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Inspired in part by the incredible true tale of Annie Londonderry – the first woman to ride around the world on a bicycle in 1894.

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A down-and-out floral shop assistant, becomes an overnight sensation when he inadvertently raises a mysterious, illtempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivorous plant who offers him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite. Laced with dark humour and an irresistible doo-wop/rock/Motown score, Little Shop of Horrors has been making audiences scream with laughter for decades.

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Drama and History Last week I had the good fortune to attend a sold-out, one-night-only performance at Theatre Orangeville, and I came away with tears of joy and laughter in my eyes. It was the Academy Spring Showcase, and if you haven’t heard of it, it’s probably because you don’t have kids. I was there because my granddaughter Kate was among the dozens of young people who took to the stage that night to show off the skills they’d acquired during the latest drama programs for young people offered by Theatre Orangeville.

But it wasn’t just Kate who brought tears to my eyes.

It was the whole kit and caboodle of it: the kids with their pre-show energy and babble, their moments of brilliance on stage and their momentary f lubs, the adoring parents, the obviously passionate teachers – and artistic director David Nairn introducing it all with exactly the same enthusiasm he had shown a few weeks before in his introduction to the superb professional performance of Dan Needles’s latest play.

Above all, it was the sense of community – of people, young and old, come together to participate in something warm and good.

Theatre Orangeville has been bringing the community together in just that way now for 20 years. And up the road, Dufferin County Museum and Archives has been doing the same thing in its own way for the same 20 years.

Kate is eight, and has been to the museum with me countless times since she was a toddler – for the Christmas arts and craft show, for talks about frogs and about caterpillars, to watch historic re-enactments, to explore the log house from top to bottom, to see the marvellous animal art in last year’s Beauty in the Beast exhibit, to climb to the top of the silo for a bird’s-eye view of the countryside (as high as a country kid can get around here). She’ll come with me again this month to see Ken Hall’s giant whale installation.

But you don’t need a granddaughter to enjoy the theatre or the museum. If for some crazy reason, you have not been to a performance at Theatre Orangeville, or not explored the rich local history at the museum, you’re missing out on two of our most exceptional local treasures – you won’t find their double-barrelled like in any other rural community in Canada.

We’re very lucky to have them both and we wish them a very hearty happy 20th birthday, with many, many more to come.

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Profiles of our contributors

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Conversations with David Nairn and Wayne Townsend

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The year of the grape

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Our favourite picks for summer

DOUBLE BASS DREAMS

Midlife set to music

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Golf lessons with Sandra Post

by Nicola Ross 50 HOMEGROWN IN THE HILLS

Roseberry Farm

by Nicola Ross 52 HEADWATERS NEST

by Bethany Lee 54 AT HOME IN THE HILLS

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A design for generations

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129 and counting

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A place for the “deserving poor”

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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Virginia May

24 EXCELLENT ADVENTURES IN CULTURE

46 HISTORIC HILLS

A calendar of summer happenings

British sports car enthusiasts

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Another well composed piece by Tim Shuff (“The Battle Shifts Gear,” spring ’13), obviously the result of considerable and long reflection.

Quite a bit of research too. Informative, convincing and beautiful prose. So when’s the book coming out? This is the greatest David and Goliath story I’ve encountered in quite some time.

Carl Michener, Alliston Tim Shuff ’s well documented piece on the battle of “corporation versus the people” was balanced, informative and clearly not over.

The silent majority are finally speaking up and taking a stand. It’s “Food and Water First” – since somebody has to speak up for Mother Nature, we are “Idle No More.”

Susan Worts, Toronto To the Ontario Sand, Stone & Gravel Association and the provincial government: If, in the words of Moreen Miller of the OSSGA, “There is definitely a supply shortage coming. There’s no question,” then while you are changing the legislation to put Food and Water First, change the legislation so what aggregate you mine in Ontario stays in Ontario. That should help your supposed supply crunch. And OSSGA, prove your supply crunch statement. Get a website up showing all active pits in Ontario and how many tonnes each mines every year. And while you are at it, add to that website all the unrehabilitated pits that are out there.

Ken Phillips, Melancthon In the article “The Battle Shifts Gear” (spring ’13), the author intimated that an Ontario government change in policy caused termination of The Highland Companies’ gravel pit.

As I recall, the company decided not to continue with its aggregate mining plan because public opinion was against it. Liberal government policy has not changed. Yet the Town of Caledon is riddled with gravel pit “lakes” because legislation allows pit owners to leave behind unreconstituted holes in the ground if they penetrate the water table.

Notwithstanding Highland’s protests in that regard, they would have been legally able to leave a permanent lake in Melancthon Township.

Just by the way, if a million tons of aggregate per annum are moved from a pit to Toronto high-rises, where is the replacement fill and (especially) topsoil to come from?

Charles Hooker, East Garafraxa We thank you for highlighting the mega quarry issue in your spring magazine. In The Hills has played an important part in helping stop the mega quarry – for the moment! Also, thank you for including our family, especially the most beautiful picture!

Ralph and Mary Lynne Armstrong and family, Melancthon

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Re : “Spr i ng’s Wi ld Beaut ies” (spring ’13): A Palgrave Forest walk yesterday (April 28) revealed a rich panoply of newly blooming early spring flowers at a later-than-usual date – hepatica, spring beauty, blue cohosh, bloodroot, and coltsfoot in flower, and trout lily and white trillium with flower buds. Marvellous colour after a drab early spring.

Ian Anderson, Cedar Mills The red trillium is one of my favourite spring flowers, but I never grow tired of the trout lily. Another beauty that I enjoy is the marsh marigold, which splashes bright yellow on riverbanks and marshes.

Doug Colter, Brampton

Chicken farmers Loved Dan Need les’ column, “Chicken for Dinner.” I would like to give a little insight into Ontario chicken farmers. Every chicken farm in Ontario is owned and operated by independent families.

Canada has a quota supply management. This means that chicken farmers control the amount of chicken being produced in Ontario.

If this system ceases to exist there would be no quality control and every independent chicken farm would go bankrupt.

Ontario chicken farmers are considered the cleanest in the world.

Hormones of any kind were banned in Canada in 1978. Supply management also keeps the cost of chicken low. You pay more for chicken in the U.S. and they use hormones in the feed. It takes six to eight weeks to grow a bird in Canada and three to six weeks in the U.S. Big corporations like Tyson own most of the farms in the U.S. and they hire farm managers.

I am very proud of the fact that I have been an Ontario chicken farmer for over 20 years.

Sonya Vannetten, past Ontario chicken farmer

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Dances with coyotes

It is good to see the coyote story from a non-headline viewpoint (“Dances with Coyotes,” spring ’13). I, too, have seen coyotes out our way, and have never had them approach me, even though I normally walk alone. My experience is that they are very wary indeed of humans. We hear them at night as well, and it sounds as though there are a lot of them around our place (100 miles or so east of Toronto).

It seems to me that it is more the coyotes than the humans who are the victims in the current situation. We have ruined their environment in North America, and now that they are forced into contact with us, against their natural instincts, we want to kill them off to protect ourselves.

I know that if I were a sheep farmer, I could not afford to see this larger historical picture, but this picture is true nonetheless. No matter how we proceed in dealing with the presence of these animals in our lives, we must keep this historical view in mind, and be fair to these creatures of (slightly) less intelligence than ourselves.

Many thanks for the article. I only wish it would make the national news, as do all the fear-creating stories we see and hear in commercial media.

Brian Naulls, Grafton Thank you for this informative and well-balanced article. It is frustrating and tiresome to read so many negative opinions about the inaccurately and unfairly maligned coyote. It is stunning that so many people actually choose to live in ignorance and to perpetuate fear among others. I’ll be happy to pass this article along in hopes it would instill understanding and compassion for coyotes in those who have not yet fallen prey to misinformation about this amazing animal.

Gail Clark, Northeastern U.S. Thank you for celebrating the magnificent coyote in such a kind and compassionate way. Having spent so many years dispelling the “myth information” about our native Song Dogs, I do thank you for a brilliant, refreshingly balanced and uplifting article. To truly know these creatures in all of their mystery, intelligence and beauty, one just has to be open to the possibilities of inspiration, devotion and perseverance…in the likeness of Coyote. Cheers!

Lesley Sampson, co-founder Coyote Watch Canada What an enlightening article! We have 128 acres with a horse facility and hear coyotes more than we see them. I now have a much better appreciation and understanding of how they benefit the ecosystem, which is so important to the balance of everything.

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Happy birthday!

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Congratulations to In The Hills on your 20th anniversary. We at the Dufferin Arts A bright future for Headwaters horses Council, who have already entered our second generation (year one), are delighted to welcome such younger but well respected organizations as In The Hills, Dufferin County Museum and Archives, and Theatre Orangeville to the ranks of those who survived the first 20 years. We quite like being in our second generation. We are sure you will too.

