF will return to eliminate the vine with herbicide, something that may have already occurred by the time you read this.

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far right : The letters Charles wrote home to his mother. top : World War I images from the Canadian War Museum show the kind of work undertaken by sappers, or combat engineers, like Charles. They were the workhorses of the army, building, repairing, mining, excavating, and managing the infrastructure of trench warfare. Left to right: “Using ruins to build tracks,” “Crossing the Canal du Nord,” “Carrying logs” and “Supporting the war effort.” Crossing the Canal du Nord in France was key to a battle outside Cambrai in 1918.

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harles Thomas arrived at the front lines in Belgium in May of 1915. He would not see the family farm again, just south of Bolton, for four long years. Over this time he was at the centre of everything that made up the Great War, from the death and horror and relentless drudgery of the trenches to the eye-opening experience of a Canadian on leave in London. In a steady stream of letters home, Charles described his wartime life in a reassuring and almost newsy way, but in a closely held diary he recorded his days with more brutal truth. Both writings reveal a sensitive man coping with his place in a war that involved much of the Western world, and in which he was immersed every day in his dangerous role as a sapper.

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The 1st Canadian division was posted to the front lines of the deadly Ypres Salient on April 1, 1915. Charles was in the trenches in May, by which time Canadians had fought in the battles of St. Julien and Festubert, and faced gas for the first time. On the day Charles arrived, his commanding officer was killed before he could report in.

Carnage at the front had moved John McCrae to write the famous “In Flanders Fields” just as Charles was taking up his duties. McCrae’s dressing station was a few miles from Charles’ first trench, which means he and McCrae were reacting to the same general situation. They record their experiences, however, in very different language.

Diary, May 25, 1915: Put in first night’s work in the trenches, a German communications trench they had evacuated and blown up. Changed this into a firing trench, putting in two machine guns. The Germans still occupied one end of the trench ... Could hear the enemy talking and driving stakes ... near Festubert.

June 15, 1915: Captain Morrison of 1st Field Company killed this night.

Charles spent October 1915 at Wulverghem, a village in Belgium directly on the front line that was reduced to dust by shelling. It was a site of extremely high casualty rates for both sides. That month he wrote a letter to his mother. You can only wonder how many times it was read late at night and then tucked safely away to be read again.

May 27, 1916: Put in second night ... It was near here 48th found two young girls killed in German trenches. Their bodies were still warm ... We went on through Richebourg (which has been shelled until not a house is left standing ...We waited there during which time the Germans shelled the road ... snipers between our lines ... Fighting everywhere.

July 7: Sergeant Turner shot thro neck today, but missed jugular. July 13: Three casualties today. Corporal Cook wounded, hit on head by piece of shell ... Sapper Davey hit on hip ... Sapper Leslie ... shot through kidneys. August 31: Two men hit this night, Sapper Hifle shot through head (is still living at noon next day) and an infantryman who died in an hour. continued on next page

“My Dear Mother … Somehow I have always expected I will come back, but even if anything does happen to me, you will know I have done it for two reasons. One is my love for our Empire … the other is, I am glad to do my bit on the right side … Of course we all wish it was over. But don’t worry about me. I am only one in millions and do expect to see you again … Your affectionate son, Charley”

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like his fellow soldiers, watched dog fights in the manner of spectators at a big league game.

April 26, 1916: Lt. Morrow killed by bomb early this morning. Sgt. Ward and Spr. Barrett wounded near Hill 60 ... Spr. Barrett wounded with bullet thro stomach, died on 28th.

August 11, 1915: Several aeroplanes up this afternoon, British and German. One large British biplane particularly daring. One German brought down by our planes and anti-aircraft guns.

An equally dark inventory contin ues in the diary through 1916.

March 31, 1916: The German aeroplanes, at least the German Fokker machine, was able to put it all over any we had in the neighbourhood of Bailleul.

February 5: Spr. Whitmet killed at the cutoff at D4. Trenches are only 35 or 40 yards apart here.

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April 27: Transports shelled ... last night, one horse killed. Sgt. McLean run over, Cpl. Deeve of No 1 Co. hit ... Stout wounded. April 28: Very heavy bombardment during the night. Driver Wilson went to hospital suffering from shell shock. June 13: Brobyn killed [Brobyn had come to Belgium with Charles]. Wounded – Sgt. Morrison, Spr. Westonholmes. Shell shock – Spr. Gardiner. June 30: Our company lost 10 men.

TO THE FOLKS AT HOME The letters to his family, rigorously censored by the War Office, describe a dramatically different experience 1:28 P and show Charles taking great pains to be reassuring. For example, his diary for September 30, 1916 records that of the 50 men originally drafted to the company, only 11 were left, and he was “the last one of our draft in No. 1 Sect.” But a letter in the same time period told the folks at home, “Have received the package you mailed. Sorry the chick en was spoiled. Rest of it good.” On October 14, his diary recorded: Spr. McDonald wounded today. But that same day a letter to his mother said, “I am about as bombproof here as one can expect to be.” Many hurried post cards offered such lines as, “Just to let you know I’m okay. Very busy.” The family was also comforted by frequent references to church services (the diary records these too; Charles was a devout Methodist) and, as typi cal farmers from in and around these hills, the Thomases must have smiled knowingly at his letter in August 1916 which reported, “I boiled the maple sugar you sent back down to syrup. To day had real pancakes with it.”

DIRT, MUD, LICE, RATS Not that all Charles’ letters home were sunny. He told his brother about mud. “If you stand long enough in some places in the trenches, you need a derrick to pull you out.” And apparently felt com fortable telling his mother, “I am quite 54

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March 11, 1917: Very much aerial activity. Saw five scraps, 3 planes brought down, one of ours, one of Fritz, doubtful about the third ... The Germans have some very fast machines here.

Guardian of the diaries Betty Ward, the youngest of Charles Thomas’s five children (b.1933) is the keeper of his diaries, letters and war memorabilia. A retired teacher, she transcribed the diaries and letters over two years to ensure her siblings and Charles’ 10 grand children and 22 great-grandchildren each have a copy. A longtime resident of Caledon East and volunteer for many organizations, including the Caledon East and District Historical Society and United Church Women, Betty was named the Town of Caledon’s 2016 Community Champion. She recently moved to Orangeville.

clean [of lice] at the moment. Am a specialist by this time in English, French and German vermin.” The truly serious rat problem in the trenches, however, Charles confined to his diary. In October 1916 he was posted opposite Vimy Ridge (Canada’s famous conquest was still seven months away), an area he described as: ... the worst place for rats yet ... [They] ate my emergency rations last night ... One fellow had his haversack eaten open last night and three packets of Old Chum tobacco carried away by rats ... They also carried two hard biscuits off Spr. Oliver, eating a hole in his overcoat to get them.

AND DOGFIGHTS A curious feature of Charles’ diary is the steady recording of aircraft acti vity in the skies above him. The nat ural human tendency to watch action in the sky was accelerated in the tren ches because of snipers. Looking up was safer than standing up. Charles,

OUT OF THE LOOP AND IN THE DARK Of course there were times when Charles and his fellow soldiers did stand safely upright, especially when dignitaries showed up well back of the lines. July 21, 1915: Reviewed by Sir R.L. Borden, accompanied by General Alderson, General Turner and Prince Arthur of Connaught. [Alderson was the original British commander of the Canadian forces]. August 8, 1915: Engineers were reviewed by Sam Hughes, Prince Alexander of Teck and General Alderson. October 27, 1915: The King is out here now ... The roads were lined with troops cheering him as he passed along. These visits told the soldiers they were the spear point of a huge event, but frustration rose at how little they knew of the big picture. In September 1916 Charles grumbled to his brother, “So the Canadian papers know all about our journeys before we do.” His diary too revealed a fog of misinformation. June 1916: A great many rumours in the air ... General Mercer taken prisoner [actually killed by shelling]. British fleet badly hammered [Battle of Jutland, actually a victory for the Royal Navy, albeit a shaky one]. And in a letter to his brother, Charles wrote: “Kitchener drowned – or saved three or four times.” [Lord Kitchener drowned June 5 , 1916.] Worst of all for men like Charles was not knowing what happened to their pals. On September 30, 1916, Charles notes in his diary: Spr. Drake being wounded leaves me the last one of our draft in No. 1 sect.

Medals awarded to Charles Ernest Thomas for his World War I service, along with his hat badge.

Six weeks later: Received letter from Drake’s mother today telling me of his death. And Charles added this note to his original entry: Spr. Drake died on Oct. 10 at Rouen Hospital No. 12. He was admitted on 7th. Had most likely been at Contay hospital previously.

ONE OF THE “LUCKY ONES”? Charles died in Bolton in 1962 at age 78. How had he survived the war when so many of his company had not? Could it simply have been a matter of luck? Was it the nature of his combat role at the front? He was a sapper, and sappers (also called pioneers or combat engineers) were the workhorses of the army, building, repairing, mining, excavat ing, and managing the infrastructure of trench warfare. Their work was varied as these typical entries from the diaries suggest, and much of the time extremely dangerous. June 1915: ... building pontoon bridge, knot tying, brushwork, making hurdles ... Stayed here 4 days making ladders, barb wire entanglements, and putting

bombs and gun cotton in dugouts ... erecting an observation tower ... Laying out new trenches and strengthening the front line. October 1915: Working on dressing station with first battalion. Putting in false roof to make it bombproof ... working at night deepening a communication trench ... Laying double track for handcars. November 1915: Rain ... rain ... Working on drain behind C on 4-8 p.m. shift. Dirtiest job have been on yet ... Drivers ran wagon I was on into ditch, in eight feet of water ... Everybody pretty wet. Fortunately got the horses out, although two of them nearly drowned. February 1916: Was up at head quarters putting in glass. Some glazier! ... Was a sort of brick labourer today, fixing oven at canteen. March 26, 1916: We are sleeping in a barn. First time back of lines for 10 months. April 11, 1916: Was up today over the ground. Every man you see says, “Keep your head down.” Wish I was 5 ft. high. continued on next page

The lighter side of the war After eight months at the front, Charles got a furlough to England and over six days in January 1916, his diary recorded a personal blitz of cultural enrichment: Saw the guard change at Whitehall, up the mall past Buckingham Palace and visited Kensington Museum. Saw Miss Unity More as “Peter Pan” at the New Theatre on St. Martin’s Lane in the afternoon and Phyllis Dore as “Tina” at the Adelphi at night … Visited British Museum in the morning. In the afternoon went to London Coliseum. Heard Sarah Bernhardt … Visited St. Paul’s and Tower of London. Went to Alhambra at night … Visited Westminster Abbey. Saw “Stop Thief” at the Prince of Wales Theatre at night. There was another aspect to furloughs. Canadian soldiers were consider ed the randiest in the war (a reputation supported statistically by the highest rate of venereal disease in any Allied army!) Given Charles’ commitment to church services and the intensity of his search for cultural fulfillment (he was even busier on his next return to England), it’s reasonable to suppose he did not indulge in this aspect of wartime activity. Indeed, in a letter to his brother in June 1917, he comments in a tone that is obviously arm’s length, “Of course you no doubt hear a lot about the ‘girls on the street,’ but nobody can judge the English girls by them.” When Charles married Isabella Nattress in 1925 in the Methodist Church manse in Bolton, he likely did so with a clear conscience.

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May 1916: Our section is short of carpenters. Sergeant says I am a carpenter, so I guess I am one ... The corporal says I’m not a carpenter. Corporal wins. June 28, 1916: Germans attacked Vancouver trench ...Shelled these dugouts this morning – cookhouse which I was in – blown in. Close enough for me! December 19, 1916: The Germans attacked this morning ... Did not notice the weeping gas [at first].We all had sore eyes and some of us wept quite a lot too. January 29, 1917: Not much work in the trenches, but God help us when it thaws. Although sappers usually spent a longer time at the front than infantry men, they rarely went “over the top” in those deadly and mindless charges across No Man’s Land so characteris tic of this war. Still, their work was carried out under frequent, massive artillery shelling and ever-present sniper fire. It may well be that Charles Thomas was indeed one of those combat veterans whom survivors of World War I called the “lucky ones.”

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At the end of March 1917, Charles was transferred to England. He had been promoted to sergeant (his rank at demobilization) and was selected for cadet school to become an officer. The timing meant he was not exposed to the insanity of Passchendaele in October that year, and he just missed the glorious but costly Canadian tri umph at Vimy. In a letter to his brother in April, days after the battle, he wrote, “I know the place alright, but I would sooner have been in that six days scrap than the four months we had at Ypres last year. Still I count myself lucky to be over here [in London].” A serious injury in cadet school, caused by a fall from a horse, led to a long recuperation and then reassign ment to support duties in England. Charles never returned to the front. Over the final year of the war his letters home continued, but the diary entries decreased and almost disap peared. On November 11, 1918, as church bells rang out around the world, the weariness of his brief entry speaks volumes: It is finished. ≈

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The 1927 painting Menin Gate at Midnight by Australian artist Will Longstaff portrays the eerie resurrection of the missing World War I soldiers of Ypres to whom the Belgian war memorial is dedicated.

A name on Menin Gate In the city of Ypres (a.k.a. Ieper) in Belgium, the Menin Gate is one of four huge memorials to soldiers who died in the Ypres Salient but whose bodies were never found because of the endless mud and massive shelling. Carved into the walls of the Menin Gate are the names of 55,000 soldiers without a known grave. Of these, 6,940 are Canadian. On May 13, 1916, Charles wrote home excitedly to report that a local boy, Matt Agar from Nobleton, had been transferred into his company from the infantry. On June 13, his diary records: Attack successful! Whole line regained … Only one not accounted for tonight: Matt Agar. Then in September, Charles wrote to his parents, “That was quite a paragraph in the Bolton Enterprise about Matt Agar [the newspaper reported Agar ‘missing in action’]. I believe I know what happened to him and find it improbable he was made prisoner for a shell burst where he was known to be.” Joseph Matthew Agar’s name appears on Panel 10 of the Menin Gate.

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For a hundred years people from Europe had flowed into these hills to begin a new life. In August 1914, the tide reversed. Suddenly families were bidding anxious goodbyes to loved ones going the other way. hen the unbeliev able happened in Europe in the first week of August 1914 – when all the diplomacy failed and the complicated treaties kicked in, dragging the entire continent into war – most people here in these hills were only too glad to be living in a rather remote corner of the British Empire. They were justified in feeling somewhat detached. Not only was the conf lict far away, but the warring European countries also had profes sional, well-trained armies to do the fighting. Besides, experts were pre dicting the whole thing would be over by Christmas.

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when Britain was at war, Canada was at war. As early as August 7, the word went out to militia units across the country: Enlist as many volunteers as possible. Among the units receiving the order was the 36th Peel Regiment, which included men from companies based in Shelburne, Orangeville, Mono Road, Brampton and Port Credit. With no idea what they were in for, these early recruits were eager to get into the fight. On August 13, the Shelburne Free Press quoted Major Frederick John Hamilton, second-incommand of the 36th Peel: “We are ready to move off [to Europe] inside of 24 hours.” A week later, local papers told read ers that a fleet of liners was massing at Quebec City to carry Canadian soldiers across the Atlantic. Thus, even before the month ended, it had become ob vious: the war might be “over there,” but Canada – and the 36th Peel – was going to be in the thick of it.

A different kind of recruit A century ago, it wasn’t uncommon to see groups of men from these hills boarding trains every August. In 1914, the annual August harvest excursion to the Canadian West drew hundreds seeking to earn extra cash. Whether the trip was for profit or adventure is debatable. A CPR excursion ticket, round trip to Winnipeg, cost $18 and the average net pay for a month was about $40, including free meals and lodgings, which were rarely praised. In 1914, the pay of an army private was $1.10 a day, if he went overseas. In World War I, men from these hills went west as well as to war, for the wheat fields of the Prairies fed Europe, and workers were urgently needed to bring in the harvest.

How bad will it be? No one was using the term “world war” in August 1914, but it was clear the Canadian government was taking matters seriously. In a speech on Aug ust 19, Prime Minister Robert Borden pledged that Canada would stand “shoulder to shoulder with Britain and the other British dominions in this quarrel.” For the first time since the Fenian raids of the previous century, a fulltime guard unit was placed at the Wel land Canal. Heavy guns were mount ed around the ports of Vancouver and Halifax. Newspapers ran comparison

columns in the manner of sports news, totting up the potential power in the type and number of armaments each European country had in its arsenal. Even so, for the people of these hills, much of this reporting had lit tle immediate consequence. The fact that 331 submarines were being readied for action in the Atlantic did not count for much along the con cession roads of Peel and Dufferin. What did catch the eye of local farm ers, however, were ads telling them the army was looking to buy horses. Out on the concessions, that was real. Even more real were the orders from

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World War I: The 164th Battalion lines up on Broadway, Orangeville.

Ottawa calling on the recruits to assemble at Valcartier, Quebec, the hastily thrown-together camp that would become the training ground for the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Things were happening fast.

With cheers and tears, the first goodbyes As August 1914 unfolded, many a tearful embrace was seen at railway stations in Shelburne, Orangeville and Bolton, as well as at flag stops such as Crombie, as the recruits from Peel and Dufferin left to assemble at Brampton. There on August 17 the soldiers prepared to leave for Toronto on the morning train and the impact of their departure gathered steam. With no official announcement, and literally just an hour’s notice that the men were leaving, shops closed their doors and factory workers left their machines. By the time the train pulled out, an impromptu parade had marched down Main Street led by the Brampton Citizens’ Band carrying a huge Union Jack, and more than 1,500 people had crowded onto the station platform to cheer and bid goodbye.

On August 20, 228 officers and men of the 36th Peel left Toronto for Valcartier, their last stop on Canadian soil before heading across the Atlantic to Europe. Another large crowd gathered at the Canadian Northern depot on Cherry Street, where they stood in pouring rain to say their farewells. Perhaps it was the weather, or maybe it was that there was now no turning back, but according to the Toronto Daily Star, the tears on that morning far outnumbered the cheers. As 32,000 early recruits poured into Valcartier from across the country, conditions were chaotic. The former farm was infested with snakes, equip ment and khaki uniforms were in short supply. As one officer of the 36th Peel noted, “order, counter-order, dis order” reigned. To add to the confusion, many 36th Peel recruits were shuffled into and out of various newly formed batta lions until finally four officers and 112 other ranks – about half the Dufferin and Peel men who had signed up in the early days – became F Company of the 4th Battalion and the rest were assigned to a variety of other units.

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Your place to be In August 1914, among the first of many thousands, men of the 36th Peel march in Toronto to the train that will take them to Quebec to prepare for duty overseas.

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A century of controversy This year marks the 100th anniversary of the prolonged, brutal and highly controversial battle of the Somme. By this time in 1916 – mid-September – fighting along the Somme River in northern France had been raging for two and a half months. A year into the war, the men of the 36th Peel who had survived the early fighting, whether in the 4th Battalion or other units, were in the thick of the carnage along the Somme. And carnage it was. By the time the offensive ended in a stalemate in mid-November, both the Allies and the Germans had suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties. Among the 620,000 Allied casualties were more than 24,000 Canadians. Given the enormous cost of this battle, historians have debated the wisdom of the Allied commanders’ approach and tactics ever since. Though the 36th Peel no longer exists as such, the regiment’s legacy is perpetuated today in the Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment), a reserve unit headquartered in Brampton. Because members of the 36th Peel were so widely dispersed during World War I, their battle honours are held by many regiments, including the Lorne Scots. Among those honours are Ypres and the Somme, as well as many other famous World War I battles.

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The next goodbyes The 4th Battalion embarked for Eng land in September 1914, and for nearly four months drilled in the mud of England’s Salisbury Plain before heading to France in early February 1915. After another month of training, the Canadians were sent to what was by then called the Western Front in early March. If there were any doubts that the boys from the hills were truly in for it, they were completely wiped away by a letter to the Orangeville Sun, published May 27, 1915. What Sergeant John Mills told the Sun must have somehow escaped the censors, for his letter provided ex cruciating details of what he called a

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“slaughter” with 700 of the battalion killed, wounded or missing. Mills was describing what is now called the Second Battle of Ypres in Belgium, a heavy assault by the German forces that included the use of gas. Even so, the Canadians, including the 4th Bat talion, proved their mettle, holding the line at a terrible cost. Shortly after that disturbing letter, the Shelburne Economist reported the 36th Peel had been ordered to recruit 150 additional officers and men. It surely meant the next goodbyes were going to be more anxious than ever. ≈ The 36th Peel went through several name changes before emerging as the Lorne Scots of today. This fall marks the sesquicentennial of the regiment and, in conjunction with the Lorne Scots Museum, Peel Art Gallery & Museum is hosting an exhibition called Service & Remembrance: 150 Years of the Lorne Scots. See details in Must Do, page 20.

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If the leaves are starting to turn, it must be time to tap the artistic talent in these hills. The annual Headwaters Arts Festival is in full swing with more than three weeks of insider studio tours, art workshops and other mind-expanding events. The festival covers a wide range of media, including sculpture, pottery, wood art, painting, jewellery, film, literature and theatre. For a crash course in the talent lurking in Headwaters, don’t miss the juried art show and sale at Caledon’s historic art hub,

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the Alton Mill. We’ve chosen just a few of the stellar offerings to preview here, including the dreamy landscape by John Adams, Anita Granger’s arresting bronze sculpture and Pat Hertzberg’s lacy fibre bowl. In all, there are more than 80 artists’ work to peruse. Visit the show Wednesdays to Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through to October 10. For information on all festival goings-on, visit www.headwatersarts.com.