Harvey Kolodny, President, Dufferin Arts Council Having known you since your very early days with the magazine, I want to congratulate you on consistently excellent magazine journalism that has also evolved over the years. You have been an inspiration to others and the magazine remains one to emulate in our own way.

Gloria Hildebrandt, Editor & Co-publisher, Niagara Escarpment View Congratulations! My wife, Luella, just burst through the door and in a loud voice exclaimed, “Wow, look at this!” thrusting an extremely healthy copy of In The Hills into my hands. Now then, having invested many years with Weekend Magazine and The Globe and Mail, I fully appreciate your 20 years accomplishment!

In The Hills makes a refreshing read – full of information and delightful “goodies.” Wishing you many more successes.

Jim Thomson, Mono P.S. Becoming enthused all over again as I reopen the copy.

I have just finished reading your recent edition of In The Hills and want to send my best wishes and a big thank you for your marvelous magazine!

To you and all your writers and staff – it is a joy to receive each and every season’s treasury of articles and stories about this wonderful part of the world and the people in it, today and in history. Congratulations and may you continue the initiative for many more years.

It’s hard to believe that these 20 years have flown by so quickly. Thank you for your dedication and brilliance in making the In The Hills so special and significant to all of your readers. Each issue is a keepsake for sure! Happy 20th!

Carol Seglins, Caledon I want to add my congratulations for the wonderful efforts associated with In The Hills. I know it is a labour of love. It really is a remarkable, beautiful publication. Thank you and all the best for 20-plus years more!

Joe Grogan, Caledon

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

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Trained and still working as a civil engineering and planning technologist, Jeff cut his teeth as a business writer. But he is not a writer trapped by one style or subject. His many stories for this magazine have ranged from humorous personal accounts, such as learning to ride a horse, to extended features on public policy, such as land use planning, and social matters, such as mental health, as well as his annual profiles of local heroes. Jeff lives in downtown Orangeville with his wife Brandy and dog Alice. He likes Thai food, martinis, David Sedaris and John Irving, and admits to a “strange attraction to photographer Pete Paterson’s chicken portraits.” sb

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As web manager, Valerie is responsible for taking all the editorial and graphic content produced by In The Hills’ contributors and making us look as good in digital form as we do in print. She’s also the person behind the magazine’s social media presence, and guru to our bloggers. When not at the helm of her business, Echohill Web Sites, Valerie is a devoted golfer, and says she is also known as “Fairway Jones” because “I always hit it right down the middle!” Valerie divides her time between these hills, South Carolina and the Caribbean, just so long as there’s a WIFI signal.

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NicolaRoss Nicola Ross tried to escape the family writing curse by studying biology at the University of Guelph, but the lure of a blank page proved irresistible. So, like sister Cecily Ross, editor of Food In The Hills, brother Oakland Ross of the Toronto Star, and niece Leah McLaren of The Globe and Mail, she succumbed to the urge to tell stories. Since her first In The Hills piece appeared in 1997, Nicola has chronicled environmental issues facing Headwaters, and more recently delivered regular columns on sports and the business of food. A Caledon native who still loves to listen to the Credit River flowing outside her bedroom window in Belfountain, Nicola is the author of two local history books, Caledon and Dufferin County.

The first story wildlife biologist and forester Chris Wedeles wrote for In The Hills, in 2010, revealed the surprising fact that earthworms are species with a dark, invasive side. Although his professional life involves a lot of writing, he says it is usually aimed at specific clients, and then ends up in “binder heaven.” Magazine work provides an outlet through which he can share his knowledge with a wider audience. The father of two resides near Erin where he indulges his passion for birds, horticulture and food. “My wife’s a good cook,” he says, “whereas I am a great heater.”

Copy editor Janet Dimond saves us all from catastrophic commas, abused apostrophes and phonetic fiascos. She also compiles the What’s On event calendar, both print and online versions, copy edits Food In The Hills, and writes the What’s Cooking section for that publication. (When not editing, she loves to bake.) An avid reader of In The Hills since its inception, Janet was “over the moon” when the call came to work on the magazine. Though she sees all the raw text before publication, she says, “I still get chills when I receive the final copy, just like all those years ago.”

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A language maven and history buff, Dyanne has written about everything from the evolution of the apostrophe to a tongue-in-cheek call for the dandelion to become one municipality’s official flower.

She has edited everything from an article on winter tourism in the Scandinavian North to textbooks on history, philosophy and globalization. While living in Orangeville, Dyanne helped found the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee, now Heritage Orangeville. After moving to Erin, she helped found the East Wellington Advisory Group for Family Services, now East Wellington Community Services. Given Dyanne’s interest in history, it isn’t surprising that her Doberman pinscher, Jack Sharp, is named after one of John and Elizabeth Simcoe’s dogs – or that Jack is training in the historyrich, but abstruse, German dog sport of schutzhund.

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Five of his photos are currently featured on Canada Post stamps depicting baby wildlife. Not surprisingly, Robert says he is most passionate about the negative impacts of loss of habitat, and is guided by the motto “If it flowers, flies, swims, walks or crawls, I’m interested.”

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ast winter, my son took a sommelier course from the restaurant where he works in the city and came away from it very excited about cultivating grapes and making his own wine.

Because the terroir of his ancestral student walkup lies in the shadow of a condo high-rise, it is not particularly favourable to viniculture. He came home one weekend early last spring and asked, “Why don’t you plant some grapevines here on the farm, Dad?” I gave him several reasons. The harsh climate of Nottawasaga Township long ago drove the polar bears north and the rattlesnakes south. It is true that, for maybe two weeks in July, the place feels like the south of France. Gentle zephyrs waft down over the pastures, caressing the softly lowing cows and gentle sheep. This is when most of the real estate is sold up here.

But for the rest of the year, it is like Nottawasaga Township. The northwest wind gathers speed on the trip from Winnipeg, hurtles over the ice of Georgian Bay, and the first obstacle it smacks into after 1500 miles is our farmhouse.

“That’s actually a good thing,” said my son.

“Grapes like constant air movement. Look at the mistral wind of Provence. The grapes thrive on it.”

He had a point. The mistral is le vent du fada or “idiot wind” which blows for weeks at a time, clearing the air of every speck of dust and moisture, and protecting the noble Chardonnay and Cabernet vines from disease. The clarity of the air and the light is what brought the French Impressionist painters to Avignon and Arles. The mistral has inspired much beautiful poetry and has become as

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important to Provençal culture as food and wine.

A little bit of poetry has been written about our northwesterlies (but because of the excessive use of profanity, none of it has been published). We, too, have our own colony of landscape artists. And because of climate change and new grape varieties, wine production is actually gaining a fi rm toehold here.

The Baco Noir is tough, grows anywhere, and will survive extremes of cold and heat.

It is vigorous but erratic and sometimes difficult to control.

And so I warmed to the idea of grapes. My son outlined his plan, which was fairly simple. He would provide the expertise and I would do the work. He would be the elegant oenologist with book and tasting cup and I would be the simple, cheerful, ruddy-faced paysan with pruning hook and shovel.

We visited on the phone every week about varietals that might do well on heavy clay soils that are occasionally buried six feet deep in snow or raided by marauding sheep.

“They say sheep are great at pruning the leaves off the vines and they never eat the fruit,” he assured me. I’m not sure about that. Some days my sheep would eat the tires off the truck.

My son inclines toward the refined Cabernets and Chardonnays that grace the linen-covered tables of his restaurant, but our adviser at the Niagara vine nursery explained to us that so far climate change has merely extended the period when vines are exposed to early and late frosts. She predicted we would be skunked every few years with the old European varieties and urged us to pick a hardier vine. I scanned the list and found the Baco Noir.

“This is not one of those aristocratic Old World grapes, which can be fickle and delicate,” she explained. “The Baco Noir is a blue-collar grape. It is tough, grows anywhere, and will survive extremes of cold and heat. It is vigorous but erratic and sometimes difficult to control.”

This is a pretty accurate description of my wife’s family who have been farming these hills for five generations. Baco Noir sounded like a very promising choice.

“But will people drink the stuff?” I asked.

“Oh, of course. The Baco Noir can be very surprising...complex, fascinating...never predictable.”

“That definitely sounds like my wife,” I said.

“I’m in.”

Now that the vines are planted, there is more reading to do on the veranda. My son is studying Northern Winework: Growing Grapes and Making Wine in Cold Climates. I just finished The Worst Pests of the Vineyard. As I expected, sheep are on the list. So are deer, skunks, raccoons, birds, squirrels, mice, mites, thrips, phylloxera, and a host of onecelled fungi.

Eternal vigilance will be the price we pay for a glass of plonk. ≈

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A highly selective guide to o the picks of the season.

must Three thought-provoking art exhibits launch this summer and, for a time, run simultaneously at the Dufferin County Museum and Archives. The ďŹ rst, which opened June 9, is Mulmur sculptor Ken Hall’s Legacy í˘ą, an installation that features a life-sized orca skeleton fabricated from reclaimed cedar and inspired by the tragic story of Hope, an orca whose toxin-laced body washed up on the coast of Washington state.

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‌ the bridges at Island Lake Conservation Area. The grand opening of these bridges, which provide a vital link between the north and south sections of the Vicki Barron Lakeside Trail, starts at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, and celebrates the success of Bridge the Gap, a long-term fundraising and construction project spearheaded by Friends of Island Lake, a committee of the Credit Valley Conservation Foundation.

The ribbon cutting, scheduled for 11 a.m., takes place at the bridge entrance on the north side of the lake. Visitors, who are encouraged to walk, cycle or jog the wheelchair-accessible trail, can park at the Orangeville fairgrounds and walk from there.

Now that the bridges are in place, FOIL members will turn their attention to the western section of the trail, which will complete the circuit of the lake.

A map of the trails is available at creditvalleyca.ca. For news and updates, check out FOIL’s Facebook page at facebook.com/ FriendsofIslandLake.

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On June 23, Hallie Watson’s asure Project í˘˛ opens in the Treasure seum’s Silo Gallery museum’s Gallery. Watsons’ highly personal and evocative images of everyday “treasuresâ€? are accompanied by haunting narratives that explain how each became a touchstone for her and her family.

The same day, the Lodge Gallery hosts the launch of Familiar Landscapes í˘ł, a retrospective of the works of Roy Austin, who grew

Quail Eggs Quail eggs are special. They’re small and precious, spotted to camouflage them from marauders. Though they are offered to us as a grocery item, I think that they are too special to eat.

When I was young, we would go to our farm in the country every weekend. I would play with my friend Carol whose mother had come from England after the war, bringing a special cabinet with her. It had about a dozen small drawers which, when opened, revealed compartmentalized trays. Each compartment was carefully lined with cotton wool as a nest for one or more wild bird eggs. The cabinet was her bird egg collection. I loved to open each drawer and marvel at the eggs – big duck eggs to tiny sparrow eggs.

They were each marvellous and magical.

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up in Orangeville. This show, which marks the ďŹ rst time Austin’s works have been exhibited so close to his hometown, highlights his rural landscapes, many of them scenes inspired by his wanderings in these hills.

For detailed information, go to the DCMA website: www.dufferinmuseum.com

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Okay, not that kind of rocking out. Instead, ďŹ nd out about how to work with rocks at the three-day Festival of Stone, which takes place in the Alton village square from Friday, June 28, to Sunday, June 30. Master dry stone wallers from the United Kingdom and the United States will join members of the Dry Stone Walling Association of Canada to demonstrate the ancient art and to build three stone structures to permanently grace the square, a community project that got under way with a workshop in 2012.

Those who wish to learn more about working with stone or to try their hand at creating their own walls can take a two-day, hands-on course on June 29 and 30. A special lecture is planned on Saturday evening, and the festival will feature music, entertainment, activities for children and a town crier. To ďŹ nd out more, go to www.dswa.ca/event/festival-of-stone.

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Events kick off at 8 a.m. with a farmers’ market and a free pancake breakfast provided by Enbridge and the town. A reenactment of the town’s naming is set to take place at the Opera House – and that’s just one of many events that will keep downtown hopping throughout the day and into the evening.

Other activities on tap include horse-drawn wagon rides, heritage walking tours, buskers, a juried art show at the Orangeville library, a display of historical artifacts at the county building, vendors and demonstrations. There will be activities for kids all day at Alexandra Park, and radio stations Jewel 88.5 and Z103.5 will also be on hand day with giveaways and promotions.

Perhaps most exciting, starting at 11:30 a.m., a truly fabulous lineup of local musicians takes to the stage. They include Riddim Forward, The Houseplants, Heather Katz, Skye Sweetnam, the Campfire Poets and Hannah Chapplain 왘, and offer something for every musical taste, from classic reggae to blues to pop and country rock.

You can catch the musical action during the day at two locations, the main stage on Second Street and the intersection of Broadway and Mill Street.

Come evening, the celebrations will be capped with a concert by rising stars DVBBS (pronounced “Duh-BS”). The concert marks something of a homecoming for brothers Alex and Chris Andre, who attended Orangeville District Secondary School and whose high-energy mix of electro, house, reggae, rap and pop sounds has been making waves on the international music scene.

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In the spring of 1994, the inaugural iss issue of In The Hills featured a story ca called “Dufferin’s Cultural Impresarios.”

It introduced readers to the leaders of tw two newly minted ventures: Dufferin C County Museum and Archives and Th Theatre Orangeville, and declared th the two institutions to be “boldly co conceived on a visionary scale.”

The story predicted the museum an and theatre would provide a “twinen engine kick-start to the cultural and ec economic revitalization of Orangeville an and Dufferin County.”

“I will die onstagee at the two o’clockk Wednesday matinée ée in a Norm Foster play” lay” Artistic Director David Nairn on le 20 years of Theatre Orangeville

So many cultural initiatives began in He Headwaters in the mid-1990s.

W What was it about the times back then? dn: It’s hard to put your finger on any one thing. dn Th Through my freelance work and touring shows, I ge a chance to go to a lot of other communities, and get d I don’t know the like of this community anywhere in the country. There are enclaves, like Salt Spring Isl Island in BC and Halifax, where vibrant scenes are ha happening, but I don’t know of anywhere that has th arts and cultural scene that we have here. Not the jus Theatre Orangeville, but potters, weavers, just scu sculptors, painters, dancers, musicians. A lot of th moved up here from the city, and it created a them rea phenomenal cultural environment. really For Theatre Orangeville, there was also huge buyin from town council. They understood what the ar could bring to this community. When they arts we ahead with restoring the Orangeville town went ha and the Opera House opened, it brought the hall, he of Orangeville back to that corner. heart There was a time when everything was moving ou of downtown to the box stores, and it was out ge getting so there was no centre of Orangeville. But co council had the vision of what restoring the town ha could do for the downtown, and gradually the hall sh owners came on board, and now it’s a really shop pr pretty street. continued on page 26

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excellent adventures Two decades later, it’s safe to sayy n that prediction has been more than borne out.

For museum curator Wayne Townsend and Theatre Orangevillee een artistic director David Nairn, it’s been an exhilarating ride. In this issue, we sit down with them to take a look back at some of the peaks and valleys off the last 20 years, assess where things stand, and ponder what the future s, may hold – for the two institutions, and for the two men who have become synonymous with them.

So many cultural initiatives began in Headwaters in the mid-1990s.

What was it about the times back then? wt: I think the impetus came from people ple who moved here. They had fallen in love with the area and they really wanted to get involved. A lot of them were a little bit older, and their kids were older, so they probably couldn’t meet people in a parent association. They were also very used to arts and ed here, culture. It was something that already existed but it needed formulation and direction, and the newcomers provided that.

The old-timers buy into the museum because ple take they like to reminisce, whereas the new people hey feel an interest because it’s new information they ing the privileged to share. It’s almost like learning dirty secrets of Dufferin County. I’ve kind of sold that in the last few years. We always keep it just a little bit juicy and a little bit fun.

“We always keep it just a little bit juicy and a little bit fun” Curator Wa Wayne Townsend on 20 years of Dufferin County Co Museum and Archives

Is there a particular event over the 20 years that you remember the most? wt: One of my favourite memories is a [DCMA DCMA ad been archivist] Steve Brown moment. Steve had searching for, and fi nally found, some woman’s laimed, death records. The lady looking for them exclaimed, “Well, this can’t be right, because it says my aunt died in childbirth, and that’s impossible because continued on next ext page IN THE HILLS SUMMER 2013

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What event do you remember most from your 14 years as artistic director? dn: I was thinking the other day about all the great shows we’ve done.

There are many moments from them that are burned into my memory.

One of the most satisfying things for me has been the work we’ve been doing with people who have developmental difficulties. The Creative Partners on Stage partnership we created with Community Living Dufferin is something way beyond just putting on five plays a year and entertaining people. It makes the theatre engage on a more human and immediate level, and has allowed it to develop a sense of social responsibility.

What event has been the most important? dn: I don’t know of another theatre company in Canada that does original work, all Canadian work, works with children, works with special needs

“But in particular, we pride ourselves on offering all these great opportunities for kids – choirs and theatre classes and so on.” people, and is also providing visitor information services. So the breadth of involvement we have is huge. But in particular, we pride ourselves on offering all these great opportunities for kids – choirs and theatre classes, and so on.