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For these furniture designers, style and story go hand in hand.

History Making in the

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Far beneath the surface of the blue-grey waters of Georgian Bay and the lakes of Muskoka lies a trove of hidden treasure. Neither gold nor diamonds, nor shiny coins nor sparkling jewels, this treasure isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the stuff of fairy tales or X marks on weathered old maps. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stashed by criminals on the lam or swashbuckling pirates. This treasure is wood.

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More than a hundred years ago, lumberjacks took their axes to the bases of ancient trees, some of which had stood for more than a thousand years. Once felled, the trees were cut to specific lengths and stamped by mills. The logs were then loaded onto wagons and pulled by horses or oxen to nearby rivers. There they were rolled into the water and floated downstream, à la “Log Driver’s Waltz,” until they reached open water. Then they were gathered into huge booms and hauled to a mill. While the method worked, it wasn’t entirely efficient – and many logs were lost, sinking to the bottom of the lakes. And that’s where they stayed for a century and a half. During that time, silt and minerals such as iron stained the wood, producing green and grey hues that shimmer just like the water that made them. Today these logs are coveted materials for furniture mak ers such as Jedson Smuck, president of Deep Water Wood. “The wood is spectacular,” says Smuck. He estimates many of the logs – up to 20 per cent of a company’s haul – were the best of the bunch. They sank because they were denser and harder than the others. “The wood is different from anything you see today,” he says.

Local and handmade For customers of Deep Water Wood, which started in Rosemont 12 years ago, this singularity is key. Every thing about the wood – from its stor ied past to its look and substance – is unique. Smuck says his clients are tired of “mass-produced, made-inChina” stuff. Instead, today’s buyers want to furnish their homes with something special, quality products that are local and handmade. “People love the history and story of the wood,” explains Smuck. “Many of the logs still have their original stamps at the end intact. Sometimes we preserve history by cutting out the stamp and inlaying it into a table. It gives the object authenticity.” At his workshop in Everett, master cabinetmaker Tony Dormer uses timber from Deep Water Wood to create remarkable looks for tabletops, office desks and wall units, among other things. Unlike mass-produced materials that scrimp on quality, he says, the salvaged wood “looks as good as it did on the day the trees were cut down.” Dormer loves working with wood that acquires different hues when it’s covered in clear coat. “The wood is filled with surprises,” he explains. “It 66

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has colour and texture not found in contemporary wood.” And his custo mers love it too. “It’s a completely dif ferent look from what they’re used to.” To get to the desired logs, Dianne Hoegler, Deep Water’s modern-day treasure hunter – aka head of marine exploration – hops into one of the com pany’s boats and uses side scan sonar to detect objects on the bottom. Once a log is retrieved, it is inspected, sort ed and graded by species. Then it is hand-milled, and both air- and kilndried to prepare it for use. Deep Water Wood’s story began when business and life partners Smuck and Hoegler noticed the excellent quality of wood they were finding sub merged near their island on Georgian Bay. Two years ago they gave up jobs in telecommunications and occupa tional therapy respectively to pursue their passion full time. Today they own every part of the process, using the wood to make custom f looring and furniture such as tables that sell for between $1,500 and $6,000 apiece.

A huge demand Success has come quickly – there are times their supply can’t keep up with demand. Though Deep Water has no retail outlet of its own, the com pany’s wares are available at stores throughout Headwaters. Look for their work this fall, for example, when you visit Adamo Estate Winery at Hockley Valley Resort. “Deep Water preserves history through the marine rescue of treas ures,” sums up Hoegler. Much of the wood they find, such as bird’s-eye maple, tiger maple and flame birch, is exceedingly rare today, she says. By using reclaimed wood to make their tables, butcher blocks and charcuterie boards, Deep Water Wood creates quality products while leaving the standing forest alone. Explains Dormer, “I could go buy lumber from a commercial lumber supplier that sells cut slabs, but if I get it from old trees, then I reduce the number of live trees that need to be cut down.” Hoegler agrees, “This way, you don’t sacrifice forests for great pieces of furniture.”

Reviving the past In 1963, when chicken farmer and furniture maker John Leenders was a boy, his father found a stack of 10 wooden planks on the family’s newly purchased farm in Palermo, near Oakville. Although they never used the wood, when they moved twice again, the wood went with them.

Furniture maker John Leenders on his farm in Erin. His pieces include this table and vintage faucet artwork.

Later, when Leenders started his own farm in Erin, he made sure he took along the old planks. Finally, after more than 50 years in storage, the time was right. On a warm day this past summer, the wood became part of a project on Leenders’ own house. This process typifies Leenders’ approach to creating one-of-a-kind furniture pieces from found and for gotten objects and wood. For this craftsman, it all starts with the mat erials. Leenders credits his thrifty Dutch father with instilling his dis taste for waste. As a result he has been known to create functional pieces of art from reclaimed wood, streetlights, army tents and chicken feeders. The continued on next page

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area behind his barn – which he calls “the mall” – is filled with all sorts of items collected over the years. “Every object has a story to tell,” he says. “It’s just my job to bring it out.” Using old materials enables Leen ders to keep the past alive. If he finds an old logo on a piece of wood, for example, he does his best to learn more about the company. Recently he turned an old table saw into a kitchen island which prominently features the original Uxbridge manufacturer’s name. Leenders likes that the wood he uses comes with its own history and char acter. “You can see where someone else has used it and worn off the paint,” he says. “That’s evidence of the past, like hoofmarks on a threshingroom floor.” But working this way comes with challenges. Finding the right wood to use for each project can take a long time, he acknowledges. Large volumes of wood can be scarce unless a barn has been torn down. Even then Leen ders must pick through the boards to find ones that match. And while new wood can be planed down to create consistent dimensions, reclaimed tim ber comes in all sizes. Resizing comes at the risk of losing what he calls “the funky, cool patina,” the reason for using the material in the first place. “You have to collect and collect and collect until hopefully you have en ough to make it work.” But for Leenders, the effort is worth it. That’s because he views his works as the heirlooms of the future rather than as disposable objects. The pay off is the timelessness they represent. His customers appear to agree; de mand for his furniture has increased in the past five years – Dragon’s Den alumna Arlene Dickinson counts herself among his fans. His work can be viewed on his website and at the Noodle Gallery in the Alton Mill. Instead of a trendy piece that will one day look dated, says Leenders, his customers “have a great piece of fur niture that will never go out of style.”

Bringing back the old ways For Hailey Livingstone, owner of Snoopers Furniture in Hillsburgh, old is good. Old wood and old ways inform his approach to designing unique wood creations. For the last 30 years, he has used boards from derelict buildings as far away as nor thern Ontario to build harvest tables, headboards and other custom items. Known for his craftsmanship, Liv ingstone revives 19th-century furni ture-building techniques, opting for

dowels instead of nails and screws where he can. He appreciates the fact that barn boards were thicker and wider then, and that the impression of old square nails can still be seen in the wood. “This wood has been in a barn for 100 to 150 years,” he says. “The wood has its own nice golden brown patina that you don’t get in wood today.” But there is more to Livingstone’s work than meets the eye, says Snoopers sales representative Susan Graham. She believes the craftsman’s relation ship to his materials is a spiritual one. By working with each piece of wood intentionally, Livingstone remains loyal to the unique features of the material. The grain of the wood guides shape, and features such as knots are celebrated. Many tables have “live edges” that follow the natural curve of the wood’s surface, rather than being planed straight. According to Graham, the furni ture’s “closeness” to nature creates the same soothing and peaceful effect that trees have in their original state. “Hailey doesn’t just look at a piece of wood, he looks at the spirit of the tree,” she explains. “Each tree has its own unique individuality and he en hances that. After all, the trees have a story to tell too.” Livingstone is as intriguing as the furniture he so lovingly creates. His father was an Antiguan who studied cabinetmaking in England, and his mother was social activist and broad caster Kathleen Livingstone, who in 1973 founded the organization now known as the Congress of Black Wo men of Canada. Whether travelling on his motorcycle with his friendly canine sidekick MacDuff, listed as part of the “creative team” on Snoop ers’ website, or pondering the mean ing of a piece of barn board, Living stone takes his time. His philosophy of life is embedded in every piece of his work. These days, Snoopers – named for the antique shops Livingstone opera ted at various times in Campbellville, Toronto and Oakville and where “snooping” was encouraged – sells harvest tables, kitchen islands, coffee tables and more out of his showroom and workshop or online. Customers can visit Snoopers’ show room and workshop to choose the wood for their creations, return again and again to acquire Livingstone’s “functional pieces of art.” These are pieces people keep for a lifetime and pass on to their children. “Once you get a piece like that, everything else looks like crap!” she laughs. “It grows – just like a forest.” ≈ Kristi Green is a freelance writer who lives in Mulmur.

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Life gets pretty busy, but one thing is constant – the family has to eat. In spite of shelves full of cookbooks and best intentions, it’s not always easy to get healthy and tasty meals on the table night after night. Rather than resort to fast food, prepare for the inevitable and stock your freezer now with ready-to-eat culinary creations from some of the most talented chefs in the hills. To get you started we sussed out some of the finest frozen fare on offer. All made in-house, using lots of local ingredients, this is homestyle cooking at its best. Some are fit for special occasions, while others are pure comfort food, perfect for snuggling in with the family on a chilly fall evening. So give the pizza delivery guy a big hug the next time he comes a-knocking because he might just get lonely in the days and nights to come.

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Dinner Party Mains For a fancy main course, let chef Rick McKay of Broadway Farm’s Market cook for you and then keep it handy in the freezer for last-minute guests. His Braised Short Ribs with Horse radish Green Peppercorn Gravy (small $18, large $37) are great for company. Gourmandissimo’s Mediterranean Lamb or Duck and Root Vegetable Pot Pie (small $9.95, large $28.95) will also wow the dinner table crowd with their rich, complex flavours and sauces. Your lucky guests might be equally impressed by catering favourite Lav ender Blue’s frozen Teriyaki Chicken Thighs with Vermicelli (small $10, large $18) or Lobster Mac and Cheese (small $12, large $20 – small feeds 1 or 2; large 2 or 3). laura ryan’s bumbleberry pie

Fancy Finish Top off the meal with a sumptuous fruit pie courtesy of Laura’s Lus cious Desserts from Rose mont or Hockley general stores. When Mono’s mayor Laura Ryan isn’t governing, she’s whipping up mouth watering pies. The apple pie ($17) is a treasure, and we know folks who swear the bumbleberry ($20) is perfection in pie form. The ample fillings and flaky crusts have a homemade feel – and we won’t tell if you pass them off as your own.

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Soup’s On Soups can be a quick lunch, a warm ing appetizer, or a whole meal when rounded out with cheese and bread. The amazing soups from Saucy Girl Foods are made with fresh produce from Fiddle Foot Farm ($10/L, feeds 2-3, available at the Orangeville Far mers’ Market). Many, like the Aut umn Harvest blend, are vegan and the kids won’t even know they’re getting their vitamins. Her Butternut Squash Soup is another favourite, evoking thoughts of Thanksgiving and Hal loween. The soups from Landman Gardens & Bakery are also fresh and savoury, brimming with fall tastes that include potato leek and squash apple ($4/500 ml, feeds 1-2; $8/L, serves 2-3).

Hearty Mains Chilly weather calls for a steaming bowl of chili and Hockley General Store offers a generous serving for 1-2 ($9). Add some nacho chips, sour cream and a sprinkle of cheese, and a little bit goes a long way to fill the tummy. A tray of pulled pork from Dave’s Butcher Shop is great for a quick family meal ($15, just add rolls and some sliced carrots and celery sticks). Spirit Tree Estate Cidery also has succulent frozen meals, including family favourite Chicken à la King ($11.95) – oh, so good with fresh bis

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Pie for Dinner In fall taste buds and bellies yearn for filling food. Cue the quiche, available at Saucy Girl. The Potato, Leek and Bacon ($12) is quick to sell out, and many vegetarian options are also av ailable, such as the appetizing Cauli flower and Cheese. Gabe’s Country Bake Shoppe’s quiches in Ham and Cheddar or Asparagus and Swiss ($13) make for a filling treat. Howard the Butcher offers their very popular Turkey Pot Pie, as well as Steak and Mushroom, or Steak and Kidney for the purists (medium $18, serves 3; large $28, serves 6 – or indi vidual pies $8). Landman Gardens & Bakery also offers individual pot pies ($5.25 each, 6 for $30, 9-inch pie $18) in such glorious f lavours as Honey Garlic Sausage and Mild Italian Sau sage, as well as Chicken Pot Pie and Tourtière.

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s Anthony Trenton preps a herb crust for his signature fall lamb dish, the youthful, bigeyed chef disappears outside for a moment and comes back with a handful of bright green parsley and mint. Outside Aria Bistro & Lounge, you see, Chef has a burgeoning herb and vegetable garden. Once back inside, he rolls up dried lavender and grated garlic inside the herb leaves. He then slices the compact bundle into a ribbony chiffonade before chopping it further into tiny flecks, an intense focus never leaving his face. It’s not hard to believe this plate originates with one of Anthony’s heroes, famed California chef Thomas Keller, who is known for his precision and focus on high-quality ingredients at The French Laundry and beyond. Anthony says the Keller-inspired sour cherry pre serves are ideal carriers for the warming fall flavours that go so well with lamb chops, including cin namon, star anise and coriander. Thick and tangy, the preserves also act as a glossy paint for the plate,

which Anthony applies with a Jackson Pollockworthy swoop of the wrist. “Artistry is huge in a place like this,” he says as we onlookers, including young staffers showing up for dinner service, ogle the final plate. This canvas is punctuated with a lean-to of chops, slivers of brightly coloured julienned vegetables and cherries dotting the artful slash of preserves on the plate. “What customers see first is what they’ll taste.” That first look gives the cook the upper hand, according to Anthony’s strategy. If you follow that up with great ingredients, treated simply, you can’t lose, he says. For fall, that killer ingredient list on the Aria menu features fresh Ontario produce, especially squash, and game meat including bison and venison. (He’s partial to the flavour of Austra lian lamb for this dish, a notable exception.) Oh, and those sour cherry preserves? His recipe makes more than enough for leftovers. He recom mends trying it with scones, pancakes or French toast. At just 24, Anthony heads up this kitchen with a

confidence beyond his years, but there’s also a big heart behind all that precision. Learning to cook at his Macedonian grandmother’s side as a boy in Mississauga, he says he learned, “You cook with emotion as opposed to cooking just to eat.” He’s been with Aria for the three years Michael Cherry has owned the tony boîte on Main Street in north Brampton. “I’ve known him since he was 16,” says Michael. The two met at the Culinary Arts School of Ontario, where Michael ran the student restaurant. And while the pair bring a professional, finedining flair to this space, Anthony says home cooks shouldn’t be intimidated by the polished plate above. For one, he’s free with pro tips. For that herb crust, for instance, he recommends blitzing some of the herbs with oil, then adding that to the breadcrumb mixture to bind it together. But he claims we ama teurs can nail it, with or without insider knowledge. “Don’t be afraid to try any recipe,” he says. “When you keep at it, you get better every day.” recipes on next page

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Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb with Sour Cherry Preserves Serves 2 (four chops each)

herb crust 2 tbsp fresh parsley, minced 2 tsp fresh rosemary, minced 2 tsp fresh mint, minced 2 tsp fresh thyme, minced

1 tsp dried lavender 2 tsp fresh garlic, grated 1 cup toasted bread crumbs 2 tbsp olive oil

sour cherry preserves ½ cup red wine vinegar ¾ cup granulated sugar 1 tsp allspice 1 star anise pod 1 3-inch cinnamon stick (or 2 tsp ground cinnamon)

2 tsp coriander seeds 1 bay leaf 1 tsp black peppercorns 1 ¾ cups water 1 cup frozen sour cherries

rack of lamb Rack of 8 lamb chops Kosher salt to taste 4 tbsp vegetable oil 2 tbsp Dijon mustard

Mince herbs for crust.

Combine herbs, crumbs and oil, and store in an airtight container.

Place vinegar, sugar, allspice, star anise, cinnamon, coriander seeds, bay leaf, peppercorns and water into a medium pot and simmer on medium-low heat until mixture is reduced by two-thirds.

Strain mixture into a new pot and discard spices. Add frozen cherries into the new pot with the liquid and simmer on medium-low heat until it turns to syrup. Reserve.

Preheat oven to 375°F. Season lamb rack with kosher salt. Place cast iron pan on stovetop at medium heat. Pour vegetable oil into the pan and carefully place lamb into pan.

Sear for approximately two minutes, until golden brown. Place pan in oven to finish cooking to your desired internal temperature. For medium, a meat thermometer reading would be between 140–150°F.

Remove lamb from oven and evenly spread it with Dijon mustard. Then coat with enough herb crust to cover.

Place the lamb back in the oven for 2 minutes.

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Saddle up and savour

f the predictions of Nostradamus prove to be correct, the 25 years or more I’ve spent riding horses throughout these hills will stand me in good stead. If Armageddon happens, I will know how to survive – as long as it happens between May and November. In other words, during those glorious and abundant months when nature has thrown off the mantle of winter and provides for us living creatures. Now, I like to travel on horseback, but if you are a hiker with a knapsack on your back, you too can be the bene ficiary of this life-giving sustenance. Sound a little ridiculous? Well, may be, but ride or stride along with me and learn how nature has our welfare in mind. When my horse and I take to the fields and byways on trail rides or when we’re trying to keep up with a pack of foxhounds, we have plenty of oppor tunity to appreciate the local country side. A regular cornucopia of fruits and vegetables is available to sample as you please – much of it conveniently delivered to you at saddle height. You can just reach out and enjoy. Who has not plucked an apple from a hedgerow? Probably a variety whose origins go back a hundred years or more. Just one bite, and if it is not sweet enough or is home to some small, wriggling creatures, a few more strides and you may have an array of alternatives varied enough to challenge the display in your local supermarket. Apples are only the first course. Other delicacies are there for your pleasure, albeit perhaps not as con veniently presented to you. If you are careful to avoid the thorns, I can guide you to a secret place close by the hamlet of Mimosa in Erin where, with a little bending and reaching out from the saddle, you can have your dessert of blackberries from a thicket of brambles. You just have to remember which farm lane will lead you there. Just like gone-wild apple trees, there are places near Belfountain where wild “deer pears” can be found. It seems those deer know a thing or two about succulent treats. Wild pears can be “as hard as a witch’s heart” and a hazard to anyone with dentures or a loose tooth. Risky, but worth it for the sweet taste when they’re ripe. In Mono’s Blithe Hill country and in many other locations, there are 80

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fast-food pit stops where you can enjoy red and black raspberries. With a touch more testing of your flexibili ty and Velcro-like attachment to your saddle, these sweet delicacies can be gathered at minimal cost compared to the local farmers’ market. Wild grapes are likewise around in abundance. Small dusty blue fruit, more pip than f lesh, they grow in raggedy little bunches not unlike the domesticated variety, but less suc culent. Wild grapes are not for the faint-hearted, unless you happen to have brought a pound of sugar along with you. Also available from the saddle are the fruit of nut trees. Hazelnut trees, or perhaps we should call them bushes, are in many hedgerows, though not easily identified as you pass them at a trot. Timing is important with hazel nuts. Too early and the kernel is too white and soft. If the shell is empty, Nutkin the squirrel got there first. You’ll also find black walnut trees in many areas. The green fruit, while on the tree, is reachable from the saddle but not worth the effort. The green casing has to turn yellow before the nut is ripe, and by then the nut is on the ground and unreachable from horseback. In any case, the dark wal nut stain on your riding gloves is there forever. If you do gather ripelooking walnuts from the ground, put them in water before you waste your time cracking them open. Many will be empty and float. The ones with nuts in them will sink and be keepers. Gleaning is a word you don’t hear spoken much lately. It refers to the gathering of farmers’ crops from the fields after the harvest is over. This was an accepted rite of autumn among villagers in years gone by. But even today many of us take advantage of the practice. In late fall I have ridden with friends in what we term “potato country” in the Redickville area. Once modern machinery has harvested the tubers, there are always a few spuds that have escaped their intended destiny. Lying there naked and gleaming white on the well-tilled black earth, they cry out to be rescued before the fall frosts turn them to mush. A couple of goodsized bakers have sometimes found a good home, but be sure not to pick up those taters tanned by the sun and turned green – they have increased

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the wild harvest alkaloid levels and may not be good for the tummy. Then there is the corn throughout our townships – nutrition provider for human, beast and automobile. Whose horse has not stolen a bright yellow cob as it passes by? Since the snatchand-run usually occurs on a headland next to the bush, your horse has sim ply denied a meal for the local raccoon family. As the string of horses emerg es at the end of the row, many a rider has been seen desperately reaching forward to extract a three-foot length of filched cornstalk as her horse shakes his head to detach the cob. It becomes a contest between rider and horse. The horse inevitably wins.