The programs for special needs kids have been especially important. We asked, “What about children where it’s less accessible, what are we doing for them?”

In general, what does Theatre Orangeville contribute to the community? Has the relationship with the community changed over the 20 years? dn: We’ve become a really vital part of the community. To begin with, years ago we really had no right to call

ourselves “Theatre Orangeville.” We rehearsed at York University. Our sets were built in Toronto. Every nail, every screw, every can of paint was bought in Toronto. Now everything happens here.

Beyond that, I’d like to think that we’ve become a cherished part of the community, just as Dufferin County Museum and Archives has. It seems hard to imagine this community without the museum.

Then there’s Theatre Orangeville’s relationship with the theatre community. We’ve got a nine-year-old girl in our young company this summer who is going to come to Orangeville from nine to four every day, and she lives in Barrie. Her mother is going to drive her down here five days a week for a month to be a part of this experience. A few years ago we had

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she was only married for six months.”

Steve didn’t miss a beat. He said, “Well, since I’ve worked at the museum I’ve found that the firstborn child can take any length of time. All the rest take nine months.”

What event over the 20 years has been the most important? wt: There have been some great moments when people connect, and it’s really magical. We’ll have a concert or a talk or something, and you’ll see the person giving the speech or the performer connecting with the audience. Or you’ll see somebody’s face light up when they look in a display case. It’s almost like electricity.

Probably the best event for the museum has been the discovery of Cornf lower glass, because it has brought us a lot of national attention.

I began to understand that for the museum to survive, it had to have something that was of interest outside the community. Cornflower is collected all across Canada and it’s that whole national story.

In general, what does the museum contribute to the community? wt: It contributes to pride. It’s a quick way of getting a sense of community.

And the museum has been allowed to be inclusive. So, for example, we collect Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s stuff, but we also collect my grandfather’s stuff.

We collect the stuff of all the people of Dufferin. It doesn’t matter if you’re new here, if you’re old here, once you’re here you’re here, you’re one of us. We do the student art show because we want to include young people.

We also like to do things that highlight the community as it exists today.

That sometimes gets us in trouble. I remember the first time we had a gay wedding. There were some people who weren’t too pleased about that.

But that’s what the community is.

How has the relationship with the community changed over the 20 years? wt: I would say it’s the way we have changed to meet the community’s needs. We have had to. For instance, the last couple of years we’ve spent a

huge amount of time, money and energy developing Duffstuff, which is an interactive online tool for viewing the collection. From 5,000 veterans to 100 villages to 150 famous people, newspaper articles, indexes, we’ve recognized we need to capture it so people can sit down at home and click and point.

It’s kind of community genealogy.

Everybody has a connection. Kids are always surprised when we make them realize that underneath the layers of their houses there’s somebody’s farm, and a story. When they’re from the west end of Orangeville, we always tell them about the Springbrook ghost, and all of a sudden their subdivisions are really big.

Even if the information can be found online, people will still come to the museum, because they’ll get so interested in the artifacts they’ll want to see the real thing. But if we continue to sit on the side of the road at Highway 89 and Airport Road and not reach out electronically, we’re pooched.

two kids from Walkerton do the same thing.

Why do they come? The answer’s always the same: “Because there’s nothing like it in our community.”

What have you learned about yourself? dn: When I first came here I’d been a director, I’d been an actor for years, but I lived in awe of anybody who could do the job of artistic director. So it wasn’t a learning curve, it was more like a learning wall. I think I was a very different person 15 years ago, and I was driven by different things. I had an ego the size of this building – you have to in order to survive in this business – so I think this experience has made me a better person.

I’ve learned that my actual job here is really a very simple one. My job is to do whatever I have to do to preserve a creative environment for artists to come in here and make mistakes, to be able to experiment, and to succeed.

I’d also never had a home, never

really been part of a community, so that’s huge too. That’s changed me very much, the fact that I love living here. Just today, I was driving down Broadway, stopped at the lights, and I thought, “Oh, there’s Lori going to work, and there’s Geoff going to the coffee shop, and there’s Neil, he comes to the theatre all the time,” and it hit me that I know everybody here.

Beyond your title, what is your most important role in the organization? dn: To keep everybody laughing.

This theatre is fuelled by passion and commitment. Everybody in the organization cares a lot. There isn’t one person in this organization who is paid what they’re worth, yet they all go above and beyond in their personal commitment. There have been oceans of tears wept over this company, countless nights people have lost sleep, just because they care so much about it. You can pay people a million dollars a year and not get that. Beyond continued on next page

“Probably the best event for the museum has been the discovery of Cornflower glass, it has brought us a lot of national attention.”

What have you learned about yourself? wt: I think I’ve learned that everybody is a collector if you dig deep enough.

Every person has a bag of marbles or a box of coins or 36 cars in their garage. We are somehow connected to “things.” And I think the greatest thing I’ve realized about myself is how things – my house is full of them – were here long before I was and will be here long after me.

We are only custodians of stuff.

The museum is the “official” custodian, but things in general are held in trust for the next generation. That was a big one for me because I’m a hoarder. Then it hit me that I’m going to be dead and my partner John is going to be selling this stuff off, and somebody else is going to love it.

Because of the museum I’ve met some pretty amazing people I never would have met otherwise. I’ve heard

some great stories. Some of those people have affected the way I think and live, and what I achieve.

Beyond your title, what is your most important role in the organization? wt: I think that would be mentor.

Definitely, the thing I’m most proud of is the number of young people who have moved through that institution in the last 20 years and have gone on to create very successful careers in the heritage/cultural world. Probably because I don’t have kids of my own, that experience has been really cool.

Is it a testament to the organization that so many people come from outside the area to volunteer at DCMA, when they could be doing that in their own community?

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What are your long-term hopes and dreams for Theatre Orangeville? dn: I hope that it maintains its commitment to serve the community, providing terrific entertainment, but also providing creative outlets for people, whether they’re challenged, different, young or old. I want that to remain one of the core beliefs.

I hope that we’re on a course of doing work that’s new, that’s different, and that’s not the tried-and-true. If we become afraid of being different,

“Some of the greatest moments are when everyone’s exhausted, but you feel camaraderie because you’ve all pulled something off.”

wt: Yes. We have a guy who drives over every week from Queensville, a lady who drives down from Meaford, someone who comes up from Caledon. It’s because we give volunteers responsibility, train them properly and trust them.

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What has been your biggest regret? dn: I regret that we’ve lost people along the way. In particular, when we made the switch from being a summer theatre to a winter theatre in 2002, we had 18 months of nonstop programming. In order to turn the wheel, we were selling two subscription series at the same time. We burned people out, some of whom left the theatre and will never come back. I regret that. Maybe there was a better way to do it and that didn’t have to happen.

What has been your most important accomplishment? wt: We’re technically called a “community museum” in the Ontario government lingo, and I think our biggest accomplishment is to have been able to link the community part and the museum part together. So often they’re not.

By way of example, recently we’ve been working with the family of Jean Waters, who used to run the convenience store next to Orangeville town hall. She’s turning 85 and her family

is making this big plan. They’re going to kidnap her and bring her to the museum and donate her. We’ve developed a whole process we’re going to put her through and it’s been so much fun. So I think being part of somebody’s birthday or part of everyday life instead of being separate from things has been our most important accomplishment.

What has been your biggest mistake? wt: I’ve never been a great civil servant. I think that’s my big downfall.

As for the organization, probably the biggest mistake was that we as a community didn’t start the museum quite soon enough. We caught a few things, but even ten years earlier there were people around Orangeville who could have told stories and had things we should have been collecting. Some of it has ended up with us after all.

“I hope that we’re on a course of doing work that’s new, that’s different, and that’s not the tried-and-true.” if we just want to be safe, then we might as well just close, because that doesn’t inspire or engage creativity.

That was [original artistic director] Jim Betts’ vision and I hope I’ve been true to it – to create work that engages the community.

Right now we’re developing an idea for a floating stage at Island Lake, and I hope that by bringing on forwardthinking, creative projects like that the company will remain vibrant and relevant.

Short term, what’s the next big thing? dn: This summer we’re undertaking a quarter-million-dollar project to renovate the opera house. It’s getting a new floor, which will fi x the problem with people tripping on the risers.

Right now that happens at every show.

And we’re getting new seats. At the moment we can only accommodate six wheelchairs, so we’re going to add removable seating to allow for up to 16. The last six or seven rows of seats are going to be stacked, rising 18 inches with every row. The sound booth is going to move into the middle. For visually impaired people, we’ll have seats with monitors and an in-house camera system. Those will be at the back so the glow won’t be a problem.

Also at the back we’re going to have “tweet seats,” where we will encourage people to tweet live during shows. QR codes on the backs of seats will allow patrons to access show programs and photos on their smart phones.

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The greatest example of that would be the dentist Doc Campbell. In 1907 he was on the Canadian Olympic Lacrosse team. His family had run the tannery. He had been the sheriff.

There was no museum when his stuff was distributed. But then some of his stuff came to us through a relative.

The dentist stuff came to us through Dr. Frater. Former Orangeville mayor Vic Large had snapped up all the lacrosse stuff and kept it in his basement before donating it. So that particular collection did more or less come back together.

Long term, what are your hopes and dreams for the museum? wt: I’m really pleased with the younger people who are interested in the museum. When I first started, it was a relatively elderly group and now they’re younger. I hope it stays that way. Also, there will be pressure to grow, but I think we need to be careful about that. There’s always a caution in my mind about getting too big because there’s a charm to being a small little community museum.

Short term, what’s the next big thing? wt: Duffstuff is launching this summer, accessible through the museum’s website. The approach we’ve developed has also been picked up by a private company. They’ll be releasing it all across Canada and through the States. If it takes off, it may change the way museums reach out to their audiences. Plus, as an aside, if it sells DCMA will get a percentage. I don’t want to sound too mercenary, but there’s always a financial aspect.

You’re 60. How much longer do you expect to stay in the role?

What are your plans for retirement? wt: Maybe another year, year and a half. I’m ready. And after I retire I’m going to volunteer at the Dufferin County Museum and Archives. I’ll be the best volunteer they ever had.

Is there a succession plan for a new leader when you leave? wt: Yes. For the last two years we’ve been making a lot of changes to the continued on next page

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“I’ve met many great country people,” he says, “and the beautiful topography here makes for endless outdoor opportunities – great cycling, hiking, sightseeing, bird watching – it’s a playground, a place to dream, and a place where dreams come true!”

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In 1970, Hutchison Real Estate recognized the beauty in the land that a developer had for sale and escorted provincial government officials on snowmobiles to view and purchase the property that became Mono Cliffs Provincial Park. The 350-acre property with its towering limestone cliffs is now preserved as a natural wonder that Matt and many other Ontario residents continue to enjoy.

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ITH: How much longer do you expect to stay in the role?

Plans for retirement? dn: I’m going to stick around until they figure out the emperor has no clothes. I have no desire to leave. I turned 60 this May, but there is no retirement in my business. There are no benefits; there is no pension for anyone who works in the world of freelance art. So I will die onstage at the two o’clock Wednesday matinée in a Norm Foster play. In fact, I’d consider it a great honour to go that way while acting with Norm himself, as he’s a dear friend.

Now there will come a time to hand the keys over as artistic director. Will I still want to be doing this at 65, at 70? Will I still have the energy? I don’t know. But I don’t plan to ever stop acting.

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Is there a succession plan for a new leader? dn: We’ve grown to an operating budget of over a million dollars a year,

and the company has grown to a point where someone is going to need to be mentored into the role. Maybe that will be my long-term contribution.

Over the last year, with the guidance of the board, we’ve developed a strategy for succession planning. In an ideal world I’d like to be able to say “in three years I’ll be done,” and then begin taking steps to bring someone new on. Alternatively, we’ve also developed a plan for the possibility that I get hit by a bus tomorrow. That has been driven by the arts funders, like Ontario Arts Council and Canada Council, who want that, but the board sees that we need to have it too.

What have you learned about building a successful cultural organization that you would pass on to others? dn: It’s all about the people. It’s about finding and convincing crazy creative people to pass on anything that resembles sanity and get involved. ≈ This interview has been condensed and edited.

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way we manage the place, and that’s part of it. Instead of me making decisions now, though I’m still officially the head, the archivist Steve Brown, the manager Darrell Keenie and the curator are a management team, so all decisions are made among the different disciplines.

Duffstuff is also part of the succession plan because everyone says, “If you and Steve Brown retire, how are we going to replace your minds?”

Well, everything that we have in our minds came from somewhere, so we’ve taken all the “somewheres” and put them where anybody who can run a computer can find them. Granted, you still lose the human element.

What have you learned about building a successful cultural organization that you would pass on to others? wt: To find the joy in hard work as a group. Some of the greatest moments are when everyone’s exhausted, but you feel camaraderie because you’ve all pulled something off. I would also say to encourage diversity. We have high school kids doing their 40 hours of community work, we accept people from the penal system, we have seniors. I really love the diversity of the place. Finally, it’s critical to really involve your volunteers. ≈ This interview has been condensed and edited.

Jeff Rollings is a freelance writer who lives in Orangeville.

To mark the longtime friendship shared among this magazine, Theatre Orangeville and Dufferin County Museum and Archives, the three organizations will celebrate their 20th anniversaries together with a special exhibition at the museum during Headwaters Arts Festival on the first weekend of October. Watch for details in the fall issue.

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A midlife crisis set to music

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BY L IZ B E AT T Y

Every midlife crisis has its fascination.

There are the time-honoured classics – buying a Porsche, skydiving, an affair. Some people quit jobs to circumnavigate the globe, lose weight to run a marathon, gain weight without giving a damn.

One of my all-time favourites is the anti-crisis of one jet-setting friend, who at 50 finally had a kid, adopted a golden retriever and leased a Volvo.

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Alas, the revelations of the aging come in all forms. Mine took the shape of a six-foot wooden hourglass with strings, and thankfully, it took place amid the eclectic, embracing community of Orangeville’s Aardvark Music & Culture.

Said crisis began something like this.

“So here’s the thing,” I say as I lean into the store counter. Gordon Shawcross, Aardvark fixture and singer, piano player and songwriter with The Houseplants, looks on kindly.

“Now, I’m not even sure this is possible,” I add. Gordon’s encouraging smile remains in place as I measure my next words. “Well, you know my thing for jazz standards.”

Earlier, I had confessed my fondness for midday living-room singing – yup, I’m a closet diva, complete with mike, amp and imaginary adoring fans. “I’ve just always loved spare jazz accompaniment – it’s the emphasis on articulation.” What? Does this even make sense? Lights flash in my brain. Abort! Abort! It’s too late.

“Gordon, what I really want is to play the double bass.”

“Cool,” he jumps in. “A chick playing bass.”

Instantly, I am transformed. First, no veiled smirk. Second, he called me a chick. I could kiss him.

“The upright bass does something entirely different for me,” he continues, now my kindred spirit. “It’s such a defining sound that I don’t even use an electric bass anymore.”

He expounds on upright bass legend

Danny Thompson and how he was drawn to Thompson’s sound on completely different recordings long before he knew the bassist was the same guy. He refers to Esperanza Spalding as proof that one can play and sing, although we agree she may be a tad exceptional.

The upshot? In these few moments of patient listening and shared interest, I’ve stepped into Aardvark’s rich musical world. No cool quotient required, no proving my technical worthiness. Just sincere enthusiasm as I start my journey. And though I always appreciate tender handling of my half-century ego, I know firsthand that this open creative spirit is the way life at Aardvark rolls.

Aardvark’s location smack in the heart of Orangeville’s Broadway strip seems perfect for an establishment that is, in many ways, the heart of the area’s musical community. Part musicians’ general store, part popculture observatorium and part teaching/jamming coffee house (free java for patrons), Aardvark opened in 2008 and has been, most of all, a meeting place for musical minds of all ages and skill levels.

“There’s lots of days when four or five local songwriters end up here, sitting and dialoguing about whatever,” says owner Perry Joseph, who is also a singer, guitarist and songwriter with The Houseplants. A regular schedule of live shows occupies the performance area at the back. Some of the performers are also instructors, people who do and teach. “We like the idea of linking students to the

above : The Houseplants playing at C’est What? in Toronto; Perry Joseph on guitar and Gordon Shawcross on keyboard. facing page : Theresa Proudluck and Sam Nassey; Mack Peters and Justin McDonald.

local music community, giving them real-world connections,” says Perry.

Perry scopes out the unique aspirations of each new student. His first question? “If you could wave a magic wand, what kind of music would you be playing now?”

“We have folks who just want to strum a few tunes around a bonfi re at the cottage, and some with bigger dreams, different musical IQs,” he says. “There’s no set type of curriculum, no one type of teacher. Nothing cookie cutter.”

Case in point: Perry matched my now 13-year-old son Mack with Justin McDonald, an accomplished songwriter and performer. Long on song ideas and short on the discipline needed for formal practising, Mack jams and writes with Justin every Wednesday at 4 p.m. – without a prescribed guitar workbook.