Who has not plucked an apple from a hedgerow? Just one bite, and if it is not sweet enough… a few more strides and you may have an array of alternatives. Although most of the bounty of the land is available only in the fall months, in May and June there is a particularly aromatic plant to be found in the shade of the woods. I could direct you to these treasures close by the village of Alton or near the hamlet of Catar act. After a posse of horses has passed through a bed of wild garlic, the air reeks of this highly valued culinary ingredient. The crushing by iron-shod hooves on this delicate little plant is enough to transport your senses to a bustling cuisine in Montmartre or a cucina in old Napoli. The pungent aroma can linger for days, marking the passage of the cavalry long after the horses have passed. And, ah, the wild strawberry. Such a tease-pot of a plant. On a sunny bank in late May, its yellow, pinky-white flowers promise such a delicate feast to come. Pay a visit to that same bank a month later and you will be hard pressed to find its miniature fruit under the leaves of the grasses grown up to hide the little earth-hugging plants. Although those spring flowers

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probably did produce fruit, chances are field mice and other denizens of the deep foliage have claimed first rights to the sweet offerings. But there are even more indul gences. There is a farm lane in Mono where I could lead you to some wild asparagus. Its flavour questions the right of the store-bought variety to bear the same name. If your palate is partial to spicier foods, horseradish can be found growing along many a fence line in Hockley Valley. The delightfully peppery taste of watercress is another early summer favourite of mine. The hills of Mulmur, with their freshets tumbling down the hillsides into the Boyne and Pine river valleys, provide an ideal location for this edible delight. Gathered from a fast-flowing stream, watercress is a cooling snack at any time. However, before you pop it into your mouth, be sure to check upstream to make sure no cattle have been standing in the creek. Clear-looking water is no guar antee of its purity. Finally, dare we mention it? There is a plant in high demand in some circles – a plant likely to hide out in obscure places and move on to dif ferent sites each year. When you roam the countryside on horseback, you are able to reach remote corners where official vehicles and prying eyes are unlikely to be around. On several occasions, my fellow riders have been surprised to come across that valuable plant known in legal circles as cannabis sativa or marijuana. Hidden in seldom-visited backwoods and with plants scattered hither and thither, it is clear human hands have been at work. Yes, we should inform the local authorities, but when your horse requires your full attention, there are more pressing things to do. At the end of the day it is usually difficult to recall exactly where this chance encounter occur red. Memory can be a fickle thing. It is unlikely you will ever have to literally live off the land, but if you really had to, you would have been well prepared by the gastronomic knowledge acquired while riding across such fields of plenty. Bon appétit. ≈ Derek French, countryman by heart, is never happier than when on the back of a horse or with his hands in the soil.

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n an early July morning I parked myself near the Platinum Rig. I’d been told it is one of the most entertaining obstacles on the Battle Frog race course at the Highlands Nordic centre near Duntroon. Minutes later, Caledon resident Ryan Atkins sprinted to the massive stainless steel structure and took a flying leap to catch hold of the first set of rings hanging from the oversized monkey bars. He then swung Tarzanlike from ring to ring, vertical pole to vertical pole, to dangling rope. Next he caught hold of a six-foot horizontal bar that tilted upwards. Hand over hand, his Johnny Weiss muller muscles glistening in the early morning sunshine, he made his way through the obstacle, which requires grip strength, a strong upper body and highly practised technique. With a final swoosh, Ryan kicked the colourful metal bell to signal he’d completed the job, dismounted, and was off to negotiate a series of three water-filled ditches separated by mounds of dirt. In about 90 gruelling minutes, Ryan would complete the required two laps of the 26-obstacle, 8.2-kilo 82

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metre cross-country course. Moments later, Ryan’s wife Lindsay Webster made her way through the same set of rings and bars, though they were set a little closer together in her lane to allow for women’s size. At five foot five and 112 pounds, Lindsay has the perfect physique for obstacle racing: light for running and strong for the Navy SEAL-inspired obstacles such as the Platinum Rig, jerry-can carrying, rope-wall climbing and sandbag slugging. To a casual eye, the 27-year-old made it look easy. But a closer exam ination of Lindsay’s face revealed steely determination. After the race she explained that, like her husband, she trains for up to three hours and more a day, making great use of Caledon’s ideal terrain. “I love the hills,” said the Mayfield grad. In a competition that is growing in popularity throughout North Amer ica, Ryan and Lindsay are stars. They are also professionals. Though Ryan has a degree in mechanical engineer ing and Lindsay specialized in both media studies and culinary manage ment at university, they are now fulltime obstacle racers. Part of the BattleFrog Pro Team and with more

than a half-dozen sponsors between them, the ultrafit pair say they can afford to devote all their time to the sport. Says Ryan, “It’s a lot more fun than sitting behind a desk all day.” On that July morning the couple didn’t disappoint the hometown crowd. Ryan and Lindsay were the fastest man and woman on the course. Although Lindsay ended up without a prize (see endnote), their perform ance was proof their status near the top of the obstacle course racing heap is no fluke. The couple dominates a sport dom inated by Americans – and organized by privately owned firms including BattleFrog and Spartan. Lindsay’s finish put her in a good position to defend her 2015 victory in the Obsta cle Course Racing World Champion ships, which take place in October at Blue Mountain near Collingwood. And Ryan is looking forward to im proving on last year’s second-place finish in the men’s elite division. Though Ryan and Lindsay made the course look deceptively easy, Orange ville native Sharlene Kottelenberg shed a different light on a sport that offers an alternative take on adventure rac ing. The 33-year-old petite blonde set

off on the course at 7:15 a.m. with the other elite athletes. And like all competitors, she’d had to get down on one knee at the start line and listen to the fatigue-clad, microphone-wielding starter give a military-style pep talk. “How hard are you willing to push?” he asked. “Look deep into yourself for mental toughness. Look inside your soul,” he advised, sliding up half an octave as he stretched out the word “soul.” “Who says we’re not brothers and sisters in battle?” BattleFrog is sport as big business. The company will hand out $1 million in prizes over the 2016 season. First prize for the elite man and woman in the Duntroon race was $500 each. But the sport is more than just a series of arduous races for elite ath letes. It promotes a lifestyle that can be embraced at many different levels, from rank beginners to families with children to professional competitors such as Ryan and Lindsay. The Spar tan website, for example, outlines the “Spartan Code” and describes the company as a “community, a philo sophy, a training and nutrition pro gram – with daily advice, a podcast, a series of books, an activity for kids, workout gear, a media channel, an

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Lindsay Webster (far left) successfully toughs her way through the challenging Platinum Rig, while Ryan Atkins (above) plows through a water obstacle. Sharlene Kottelenberg (left) ruefully displays the battered hands that forced her to give up – but she’ll be back.

NBC Sports series, a digital magazine, and a timed obstacle race.” When I asked Peter Hering, director of the Duntroon event, what obstacles I should watch, he told me the most entertaining ones were nearest the food tent. Smart planning for camera crews and spectators who had cough ed up $30 to take in the show. Back at the crowd-pleasing Plati num Rig, Sharlene stood staring at the apparatus. There was something about the set of her jaw that caught my eye. Behind me, I could hear the high-pitched voices of her children cheering on their mum. Sharlene jumped, caught the first ring, and the second, then swung her self through the vertical poles to the tilted horizontal pole and made her way along it – halfway to the end. Coiling her foot in a rope and grasp ing a ring, the mother of three stop ped to regroup. She’d need Tarzan skills herself to get a handhold on the next horizontal bar. It seemed miles away for such a petite woman. “You can do it, Mum!” her brood called out. She got the rope swinging and in this way managed to catch hold of the next bar. But then she dangled limp ly, her momentum stopped. Using

brute strength, she tried to make it to the next fixed horizontal bar, but there was no way. Her hands slipped and she dropped to the straw-covered ground. Sharlene had the will, but not yet the technique. Given race rules, she would have to start the obstacle over again, and un less she completed it without error, she would be disqualified: no points, no prize money, no bragging rights. Jaw set, she walked back to the start. “You can do it, Mum!” For the next hour Sharlene tried again and again to master the Plati num Rig – and she wasn’t alone in her repeated attempts. Sometimes she made it back to the rope, sometimes not. Eventually her determination cracked. She glanced at her husband and kids, whose cheers had changed to “Mum, you already have enough points to get into the Worlds.” Finally, and though it was tech nically possible for her to keep trying all day (one elite competitor told me she had once spent seven hours at a set of monkey bars), Sharlene sat down beside her husband with her hands extended, palms up. They were blistered and bloody. The last I saw of Sharlene, she was

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t 14, Stephanie was barely hanging on at school. The only child of parents who had little time for her and who struggled with demons of their own, she suffered from anxiety and depression, and was a favourite target of bullies. She skipped more classes than she attended. With little confidence in her own worth, she rare ly lifted her head and couldn’t look people in the eye. She was slowly sinking into the drug scene and had lost hope of ever graduating from high school. That was three years ago. Now, Stephanie (to protect her family’s privacy, only her first name is being used) is barely recognizable as that troubled teen, thanks in large part to her involvement with Canines in the Classroom. This unique program, offered at her Barrie school by COPE (Canine Opportunity, People Empowerment) Service Dogs, has recently expanded to Humberview Secondary School in Bolton. With poise and grace – and with Buddy, a COPE service dog, by her side – the neatly turned out young woman recently told her story at the Bramp ton and Caledon Community Foundation’s annual lunch. Through Canines in the Classroom, COPE’s innovative initiative for high school students, Stephanie helped train Buddy for his role as a service animal. The experience transformed her as much as it changed the dogs she trained. During her four semesters in the program, Steph anie spent two days a week as a student dog trainer, teaching her canine partners up to 90 commands they would need to become service dogs. Along the way she learned what kind of person she had to be come to be the partner the dogs needed. She began to overcome her insecurities and to de velop leadership skills, patience and dependability. She improved her marks while learning employable skills and transformed herself from underachiever to proud graduate, joining her classmates on stage to receive her high school diploma. Since COPE opened its doors in 2000, the organ ization has enrolled 77 dogs in training. It takes two years and $30,000 to raise and train a COPE service

dog. No small undertaking. COPE founder Jane Boake has extended programs into the community to provide benefits not only to service dogs and those who need them, but also to their trainers. When COPE offered the canine classroom pro gram to Humberview, the school jumped at the opportunity. “When the program was explained to us, it took a nanosecond to agree to initiate it at Humberview,” says Lionel Klotz, the school’s viceprincipal at the time. “We understood it would be transformative for some of our students. It was a tremendous opportunity to strengt hen our voca tional program.” The Peel District School Board rapidly granted approval. Then, with the enthusiastic support of various school and school board staff, funding was obtained, a fenced training area created, a portable classroom secured and the Canines in the Classroom course was linked to the school curriculum in time for the start of the January 2015 semester. Barb Koetsier leads the canine-training program at Humberview. With a background in education, including a master of science in education and counselling psychology, she completed a two-year apprenticeship program at COPE and is now the organization’s service dog instructor and manager of the Caledon chapter. This fall marks Barb’s fourth semester with the classroom program, as well as the ancillary Reading Buddy program, which benefits younger children while extending the experience in the community of the service dogs in training. Barb overflows with enthusiasm for the work. “It’s not just about how to train dogs,” she says. “The canine program creates a safe place where the student handlers feel supported, and where they feel they belong. My students are learning life lessons here. They learn about bonding and relationships, skills that are applicable far beyond the classroom.” And the students – even those who have difficul ties with social relationships – don’t cut this class. Doug Maskell, head of student services at Humber view, says the canine program gives youth at risk of failing to graduate a reason to go to school.

“This program is instilling a new sense of pride and self-esteem in the students,” he says. “Kids who were regularly skipping classes have an entirely new attitude. They know ‘their’ dogs will be waiting for them Mondays and Thursdays, and the kids wouldn’t dream of disappointing them. This gives them a new connection with the school, a reason to show up.” The canine program was originally designed for Grade 9 and 10 vocational students, but as parti cipants have made the transition to other classes, some have remained part of the program. Students view the course as an adventure, and as interest grows, there is talk of offering it as a full credit option to all Grade 11 students. The entire Humberview campus is getting invol ved. Barb says that a group of students approached her with the idea of forming a “COPE club.” These students enthusiastically spend out-of-school time helping her give out information and T-shirts at local events and generally spread the word in the community about COPE service dogs. She is never without volunteer helpers. Because the dogs pick up on the emotions of the people around them, Barb challenges the students to be “happy, happier and happiest” when they are in the role of student trainer. As a result, kids on the fringe of staying in school, or struggling to gain acceptance, or dealing with grief, know there will be a lighter mood for at least two days of their school week. And the dogs are a popular attraction when they show up at the school to offer themselves for stressrelieving hugs during exam week and when students are registering at the beginning of each semester. Across the Humberview parking lot, at James Bolton Public School, the Reading Buddy program helps relax younger reluctant readers. When student trainers bring a COPE service dog to stretch out on a mat in the gym or a classroom, the youngsters read aloud to the dog – and find the experience less daunting. Dogs aren’t judgemental. And neither are their student trainers. continued on next page

Stephanie (top right) and Buddy happily display the strong bond that developed as they trained together. At Humberview, Hanna (top left) shares a moment with her training partner Brandy, while Kevin (middle left) reassures Indy. In the classroom (bottom – left to right), Sheldon with Kaiko, Michaela with Winston, Hanna with Brandy, Hannah Claire, Alyssa with Luna, and Sukhmeni with Sunny take a moment to relax during a training session with the dogs.

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But the dogs’ training doesn’t just happen at school. Volunteer families take the puppies into their homes and guide them through their critical early years. Joy, now a calm 22-month-old gol den retriever, came to live with Lynn Acri and Doug Maskell and their two teenage daughters in January 2015, when she was eight weeks old. After completing the application process and a home visit, both Lynn and Doug completed an eight-hour puppy raiser course, where they learned grooming skills, feeding routines and how to teach basic commands. According to Lynn, Doug claimed to be a cat person when they started the process, but their charge soon won him over. He now refers to Joy as his third daughter. Being a volunteer puppy raiser takes time, dedication and commitment. To maintain consistency in the dogs’ development, puppy raisers must commit to attend continuing training sessions, ensure the dogs are on deck for the two-day-a-week canine pro gram at the high school, fit in veter inary appointments, and attend com munity events as COPE ambassadors. At the heart of the training is the knowledge that the dog’s destiny is to be paired with a person with disabil ities. The dogs must learn to keep calm and level-headed, and to ignore distractions. Although Lynn doesn’t want to dwell on the fact that Joy will even tually finish her training in Caledon and leave her family’s care, she likens the experience to eventually seeing

her daughters off into the world. “You do your best, and hope for the best,” she says. “We know Joy will eventually transform someone’s life as a life partner. Knowing we were instrumental in her development will be our ultimate reward.” And when the training is complete, a dog like Joy will be paired with somebody like Joe Karwacki. Although Joe is about to retire, he spent years commuting from his home near Barrie to his Toronto job as a CN claims agent. He’s also a dedicated high school coach who started volun teering 14 years ago when his two sons played on their high school foot ball team. Long after they graduated, he stayed on for the love of the game. The COPE service dog program came into his life after he lost both legs in an industrial accident 12 years ago. He spent 10 days in an induced coma at Sunnybrook hospital, then five days in intensive care, eight months in Sunnybrook’s St. John’s Rehab centre and four months as an outpatient. As Joe struggled with some of the limitations of his new reality, his wife heard about COPE while working at a local pet store and brought the idea home. Skeptical at first, Joe now speaks with emotion and gratitude about the increased security and independence his COPE dog, Radar, provided over the past 10 years. One of the challenges of being thrust into the new reality of living with a disability is that it can feel as if the only thing people notice is what’s different. Joe says having Radar at his

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service dog, one raised in the com munity by a family like Lynn and Doug’s and trained by students like Stephanie. A two-year-old black Labrador-gol den retriever cross, Bear is young and eager to please. He has now been with Joe for a couple of months, and the two are currently learning from each other. “It’s a major readjustment for each of us,” says Joe. “I have no doubt that we will eventually become a team, but at the moment, I am retraining myself to give voice commands, and Bear is trying hard to pick up my vibes.” By this past August the two had become comfortable enough together that Joe and his family felt confident about setting off with Bear on a crosscountry road trip to Vancouver while Radar relaxed at home in the care of another family member. Joe has done some motivational speaking with both recent amputees and hospital staff, and speaks on be half of COPE to service clubs. He figures that with a few more volunteer commitments in the community, he should have enough to keep himself busy and engaged in retirement – with Bear always by his side. ≈ Gail Grant is a freelance writer who lives in Palgrave.

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For the budding artist Maggiolly Art Supplies in downtown Orangeville offers “Creative Kidz” – the very popular Saturday art classes for kids ages 6 to 12. During the course of eight project-filled Saturdays, kids will work with a variety of local and professional artists in a variety of styles and media, including drawing, painting or sculpture – or a com bination of all three. In a bright, professional studio, budding artists are encouraged to express themselves creatively while learning art concepts and having fun. The next series starts October 1. www.maggiollyart.com

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he Roman calendar dictates that the year begins on January 1, so every 365 days we ring in the new with fireworks and clinking glasses, but kids everywhere know the year really begins with the first day back to school in September.

Teachers, still feeling sunny and not quite in routine, often ask students

to reflect on their summer vacation (quietly, quietly) at their desks. Fresh journals are creased open and children everywhere stare at the blank pages, trying to remember basic sentence structure. This year, our summer vacation was pretty much all over the place. There was no structure. I was unexpectedly out of work due to a reorgan ization, and so, while scratching to make ends meet and rabidly looking for a job, I also had a lot of time to spend with my son Adrian. For once, he wasn’t signed up for a series of camps. Scary for a parent (who tends to be an organization freak) to have days and days stretch ing ahead and no plans on the calendar. So what did we do on our summer vacation? We did a lot of nothing. We also did everything. Long days quickly added up to two short months. We went to dozens of ball practices and games, and three weekend-long tournaments. We went to Island Lake and Mono Cliffs for walks and bike rides. We went to Wasaga Beach with my parents and ate peanut butter sandwiches and stopped for fries on the way home. Scenic Caves

in Collingwood. The Urban Slide on Broadway. Pool party at my aunt and uncle’s. Canada Day fireworks. Wonderland. We did things we haven’t been able to do for years – things we would pre viously have had to decline, or choose between one or the other. Aside from the bigger activities, we did a lot of the things you often don’t take time to do with your kids when you’re wound up and on the clock. We watched a lot of videos online (becoming a “YouTube-r” is now a career choice for those born after 2000, by the way). We downloaded and played Pokémon Go once it came out in Canada. Hordes of kids and adults alike scurried along Broadway and the median with smiles on their faces as they captured Rattatas, Weedles and Pidgeys mysteriously hidden among the fountains and behind tree sculptures.

We walked 10 kilometres to hatch a Pokémon Go egg. Seriously – 10 kilo metres! I haven’t walked and talked with my family that much – ever. I saw a snotty post on Facebook: “Aren’t these people playing Pokémon Go needed by their families? Get a life.” Being involved in something my son loves and active at the same time felt like a blessing to me, not something to be chastised for. I kept my online mouth shut and stayed out of useless debates. Say what you will about tech and gaming, it brought introverts, couch potatoes and families out and connecting this summer in ways they never have before. One of my favourite days involved basic fort making. Adrian and I had been watching British ex-military survivalist Bear Grylls on TV – who (handsomely!) built a basic shelter in the forest just in time to avoid a thun derous rain. Adrian insisted we could, and should, do this in Gramma and Grampa’s forest. The next day was 40 degrees, buggy and humid – and it was fort building time. My parents, happy in the AC when we arrived, were not enthralled to be heading out to the bush with us into the wall of black flies, but they came anyway at Adrian’s call. Soon we were dragging branches to create a fantastic lean-to of Adrian’s design. My dad went back to the house to get a hacksaw. The fort started to take form and threw shade – and protection from theoretical rainstorms. We cov ered the lean-to with leaves and built layers of fragrant pine needles on the floor. Adrian dragged over a flat rock for Gramma to sit on. I stepped back to survey our creation and find some perfect leafy branches to fill in the remaining cracks, per our architect’s direction. I saw my dad heading back to the house to get out of the bugs, my mom sitting on the rock chattering with Adrian while he show ed her how he could stretch out fully in his lean-to. Did she think there were bears in Mulmur? Could he sleep out here sometime? I smiled through my tears. It had been the hardest spring and summer of my life. I lost my brother unexpect edly in the spring, and a month later, the job I loved. Summer has always been my favourite, and while this one had been the worst, it had also been very meaningful. What did we do on summer vaca tion? I looked up at the crows caw ing and circling above, telling me to pay attention. The cicadas gave their knowing feedback: Life goes on, you come back. ≈ Bethany Lee is a freelance writer who lives in Orangeville.