Then there’s cool, quiet, 17-year-old Sam Nassey. Sam has been playing classical violin since he was three and teaching octogenarian Theresa Proudluck since he was 14. “Beyond music, the two have bonded over their searing sardonic wits,” says Perry.

Sophie Castel, Aardvark’s most advanced Royal Conservatory piano student, studies with multi-talented Dennis Hahn, but she’s also a teacher whose keen skill and intuition have enabled her to take on the unique demands of students with special needs.

And Aardvark’s latest teaching coup is voice instructor and sultry, celebrated chanteuse Lily Frost. Wow. Perry knows first-hand the draw of such a diverse creative environment.

Growing up, he shared his sister’s impressive collection of Motown 45s, and his Lebanese father, a radio personality, brought over top Arabic music acts for every church haf li, events Perry describes as parties where people eat, drink and dance – all at the same time.

The performers stayed with Perry’s family. “It was the equivalent of having a Lebanese Barbara Streisand in your home,” he says. “Funny, only recently did I recognize this ethnic influence in my own reggae leanings.”

For everyone at Aardvark it’s all about their musical neighbourhood.

“There’s nothing more exciting than the chemistry of getting in a room and playing with people,” says Gordon.

“There’s nothing elitist about it.

Anybody can and should make music just for the pure joy of it.”

Speaking of pure joy, Perry has since found me a beautiful little restored double bass and set me up with Zen upright master Rob Uffen, whom I now torture once or twice a month with my cautious pizzicato plucks. I’m just a few lessons in, but already the left-right brain integration is so intense that I fear my head may explode like an Austin Powers

fembot – though in a totally good way.

I wonder if Esperanza spent this much time perfecting “Happy Birthday.”

And who would have thought that getting to know the lovely battleworn curves of this new old friend could impart such wisdom? In embracing my midlife uncoolness, I may be, well, becoming more cool. And doesn’t every age have its paradox to unravel? Whatever your obstacles, whatever your vortex en route to creative bliss, I hope you find a community like Aardvark – people who will listen intently to your heartfelt plans, say “cool,” then call you a chick. ≈ Aardvark Music & Culture is located at 169 Broadway in Orangeville.

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127… 128… 129… AND COUNTING

BY CHRIS WEDELE S | PHOTO GR APHY BY ROBER T Mc C AW

The northern mockingbird I spotted in our garden this past spring was very special.

Not only are mockingbirds uncommon around here, but this bird was also the 129th and most recent species we have recorded on our property. We’ve been keeping a list of all the bird species we’ve seen at our place since we moved here in the spring of 1992.

On our 23-acre domain just south of Erin, we’re fortunate to have several distinct habitats – hardwood bush, old meadow, a pond and a horticulturally diverse but not wellmaintained yard and garden around the house – so our place is attractive to a variety of species. We also feed birds in winter, and this has drawn some unexpected visitors.

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left to right : A brilliantly coloured Baltimore oriole; a white-throated sparrow belts out ‘O Canada’; a precious new generation of barn swallows; bird-watching author Chris Wedeles (photographed by Pete Paterson) keeps a sharp eye out for new visitors; a Northern mockingbird.

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the usuals This group includes mourning doves, chickadees, grackles, robins and redwinged blackbird. A little boring, true, but very reliable, and some in this gang are the first birds back in the spring, so they’re always a welcome sight.

the beautiful usuals Included in t his group are rosebreasted grosbeaks, regular springtime visitors to our feeders; Baltimore orioles, the striking black-and-orange members of the blackbird family; and indigo buntings, so blue they make bluebirds jealous. I also include blue jays, cardinals and goldfinches in this category, even though their good looks may be underappreciated because they’re so common.

family with the most observed species Warblers have been called the butterflies of the bird world because they are brightly coloured and flit around.

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Birdwatchers like me are notoriously nerdy, and the essence of this is a fascination with lists.

I’m not so organized that I keep a life list, but I really enjoy keeping our yard list. One simple rule governs whether a species makes it onto our list: identification must be certain. No “I think it was …” or “I’m almost sure it was …” Equivocation is not allowed; if it’s on our list, we saw it. But in a concession to the small size of our place, we’ve decided, completely arbitrarily, that airspace counts. So if a bird flies over our place, it’s eligible to go on the list. This somewhat permissive approach has allowed species like the common loon, tundra swan and common merganser to be included in our tally. Here are the species we’ve seen, grouped by theme.

in our midst. We’ve seen 22 species of warblers at our place. Several, such as the yellow warbler, the common yellowthroat and the American redstart, stay through the summer. But we see the most in the spring, when beauties such as the black-throated green warbler, the parula, the Blackburnian and the magnolia pass through on their way from their winter residence in the tropics to their breeding grounds in the northern forests.

little brown jobs “Little brown jobs,” or LBJs, is what birders sometimes call the small, drab-coloured birds they’ve spotted but haven’t identified while skulking through the underbrush. Most LBJs are sparrows. We’ve identified nine species of sparrow at our place, in-

cluding the usually urban-dwelling house sparrow, the song sparrow, the white-crowned sparrow, the tree sparrow and the white-throated sparrow with its iconic “O Canada Canada Canada” song that is familiar to anyone who has spent summertime in cottage country.

birds with declining populations Since we first spotted a common nighthawk at our place in the early 1990s, the Canadian population of this nocturnal bird has plunged by more than 70 per cent. The number of chimney swifts is also declining, so much so that both nighthawks and chimney swifts are now classified as threatened species. Populations of barn swallows, olive-sided flycatchers

and eastern wood pewees are also declining.

All these birds belong to the same “guild,” a group of species which are ecologically similar but not necessarily related in other ways. Members of this particular guild are aerial insectivores, birds that catch insects in flight. Though scientists are uncertain about the reasons for the striking decline, studies seem to suggest different causes for different species. But the fact that all feed entirely on insects they catch while flying strongly suggests changes in insect populations are having tremendous repercussions on this guild.

birds of prey A certain amount of semantic and taxonomic confusion exists over iden-

left to right : A not-so-dowdy female Northern cardinal; a brilliant indigo bunting; a nocturnal – and elusive – common nighthawk; a yellow-bellied sapsucker; and an Eastern screech owl in its grey phase.

tifying birds of prey. Does this group include only eagles and hawks? What about owls and vultures? Ignoring that muddle, we’ve seen 13 species we believe fall under the broadest definition, including two types of owls – great horned and screech – and a variety of hawks. Everyone is familiar with the red-tailed hawk, by far the most common around here, but we’ve also seen Cooper’s hawks and sharpshinned hawks trying to prey on the birds that frequent our feeder. Visitors from the North, such as the goshawk and rough-legged hawk, have also dropped in. We’ve even witnessed an osprey diving for the very small fish that live in our very small pond. Not sure what he was thinking.

woodpeckers Our list includes six species. The common downy and hairy woodpeckers are frequent visitors to our feeders. Less common are the redbellied woodpecker, which first appeared just a couple of years ago, and the marvellously named yellowbellied sapsucker. Our favourite is the huge, at least by comparison,

pileated woodpecker with its prehistoric appearance, including a magnificent red plume atop its head.

mimics Some species mimic the songs of others. Male birds probably imitate other species to impress females, and a larger repertoire may indicate a more experienced and therefore more savvy individual. In ascending order of talent, I’d rate the three species we’ve seen as the catbird, the brown thrasher and the mockingbird. An interesting variation on this theme is the black-billed cuckoo, which we see only occasionally. Females sometimes lay their eggs in the nests of other birds and have the uncanny ability to produce eggs that mimic the appearance of the eggs of the species whose nest they are borrowing.

the unexpected Our most unexpected visitor would be the bald eagle we saw, just once, flying over our property. Good thing airspace counts. But we’ve also had other pleasant surprises, such as a

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merlin, the smaller cousin of the much more famous peregrine falcon, and sandhill cranes, which first appeared about five years ago and now show up once or twice every spring.

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I figure if we live here long enough, we might be able to boost our count to 150 species. A good candidate for a new species is the vesper sparrow, which prefers fields interspersed with shrubs and trees, exactly the habitat

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provided in our back 40. I can’t figure out why I haven’t seen one yet. We should also be able to spot horned larks. I’ve frequently seen them on roadsides and in ploughed fields, so surely one could fly overhead or land on our driveway.

For 20 years I’ve also been watching for crossbills, birds of the Far North that make winter journeys south in years when northern seed crops are poor. None has yet visited our feeder, but they were reported in the area this past winter, so I’m on high alert.

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are often scrubby places made up of a mixture of grasses, shrubs such as hawthorn and juniper, and scattered trees. These features provide a rich habitat for birds, and ďŹ elds like these are my favourite place for birdwatching. They offer good perches for birds and unimpeded views for me. If you own an abandoned farm ďŹ eld, consider letting at least some of it undergo a slow succession. Your reward will be a host of bird species.