… and for the budding equestrian The 2016 Headwaters Stable Tour takes place October 1–2 here in Horse Country when equine facilities in Caledon, Dufferin, Erin and King open their doors to the public. Visit breeding farms, coaching and training facilities and riding schools, boarding stables and ranches, all for free. Young horse enthusiasts will experience a rare “behind the scenes” perspective. Locations on this self-guided tour include Caledon Equestrian Park, Glenaura Farm, Rustic Meadows, Silver Fox Farm, The Meadows and Winsong Farm. www.headwatershorsecountry.ca

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Safe and spooky options Come Halloween, your little ghouls have all kinds of options around the community for fun-filled games and spooky adventures. Among them is Halloween Safe Night at the Caledon Community Complex in Caledon East where there will be treats for children of all ages (accompanied by an adult). It runs from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and costs just $2.65. Register online at www.caledon.ca Or join the Rotary Club of Palgrave for free hot chocolate at Albion Hills Auto Collision Centre on Highway 50. On Halloween night, by some sorcery, we hear the auto centre will be transformed into a haunted house – ghosts of cars past, perhaps? Donations for local charities welcome. Or get a jump on the whole thing at the Children’s Halloween Party at the Mono Community Centre on October 23. Come dressed in your Halloween costume and enjoy some frightfully good fun, including prizes, treat bags and live entertainment. Cost is $6; children under 3 free. Register by calling 519-941-3599, ext 233. www.experiencemono.com

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When Ted Webb was 18, he made one of the biggest decisions of his life – because of a green cotton shirt. The year was 1952, and as a young British soldier stationed near Hamburg, Germany, he had hooked up with some Canadian soldiers while on leave. At the time, the British soldiers’ khaki-coloured shirts were made of itchy wool. Ted openly admired the cotton shirts of his Canadian counterparts, and to his delight, a freshly laundered and folded cotton shirt arrived at his barracks the next day. That simple act of generosity determined Ted’s destiny. Five years later, he landed in Halifax with big dreams. His career path in Canada took him to Massey-Harris and Dow Chemicals, where he worked until he semiretired at age 50. To the six-year-old Ted living in London during World War II, the life he leads today was inconceivable. He was twice evacuated to the country, initially for eight months and then for nearly five long years, each time leaving home with only one change of clothes in a pillowcase. Now living in Terra Cotta, Ted says his decision to immigrate to Canada was one of his smartest. A passionate cyclist and a founder of Le Tour de Terra Cotta, he has, over the years, competed in the annual races at various distances. This year, he entered the 52-kilometre race for competitors older than 70 – and finished fourth in a field of 70and 71-year-olds. Not bad for an 83-year-old who had knee-replacement surgery not very long ago. In 2014 Ted travelled to Normandy for the 70th anniversary of D-Day. With welling eyes, he recalls seeing maple leaf flags flying everywhere and watching a group of young French schoolchildren recite the names of the 28 Canadian soldiers who were killed liberating their village three generations earlier. For a proud Canadian who lived through World War II in London, that’s about as emotional as it gets. If you know an elder who should be profiled, please send your suggestion to gailgrant @rogers.com

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he lovely, handwritten invitation to the Ladies’ Annual Spring Luncheon arrived in my mail box just as the last of the late winter slush was disappearing from the roads. Always held on the first day of spring, and always with a note reminding guests that hats are mandatory, Mary’s invitation was as welcome as the sound of spring peepers. The lunch is a fun gathering, a chance to emerge from under heavy winter fabrics, don lighter weights and colours, and enjoy the company of women I don’t often see. I find friendships a renewable source of power. They give meaning and purpose to my days. This time, there was talk of celebrating “the big one,” which in my circle now refers to our 80th. Whoa. Wait a minute. Really? Have 30 years gone by since “the big one” meant our 50th? Our groping for names and mid-sentence mental blanks was graciously overlooked, and these days more of us are drinking Perrier than wine. The times they are a-changin’. There were fewer of us this year, and more were living alone. I expect this will be the pattern from now on. Women’s friendships encourage full disclosure and showing vulnerability is the norm. The new widows in the group readily admitted to lonely times and the difficulties of finding their way as singles in a couple’s world. Writing in The Globe and Mail, Elizabeth Renzetti noted more Canadians than ever now live alone, and nearly one-quarter describe themselves as lonely. Renzetti also cited two U.S. studies showing 40 per cent of people say they’re lonely, a figure that has doubled in 30 years. She pointed out that the consequences of these societal transformations will undoubtedly provide a focus for social scientists in the years to come. And psychologists believe the toll of loneliness isn’t just emotional. Those who suffer chronic loneliness run a higher risk of illness and premature death. Loneliness has also been linked to depression, anxiety, hostility, an increase in vulner ability to health problems and even suicide.

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of Companionship Along with others, Renzetti noted the great irony of our era. Though current communication technology means people have never been better connected, it also means many of us have never been more disconnected from others. Long-term care homes recognize the health benefits of meaningful social engagement by incorporating programmed activities into the daily routine of residents, and some even promote intergenerational activities. A few Toronto long-term care homes incorporate early-learning and child care centres into their facilities, shar ing lobby space to encourage spon taneous connections between the children and the seniors. Did you see that the seventh Inter national Pillow Fight Day was recent ly celebrated in more than a hundred cities around the world, including Toronto? The Urban Playground Movement, which organizes the event, wants to create a global community of participants to get people off their couches and onto the streets to inter act with one another. Wacky, you might say, but definitely creative. If, as I believe, living is a creative act and if we are to thrive rather than just survive, then the final chapters of our lives demand more use of creative imagination. My friends and acquain tances who continue to be involved in what’s going on around them are the most content. Those involvements can be as sim ple as meeting a friend for a birthday breakfast, trying a new restaurant at a

bimonthly social lunch with a neigh bour or joining, or starting, a book club, walking group, euchre or bridge group, or whatever strikes your fancy. Dropping into a local seniors’ cen tre could well spark a new interest, such as starting on your memoirs or family tree, reconnecting with that old guitar, or calling a friend with an idea for a kitchen party. I know of a group that uses the recipes in the LCBO’s Food & Drink magazine as inspira tion for quarterly gourmet meals. At this particular juncture of life, many of us have the time and skills to give back to our neighbourhoods, our communities and the world beyond. Chris Hadfield’s intriguing book An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth tells us the word “attitude” in space flight refers to orientation, the direc tion in which your vehicle is pointing in relation to sun, Earth and other spacecraft. He writes, “If you lose con trol of your attitude, two things hap pen: the vehicle starts to tumble and spin, disorienting everyone on board, and it also strays from its course, which … could mean the difference between life and death.” I think this is a particularly appro priate metaphor for how we live the later chapters of our lives. Our atti tude is vital to our sense of well-being. That’s why the wellness prescription I write for myself will always include friends. ≈ Gail Grant is a happily retired senior who lives in Palgrave.

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et in a fold of the Niagara Escarpment, in a wooded area with natural springs, sits a family property that has been appealing to the imagination of its owners for more than a hundred years. Secluded in feeling, yet near a road that connects it to major urban cen tres, the rural property just south of Erin has been the ideal retreat for farmers, a military careerist, royalty

and families. And to the delight of the current owners, who want to see it preserved into the future, the histor ical and cultural value of the property has recently been recognized under the Ontario Heritage Act. There is a long history of inhab itation here. Digs on the neighbour ing property in the 1960s revealed remains of food and tools, as well as pottery shards, suggesting an Iroqu oian-speaking people existed nearby

in ancient times. The most recent First Nation to live in the area was the Mississauga, an Anishinaabe people who, in 1818, surrendered to the British a huge tract that included this land. The current site includes two hou ses and several log cabins. In 1883, Frederick Near, a local farmer and stonemason who served as reeve of Esquesing Township, finished build ing the large stone house near the front gates. It is a lovely example of

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Ontario Gothic revival architecture. The large barn next door dates from the 1890s and, like the house, has been maintained in pristine condition. In 1911, the property was sold to George Thomas Rogers, the son of a nearby farmer. Rogers is the one who transformed the land into what it is today. A man of vision, he led his brothers in a project to dam the creek – now called Rogers Creek – to fill a deep hole left by an earlier quarry.

According to a local newspaper, his intention was to create a trout pond and a grand club with gracious grounds and cabins for visiting fishers. Though Rogers ultimately scaled back his re sort ambitions, he operated the prop erty as a private trout club. In more recent memory, the prop erty was owned by Brigadier General Frederick Campbell Wallace and his wife Vera Isobel. Well-known to those continued on next page

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who ride to the hunt, Wallace was a businessman and a veteran of both world wars. During World War II, he commanded the anti-aircraft defenÂ ces at Dunkirk in 1940, and shortly afterward he was part of the Tizard Mission, a top-secret operation that, among other things, led to advances in radar technology that helped the Allies win the war.

For Wallace, the property was a weekend retreat and a base for fox hunting with the Eglinton and CaleÂ don Hunt. The groundskeeper lived in the stone house, while Wallace often spent weekends in one of the fishing cabins. Then, in 1963, he and Vera built a new single-storey home near the pond. There they hosted Queen Elizabeth during her Canadian tour in 1973.

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The property then passed through other hands and was sold to Tom and Sandra, the current owners, in 2003. A bungalow on a large pond in a protect ed area was ideal for this couple, who wanted a weekend retreat from their Oakville home and a place for their whole family to gather. The location, near Sandra’s parents’ home, also meant an easy drive between families. The setting is stunning. Well-wood

ed, the property is transected by Rogers Creek and now has two large ponds, still well-stocked with trout and visiting bass. The view from the new house is idyllic. The property includes distinctly different areas. One is situated next to the lower trout pond, shared with a neighbour. The log cabins and a simple wooden bridge over the creek continued on next page

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have a rustic, low-key atmosphere, still ideal for a day of fishing. Looking west from the lower pond, there is another pond and a long lawn leading to a view of the barn and stone house. The adjoining woods are reflected in the stillness of the upper pond. With some of the original apple orchard still standing near the stone house, it is a perfect picture of 19th-century farm style.

Looking north, the newer house, which settles beautifully into the land scape, is visible at the stop of a rise. The house is reflected in the upper pond, and in the late afternoon and in the fall the whole vista glows gold. When Tom and Sandra bought the property, this house was still much as it had been built and needed updat ing. And once the update started, it was difficult not to get carried away. So the couple worked with design

consultant Larry Benville to gut and reconfigure the interior. Windows were enlarged and French doors add ed to improve access to the view and to increase natural light. The roof pitch was raised, a cupola was set above the soaring foyer, and what had once been staff quarters – bedrooms, a kitchen and a butler’s pantry – as well as an adjacent sitting area were converted to a mud room, screened continued on next page

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porch and an open-concept kitchen and family room. Outdoors, the cladding was com pletely converted to cedar shake. And a dry-stone wall off the new kitchen encloses the raised beds of the family’s vegetable garden, as well as a patio and outdoor fireplace. Asked why they didn’t simply raze the house and build new, Sandra explained that a teardown wasn’t in

keeping with the family’s thinking about conservation and preservation. So the couple happily maintained the building’s original footprint. The family is currently widely dis tributed, some in Germany and others in Calgary, and the property has be come the clan’s preferred gathering place. Holidays see everyone canoe ing, swimming, walking trails cut through the woods, and enjoying their place in the history of the property.

Because the property is now histor ically designated, Tom and Sandra have the great satisfaction of knowing time will not significantly change what is here. And they have the fond hope it will become the seat of suc cessive generations of their family. ≈

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CALEDON ESTATE! 2 residences on private 10 acres. Bungalow and separate board & batten guest house/ granny suite. Nature and spring-fed pond. Trans Canada trail nearby. Mins to Caledon Equestrian Centre, Bolton, Palgrave. $1,495,000

PREMIERE EQUESTRIAN FACILITY 100 acres. 28 stalls, 80'x180' indoor, 120'x170' outdoor sand arena, wash stalls, tack stalls, tack room, viewing lounge, 14 paddocks, workshop, hay storage, equipment shed. 28,750 sq ft world class venue. $1,890,000

25+ ACRE EQUESTRIAN FACILITY Outdoor sand ring, 2 barns, 13 stalls, feed rm, 8 paddocks, run-in sheds, 60x150 coverall arena with viewing rm, heated tack rm, kit and 2-pc bath. Bungalow with lower lvl apt. Eventing course on rest of open land. $1,095,000

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Our Award Winning agents have over 50 years of combined experience at your service! Caledon, Mono, Adjala and surrounding areas.

PRIME CALEDON EAST LOCATION Wonderful country home in the village on 2.55 acres. Open concept, large spaces, gourmet kitchen with granite, hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings and fabulous privacy. The detached 6+ car garage/shop with loft and side workshop won't be found elsewhere. Finished walkout basement with extra kitchen. Treed setting. Caledon East. $1,350,000

PRIVATE OASIS IN ESTATE SETTING Handsome 2-storey home with terrific character and attention to detail. Extensive crown mouldings, door trim and wainscoting in an intricate design. Hardwood floors, granite tops, spacious living areas. Finished walkout basement. 2.91 acres. Additional building has potential for a workshop. View the ‘drone’ tour on our website! Caledon. $1,089,000

CALEDON ESTATE ON 10+ ACRES Impressive residence. Lots of room for a large family. Sitting on a hill, not a lot of property to maintain as it’s forested offering great privacy. Soaring ceilings, heated marble and Travertine floors, wafflebeamed ceiling. Main floor master. Finished walkout lwr lvl with billiard area and 2nd kitchen. 2-road frontages, pond area, total of 5-car garages. View the ‘drone’ tour on our website! $2,595,000

PRIVACY IN MONO Combine the flavour of a Muskoka property and the quality and charm of a sprawling country estate. Luxurious bungalow in a picturesque setting on 10+ acres with pond and waterfall feature, pool and large fire pit. High-end finishings, 2 kitchens, nanny/in-law loft suite, full home theatre room, 4-car garage and much more. View the ‘drone’ tour on our website! $1,800,000

NEWER BUNGALOW & WORKSHOP Almost new bungalow on edge of Caledon Village with village amenities, town water and natural gas! The workshop is a show stopper with large overhead doors. Ideal for home occupation or hobbyist. Caledon. $649,000

PICTURE PERFECT HOCKLEY VALLEY Log-like style home in the heart of Hockley Valley on 3.13 acres. Nottawasaga River and cold water stream run through rear of the property. Detached garage/shop plus additional building-potential bunkie. Mono. $749,900

54 ACRE PROPERTY Never before offered with large Hwy 9 frontage across from commercial properties and car lots. Current house needs significant updating plus a det metal building. Parcel may have future possibilities. Caledon. $2,250,000

25+ ACRES Allowed for 2 dwellings, existing chalet-style home with 2 apartments. Opportunity to build dream home, conditions may apply. ‘Swan’ Lake at rear with island, bridge + sugar maple bush. Caledon. $1,295,000

HORSE FACILITY ON 23+ ACRES Horse lover’s dream seldom found at this price. Large 80x60 arena, barn with 6 stalls and ability for more. Pond and field for hay. Older home needs upgrades but has potential. View ‘drone’ tour on our website. Erin. $899,000

BEACHFRONT – 2 COTTAGES Rental income potential for both buildings + boathouse/bunkie. Live year round in one and rent the other? Outstanding westerly views over Georgian Bay. Includes appliances, window coverings and furniture! Tiny. $879,900

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKING Almost 50 acres. Prime location adjoining golf course and light commercial properties, fronting two roads. Two homes for extended family or rental income? Gentle rolling lands, great potential. Mono. $4,999,000

SUPERB INVESTMENT POTENTIAL Almost a full 100-acre parcel in ongoing development. Residential to the west in the same block and light industrial adjoining to the south. Farmhouse, large barn in good condition. Great views. Mono. $9,995,000

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RCR Realty, Brokerage Independently Owned & Operated

jacquelineguagliardi.com • 519-833-0569 • 800-268-2455

COUNTRY ESTATE SUBDIVISION 3.7 secluded acres with mature towering trees and pond. Over 7000 sq ft of living space, high ceilings, stunning staircase, 2 masters with ensuites. Attached 3-car garage. 9' ceilings in basement. $1,888,000 Wayne Baguley 519-941-5151

ART OF PEACE & TRANQUILITY Stunning home and outdoors are as one. Asian-influenced 4-bedroom home, soaring ceilings, extensive windows. Pergola, patios, gardens, stunning waterfall and gazebo. 3 acres. $2,199,000 Wayne Baguley 519-941-5151

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS! Newer 2880 sq ft shop with offices, bathroom, mezzanine, in-floor heating, 14’x16’ roll up door. 100 acre corner farm, bank barn, paddocks and beautiful bungalow restored foundation to roof. $949,000

NATURAL STONE BEAUTY – ERIN Superb kitchen with hand-made cabinetry and top of the line appliances for the family chef. Elegant living spaces finished top to bottom, geothermal heat, detached workshop on one landscaped acre. $949,000

GORGEOUS STATELY VILLA ON 11 ACRES Open concept, gourmet kit with centre island, floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace in living room. 4 bdrms. Master with dressing room, 6-pc ensuite. 2-acre pond, barn, pool. Terra Cotta. $2,350,000 Wayne Baguley 519-941-5151

26 ACRE EQUESTRIAN GEM Custom built, spacious 4-bdrm bungalow, finished walkout basement. Indoor arena, sand ring, 16 box stalls, tack room, paddocks with run-in sheds. Gorgeous 2-bedroom apt + studio apt above stable. $1,399,000 Wayne Baguley 519-941-5151

28 ACRE EQUESTRIAN FACILITY South Erin ‘A’ Circuit show facility. 177’x79’ arena attached to equipped 23-stall barn. 10 oak board paddocks, 3 stall quarantine barn/workshop. Raised bungalow; zoning permits 2nd home. $1,299,000

LAND TO LIVE, WORK & PLAY Rare 100 acre corner farm (40+ arable). Beautiful open concept bungalow, restored bank barn, paddocks. At the far end of the property, a fully equipped heated workshop suitable for many trades. $949,000

RELAX RIVERSIDE ON THE GRAND 4 bedroom circa 1860 stone home tastefully restored. Spacious living spaces, wide plank pine floors, chef’s kitchen with heated limestone floor. New stone oversized garage. Relax riverside! $875,000

HORSE AROUND ON 10+ ACRES! Move in ready bungalow with updated kitchen, baths, furnace and finished walkout lower level with bedroom, bath and rec room. 11-stall barn with separate laneway, 3 large paddocks. Why pay board? $699,900

NEW 5200 SQ FT DREAM HOME – EXQUISITE, STUNNING High end finishes. Open concept kitchen, granite counters, impressive floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, gleaming hardwood floors, 6 bedrooms + coach house with 4-car garage/workshop. Rolling, treed 46 acres, extensive stone wall with gardens and patio. Caledon – Beechgrove and Airport. $3,399,000 Wayne Baguley 519-941-5151

CIRCA 1836 STONE HOUSE + SQUARE LOG GUEST HOUSE 4 bedroom stone home with eat-in kitchen, sunroom with views of pool. Tennis court. Walk around the 1-acre pond, across the rolling 60 acres of pasture/crop land, thru the forest and down to the river on your own 97 acres. Detached workshop/garage. Plus log home on over 1-acre lot. Close to Go. Erin. $2,099,000 Wayne Baguley 519-941-5151

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EXTENDED FAMILY 185 ACRE ERIN ESTATE Once in a lifetime opportunity to own a pristine farm that spans a concession. Two newer homes: 3700 sq ft luxury bungalow with finished walkout lower level overlooking spring-fed pond. 2nd home for your property manager/extended family. Several farm outbuildings and a summer kitchen for entertaining, 6-car garage, heated workshop with hoist, and a restored bank barn. Possible severance opportunity. $2,999,000

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RAISING THE BAR ON SERVICE 905-251-5198 | 416-275-8009 peter@janddcountry.com | gayle@janddcountry.com www.janddcountry.com We attend every showing. Ask about our full range of included services.

THINK FABULOUS ROSEDALE – ON 102 ACRES Limehouse Mansion. A lavish country house and estate set on 102 glorious acres with a river running through it. Private, sophisticated and luxurious. And just 35 miles from Toronto, 18 miles from Oakville. Crafted using only the finest materials throughout, the living space flows organically presenting interesting views and aspects at every turn. Sumptuous living and entertaining are just the beginning. A regulation sized squash court, an orchard, a hedged topiary garden, an 1800 sq ft studio with vast loft above, kms of trails, and a conservatory that will delight and amaze. $5,600,000

ENTERTAINERS HEAVEN This impressive country home makes for superb entertaining. A huge kitchen with fireplace, opens to the family room overlooking the swimming pond and 5 hole practice golf range. A 22’x15’ dining room. The 28’x26’ great room has a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and the 2 bedroom coach house will handle guest overflow. Maple Ridge is an 83-acre oasis of quiet, peace, privacy, comfort, and luxury. $2,250,000

TERRA COTTA A couple of minutes from the hamlet of Terra Cotta is this storied stone house with views over the land. Many fine features but 3 rooms stand out – the glorious conservatory, the magnificent dining room, and the open concept kitchen and sitting area. There is also a detached 3-bedroom house across the courtyard. Set on 90 acres, the property is minutes from Caledon’s skiing, fishing, golf and other attractions. $2,150,000

THE PERFECT HOBBY FARM – 33 ACRES 4 bedroom country home, just about everything updated – including the shingles in Aug 2016. Ready for horses with a grass paddock and barn set up for labour and worry-free run-in to the stables. Abundant hay from your own fields looked after by a tenant farmer if you wish – low taxes as a result. Spring fed reflecting pond, mature trees, peace and quiet on a paved Caledon road. $1,279,000

CARPE DIEM, GEORGIAN BAY Lovely 5-bedroom home with exceptional views of the bay. Located in Pointe au Baril’s protected waters a 20 minute boat ride to Georgian Bay open water. 2 kitchens, extensive decks and docks with deep mooring. $749,000

POINTE AU BARIL, GEORGIAN BAY Drive-to 330’ waterfront in a protected bay with a beautiful 4-bedroom house. Extensive docks, delightful bunkie and boat garage. This property is immaculate. 15 minute boat ride from the Ojibway Club. $749,000

“Peter, thank you for your great efforts in selling our country property. You went far above and beyond. Exceptional! Highly recommended.” George Cohon, Founder, McDonald's Canada

DOWN A COUNTRY LANE 1 69-acre lot. 2 spring-fed ponds, mix of open fields and wooded area. Has been a private grass strip airfield, not farmed for years – could well produce organic crops. Adjacent 55 acres also for sale. $479,000

DOWN A COUNTRY LANE 2 55-acre lot has a structure approx 40x50, possible pond site, field stone ruins from an old barn, section of re-forested mature pine trees. 10 mins north of Orangeville. Adjacent 69 acres also for sale. $399,000

"Peter Bowers was the listing agent for the sale of our home in Mono. He provided excellent advice and service." (Hon.) John Bosley P.C., (former) Speaker of the House of Commons ask anyone™ Call us about our other exceptional listings.