Mature forests have much to offer birds. Diversity in plant species is important, but so is vertical diversity. Offering vegetation on the forest oor and in the mid-storey and canopy enhances this diversity. Birdwatching in forests can be frustrating, though, because there are so many refuges that birds can be hard to spot. If you go birdwatching in a mature forest, brush up on your birdsongs so you can identify species by sound as well as by sight.

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my favourites I’m a bit fickle, so my favourite seems to change with the season, but lately I’ve been enamoured of fox sparrows.

These birds are large – for sparrows – and surprisingly richly coloured – again, for sparrows – with spotted breasts, reminiscent of thrushes. They scratch around in the fallen leaves in our garden and by our feeders hunting for seeds in a manner that makes them seem somewhat desperate and therefore endearing. They show up mostly in the spring as they migrate to Ontario’s Far North, but I’ve sometimes gone several years between sightings, which contributes to the prodigal-son appeal of these birds.

Young plantations are great for taking advantage of the provincial government’s Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program, but in truth, they are not that great for birds.

To get the most out of them birdwise, plant a variety of trees and plant in patches rather than rows, leaving open spaces scattered throughout.

We are now adding species to our list at a rate of only about one or two a year, as all the “easy” ones have long since been tallied. Although my kids – not to mention my wife and friends and sometimes even I, myself – will undoubtedly continue to think I’m a bit odd, I’ll continue to tend my list, as any obsessive birdwatcher would.

Chris Wedeles is a biologist who lives in Erin. As this story went to press, he sent this news flash: “We recorded species number 130 just a couple of weeks ago – a pine warbler – also an uncommon treat!” continued on next page

Ponds can be a magnet for birds.

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Around the house is a great place to get started. Many sources provide information on specific plants that attract birds and butterflies to your gardens. But the most basic thing to do is put up a bird feeder. One day this past autumn, I counted 16 different species at our feeder. A few things to remember: • Black oil sunflower seeds are preferred by more species than any other seeds.

• Avoid mixes containing millet, which will be ignored by many species.

• Locate the feeder close to a window. A metre away is best. Not only will this provide an excellent view of the birds, but it will also help save lives. Studies have shown that feeders placed close to houses cause fewer deaths, because birds that fly into the window when startled at the feeder are not going fast enough to harm themselves.

• If you have an outdoor cat, please do not put up a bird feeder. In Canada every year, pet cats are responsible for killing tens of millions, perhaps even hundreds of millions, of birds.

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Catch a fleeting glimpse of a little yellow bird in dense vegetation around a pond, and you can be almost certain it’s a yellow warbler. These birds are by far the most common warblers in the Headwaters region and, aside from goldfinches, they are the most strikingly yellow birds to be seen. I like yellow warblers because they stick around all summer, are relatively common and are a great example of the underappreciated jewels in our midst. Point one out to someone with an untapped interest in birds and the usual response is, “Wow, I had no idea.”

Something about the nests of yellow warblers makes them one of the preferred targets of cowbirds, who engage in the unappealing behaviour of laying their eggs in the nests of other species. Yellow warblers are not without defences, however. If they find foreign eggs in their nest, they frequently build a new nest on top of their old one.

The song of the yellow warbler, frequently described as “sweet sweet sweet, I’m so sweet,” is not only a good way of recognizing this bird, but also an apt description of its appeal to birdwatchers.

FOX SPARROW Fox sparrows are a geneticist’s dream – or nightmare. At last count, 18 subspecies, divided into four groups, had been identified. The morphological differences in plumage colour, bill shape, and wing and tail length are features used to discriminate between subspecies and may indicate that the fox sparrow is a species in evolutionary transition, adapting to changes in habitat and food availability throughout its range. In Ontario fox sparrows reach their highest densities in the Hudson Bay Lowlands during the summer. In the Headwaters region they can be spotted for a short time every spring and fall as they migrate from or to more temperate overwintering grounds, primarily in the eastern and southeastern United States.

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features, in a world increasingly modified by humans. Here are short accounts of four species that I find particularly fascinating among the visitors to our property.

PILEATED WOODPECKER The laughing call of the pileated woodpecker is loud, resonant and sure to grab the attention of anyone in the woods.

Hearing its almost eerie, haunted tone is affirmation that there is at least a bit of wild in the area you are trekking through.

Though its call is striking, the appearance of the pileated woodpecker is even more extraordinary. Huge for a woodpecker, this bird is often compared in size to a crow, and it has a ridiculous red plume on its head. It cannot possibly be mistaken for any other bird.

Ecologically, the pileated woodpecker is considered a “keystone species” because its importance is far greater than its numbers suggest.

As a pileated woodpecker hunts for its favourite food, carpenter ants, it excavates large cavities in the trunks of dead and dying trees. These cavities provide nesting places for a wide variety of species, from chickadees to wood ducks to flying squirrels.

NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD

Contact us at : (519) 925-3238 Northern mockingbirds are found throughout the continental United States, but their habitat is restricted to the most southerly parts of Canada. In Ontario they have a strong toehold on the Niagara Peninsula and in the Toronto area, south of the Oak Ridges Moraine. The Headwaters region is definitely on the northern periphery of their Ontario range.

Unlike most bird species, both male and female mockingbirds sing, although males tend to take this talent more seriously. A male’s repertoire may include more than 200 distinct songs, and this catalogue increases with age as they are exposed to and learn more songs. They may even mimic the calls of other animals, such as frogs, and human-made noises, such as car alarms. No wonder I rank them best among the mimics. ≈

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Liz Beatty reports on favourite places in the hills – the beautiful, wild or quirky spots that contribute to spirit of place.

Movers and Groovers On this day, Rob Uffen is a groover, not a mover.

There’s no indecision where he’s going to fish, no casting then moving on in pursuit of more fruitful waters. No, on this early summer afternoon, Rob parks his 1988 Westfalia, dons his waders, walks into the bush somewhere north of HW 24 and emerges on the bank of a pool he’s had in mind all week.

He is, as the term implies, grooving in for the long haul. Indeed, no one knows better than Rob – sometimes it takes hours for the perfect fishing hole to reveal itself.

An hour later, a fellow fly fisherman, an older guy, comes by. They chat, and as etiquette dictates, he asks Rob if he can fish. “Sure,” says Rob gazing out onto the river, no rod in hand. “Nothing’s going to happen here until 9:15 this evening.”

The older man casts. Nothing happens, so he disappears into the cedars. Hours later, the old “mover” returns. More small talk, and again he asks to fish. “No problem,” repeats Rob. “Nothing’s happening ’til 9:15”. It doesn’t and he moves on again.

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Two more hours pass and Rob, all Zen-like in the same idyllic wooded spot, still hasn’t made one cast. The sun disappears behind the trees.

Old “mover” returns, and conversation resumes.

Rob chats and watches as, with dusk, the insect world grows lively. Having just mated, bugs begin dropping dead on the river and at precisely 9:10, Rob ties his fly and announces he’s going to fish.

He stands up, steps forward and with one perfect cast hooks a 20-inch brown trout – just like that. Old “mover” flips out and with jawdropped in amazement, he eventually disappears into the bush, no doubt off to tell his buddy, who’s been grooved in upstream for hours ...

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Don Scallen contributes regularly to these pages with his thoughtful observations on the local natural world.

You can read more of his Notes from the Wild online.

Spring Sparrows If they think about them at all, most people dismiss sparrows as boring brown birds. It doesn’t help that the sparrow people know the best is the house sparrow, an introduced species that lives cheek by beak with us in urban settings.

House sparrows would be an unlikely poet’s muse. They are noisy, aggressive birds that stuff messy nests into any available opening. Their voice could be charitably described as discordant.

But please look beyond the pedestrian house sparrow to our dapper, refined native sparrows.

And listen to them as well – some of our fifteen or so natives sing arias that pull on the heartstrings.

Now is the time to see three of these lovely native sparrows – fox, white-crowned and whitethroated – as they visit bird feeders. The fox and white crowned are en route to Canada’s far north.

Most of the white-throated sparrows are northward bound as well, but some will stay in Headwaters country where pockets of mixed conifer-deciduous woodland can be found.

The fox sparrows are imbued with rich maroon and sienna colours. They don’t appear at my feeders every spring, but when they do, I rejoice.

White-crowned sparrows are more frequent visitors. Their cameo appearances allow me to reacquaint myself with their beauty. Brilliant white patches on their heads are bordered and partitioned by sharply delineated black. Their breasts, shoulders and faces are washed with silver.

Of these three itinerant sparrows, the whitethroated are the most regular feeder visitors. They too are attractive birds, with caps similar to the white-crowned, but boasting bibs of white as well.