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Royal LePage Meadowtowne Paul Richardson

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RICHARDSONTOWNANDCOUNTRY.CA paul@richardsontownandcountry.ca

PRIVATE 22 ACRES 3 bedroom in Mono with cathedral ceilings, separate workshop, pond, hayfields. Bright and airy. $749,900 Call Paul Richardson

CLASSIC GEORGIAN Privately situated, totally renovated 5 bedroom. Exposed interior stone, 22 acres, 11 stall bank barn, arena, sand ring, hay field. In the heart of horse country. $1,449,000 Call Martha Summers

866-865-8262

martha@marthasummers.ca

UPGRADED CENTURY Fabulous kitchen/family room, cathedral ceilings, woodstove, walkout to inground pool, stone waterfall feature, 10-stall barn, sand ring, paddocks, farmed fields. $1,495,000 Call Martha Summers

MONOPARK.CA A spectacular home set in a private 70 acre oasis of rolling hills, woods, trails, ponds, manicured lawns and lush gardens. This house has everything â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an opulent marble entrance with grand winding staircase, elevator, and indoor parking for 9 vehicles. Visit the website for your on-line experience â&#x20AC;&#x201C; then book a showing. $4,300,000 Call Matthew Lidbetter 705-443-7250 or Basia Regan 705-466-2115

ARTISTS/INVESTORS Retail space in Alton Village with 2 bedroom loft apartment, bank barn and huge backyard. Endless possibilities. $599,000 Call Paul Richardson

MULMURVIEWS.COM Less than one hour from the Toronto airport is an utterly unique 68-acre estate that offers privacy and stunning views. This 8000 square foot dream home tucked away in the Mulmur Hills was built by master craftsman Timothy Bullock, known for his dramatic rooflines and distinctive log design features. Offering relaxed country living, with every modern amenity. $4,300,000 Call Matthew Lidbetter 705-443-7250

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STONE WATERFRONT Spectacular with separate guest house. Meticulously renovated to the highest standard. 39 acres, Puslinch. $2,400,000 Call Paul Richardson

QUALITY CUSTOM, PRIVATE LOT Quaint village setting. Wonderful 3 bedroom, finished lower level, 2nd entrance. Upgraded kitchen & baths, hardwood floors. Amazing lot, mature trees, multi-level deck. $869,000 Call Martha Summers

CHARACTER HOME, 17 ACRES Quiet road, bank barn, sand ring, pasture. Cathedral ceiling and fireplace in master, walkout to deck, 5-piece ensuite. Great flow with getaway space. Charming. $999,000 Call Martha Summers

QUIET ELEGANCE IN ERIN Stately home with high ceilings, deep trim, spacious kitchen and large lot with front and rear driveway. Separate studio building. $639,000 Call Martha or Paul

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MAJESTIC MULMUR VIEWS! Open concept post & beam. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, lower level walkouts. 2 ponds on spectacular south facing 41 acres. Trails through the woods, near golf, skiing, Bruce Trail and Creemore. $1,195,000 Call Basia Regan 705-466-2115 www.basiaregan.com

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MOFFAT DUNLAP

REAL ESTATE LIMITED, BROKERAGE

905-841-7430 moffatdunlap.com

MODERN COUNTRY LIVING Stunning 30 mile view over Oakville.

Fully renovated contemporary design. $2,495,000

Moffat Dunlap*, John Dunlap**, Peter Boyd, Murray Snider, George Webster, Nik Bonellos, Elizabeth Campbell*** *Chairman, **Broker of Record, ***Sales Representative

STONERIDGE HALL, CALEDON Masterfully created Georgian architectural jewel set on 165 acres (2 lots!). Includes lush gardens, pool, stone terraces. Finest uninterrupted views of Toronto skyline, the verdant countryside and Lake Ontario. 13,725 sq ft includes 50 ft reception hall. Family compound potential. $15 million

MONO CLIFFS FARM, MONO 4900 sq ft Scottish built stone home on 100 beautiful acs overlooking Mono Cliffs Park. Peaceful views over gunite pool, pond, rolling fields and woods. Useful barn/workshop. $1,950,000

50 ACRES, CALEDON Prime location near Caledon Ski Club. Deep valleys, open meadows, rolling terrain, stream and crystal clear springs. Mature hardwood forest. Distant views. $1,375,000

CALEDON CADENCE Rising from the hills of the escarpment, a masterpiece of design and ingenuity. 7500 sq ft, 4 bedroom, 6-bath residence. Exercise room, sauna and wine cellar. Almost 100 acres of rolling mixed terrain and exceptional views. $6,580,000

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HOCKLEY VALLEY VISTA Newly completed bungalow on 50 acres of valleys, meadows and woodlands. One of the best views we have ever seen. Asking $949,000

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TRAFALGAR ROAD, ERIN Fully restored, west facing 1835 stone house. Modern upgrades throughout. Pond. 84 acres of forest and farmland. Asking $1,498,000

LUXURY EQUESTRIAN PROPERTY, NEAR PALGRAVE Superb horse farm. 20 stall Dutch Masters main barn with 4 wash stalls, 3 offices + deluxe 76x180 indoor arena with irrigated footing! 300x150 irrigated outdoor ring. 4 bedroom stone house with separate 2 bedroom in-law apartment. Log house. Staff housing. 12 stall upper barn. Very private setting. $2,950,000

MONO HILLS GOLF CLUB 2 acre building lot on private golf course. Be one of only 10 owners! Mono Hills Country Club. 10 minutes to Orangeville. Play your own course anytime. $335,000

HAMLET OF CATARACT Luxury, character filled, well maintained 3+1 bedroom home. Ideal country retreat or main residence. 5-minute walk to Forks of the Credit Provincial Park. $1,398,000

FIRESTONE FARM, CALEDON A classically designed horse farm. Restored 1857 stone house with main floor master wing. Geothermal heating. Clay tennis court. Swimming pond. 25 stall Dutch Masters barn + arena. 4 stall breeding barn. Fibre footing indoor + fibre outdoor rings. Staff accommodation. 50 acres with lush paddocks. Superb location. $3,450,000

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STONE HOUSE FARM, CALEDON 36 acre horse farm. Original stone farm house. 15-stall barn, wash stall, arena. Staff apartments. Asking $1,499,000

ROSEMONT, 3 LOTS Opportunity to acquire 3 landmark buildings including meeting hall/event space, country restaurant, bakery and century home. $1,590,000

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fashion + jewellery

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Alton Mill Arts Centre ⁄ 113 Dragonfly Arts on Broadway ⁄ 38 Dufferin County Museum & Archives ⁄ 113 Peel Art Gallery, Museum & Archives ⁄ 111 Rose Theatre ⁄ 7 Theatre Orangeville ⁄ 11 Williams Mill Gallery ⁄ 117

Academy of Performing Arts ⁄ 38

A.M. Korsten Jewellers ⁄ 39 Chez Nous Thrift Boutique ⁄ 38 Creek Side Clothing ⁄ 69 Gallery Gemma ⁄ 41 Hannah’s ⁄ 25 Hawthorne House ⁄ 83 Just Be Customized ⁄ 38 Manhattan Bead Company ⁄ 39 Off Broadway Clothing Boutique ⁄ 38 Scented Drawer Fine Lingerie ⁄ 39 Seconds Count Hospital Thrift Store ⁄ 38 Shoe Kat Shoo ⁄ 67

Bryan’s Fuel ⁄ 29 Caledon Propane ⁄ 31

dental Ridgeline Denture Clinic ⁄ 83

dining art supplies Craft Happy ⁄ 39

auto Caledon Motors ⁄ 34 Go Tire ⁄ 60 JTC Auto Service & Repair ⁄ 59 Northwest Lexus ⁄ 47 Orangeville Volkswagen ⁄ 49 WROTH Auto ⁄ 36

beauty + fitness Artizan ⁄ 50 Devonshire Guest House & Spa ⁄ 24 Millcroft Inn & Spa ⁄ 76,113 Skin ’n Tonic ⁄ 39

Aria Bistro & Lounge ⁄ 5 Barley Vine Rail Co. ⁄ 76 Belfountain Inn ⁄ 76 Bistro Riviere ⁄ 25 Cabin at Hockley Valley Resort ⁄ 76 Dolce Rustic Italian Eatery ⁄ 74 Forage ⁄ 74 Landman Garden & Bakery ⁄ 74 Millcroft Inn & Spa ⁄ 76,113 Mono Cliffs Inn ⁄ 76 Mrs. Mitchell’s Restaurant ⁄ 22,74 Orange Bistro ⁄ 76 Pia’s on Broadway ⁄ 74 Ray’s 3rd Generation Bistro Bakery ⁄ 76 Rustik Local Bistro ⁄ 74 St. Louis Bar & Grill ⁄ 117 Terra Nova Public House ⁄ 74 The Black Wolf Smokehouse ⁄ 76 The Consulate ⁄ 74

fencing McGuire Fence ⁄ 60

environment

BookLore ⁄ 111

Ontario Soil & Crop Improvement Association ⁄ 49

builders + architects + developers +VG Architects ⁄ 72 Classic Renovations ⁄ 57 Dalerose Country ⁄ 70 Dutch Masters Design & Construction ⁄ 97 Harry Morison Lay, Architect ⁄ 67 Pine Meadows ⁄ 60 Village Builders ⁄ 95

charitable organizations

event centres + services Caledon Country Club ⁄ 119 Hockley Valley Resort ⁄ 44,76 Millcroft Inn & Spa ⁄ 76,113

Burdette Glassworks ⁄ 34 Decor Solutions Furniture & Design ⁄ 25,57 From the Kitchen to the Table ⁄ 73 Granny Taught Us How ⁄ 22 Heidi’s Room ⁄ 22 Olde Stanton Store ⁄ 59 Orangeville Furniture ⁄ 124 Pear Home ⁄ 39 Recovering Nicely ⁄ 79 Sproule’s Emporium ⁄ 39 The Plumbers Wife ⁄ 35 The Weathervane ⁄ 25

financial services BMO Nesbitt Burns Wealth Mgmt ⁄ 59 Centurion Asset Management ⁄ 46

fireplace sales + service Caledon Fireplace ⁄ 72

food + catering books

home décor + furnishings

Fromage ⁄ 38 Garden Foods ⁄ 79 Heatherlea Farm Shoppe ⁄ 73 Holtom’s Bakery ⁄ 24 Lavender Blue Catering ⁄ 72 Orangeville Winter Market ⁄ 39 Pommies Cider ⁄ 79 Rock Garden Farms ⁄ 75 Route 145 ⁄ 38 The Chocolate Shop ⁄ 39 The Friendly Chef Adventures ⁄ 25

home improvement + repair All-Mont Garage Doors ⁄ 86 Cedarport Window & Door Centre ⁄ 81 Celtic Carpet ⁄ 95 Deep Water Wood Products ⁄ 55 Dormer Fine Woodworking ⁄ 55 Dufferin Glass & Mirror ⁄ 86 Headwaters Windows & Doors ⁄ 28 Jameson Pro Builders ⁄ 69 Karry Home Solutions ⁄ 8 KitchenArt ⁄ 70 Kitchen Painters ⁄ 97 Kurtz Millworks ⁄ 57 Leathertown Lumber ⁄ 64 Manax Plumbing & Pure Water Canada ⁄ 36 Onyx Windows & Doors ⁄ 37 Orangeville Building Supply ⁄ 86 Orangeville Home Hardware ⁄ 13 Paragon Kitchens ⁄ 18 Peel Hardware & Supply ⁄ 17 Rubber Deck ⁄ 87

events Dufferin Town & Country Farm Tour ⁄ 115 Erin Fall Fair ⁄ 24 Headwaters Arts Festival ⁄ 113 Palgrave Turkey Supper ⁄ 117

Brampton & Caledon Community Foundation ⁄ 54

funeral homes Dods & McNair Funeral Home ⁄ 61 Egan Funeral Home ⁄ 16

illustration + photography Pete Paterson Photography ⁄ 119 Shelagh Armstrong-Hodgson ⁄ 68

generators farm + feed supplies

cideries + distilleries

Budson Farm & Feed Company ⁄ 24 Peel Hardware & Supply ⁄ 17

Grand Spirits Renewable Community Distillery ⁄ 21 Pommies Cider ⁄ 79

farm + garden equipment Kubota ⁄ 123 Larry’s Small Engines ⁄ 64

Furnace & AC Experts ⁄ 28 Tanco Group ⁄ 36

interior decorating + design

health + wellness

landscaping + gardening

Dr. Richard Pragnell ⁄ 54 Renee J Fitness ⁄ 83

GBC Design + Build ⁄ 93 Hackstone Landscapes ⁄ 51 Hill’N Dale Landscaping ⁄ 45 Outdoor Elements Landscaping ⁄ 81

Adam & Company Interior Design ⁄ 64

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Susan Brown Over 25 years selling town and country property

Sales Representative

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Royal LePage Top 3% in Canada View Full Details on All Our Listings at:

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DEVILS GLEN CHALET High on the hill with views over the ski hills. Open concept, 4 bdrms, 3 baths. Completely reno’d and updated. Master with private deck. Custom woodwork and trim. Superior location, walk to main chalet. $649,500

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“ONE VALLEY VIEW” AT MANSFIELD Multi-level modern custom built chalet on the slopes. 3 levels of living space for active lifestyles. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. Multiple walkouts. Club membership included. www.valleyviewclose.com $495,000 STUNNING COUNTRY HOME ON 13.5 PRIVATE ACRES Superior built construction with above ground 2 bedroom in-law suite. Stunning great room, floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, granite counters and custom milled cabinetry in kitchen. MULMUR $1,150,000

MANSFIELD SKI CHALET Original Pine River chalet right on the slopes. Huge great room with vaulted ceilings, pine beams, fireplace and walkout to wrap-around deck. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, hot tub, sauna. Ski in/ski out. $759,000

"THE RIVER HOUSE" 44 acres of forest, 2000+ ft of Mad River. Open concept stone house, 5 bdrms, 5 baths, living rm with vaulted ceilings, hemlock plank floors, double stone fireplace. 1 km west of Creemore. www.river-house.ca $1,795,000

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LIVING THE DREAM Refurbished century brick house on 26 spectacular acres with massive pond, 60x40 newer metal workshop. Perfect property for weekend retreat, home occupation business. 1 hour plus to GTA. NEAR SHELBURNE $849,000

5.8 ACRES, PRIVACY, SECLUSION AND QUIET Stunning bungalow with picturesque views of the pond and escarpment. Open concept, great room with floor-to-ceiling windows. Basement with walkout. MULMUR $749,000

PERFECT WEEKEND RETREAT Chalet-style home on a private 29 acre wooded lot. Large deck overlooking the views and rolling hills. Great room with new hardwood floor, 14 ft ceiling and floor-to-ceiling fireplace. MULMUR $689,000

ENJOY THE PEACE AND SERENITY OF THIS 2 ACRE PROPERTY Just 10 min west of Orangeville, this lovely bungalow with finished basement and 2-car garage has a geothermal furnace, new decks and private lot with no neighbours in sight. AMARANTH TWP $629,000

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LUXURY IN CALEDON Exceptional custom executive home sits on a hill on 2.6 private acres with hundreds of acres of protected hardwood forest behind. Beautifully landscaped with inground salt H20 pool and deep pond. Stunning chef’s kitchen, great room and family room with soaring wood ceilings. Asking $1,849,000

EXCELLENT LOCATION ON AIRPORT ROAD At the 4 corners of Mansfield is this 2200 sq ft commercial building that would be perfect for a drive-through restaurant location among many other uses. MULMUR $595,000

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CUSTOM ADJALA BUNGALOW Beautifully designed home sits pretty on a 10-acre parcel with lovely gardens and views from every window. 1 bedroom on main and 2 bedrooms in the finished walkout lower level. Open concept main floor with wide plank pine floors. Stunning custom bungalow and fabulous property. Asking $789,000

LAND FOR SALE IN MULMUR 45 acres $339,000

19 acres $319,000

7.7 acres $289,000

8.6 acres $229,000

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memorabilia Treasured Collections ⁄ 119

pest control Powder Trap Clean Natural Living ⁄ 35

pools D&D Pools & Spas ⁄ 87 New Wave Pools & Spas ⁄ 97

professional services Carters Law Firm ⁄ 55 Coster Law, Technology & IP ⁄ 56 Purple Shield, Zammit Agency ⁄ 56 Wiesner Insurance ⁄ 3

Royal LePage RCR Realty ⁄ 91 Dorothy Mazeau Royal LePage RCR Realty ⁄ 99 Ginny MacEachern Royal LePage RCR Realty ⁄ 102 Jacqueline Guagliardi Royal LePage RCR Realty ⁄ 107 Roger Irwin, Barbara Rolph, Dawn Bennett Royal LePage RCR Realty ⁄ 107 Susan Brown Royal LePage RCR Realty ⁄ 94 Suzanne Lawrence Royal Le Page RCR Realty ⁄ 18,102 Wayne Baguley Sutton-Headwaters Realty ⁄ 68 Sarah Aston Sutton Group – Central Realty ⁄ 15 Mary Klein, Kelly Klein, Kaitlan Klein

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real estate + home inspections Bosley Real Estate ⁄ 87 Velvet Alcorn Chestnut Park Real Estate ⁄ 81,109 Patrick Bogert, Sandy Ball, Sue Collis, Sarah MacLean Coldwell Banker, Ronan Realty ⁄ 100 Marc Ronan, Sarah Lunn Johnston & Daniel ⁄ 103 Peter Bowers, Gayle Woods Moffat Dunlap Real Estate ⁄ 105 Moffat Dunlap, John Dunlap, Peter Boyd, Murray Snider, George Webster, Nik Bonellos, Elizabeth Campbell ReMax Chay Realty ⁄ 109 Rob McDonough ReMax Creemore Hills Realty ⁄ 107 Austin Boake ReMax In The Hills ⁄ 12,101 Chris Richie, Philip Albin, Sean Anderson, Dale Poremba, Jennifer Unger ReMax Realty Services ⁄ 108 Julianne Budd ReMax Realty Specialists Inc ⁄ 9 Maria Britto Royal LePage Locations North ⁄ 104 Matthew Lidbetter Royal LePage Meadowtowne Realty ⁄ 108 Mark Latam, Mélodie Rose, Kevin Latam Royal LePage Meadowtowne Realty ⁄ 104 Paul Richardson, Martha Summers Royal Le Page RCR Realty ⁄ 104 Basia Regan 108

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schools + education MEI International Academy ⁄ 6 St. Andrew’s College ⁄ 4 St. John’s-Kilmarnock School ⁄ 89 The Country Day School ⁄ 10

UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY 40+ acre fish farming business with permit to draw 4,584,000L of water/day. Up to 70,000lbs trout/year with option for more. Equipment for business included. Seller willing to train buyer. $1,399,000

ONE OF A KIND HOUSE 3 bedroom, 7 bath executive home in a lush private setting on a quiet cul-de-sac court. Indoor pool, hot tub, sauna, 2 games rooms, exercise room, main floor office, and sweeping staircase. $1,199,000

25 ACRE HOBBY FARM + SHOP With 6-stall barn w/ water, hydro and hay loft, sand ring and 80’x40’ workshop w/ 2 offices, 2-bdrm apt and tons of parking, the 3-bdrm bungalow w/ 2-bdrm in-law suite makes a great space for the help! $875,000

ZONED VILLAGE COMMERCIAL Here’s a great opportunity to work where you live in the quaint village of Alton. Imagine the traffic you won’t have to deal with and simply enjoy the business traffic coming to your door. $799,000

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ski Blue Mountain Resorts ⁄ 70 Caledon Ski Club ⁄ 115 Hockley Valley Resort ⁄ 44

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tourism + travel Cruise Holidays ⁄ 24 Orangeville BIA ⁄ 38,39 Town of Erin ⁄ 24,25

tree services Maple Leaves Forever ⁄ 51 Ott’s Tree Service ⁄ 69

9 GLEN EAGLE CRESCENT, BRAMPTON True paradise in the city. The virtual tour on www.jbudd.ca does not reveal its true beauty and grace so call Julianne for your personal tour. The sloping natural landscape allows for a walkout from the kitchen to an extensive terrace and then the walkout from the lower level has its own exit to poolside oasis and large grounds. This sprawling side split is so much larger than it looks. Double-car garage and ten car parking is a rare commodity in downtown Brampton. 4 bedrooms up with spa style ensuite, basement features full suite, large windows and privacy. Bring Nana she will love this home as much as your guests and growing family.

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STORYBOOK SETTING Romantic and private 17 acres. Maple-lined drive, post and rail paddocks. Willows spread a natural canopy over the spring-fed pond with views reminiscent of a Monet painting! $1,150,000

CASH CROP FARMS IN ADJALA Adjacent farms, concession to concession frontage, mins to Alliston. One is 100 acs w/ bank barn only. The other, 96 acs, century farmhouse & 2 drive sheds. 100 ac $1,150,000 / 96 ac $999,900

EQUESTRIAN ESTATE, 26 ACRES Newly built w/ 2 residences, 60'x120' indoor arena, 16 stall stables w/ extra wide aisles, 2 wash stalls, viewing lounge, kit, locker, laundry rms. All paddocks have sprinkler systems. New Tec. $1,975,000

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HILL TOP VIEWS Chalet inspired 5 bdrm renovated home sits high & private on almost 2 acs. New Tec. $799,900

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THE OLD BANK IN CLEARVIEW Preserved art deco building. Soaring 10’ ceilings, light-filled mullioned windows with potentially 4 bdrms or storefront and 3-bdrm apartment upstairs. Weekend getaway or full-time home and/or business. $299,900

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GRAYSTONES – ALLISTON AREA Elegant country living. Views/privacy on 5+ acs. Redecorated, upgraded. 20 mins to skiing, golf, polo, fishing, shopping, fine dining. Under an hour to GTA or Pearson. $1,495,000

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VIEWS OF MULMUR HILLS Lots of south facing windows for passive solar heat. 3 bedrooms, attached garage, finished basement and over 800 square feet of multi-level deck to take in the colours of fall. $348,000

CENTURY FARMHOUSE 28 acres in Mulmur. Great room, custom kitchen, slate & hrdwd floors, beautiful baths, huge master with ensuite. Att 4-door garage, sep in-law apt, inground pool & 20-stall barn. Close to golf, Bruce Trail & skiing. $849,000

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SEP 24 & 25 : BUZZFEST 2016 Outdoor art and gourmet food festival. 11am-5pm. $3; children 12 & under free. Terra Cotta Country Store, 119 King St, Terra Cotta. 905-877-2210; terracottacountrystore.ca SEP 24 & 25 : HILLS OF ERIN STUDIO TOUR Quality artists, multiple media.

10am-5pm. Free. Various studio locations, map online. hillsoferinstudiotour.com SEP 24 – OCT 2 (SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS) : ELORA FERGUS STUDIO TOUR 32

artists, various media. 10am-5pm. Free. Studios throughout Centre Wellington, Elora, Fergus and Salem. 519-846-8232; elorafergusstudiotour.com SEP 25 : OUR HARVEST TABLE DINNER AT HEATHERLEA Four-course meal with

local beverages in a rustic barn. Proceeds to Headwaters Hospital. 5:30-8:30pm. $95 in advance at Heatherlea Farm Shoppe, 17049 Winston Churchill Blvd, Caledon. 519-927-5902; heatherlea.ca

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arts+letters NOW – OCT 10 (WEDNESDAYS – SUNDAYS): HEADWATERS ARTS FESTIVAL Celebrating 20 years. Juried

show featuring works by 83 artists at Alton Mill, Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm. Art tours, open studios and workshops. Full program on website. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. Headwaters Arts, 519-943-1149; headwatersarts.com NOW – OCT 30 : CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACTION BY 5 – AGROUP Unique

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NOW – ONGOING : ART CLASSES WITH CJ SHELTON Learn the basics. All

SEP 21 – NOV 27 : ART CLASSES AT MAGGIOLLY Various classes in

levels welcome. See website. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-942-2018; dancingmoondesigns.ca

different media with local experts. See website. Maggiolly Art Supplies, 158 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-942-9560; maggiollyart.com

OCT 1 & 2 : NORTH OF 89 STUDIO TOUR

SEP 23 : AUTHORS’ NIGHT – HEADWATERS ARTS FESTIVAL An

OCT 1 – DEC 24 : GOING PLACES – IT’S ALL ABOUT THE JOURNEY Sharon

evening with Peter Behrens, Camilla Gibb and Guy Gavriel Kay, moderated by Nicola Ross. Tickets at BookLore, Headwaters Arts Gallery and online. 7pm. $30. Town Hall Opera House, 87 Broadway, Orangeville. BookLore, 519-942-3830; headwatersarts.com

Wadsworth-Smith’s paintings of the Island Lake Trail. Oct 1: artist on site, 11am-4pm. Free. Farmhouse Pottery Gallery and Café, 307114 Hockley Rd, Mono. 519-941-6670; wadsworthsmithart.com

SEP 17 – OCT 9 (SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS) : STUDIO 204 COLLECTION – LAKE ROSSEAU Janet Simmons Sweet presents

her latest oil paintings. Noon-5pm. Free.

view, motion and perception of space. Pay what you can. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama. peelregion.ca

SEP 24 : LENSCAPERS – PHOTOGRAPHY WALKING WORKSHOP Join photographer

Emily Curd at Island Lake. Bring your camera. No experience required. Ages 16+. 2-4pm & 4:30-6:30pm. $30, register. Island Lake Conservation Area. DCMA, 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com

NOW – DEC 8 (THURSDAYS) : KNIT@ PAMA All ages and levels knit items for

local charities. Supplies, instructions

A B B R E V I ATI O N S CPCC

DCMA

EWCS

NVCA

Caledon Parent-Child Centre

Dufferin County Museum & Archives Regular admission: $5; seniors $4; children 5-14 $2; under 5 free; family $12

East Wellington Community Services

Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority

PAMA

SBEC

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

Orangeville & District Small Business Enterprise Centre

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OCT 1 & 2 : HARVEST OF COLOUR ART SHOW New location, spectacular art.

Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. STUDIO 204 Janet Simmons Sweet, 416-797-3954; janetsimmonssweet.ca

NOW – DEC 1 : PATRICK THIBERT: SCULPTED LINES & LYRICS Points of

Credit Valley Conservation

community. 10am-4pm. Free. Creemore Station on the Green, 10 Caroline St E, Creemore. Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society, phahs.ca

provided. 6-8pm. Pay what you can. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca

perspectives on humanity. Donation. DCMA, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd, 1-877-9417787; dufferinmuseum.com

CVC

OCT 1 & 2 : CREEMORE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS A weekend of arts, heritage and

SPCA

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Oct 2: Artists’ Award Ceremony, 2pm. Sat 10am-9pm. Sun 10am-5pm. Free. Town Hall Opera House, 87 Broadway, Orangeville. orangevilleartgroup.com 20 artists, various media. Locations on website. 10am-5pm. Free. DCMA, North of 89 Studio Tour, northof89.ca

OCT 6, 13 & 20 : ALL ABOUT SCULPTURE WORKSHOPS Learn in a relaxed environ

ment. $30 a workshop; $75 for three. Oct 6: Clay. Oct 13: Fibre. Oct 20: Wire. 6:30-8:45pm. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama. peelregion.ca OCT 8 – 10 : IN THE COMPANY OF ARTISTS UNIQUE ART SHOW & SALE

Visual and creative art on Thanksgiving weekend. 10am-5pm. Free. Hockley Valley Hall, 994174 Mono-Adjala Townline. In the Company of Artists, 519-3076533; catherineriver@hotmail.com OCT 12 – NOV 12 : TRANQUILITY – PETER DUSEK International award-winning Zen-

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Treat Yourself To An Evening of Engaging Authors! Savour the best in Canadian literary talent Presented by BookLore and The Headwaters Arts Festival

Friday, September 23, 7pm | The Orangeville Opera House, 87 Broadway PETER BEHRENS

GUY GAVRIEL KAY

Carry Me

Children of Earth and Sky

Winner of the Governor General’s Award for Law of Dreams, Peter is currently a Fellow at Harvard. His new novel is the story of Billy Lange who is driven to Germany from his childhood home on the Isle of Wight by WW1. A profoundly moving meditation on Europe’s violent 20th century.

Guy, a member of the Order of Canada and winner of the World Fantasy Award, assisted Christopher Tolkien in editing The Silmarillion. Set in tumultuous Renaissance Europe, Children of Earth and Sky is a web of intrigue and romantic history.

CAMILLA GIBB

NICOLA ROSS

This is Happy

Moderator

An introspective memoir revealing the overwhelming emotions that come with the shattered vision of a longed-for family. The acclaimed award-winning author finds answers in the tender moments of the everyday.

A columnist with In The Hills magazine, and author of five books including Caledon Hikes: Loops & Lattes. Her new book Halton Hikes: Mostly Loops & Lattes will be available in November.

Tickets Available at BookLore – $30 includes presentation and refreshments

www.booklore.ca

121 First Street, Orangeville 519-942-3830 booklore.ca

Celebrate Fall

at Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives Lorne Scots march past the Peel County Courthouse, 1939.

Service and Remembrance: 150 Years of the Lorne Scots Sept. 10 to Jan. 15, 2017

Discover the local ties to the Lorne Scots Regiment and celebrate their 150 years of military and peacekeeping history. Explore. Create. Connect to Programs and Events • Attend our Historic Mystery Theatre in the Courtroom • Sign up for our NEW PAMA Tots program • Celebrate Culture Days at PAMA • Explore our All about Sculpture Workshops • Enjoy the Secrets & Scandals Tour • Participate in the Connections Art & Book Club • Join us for Wartime Songs in the Courtroom • Design and Build with PAMA, Makerspace and Brampton Library

Pay What You Can Admission Continues This Fall

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

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continued from page 110 OCT 15 : PARTY IN PINK ZUMBA FUNDRAISER For all ages and fitness

levels. Proceeds to the Zumba Fitness Global Breast Cancer Research Fund. 10:30am-1pm. $15; $20 at the door. Orangeville District Secondary School, 22 Falkner St, Orangeville. Tabitha Irwin, 519-217-3361; tairwin@rogers.com

OCT 18 : THE SPOKEN WORD An evening

of poetry. Dinner available for purchase at the Church Pub beforehand. 7-8pm. The Church Pub, 17219 Hwy 50, Palgrave. Caledon Library, 905-857-1400; caledon. library.on.ca OCT 20 : AUTHOR VISIT – KAY O’NEIL

“The Birth of Kerry’s Place.” Related sup port groups and services on hand before the presentation. 5:30-7pm. Free, register. Caledon Library, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-857-1400; caledon.library.on.ca OCT 22 : MAGAZINE WRITING WITH NICOLA ROSS Freelance opportunities

and requirements for the Canadian market. 10am-2pm. $60. Location TBA. Nicola Ross, 519-943-5667; nicolaross.ca OCT 22 & 23 : BRUSHFIRE ARTISTS ART SHOW & SALE 15 artists, various media,

demos. 10am-5pm. Monora Park Pavilion, Hwy 10, N of Orangeville. Brushfire Artists, 519-942-2465; recreation@ townofmono.com OCT 22 & 23 : THE MAGIC OF CLOTH ACT VI – GARDEN OF DREAMS QUILT SHOW Over 300 items, merchants,

Northcott challenge and quilt appraiser. Sat 10am-5pm. Sun 10am-4pm. $8. Orangeville Agricultural Centre, 247090 5 Side Road Mono. Dufferin Piecemakers Quilting Guild, 519-9411202; dufferinpiecemakers.org OCT 25 : INCORPORATING YOUR BUSINESS Get the facts to make an

informed decision. 10am-12. $12. Tony Rose Sports Centre, 6 Northmen Way, Orangeville. SBEC, 519-941-0440 x2286; orangevillebusiness.ca OCT 29 : HOW TO GET PUBLISHED: AN EDITOR AND AGENT TELL ALL Tricks

of the trade. Bring a draft query letter (3 copies). 10am-4pm. $55; $59 at door. Caledon Library, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-857-1400; caledon.library.on.ca 112

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SEP 23 – 25 : BOLTON FALL FAIR Albion

ALLISTON FARMERS’ MARKET Saturdays,

OCT 7 – 10 : ERIN FALL FAIR Erin Agri

8am-2pm, to Oct 29. Mill St & Victoria St. 705-440-1402; allistonfarmersmarket.ca

cultural Centre Fairgrounds, 190 Main St. erinfair.ca

Wednesdays, 3-7pm, to Oct 5. Lloyd Wilson Arena Grounds, 15551 McLaughlin Rd, Inglewood. villageofinglewood.com

arts show. 10am-3pm. Lunch available. Free. Trinity United Church, 200 Owen Sound St, Shelburne. 519-925-2233; shelburneprimroseunited.weebly.com

workshops related to fibre arts. 1-3pm. $5; fee for some workshops. The Gibson Centre for Creativity, 63 Tupper St W, Alliston. 705-435-6991; nottguild.ca

BOLTON FARMERS’ MARKET Saturdays, 9am-1pm, to Oct 8. Sterne St & Ann St. boltonfarmersmarket.ca

INGLEWOOD FARMERS’ MARKET

OCT 15 : SPIRIT TOUCHES ART – TOUCHES SPIRIT Concerts and visual

OCT 15 & NOV 19 : NOTTAWASAGA HANDWEAVERS & SPINNERS GUILD MONTHLY MEETINGS Speakers and

H A P P E N I N G S

NEW LOWELL FARMERS’ MARKET Wednesdays, 5:30-

NOV 3 : CONNECTIONS ART & BOOK CLUB Unflinching: The Making of a

Canadian Sniper by Jody Mitic followed by Service and Remembrance: 150 Years of the Lorne Scots. Presented through the Brampton Library (905-793-4636). 7-8:30pm. Free. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama. peelregion.ca NOV 4 & 5 : SEASONAL WRAPSODY

Handmade fibre products by local artisans. Food by The Globe Restaurant. Fri 5-9pm. Sat 10am-4pm. The Gibson Centre for Creativity, 63 Tupper St W, Alliston. Nottawasaga Handweavers and Spinners Guild, 705-435-6991; nottguild.ca NOV 5 : MACVILLE PS COMMUNITY MARKET & CRAFT SHOW Local vendors

and Scholastic Book Fair. Proceeds to the school. 9am-3pm. Macville Public School, 7280 King St W, Caledon. 905-857-3448; macville.peelschools.org NOV 16 – JAN 8 : ARTFUL GIVING Gallery Gift Shop – an artful twist on gift giving! Nov 19: reception, 1-4pm. Wed-Sun 10am5pm. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-943-1149; headwatersarts.com NOV 17 – DEC 1 : VIKI’S HOLIDAY DECOR WORKSHOPS Build your own evergreen

wreath or urn insert. See website for times. Not So Hollow Farm, 838369 4th Line E, Mulmur. 705-466-6290; notsohollowfarm.ca NOV 19 : CRAFT SALE Vendors, kids’ shopping area, photos with Santa. 9am2pm. Free. Caledon East Public School, 15 Jean St, Caledon East. Community School Association, cecsa.volunteer@gmail.com

community NOW – OCT: FARMERS’ MARKETS ORANGEVILLE FARMERS’ MARKET

Saturdays, 8am-1pm, to Oct 22. Second St & Broadway. Orangeville BIA, 519-9420087; orangevillefarmersmarket.ca CREEMORE FARMERS’ MARKET Saturdays, 9am-1pm, to Oct 8. Station on the Green. creemorefarmers market.ca

& Bolton Fairgrounds, 150 Queen St S. boltonfair.ca

NOW – NOV 7 (MONDAYS) : ADULT BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP AGES

19+ Led by Steven Janzen, psycho-social spiritual care co-ordinator. 7-9pm. Free, register. Community Care Access Centre, 199 County Court Blvd, Brampton. Bethell Hospice and Central West LHIN, 519-8662015; bethellhospice.org

8:30pm, to Aug 31. New Lowell Recreation Park Pavilion. clearview.ca

NOW – NOV 13 : LUCILE: FASHION. TITANIC. SCANDAL Mulmur’s Hugh

SHELBURNE FARMERS’ MARKET Thursdays,

Brewster curates this exhibit of fashion darling and Titanic survivor Lady Duff Gordon. Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, Guelph. 519-836-1221; guelphmuseums.ca

3-7pm, to Sep 22. 1st Ave & Owen Sound St. shelburnefarmersmarket.ca STAYNER MUSIC AND MARKET Thursdays,

5:30-8:30pm, to Sep 1. Station Park, Downtown Stayner. clearview.ca THE MARKET AT SOUTHFIELDS VILLAGE

NOW – DEC 19 (MONDAYS) : APPY HOURS One-on-one smartphone app

Thursdays, 3:30-7:30pm, to Oct 13. Village Blue, 415 Dougall Ave, Caledon. 647-2096272; caledonmarket@gmail.com

instruction and tips. 4-5pm. Free, register. Caledon Library, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-857-1400; caledon.library.on.ca

ERIN FARMERS’ MARKET Fridays, 3-7pm, to Sep 30. Erin Agricultural Society Fairgrounds. erinfair.ca

NOW – DEC 31 : TAOIST TAI CHI ARTS FALL SESSION Classes in Caledon East,

ROSEMONT FARMERS’ MARKET Fridays,

3-7pm, to Oct 7. Rosemont Hall parking lot, beside Globe Restaurant, Hwy 89, Rosemont. rosemontfarmersmarket.ca FALL FAIRS

Showcase of Headwaters’ best, including livestock, home craft, entertainment, pulls of all sorts, and, of course, food. See websites for more details. SEP 2 – 4 : ORANGEVILLE FALL FAIR

Orangeville Fairgrounds, 247090 5 Sdrd, Mono. 519-942-9597; orangevillefairgrounds.ca SEP 16 – 18 : SHELBURNE FALL FAIR

Shelburne & District Fairgrounds, 200 Fiddlepark Lane – Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex. shelburnefair.com SEPT 23 – 25: GRAND VALLEY FALL FAIR Grand Valley Agricultural

Society Fairgrounds, 60 Main St N. 519-216-6859; grandvalleyfallfair.ca

Erin, Mono and Orangeville. 10am-9pm. $150; seniors $125. Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi International Centre, 248305 5 Sdrd, Mono. 519-941-1422; taoist.org NOW – ONGOING (THIRD WEDNESDAY) : CAFÉ CALEDON Discussion in a

coffeehouse setting. Topics on website. 7:30-9pm. St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905584-9635; stjamescaledoneast.ca NOW – ONGOING (WEDNESDAYS) : W.I.S.E. CHELTENHAM Health

promotion and social program for seniors (55+). 10am-noon. Free. Cheltenham Baptist Church, 14520 Creditview Rd, Cheltenham. Caledon Meals on Wheels, 905-857-7651; cmow.org NOW – ONGOING (THURSDAYS) : ZOOMERS BOOMERS & SENIOR THURS DAY Mind, body and spirit wellness work

shops. 10am-3pm. Free. The Exchange, 55 Healey Rd, Unit 10, Bolton. Caledon Community Services, 905-584-2300 x273 NOW – ONGOING : SERVICE & REMEMBRANCE: 150 YEARS OF THE LORNE SCOTS Celebrate military and

peacekeeping history. Nov 20 & 27: Stories from the regiment. Pay what you can. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca SEP 21 : SMALL BUSINESS FINANCES

Andrew Patricio, owner of Bizlaunch, speaks on bookkeeping, budgets, cashflow and profits. 9am-noon. $23. Tony Rose Sports Centre, 6 Northmen Way, Orangeville. SBEC, 519-941-0440 x2286; orangevillebusiness.ca continued on next page

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continued from page 112 SEP 22 : SWEET SEATS Reserve a table, decorate, come in costume. Light buffet, games, marketplace, silent auction. Proceeds to Community Living Dufferin. 7-10pm. $20; table of 8 $140. 065371 Cty Rd 3, W of Orangeville. 519-941-8971 x165; sweetseats.weebly.com SEP 23 : INNIS LAKE DANCE Great food, fun and new dance steps. 6:15-11:55pm. $125 includes dinner, open bar. Royal Ambassador, 15430 Innis Lake Rd, Caledon East. Caledon Meals on Wheels, 416-579-0438; christine.gnass@cmow.org SEP 24 : RUMMAGE SALE Clean,

gently used clothing and linens, reasonable prices. 9am-noon. Free. High Country United Church at Camilla, 346255 15 Sdrd Mono. 519-941-0972; highcountryunited@auracom.com SEP 24, NOV 7, 8, 11 & 12 : CELEBRATE BANTING & BANTING LEGACY WEEK

Tours, lectures, Go Blue for Breakfast and Banting Day/World Diabetes Day. Banting Homestead Heritage Park and Diabetes Management & Education Centre, 5116 Sir Frederick Banting Rd, Alliston. 705-4350111; bantinglegacy.ca SEP 25 : FERGUSON MEMORIAL WALK 5k walk to stop violence against

women. All money to Family Transition Place. 9:30am. $20; children 5 & under free. Island Lake Conservation Area. fergusonmemorialwalk.com SEP 27 : GOLF FOR THE GAFFERS!

Ensuring no child misses camping due to finances. 11am: lunch/golf at Caledon Country Club. 5pm: dinner/prizes at Teen Ranch. Teen Ranch, 20682 Hurontario St, Caledon. 519-941-4501; teenranch.on.ca SEP 27 : DIGITAL DOWNLOADS 101

Explore our downloadable ebook and audiobook service. Bring own device. 6:30-7:30pm. Free, register. Caledon Library, 18313 Hurontario St. 905-8571400; caledon.library.on.ca SEP 28 : UNDERSTANDING HST An

overview of how the GST/HST impacts business operations. 1-4pm. Free. Tony Rose Sports Centre, 6 Northmen Way, Orangeville. SBEC, 519-941-0440 x2286; orangevillebusiness.ca SEP 28 : CALEDON EAST & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING History

of Eaton Hall. 7:30-9pm. $5. St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905-584-0352; cedhs.ca SEP 29 : THE 2016 HOPE PROJECT WITH LUCY DECOUTERE Changing minds,

hearts and public policies on sexual violence. 11:30am-2:30pm. $129. Hockley Valley Resort, 793522 3rd Line Mono. 519942-4122 x243; familytransitionplace.ca

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Friends of the Credit forum explores issues in the Credit River watershed. 9am1:15pm. Free. U of T Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Rd. CVC, 905-670-1615 x445; creditvalleyca.ca OCT 1 & 2 : HEADWATERS HORSE COUNTRY STABLE TOUR Self-

SEP 30 : WESTMINSTER UNITED ROAST BEEF DINNER Scrumptious meal

prepared by United Church Women. 5-7pm. $17; $20 at door; children 6-12, $6; 5 & under free. 247 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-941-0381; westminsterorangeville.ca SEP 30 : MATTHEWS HOUSE HOSPICE MASQUERADE GALA Music, dancing,

silent/live auctions. 6pm. $150. New Tecumseth Recreation Centre, 7300 Industrial Pkwy, Alliston. 705-435-7218, matthewshousehospice.ca SEP 30 – OCT 2 : CLEARVIEW SMALL HALLS FESTIVAL Live music, art,

culinary events, stand-up comedy and more! See website for all events. Venues throughout Clearview. 705-428-6230 x262; smallhallsfestival.ca SEP 30, OCT 28 & NOV 25 : CALEDON SENIORS’ CENTRE DINNERS Delicious

dinners with good friends. 5:30-7pm. $10, register. Caledon Seniors’ Centre, 7 Rotarian Way, Bolton. 905-951-6114; caledonseniors.ca OCT 1 : DUFFERIN TOWN & COUNTRY FARM TOUR Self-guided tour, farm-

related activities, animals and local produce. 9am-4pm. Donation to local food bank. South Dufferin and area. dufferinfarmtour.com OCT 1 : BINGO & BRUNCH Three Bingo

cards and brunch. 9:30am-2pm. $14, register. Caledon Seniors’ Centre, 7 Rotarian Way, Bolton. 905-951-6114; caledonseniors.ca OCT 1 : CULTURE DAYS AT PAMA Lorne Scots Regimental Pipe Band, Aboriginal dancers, hands-on activities and kids’ selfguided tours. See website. 10am-4:30pm. Pay what you can, events are free. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca OCT 1 : PALGRAVE TURKEY SUPPER

Reserved seating: 4-5:30pm; 5:45-7pm; 7-8:15pm or takeout. Tickets online, Forster’s Book Garden, Howard the Butcher, Broadway Farm, Bolton Farmers’ Market. Volunteers needed for pie bee. 4-8pm. Takeout/senior 55+, $20; $25; children 2-10, $10. Palgrave United Church, 34 Pine Ave, Palgrave. 905-2518542; albionhillscommunityfarm.org

guided tour of equine facilities in Caledon, Dufferin, Erin and King. 10am-4pm. Free. Headwaters Equine Leadership Group, 519-942-0314 x204; headwatershorsecountry.ca OCT 1 & 29 : RED TENT – WOMEN’S CIRCLE Safe place away from the stresses

of life. 10am-noon. $10. Red Tent Ontario, 605151 River Rd, Hornings Mills. info@ debrajones.ca; redtentontario.com OCT 1 – ONGOING : CRADLE TO COFFIN

Pioneers observed and celebrated life’s events with interesting traditions. Oct 1: reception, 6-9pm, fare from the Globe Restaurant. Regular admission; reception $25. DCMA, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com

OCT 8 : HORSE, HOUND & HARVEST PARADE Follow riders and hounds of Toronto and North York hunt through Creemore, blessing of horses and hounds follows. 11am-noon. Free. Creemore BIA, 705-466-9906. OCT 11 : DIGITAL DOWNLOADS 101

Explore our downloadable ebook and audiobook service. Bring own device. 6:30-7:30pm. Free, register. Caledon Library, 35 Station St, Alton. 905-8571400; caledon.library.on.ca OCT 12 : FUN WITH PINTEREST Be

inspired and exchange ideas. 6:30-8pm. Free, register. Caledon Library, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-857-1400; caledon. library.on.ca OCT 13 & NOV 10 : PROBUS CLUB OF ORANGEVILLE & DISTRICT MEETINGS

Active seniors enjoy speakers and interest groups. Oct 13: Scott Davis, Fraud & Identity Theft. Nov 10: Ken Weber, Heritage. 10am-noon. Orangeville Agricultural Centre, 247090 5 Sdrd Mono. 519-939-2711. OCT 15 – NOV 19 (SATURDAYS) : CLAUDE

OCT 2, NOV 6 & DEC 4 : SUNDAY MORNING BREAKFAST Bacon, sausage,

eggs, hash browns, toast and fruit. All welcome! Free, register. St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905-584-9635; stjamescaledoneast.ca OCT 4 : BETHELL HOSPICE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSION

Explore ways to get involved. 6-9pm. Free, register. 15835 McLaughlin Rd, Inglewood. 905-838-3534 x2247; bethellhospice.org

SALON VIDEO + STUDY Six lectures by

N.T. Wright and discussion on themes of hope, theology and what lies ahead. 10amnoon. $14 handbook, register. Claude Church, 15175 Hurontario St, Caledon. 905-460-6840; claudechurch.com OCT 16 : EMPTY BOWLS ALTON Buy a

bowl, fill it with local soup, take it home to help those less fortunate. Proceeds to local food banks. 11:30am-2pm. $35/bowl. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-9382092; emptybowls-alton.weebly.com

OCT 6 : EXPORTING ESSENTIALS FOR BUSINESS Resources available to

OCT 18 : MARKET RESEARCH & MARKET

potential exporters. 9am-noon. Free. Tony Rose Sports Centre, 6 Northmen Way, Orangeville. SBEC, 519-941-0440 x2286; orangevillebusiness.ca

Entrepreneurship Centre, demonstrates P-Census software. 9-11:30am. $12. Tony Rose Sports Centre, 6 Northmen Way, Orangeville. SBEC, 519-941-0440 x2286; orangevillebusiness.ca

OCT 7 – DEC 31 : PARADE BANNERS OF THE LOYAL ORANGE LODGE Origin and

practices of the Orange Order. Regular admission. DCMA, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com OCT 8 : CREEMORE APPLE PIE CONTEST 9:30am: judging. 10:30am:

winners announced. 9am-11am. Free. Creemore Farmers’ Market, 10 Caroline St E, Creemore. 705-466-9906; purplehillsartsandheritage.ca

ANALYSIS Anne Dorsey, Henry Bernick

OCT 20 : ECONOMIC OUTLOOK BREAKFAST Analysis and insights with TD VP and deputy chief economist Derek Burleton. 7:30-10am. $25. Best Western, 7 Buena Vista Dr, Orangeville. TD Bank, Orangeville Economic Development, 519941-0440 x2286; orangevillebusiness.ca OCT 20 : SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT

Think global. Source local. Sixteen industry leaders offer seminars. 8am-6pm. $25. Caledon Centre for Recreation and Wellness, 14111 Hwy 50, Bolton. 416-5087056; thesmallbusinesssummit.ca OCT 21 : KNOX UNITED EUCHRE NIGHT Prizes and refreshments.

7-10pm. $20. 2976 Charleston Sdrd, Caledon. knoxunited caledon@gmail.com

Dufferin Farm Tour_layout 16-08-19 12:41 PM Page 1 OCT 21 : FALL STORYTELLING & LIVE MUSIC – DUFFERIN CIRCLE OF STORY TELLERS Stories and live music between

special treasures. 9am. 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905-584-9635; stjamescaledoneast.ca

the tales. 7pm. $10 at DCMA and BookLore in Orangeville. DCMA, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. Dufferin Arts Council & DCMA, 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com

NOV 3 : CALEDON’S LEADERSHIP FORUM FOR WOMEN Women passionate

OCT 22 : CRAFT, BAKE SALE & SILENT AUCTION Bidding closes at 1:30pm. 8am-

1:30pm. Free. Caledon Seniors’ Centre, 7 Rotarian Way, Bolton. 905-951-6114; caledonseniors.ca OCT 22 : ORANGEVILLE FARMERS’ MARKET HARVEST CELEBRATION Trick

or treating, crafts, shopping. 10am-1pm. Free. Downtown Orangeville. 519-9420087; downtownorangeville.ca OCT 22 : TASTE OF AUTUMN Gourmet

fare, auctions, music by Old School. Proceeds to Rotary’s projects. 6pm. $160; $1200/table of eight. Hockley Valley Resort, 793522 3rd Line Mono. Rotary Orangeville Highlands, info@rcoh.ca; tasteofautumn.ca

about leadership and empowerment. Noon-2pm. $35 early bird; $45. Caledon Community Complex, 6215 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905-951-1217; theleadershipforum.ca

DUFFERIN TOWN & COUNTRY FARM TOUR Saturday, October 1

NOV 3 : SENIORPRENEURSHIP BRIDGES TO BETTER BUSINESS Dini Petty and

Wendy Mayhew speak on becoming an entrepreneur after retirement. 11:30am4pm. Best Western, 7 Buena Vista Dr, Orangeville. SBEC, 519-941-0440 x2286; orangevillebusiness.ca NOV 5 : KNOX UNITED CRAFT & BAKE SALE A variety of vendors. 9am-3pm. 2976

Charleston Siderd, Caledon Village. 519927-3320; knoxunitedcaledon@gmail.com NOV 5 : WOMEN’S DAY Presentations,

fashion show, prizes, 50/50 draw. Pro ceeds to Choices Youth Shelter. 9am-3pm. $30, includes lunch. Mono Community Centre, Mono Centre. Dufferin-Peel District Women’s Institute, 519-942-2093; trimlea@bell.net NOV 6 : BOLTON REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONIES Service starts at the fire hall

and proceeds to the cenotaph. 12:15pm. Free. Bolton Fire Hall, 28 Ann St, Bolton. boltonremembranceday@gmail.com.

SEE FARMING AS IT HAPPENS!

This year, the tour will take you to South Dufferin and area. See working farms – animals, agricultural production in action, participate in educational activities, talk to farmers and learn how food is grown and harvested or raised for your family. Food booths at 2 host locations. Portable facilities at all locations.

Local produce for sale – cash only. Bring your empty cooler. The tour is open from 9 am to 4 pm – rain or shine Get your passport online at dufferinfarmtour.com (two weeks prior) or on day of tour at ORANGEVILLE VISITOR INFORMATION, at Highways 9 and 10, Orangeville or ARTHURS FUEL, at County Roads 109 and 5, Grand Valley Admission: a non-perishable food donation or cash in support of local food banks Tour Information: dufferinfarmtour.com headwaters.ca/farmtour email: learn@dufferinfarmtour.com

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NOV 8 : DIGITAL DOWNLOADS 101 OCT 23 : WEDDING FAIR Every aspect

of planning a wedding. 11am-6pm. Free. Glen Eagle Golf Club, 15731 Hwy 50, Bolton. 905-880-0131 x235; gleneaglegolfclub.com OCT 25 : DIGITAL DOWNLOADS 101

Explore our downloadable ebook and audiobook service. Bring own device. 6:30-7:30pm. Free, register. Caledon Library, 20 Snelcrest Dr, Caledon. 905-857-1400; caledon.library.on.ca OCT 27 : SECRETS & SCANDALS

Never-before-told stories from PAMA’s collections. 7-8:30pm. Pay what you can, register. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama. peelregion.ca OCT 29 : HAUNTED WALK OF ORANGEVILLE Wayne Townsend and

DCMA’s Julie MacDonald share spooky tales. Ages 12+. 2-3:30pm. 5-6:30pm. Tickets, advance by phone. $15. DCMA, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com OCT 29 : HERITAGE CALEDON’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY Dinner, music, silent

auction and guest speaker Dan Needles. 6-11pm. $40. Caledon Country Club, 2121 Olde Baseline Rd. 519-927-5639; caledonheritagefoundation.com NOV 1 – 23 : ST JAMES ANGLICAN SILENT AUCTION View and bid on

Explore our downloadable ebook and audiobook service. Bring own device. 6:30-7:30pm. Free, register. Caledon Library 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-8571400; caledon.library.on.ca NOV 9 : STAY IN TOUCH WITH FACEBOOK Keep in touch with friends

and family. Bring your FB password or email address and password. 6:30-8pm. Free, register. Caledon Library, 18313 Hurontario St, Caledon. 905-857-1400; caledon.library.on.ca NOV 10 : CHURCH & CHARITY LAW SEMINAR Register at 1-877-942-0001

x230, fax 519-942-0300, email or see website. 8:30am-3:30pm. $35 by Oct 30. Portico Community Church, Mississauga. Carters Professional Corporation, 519942-0001 x237; carters.ca NOV 12 : TRINITY ANGLICAN BAZAAR

Baking, knitting, sewing and crafts. 9am2pm. 3515 King St, Campbell’s Cross. 905838-1623; ruth.wiggins@sympatico.ca NOV 12 : BID EUCHRE TOURNAMENT

Welcome snack, play starts at 10am. 9:30-2pm. $12, register. Caledon Seniors’ Centre, 7 Rotarian Way, Bolton. 905-9516114; caledonseniors.ca NOV 12 & DEC 11 : WHOLE VILLAGE Tour

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NOV 26 : CHRISTMAS HOUSE TOUR

NOV 13 : ARCHIVES WORKSHOP – GETTING STARTED WITH ANCESTRY.CA

Beautiful homes decorated by local designers. Local goodies to sample. $35. Belfountain. Belfountain Community Organization, 416-508-7056; belfountain.ca

Learn basic searching techniques. Basic computer and Internet skills required. Bring a laptop. 1-4pm. $10, register. DCMA, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-9417787; dufferinmuseum.com NOV 15 & 22 : VIDEO MARKETING FOR SMALL BUSINESS Shoot and Edit Video

Using Your Smartphone – Mag Ruffman and Daniel Hunter. Bring your device. 6:30-9:30pm. $25/session. Alder Street Recreation Centre. SBEC, 519-941-0440 x2286; orangevillebusiness.ca NOV 16 – 19 : SAMARITAN’S PURSE – OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Pack a

shoebox with hygiene items, toys, school supplies to send overseas. Drop off WedFri 3-7pm. Sat 9am-noon. The Salvation Army New Hope Community Church, 690 Riddell Rd, Orangeville. 519-941-3790; samaritanspurse.ca NOV 18 : WINDOW WONDERLAND 6pm:

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NOV 26 : MAPLES CHRISTMAS MARKET

NOV 26 : TWEEDSMUIR PRESBYTERIAN BAZAAR & SILENT AUCTION Bake table,

crafts and large silent auction. 9am-1pm. Free. 6 John St, Orangeville. 519-941-1334 NOV 26 : SILENT AUCTION & BOOK SALE

Handmade items perfect for Christmas gifts. All proceeds to the library’s collection. 10am-3:45pm. Free. Shelburne Library, 201 Owen Sound St, Shelburne. 519-925-2168; shelburnelibrary.ca NOV 26 : BOLTON KINSMEN TOONIE SALE All clothing items $2. 10am-1pm.

Albion Bolton Community Centre, Bolton. Kinsmen Club of Bolton, boltonkin.com

NOV 18 : PORT PERRY CANDLELIGHT WALK & TREE LIGHTING Candlelight

wine draw. Proceeds to Rotary projects. 6-11:30pm. $75. Caledon Estates Banquet Hall, 18111 Hwy 50, Palgrave. 647-2911278; palgraverotarygala.com

NOV 19 : CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICAN BAZAAR & BAKE SALE Craft tables, Nearly

New room, door prizes. 9:30am-1pm. Free. 22 Nancy St, Bolton. 905-857-0433; christchurchbolton.ca NOV 19 : ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE ELECTRICITY PRACTICES IN OUR COM MUNITY Energy efficiency speakers and

displays. 9:30am-12:30pm. Free. Monora Park Pavilion, Hwy 10 N of Orangeville. Mono Mulmur Citizens’ Coalition, 519-942-3283; monomulmur.com NOV 19 : PALGRAVE UNITED CHRISTMAS BAZAAR & BAKE SALE Many vendors and

goodies. 10am-2pm. 34 Pine Ave, Palgrave. 905-880-0303; palgraveunited.ca NOV 19 : ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHRISTMAS BAZAAR & BAKE SALE Gift

baskets, baby gifts, potted greenery, silent auction. 10am-3pm. 83 Trafalgar Rd, Hillsburgh. 519-855-9784; staoffice@bellnet.ca NOV 20 – JAN 31 : SECRETS OF THE ARCHIVES Love letters, suspected

murderers and buried treasure. Regular admission. DCMA, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com NOV 22 : DIGITAL DOWNLOADS 101

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Effective Chironomid Techniques: Lines, Presentations and Flies with Ernie Kalwa. Nov 16: Fly Tying – Warmwater Patterns with Robert Upshall (materials provided). 7:30-9pm. Annual fee $35; family $50. Victoria Parks Community Centre, Mono Mills. hwffc1997@gmail.com

Fabulous one-of-a-kind vendors. 9am2pm. Free. The Maples Academy, 513047 2nd Line, Amaranth. 519-942-3310; themaplesschool.com

Merchants unveil windows. Tree lighting, horse and carriage rides, shop specials. 5:30pm-9pm. Free. Main St, Erin. Village of Erin BIA; villageoferin.ca

procession, photos with Santa and reindeer. 6:30-9:30pm. Queen St, Port Perry. Port Perry BIA, 905-985-4971; discoverportperry.ca

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NOV 26 : PALGRAVE ROTARY SILENT AUCTION GALA The Michael Vieira band,

NOV 26 : AN EXCLUSIVE EVENING WITH BARENAKED LADIES & COLIN JAMES

Proceeds to Osler’s three hospitals: Brampton Civic, Etobicoke General and the new Peel Memorial. 6:30pm. $250. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton. William Osler Health System Foundation, 905-494-6556; oslerconcert.ca

outdoor SEP 20, OCT 18 & NOV 15 : BOLTON & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY MEETINGS Sep 20: Delphiniums and

OCT 11 & NOV 8: ORANGEVILLE & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY SEP 24 : FIND MUSHROOMS FASCINATING? Bob Bowles shares his

wisdom. 10am. $15, register. Wallwin Tract, Simcoe County Forest, 6600 Conc Rd 4, Adjala-Tosorontio. Dufferin Simcoe Land Stewardship Network, 519-941-1114 x4011; dslsn.org SEP 24 : WATERSHED-WIDE CLEANUP AT NEWHOUSE PARK Rain or shine,

wear closed-toe shoes. 10am-noon. Free, register. 14 Cliffview Ct, Caledon. TRCA, jparsons@trca.on.ca; trca.ca SEP 27 : UPPER CREDIT FIELD NATURAL ISTS SPEAKER Amateur botanist Mark

Whitcombe tells of a remarkable 40+ day Bruce Trail hike. 7:30-9pm. Free. Orange ville Seniors’ Centre, 26 Bythia St. 519-9422972; uppercreditfieldnaturalists.org

OCT 15 : COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING

Family-friendly, wear closed-toed waterproof footwear. Gloves, tools, treats and refreshments supplied. Park at the Caledon Centre for Recreation and Wellness. TRCA, Town of Caledon, BDHS and Bolton Girl Guides. 10am-noon. Free. Bolton North Hill Park, 14111 Hwy 50, Bolton. Bolton & District Horticultural Society, boltonhort.info OCT 22 : BRINGING BACK THE BROOKIES TREE PLANTING Improve

seek donations for improvements and accessibility projects. 8am-4pm. Island Lake Conservation Area. 519-941-6329; creditvalleyca.ca

coldwater fisheries. No experience needed. Equipment provided, bring a shovel. 9am-noon. Free. Upper Credit Conservation Area. Halton Peel Woodland & Wildlife Stewardship, Trout Unlimited, CVC, 905-670-1615 x445; ljennings@ creditvalleyca.ca

OCT 2 : DUFFERIN BRUCE TRAIL DAY

OCT 22 : COMMUNITY FALL TREE

OCT 2 : FRIENDS OF ISLAND LAKE TRAIL DONATION DAY Volunteers

Guided hikes, BBQ. 10am-3pm. Free. Mono Cliffs parking lot. Dufferin HiLand Bruce Trail Club, 519-217-6689; dufferinbrucetrailclub.org OCT 2 : CALEDON HILLS BRUCE TRAIL DAY BBQ, guided hikes, nature

hike with Don Scallen. 10am-3:30pm. $3.50. Glen Haffy Conservation Area. caledonbrucetrail.org

Their Family. Oct 18: Fusion Landscaping. Nov 15: AGM and potluck. Bring plate, cutlery and a dish to share. The Body Language of Trees. 7:30-9pm. $5. Caledon Seniors’ Centre, 7 Rotarian Way, Bolton. boltonhort.info

OCT 2 : OPEN HOUSE – MONO CLIFFS OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRE

SEP 21 & 28 : BIKE NIGHT All motorbikes

OCT 5, 19, NOV 2 & 16 : HEADWATERS FLY FISHING CLUB Restoring Healthy

welcome. 50/50 draw, good fun. Portion of proceeds to Caledon Community Services. 7-9pm. Free. St. Louis Bar & Grill, 301 Queen St S (Hwy 50), Bolton. Hurt’n Old Guys, morazz@rogers.com

MEETING Oct 11: Helen Battersby presents Plants and Plans for the Darker Side of Gardening. Nov 8: AGM and There Is a Puppy in My Garden with Trish Symons.7-9pm. Orangeville Seniors’ Centre, 26 Bythia St. orangevillehort.org

Celebrate our 30th anniversary! See website. 11am-3pm. Free. 755046 2nd Line EHS Mono. 519-942-0330; schoolweb. tdsb.on.ca

Streams with Jack Imhof, Trout Unlimited Canada. Oct 19: Fly Tying – The Zonker vs. Matuka with István Nemenyi (materials provided). Nov 2: Buzzer Madness –

PLANTING Enjoy the Etobicoke Creek Trail, equipment and demo provided. Rain or shine, wear closed-toe shoes. High school volunteer hours. 10am-noon, register. Newhouse Park, 16 Cliffview Ct, Caledon. TRCA, sparish@trca.on.ca; eventbrite.ca OCT 25 : UPPER CREDIT FIELD NATURALISTS SPEAKER Kevin Tipson speaks on native Ontario orchids. 7:30-9pm. Free. Orangeville Seniors’ Centre, 26 Bythia St. 519-942-2972; uppercreditfieldnaturalists.org NOV 26 : CARING FOR YOUR HORSE & FARM Manage manure, improve pasture quality. For those with property in the Credit River watershed. 10am-2pm. Free, register. Centre 2000, 14 Boland Dr, Erin. CVC, 1-800-668-5557 x436; creditvalleyca.ca NOV 26 : CARING FOR YOUR LAND & WATER Attract wildlife, care for septic

systems and wells. For those with property in the Credit River watershed. 10am-2pm. Free, register. Centre 2000, 14 Boland Dr, Erin. CVC, 1-800-668-5557 x436; creditvalleyca.ca

music SEP – NOV: LIVE MUSIC AT ROSE THEATRE All performances at 8pm

unless noted. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca SEP 22 : GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

Resemblance to Freddie Mercury by Pablo Padín is remarkable. OCT 6 : REBEL REBEL: THE MANY LIVES OF DAVID BOWIE IN CONCERT Journey through

the arousing sounds of David Bowie. OCT 13 : TIA BRAZDA Sassy songs and pin-

up girl style. OCT 14 : BURTON CUMMINGS Burton

continues at the top of his game. OCT 20 : THE NYLONS FEATURING COUNTERMEASURE Farewell tour by a

cappella legends. OCT 22 : PLATINUM BLONDE Music and Broadcast Industry Hall of Famers. OCT 25 : BROADWAY TODAY Hits from

Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon. OCT 27 : AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH SARAH SLEAN Cabaret, rock, pop and

orchestra knit with virtuoso piano. NOV 22 : GYPSY SOUND REVOLUTION

Fusion of rumba and Rajasthan. NOV 24 : CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE PRESENTS THE BAND – THE LAST WALTZ The Band’s

biggest hits.

OCT 7 : BRENNA MACCRIMMON AT CROSSCURRENTS CAFÉ Brenna

MacCrimmon performs, records and teaches Turkish and Balkan folk song. 8-10pm. Free, donations welcome. Bolton United Church, 8 Nancy St, Bolton. crosscurrentscaledon@gmail.com; greengoatmusic.ca OCT 15 : BOB MILNE’S RAGTIME AND AFTERNOON TEA The world’s

greatest ragtime pianist. Show and tea: 2:30-4:30pm. $29. Show only: 8pm. $29. Century Church Theatre, 72 Trafalgar Rd, Hillsburgh. 519-855-4586; centurychurchtheatre.com OCT 15 : MUSICA FANTASIA Soprano

Julie Tyning accompanied by Katelyn Clark in music from the 13th and 14th centuries. Tickets at BookLore, Howard the Butcher and Forster’s Book Garden. 8-10pm. $35; 16 & under $15. St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905-880-2445; caledonchamberconcerts.com OCT 16 : FESTIVAL OF CHOIRS Featuring

several local area choirs with guest artists. 4-5:30pm. $15. North Bramalea United Church, 363 Howden Blvd, Brampton. Robert Hennig conductor, robertbhennig@gmail.com

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OCT 21 : JUNEYT AT CROSSCURRENTS CAFÉ Nuevo flamenco guitarist

and vocalist Juneyt. 8pm. Bolton United Church, 8 Nancy St, Bolton. crosscurrentscaledon@gmail.com; juneyt.com

OCT 23 : CALEDON CONCERT BAND PRESENTS OKTOBERFEST Harmonie

NOW – DEC 12 (MONDAYS) : FREE BAGPIPE & DRUM LESSONS 14+ Begin

ners and experienced musicians welcome. Instruments not provided. 6-7pm. Free. Sandhill Pipes and Drums Practice Hall, 13899 Airport Rd, Caledon. 905-584-2109; sandhillpipesanddrums.com SEP 21 & 28, OCT 5 : GUEST NIGHT AT ORANGEVILLE CHORUS Free

lessons, previous experience helpful, but not necessary. 6:30-9:30pm. Horizons Event Centre, 633421 Hwy 10, Mono. Orangeville Chorus, Sweet Adelines International, 519-943-0343; orangevillechorus.com SEP 23 : NICOLE COWARD AT CROSS CURRENTS CAFÉ Coward’s musical

inspirations include Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell. 8-10pm. Free, donations welcome. Bolton United Church, 8 Nancy St, Bolton. crosscurrentscaledon@gmail.com.

Brass Show Band. Come in your favourite German outfit. 2pm. $12; student/senior $10. Door $15; student/senior $12; 12 & under free. Caledon Community Complex, 6215 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 416-276-7852; caledonconcertband.ca OCT 29 : A NIGHT IN BAKERSFIELD

Fabulous country music from The Muir Family band and guests. 8-10pm. $25. Century Church Theatre, 72 Trafalgar Rd, Hillsburgh. 519-855-4586; centurychurchtheatre.com

Palgrave Turkey Supper Saturday October 1 4–8pm Palgrave United Church Community Kitchen 34 Pine Avenue

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NOV 6 : MUSIC OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR Iconic tunes and their history.

Newlyweds deal with married life and a loopy mother-in-law. Fri Sat 8pm. Sun 2pm. $15. Grace Tipling Hall, 120 Main St, Shelburne. tiplingstagecompany.com

Admission by donation to Wounded Warriors Canada. 2pm. DCMA, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com NOV 6 : WARTIME SONGS IN THE COURTROOM Heather Brissenden

performs fun and inspirational music. 2-4pm. Pay what you can, register. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-7914055; pama.peelregion.ca NOV 6 : A TIME TO REMEMBER – THE ORANGEVILLE COMMUNITY BAND

Remembrance Day service. 7pm. Salvation Army New Hope Community Church, 690 Riddell Rd, Orangeville. orangevillecommunityband.ca NOV 13 : NAOMI BRISTOW – THE YODELIN’ COWGIRL CHRISTMAS SHOW

Fun evening with great music. 2pm. $15. Grace Tipling Hall, 120 Main St, Shelburne. Relessey Cemetery Board, 519-941-1100 NOV 19 : MADAWASKA STRING QUARTET Works by Purcell, Beethoven

and Mendelssohn. Tickets at BookLore, Howard the Butcher and Forster’s Book Garden. 8-10pm. $35; 16 & under $15. St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905-880-2445; caledonchamberconcerts.com NOV 26 & DEC 4 : LOVE CAME DOWN AT CHRISTMAS New cantata with

much-loved favourites. 3pm. $25; youth $10; children 12 & under $5. Nov 26: St. Mark’s Anglican Church, 5 First Ave, Orangeville. Dec 4: St James Roman Catholic Church, 2118 Adjala-Tecumseth Townline, Colgan. The Achill Choral Society, 519-307-1024; achill.ca

H A P P E N I N G S SEP 24, OCT 15 & 22, NOV 19 & 26, DEC 10 & 17 : FAMILY ART & YOGA Classic

yoga movements, then create a masterpiece. All levels. Bring yoga mat. 2-3:30pm. Pay what you can, register. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama. peelregion.ca

OCT 20 – NOV 6 : THE GHOST ISLAND LIGHT Laughter, suspense and bumps

in the night. Oct 20: 2pm. Wed Sun 2pm. Thurs Fri 8pm. Sat 7pm. $43. Town Hall Opera House, 87 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-942-3423; theatreorangeville.ca

SEP 28 : PARENTS-N-TOTS NATURE WALK Explore the

Etobicoke Creek Valleylands. Rain or shine, wear closed-toe shoes. 10-11am. Free, register. Snell Park, 1 Enoch St, Caledon. TRCA, sparish@trca.on.ca; eventbrite.ca

NOV 2 : I.AM.ME Winners of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew. 8pm. $39. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca NOV 10 – 19 : BRAMPTON MUSIC THEATRE’S WEST SIDE STORY

Adaptation of the classic Romeo and Juliet. Thurs Fri 7:30pm. Sat 1 & 7:30pm. Sun 1pm. $38. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca NOV 23 : SHANGHAI NIGHTS – SHANGHAI ACROBATS OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA More than a

hundred performers. 8pm. $45. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca

kids NOW – NOV 3 (THURSDAYS) : TEEN SCENE Writing, giant games, craft nights.

New and experienced members welcome. 6-7pm. Free, register. Shelburne Library, 201 Owen Sound St. 519-925-2168; shelburnelibrary.ca

NOW – DEC 17 (SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS) : FAMILY FUN ACTIVITIES

SEP 28 – NOV 16 (WEDNESDAYS) : PAMA TOTS Stories and songs for children

Art projects that inspire creativity. Sep: Sculpture. Oct: Festivals and Traditions. Nov: Remembrance. Dec: Textworks. 1-4:30pm. Pay what you can. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca

2 & under with caregiver. 11am-noon. Pay what you can, register. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca

SEP 24 : BELFOUNTAIN SALAMANDER FESTIVAL Music, vendors, silent auction,

Band and learn to play music. Ages 7+. Beginners welcome. Bring own instru ment. 6:30-7:15pm. Free, register. St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. Joanne Redhead, 905584-9635; joanne.redhead@rogers.com

delicious local food. Belfountain Village Church, Belfountain Conservation Area. Belfountain Community Organization, CVC, salamander@belfountain.ca; belfountain.ca SEP 24 – OCT 30 (SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS) : DOWNEY’S FARM PUMPKIN FEST Boo barn, entertainment, wagon

rides, farm animals. 10am-5pm. Ages 2-92, $14; family of 5, $63.50. Downey’s Farm Market, 13682 Heart Lake Rd, Caledon. 905-838-2990; downeysfarm.com

to fame with The Beatles. Tickets at BookLore, Headwaters Arts Gallery and the Visitor Information Centre. 6-8:30pm. $14. Galaxy Cinemas, 85 Fifth Ave, Orangeville. mondaynightmovies.ca OCT 5 – 8 : THE JUDY GARLAND STORY

Nostalgic musical adventure starring Debbie Collins. Wed Thur 2pm. Fri Sat 8pm. $43. Town Hall Opera House, 87 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-942-3423; theatreorangeville.ca OCT 7 : SHAUN MAJUMDER Volatile

mix of parody and scathing editorial commentary. 8pm. $45. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca 118

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OCT 1 : THE MAPLES FALL FESTIVAL

Pony rides, inflatables, magic shows, music, crafts, vendors. 9am-4pm. Free. The Maples Academy, 513047 2nd Line, Amaranth. The Maples Academy PTA, 519-942-3310; themapleschool.com OCT 1 : CULTURE DAYS AT PAMA Lorne Scots Regimental Pipe Band, Aboriginal dancers, hands-on activities. 10am4:30pm. Pay what you can, events free. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca OCT 1, NOV 5 & DEC 3 : FAMILY ART & STORIES Bring stories to life through

theatre+film OCT 3 : MONDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: HARRY BENSON – SHOOT FIRST A prolific photographer rose

SEP 29 – DEC 1 (THURSDAYS) : FREE MUSIC LESSONS Join the St. James

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Words of Diminution 1 – less e n 6– w ithe r 2 – sh r imp 7 – deduc t 3 – shri n k 8 – det a ch 4 – di v ide 9 – scr a pe 5 – dem o te ernvowrtaa The hamlet is Terra Nova. The Jolly Morphology Club Redecorates There are two “the”s. Mule Train(ing) Solomon filled the bags with sand until the mule got the message.

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art. Sep 17: Puppet Extravaganza. Oct 1: Nature and Found Objects. Nov 5: Mandala Math. Dec 3: Create a Photo Storybook. 2-4pm. Pay what you can, register. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama. peelregion.ca

Who Stood Where in the Lineup? 1 – Pauline 6 – Pearl 2 – Peter 7 – Wally 3 – Chuck 8 – Sarah 4 – Doreen 9 – Portia 5 – Mort 10 – Abner

OCT 1 – NOV 26 (SATURDAYS) : CREATIVE KIDZ Creative projects in

At the Tonsorial Parlour Simple solution: 91 – 67 = 24 Elegant solution: 3 x 8 = 24, written as (9 – 6) x (1 + 7) = 24

OCT 2 : FALL FEST Refreshments, skating, crafts and games for all ages. 11am-4pm. Free. Albion Bolton Community Centre. Town of Caledon, 905-584-2272 x7327

Creative Thinking in Stanley Park

various media, materials included. $175/session. Maggiolly Art Supplies, 158 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-9429560; maggiollyart.com

OCT 2 : BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS

Bring your pets to this special service. 2-3pm. St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 905-5849635; stjamescaledoneast.ca

To submit your community, arts or nonprofit 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 14, 2016. 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.

OCT 22 : ORANGEVILLE FARMERS’ MARKET HARVEST CELEBRATION

SPECTACULAR

Trick or treating, crafts, great shopping. 10am-1pm. Free. Downtown Orangeville. Orangeville BIA, 519-942-0087; downtownorangeville.ca

That’s what best describes the natural beauty of our incredible setting.

GOLF • DINING • WEDDINGS • EVENTS • MEETINGS • PATIO

OCT 23 : CHILDREN’S HALLOWEEN PARTY Prizes, treat bags, entertainment.

Wear your costume. $6; children 3 & under free, register. Mono Community Centre. Town of Mono, 519-941-3599 x233; experiencemono.com OCT 28 : FABULOUS FREAKY FRIDAY

Games, scary surprises, wear your costume. All ages with an adult. Tickets at your local recreation centre Oct 1. 6:30-8:30pm. $6. Caledon Centre for Recreation and Wellness, 14111 Hwy 50 North, Bolton. Town of Caledon, 905-584-2272 x7327

2121 Olde Baseline Road, Caledon, ON L7C 0K7 (905) 838-0200 www.golfcaledon.com

“Your great-grandpa gave this gold pin to your great-grandma, the day he left to fight the war.”

OCT 31 : HALLOWEEN SAFE NIGHT

Games and spooky adventures. All ages with an adult. 5-6:30pm. $2.65, register online. Caledon Community Complex. Town of Caledon, 905-584-2272 x7327; caledon.ca

No time to document your family heirlooms? Let me help. With extensive museum experience, I can catalogue your collection to share with generations to come.

OCT 31 : HALLOWEEN NIGHT Haunted

House at the Albion Hills Auto Collision Centre. 6-9pm. Donations to local charities. 17063 Hwy 50, Palgrave. Rotary Club of Palgrave, 416-986-1692 OCT 2 : KIDS’ BOOK BASH Jael Ealey

Richardson’s launch of kids’ book The Stone Thrower. 2:30-4pm. Pay what you can. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama.peelregion.ca OCT 5 – NOV 30 (WEDNESDAYS) : DRAGONFLIES BOYS’ GROUP

PAMA 10am to noon. Four Corners Library 2–4pm. Pay what you can, register for PAMA session. PAMA, 9 Wellington St E, Brampton. 905-791-4055; pama. peelregion.ca Timeless family flicks. See website. 7pm. $10. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca

OCT 5 – NOV 30 (WEDNESDAYS) : YOUTH GROUP Grades 6-8: 6:30-7:30pm.

NOV 25 – 27, DEC 2 – 4 : JACK AND THE BEANSTALK Songs, dance, comedy and

Grades 9-12: 7:30-8:30pm. Cheltenham Baptist Church, 14520 Creditview Rd, Cheltenham. 905-838-3122; cbchurch.ca

audience participation. Fri 8pm. Sat 2 & 8pm Sun 2pm. $13. Century Church Theatre, 72 Trafalgar Rd, Hillsburgh. Century Theatre Guild, 519-855-4586; centurychurchtheatre.com

stories. 6:30-7:30pm. Cheltenham Baptist Church, 14520 Creditview Rd, Caledon. 905-838-3122; cbchurch.ca OCT 12 : THE WIGGLES The Fab Four

of fun. 3 & 6:30pm. $40. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca OCT 15 : FALL FEST Refreshments, skating,

crafts and games for all ages. 1-4pm. Free. Caledon Community Complex. Town of Caledon, 905-584-2272 x7327 OCT 16 : FALL FEST Refreshments, skating, crafts and games for all ages. 1-4pm. Free. Lloyd Wilson Centennial Arena, Inglewood. Town of Caledon, 905-584-2272 x7327

Alison Hird, Treasured Collections 519.940.4877 alison@treasuredcollections.ca www.treasuredcollections.ca

NOV 18 : DESIGN AND BUILD WITH PAMA, MAKERSPACE AND BRAMPTON LIBRARY Explore design and 3D printing.

Sports and Bible stories. 6:30-7:30pm. Cheltenham Baptist Church, 14520 Creditview Rd, Cheltenham. 905-8383122; cbchurch.ca

OCT 6 – DEC 1 (THURSDAYS) : FIREFLIES GIRLS’ GROUP Crafts, games and Bible

Contact me for details and an estimate:

NOV 25 : A MERRY MOVIE MARATHON

NOV 26 : HEADWATERS HEALTH CARE CENTRE AUXILIARY CANDY CANE FAIR

Bake and craft sales, kids’ dollar store, photos with Santa, entertainment. 9am2pm. Free admission and parking. Head waters Health Care Centre, 100 Rolling Hills Dr, Orangeville. 519-941-2410 x2268 NOV 26 – DEC 17 (SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS) : LUNCH WITH SANTA

One-of-a-kind lunch with treat. Noon3pm. 10 months +, $12, register, pay in advance. Downey’s Farm Market, 13682 Heart Lake Rd, Caledon. 905-838-2990; downeysfarm.com ≈

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a Puzzling Conclusion Words of Diminution Insert six-letter words as defined below, into the appropriate row of the following grid. Each of the words is related to reducing – to making or being smaller. When you have filled the grid, anagram nine of the circled letters to identify a pleasant hamlet in Mulmur. (There are ten circled letters; one of them you won’t need.) 1

A MATTER OF THE THE MIND The Jolly Morphology Club Redecorates When prohibition caused its sudden conversion to a word puzzle centre, the former tavern near Mono Mills wisely chose to cover large beer ads on the walls with posters like this one.

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When you read the poster above did you notice the error in it?

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At the Tonsorial Parlour Simply because he liked arithmetic, the barber in Hillsburgh always had a short puzzle taped to the mirror in front of his single chair. This one, Can you make 6, 1, 7 and 9 equal 24? was up for only a day before someone solved it. The speedy solution didn’t surprise him because the challenge was fairly simple, but the barber was genuinely stirred when one of his 12-year-old patrons said, “I have a more elegant solution. It is built around 3 times 8, which as you know equals 24 and still uses the 6, 1, 7 and 9 you require.” What is the speedy solution? What is the more elegant solution?

Who Stood Where in the Lineup?

Subtract

One Saturday evening in 1927, Miss Lomas, the teacher at S.S.#5 East Garafraxa, noticed a long lineup outside the new Uptown Theatre in Orange ville. Patrons were waiting to buy tickets for My Best Girl, the new movie starring Mary Pickford, and the sight gave Miss Lomas an idea. The next week she posed the following problem to her students. “In the lineup outside the Uptown,” she said, “I could see Wally was ahead of Sarah, and Mort was behind Doreen and Pauline. She – Pauline, that is – was way ahead of Portia but right in front of Peter. Pearl was behind Mort, Chuck and Peter. “Peter was ahead of Chuck, and he was also ahead of Abner who came well after Pearl but was just behind Portia. Doreen was in the line ahead of Sarah, and Chuck was ahead of Wally, Mort and Doreen. Sarah was right in front of Portia. Pearl was ahead of Wally and Abner. “Sarah was pretty far back of Doreen and Pauline, and she was behind Pearl too. Mort was ahead of Sarah, while Chuck was behind Pauline, but not very far. “These 10 people stood in single file. Start by writing down their names. It is not that dif ficult to figure out the order in which they stood.”

Who stood where?

7 8 9 1

To make less (yes, this one is really easy) 2

A thing or person thought insignificant 3

To make smaller in size 4

A point of separation 5

To lower in rank 6

To fade and dry 7

To reduce by removal 9

Mule Train(ing) Because his mule was very smart it didn’t take long for Solomon to train it to walk unescorted from Alton to Melville loaded with bags of salt. The reward of several carrots at both ends of a return trip was enough to ensure the mule’s arrival. Yet, also because it was very smart, it didn’t take the mule long to discover that once loaded with salt, all it had to do to lighten the load was divert to Shaw’s Creek where it would stand in a pool until much of the salt dissolved and floated away, thus making the walk to Melville much easier. No slouch himself, Solomon devised a way to re-educate the mule so it would continue to walk to Melville with salt, but without the detour into the creek. What was Solomon’s tactic?

To reduce by abrading

Creative Thinking in Stanley Park Rather than let alumni from Marsville School be upset by the sight of litter during their reunion picnic at Stanley Park in Erin – someone had left old tires and pieces of cedar fence rail – Mr. Boggs quickly set out the unwanted trash in the pattern above. Mr. Boggs then offered this challenge: “Can you remake this pattern so it is equivalent to nine-fifty?” Then he added with a wink, “Take your time!” our solutions on page 118 122

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