And the eyes of many white-throated sparrows are crested by brilliant yellow patches.

That the white-throats sing their ethereal “Sweet Canada, Canada” during their feeding stopovers is an added bonus – an achingly beautiful evocation of the north woods, here in the domesticated south.

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Guilt “Food, love, career, and mothers are the four major guilt groups.” — Cathy Guisewite I spend so much time hanging my head in shame that I’m worried my head will eventually snap off! I am on the receiving end of a lot of guilt – particularly from the Professionals in my life. People who are paid a fee to perform a service for me – make me feel guilty!

I feel guilty when I go to see my Doctor because I have fallen off of the diet/exercise wagon – again.

I feel guilty when I go to the Dentist because I don’t floss as often as I should. And, if I do floss, I am not doing it properly. I am reminded that I need to wear my night guard every night because my persistent night-grinding is causing my teeth to crumble into dust.

The Chiropractor reminds me that I need to do the prescribed daily exercises (rolling around on a foam roller and walking 20 feet with a huge elastic band around my knees) because my successful healing is contingent on my contribution to the program.

The Car Mechanic reminds me that if I maintained a more faithful tune-up schedule I would not require expensive emergency service on my vehicle. How often are you supposed to change the oil anyway?

The Doggie Groomer reminds me that if I would bathe and brush my dogs more often, I would not need to bring them to her in a filthy, tatted, and unrecognizable condition.

My most recent guilt-inducing incident occurred at the Vet’s office. My cat, Grommet, was placed on the scale and it was announced that he was marginally overweight. I was reminded that overweight animals are prone to all kinds of health issues. The following conversation ensued: Vet: What type of food do you feed this cat?

Me: The kind that comes in the tin can.

Vet: What brand of cat food is it?

Me: Well… I’m… Whiskies? Friskies? The can has a picture of a cat on the front. I think it is a white cat... yes… it is a close-up of a white cat and I believe the cat is leaning against it own little cat paw... and sort of gazing into space.

Vet: I see. What percentage of crude protein does your cat food provide?

Me: Uh… that is something I do not know.

The interrogation escalated and I continued to blurt out lame and inept answers. I squirmed uncomfortably until the appointment was finally over.

I paid my $200 bill and was given strict instructions to read the ingredient list on the can. I was also told to keep a food journal and record every single calorie that goes into my cat’s mouth.

I promised I would follow all of the advice I’d been given and I walked slowly to my car – with my head hung low.

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by Ken Weber

A Place for the ‘Deserving Poor’ ‘House of Industry and Refuge’ was the name officials used for a county home for the indigent, but everyone, even the people who lived there, called it ‘The Poorhouse’ or ‘The Farm.’

An Evolving History

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hen the Ontario government passed legislation in 1903 obliging the province’s counties to provide a shelter for their “destitute, homeless, feebleminded and elderly,” two “Houses” were already up and running here in the hills. Wellington County was way ahead of the statute, having built a refuge in 1877, and Peel had opened one in 1898. There was no House in Dufferin. Here, the “deserving poor” went to jail.

‘Don’t put me in The Farm!’

It is easy to understand why Dufferin’s accommodation was truly a shelter of last resort, but to the average citizen any House was a place to be shunned, for no matter that food and shelter, even medical care and clothing, were provided, residency meant you – and your family if you had one – wore the social badge of failure and would be treated accordingly. At Wellington’s refuge, for example, as a new arrival you were admitted through the front door, but would never use that door again.

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tional lives. The regimen at Peel’s refuge was typical. Males and females, including married couples, slept and ate separately. To leave the House required permission with a fixed time of return. Inmates rose at 6 a.m. in spring and summer and retired at 9 p.m. – winter times were adjusted slightly – to work the farm that was part of the complex. A poorhouse was meant to be self-sustaining, and produce was raised for consumption and sale.

Inmates were subject to the command of a keeper and a matron (usually the keeper’s wife), both of whom supervised the cleaning and maintenance labours expected of their charges.

The keeper did a lights-out bed count each night, and could “inflict suitable punishment at his discretion for disobedience or bad conduct.” In Peel, punishment was “not more than 24

Over the 20th century local poorhouses gradually became homes for the aged.

Wellington’s House was renamed The Home for the Aged in 1947 and served as such until 1972. In 1909 Peel allowed Halton County to share its House, but in 1952 Peel re-established sole ownership of what by then had become essentially a home for the aged, and so it was called. Following major additions and reconstruction, it became Peel Manor in 1960. Dufferin (which as early as the 1890s had talked of sharing a House with Peel or Grey counties) never did build a refuge. The “deserving poor” were housed in the county jail until the 1930s.

hours confinement” (usually on bread and water), unless the county inspector directed otherwise. Life at The Farm was not quite prison, but close.

The Inmates Who were the “deserving poor” – for so they were called – submitting to this regimen? The annual reports of Peel’s physician, Dr. Charles Moore, offer a glimpse. His 1901 report, for example, has a death list – Mary Linsky,

A Parsimonious Thank You? Miss Jane Porter died in 1896 and in her will left Peel County a sum of $4,000 to be used toward establishing a refuge. Her bequest together with a provincial grant pretty much covered what it cost county council to buy 50 acres of land in 1898 and build Peel’s House of Industry and Refuge. For the grand opening, council passed a motion authorizing a memorial tablet to honour the generous Miss Porter, but specified the tablet was not to cost more than $15.

100+? (old age), Robert Shurtleff, 65 (admitted homeless), George Anderson, 70 (chronic hepatitis), John Freel, 80 (senile heart) – that suggests most of the 26 inmates that year were elderly and ill. This was often the case, but not always. The 1900 report also includes the birth of a male child to an inmate (age 19, unnamed) and describes three children under five. In 1913 there were 35 inmates in the refuge and five of them, all “of weak intellect,” were of widely different ages.

Refuges were restricted to local citizens (Peel’s requirement, for example, was a verifiable minimum of two years residency in the county, and admission was controlled by the individual’s township or village), but one positive for inmates was that they were not sentenced. They could leave.

And records show that, except for inmates “of weak intellect,” a stay at The Farm was usually temporary.

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Beyond The Poorhouse Most of those admitted as children simply left when grown.

Some inmates, such as Mary Jane Everson, were victims of temporary circumstances and tended to come and go. In 1889 with her husband too ill to work, Mary entered Wellington’s refuge with three children. They stayed just over a year, left, came back again, then left for good. One of the children, however, returned while still a teenager and stayed the rest of her life.

Mostly it was the unwell and the elderly with no family – or family who didn’t want them – who never left. In a stinging editorial in 1892, directed at Dufferin’s lack of a dedicated refuge, the Orangeville Sun listed the names of 32 non-criminal inmates who had died in the county jail over the previous decade. Most were chronically ill seniors with no one to care for them, and all but a few had long tenure as inmates. Elizabeth Hill was typical.

She had been there ten years, and according to the Sun was never once visited by her family in Amaranth.

Elizabeth died at 92 in a tiny jail cell, ill and unwanted.

It Was All About Cost Every Dufferin newspaper harped at the county’s reluctance to provide a House, pointing out that more often than not the jail’s sole residents were simply vagrants who belonged elsewhere. (The county used a legal dodge – candidates for a refuge were convicted of vagrancy so they could be housed in the cells.) Yet the reluctance was not without support from voters.

Lingering age-old beliefs, not unique to Dufferin, held that poverty was a result of moral failure, and that the elderly and disabled were a family responsibility. (The Dufferin Post angrily pointed out the uncertainty of family support when Mary Ann Smith, an elderly inmate/vagrant, died in the jail in 1900. A mother of

In 1876 the provincial government established both the Hamilton Asylum for the Insane (intended originally to treat alcoholics, but soon converted to a facility for the mentally ill) and the Orillia Asylum for Idiots (later renamed Huronia). Counties with or without a poorhouse typically sent their most challenging cases to those institutions.

eight, she was utterly neglected by her family, specifically, the Post noted, by a son who farmed mortgage-free on 200 acres near Glen Cross.)

The sociology of poverty, however, was but a sidebar to the issue of cost.

Whether it used a refuge or a jail, a county’s administration was focused on expense. Peel’s 1899 report fretted that total expenditure for the opening year was $1,477 against just $307 in revenue from produce sold, creating a weekly cost per inmate of $1.42. By 1900, this weekly cost was wrestled down to $1.21.

Similar concerns appear in the records of every Ontario refuge. In these records, expense invariably gets more space than inmate matters. And perhaps that’s not surprising. Even today cost remains an overriding concern, even though poorhouses have long since been replaced by a web of supports that would astound the inmates of yesteryear.

Those inmates would be even more surprised to learn the fate of the refuges where they once lived. Wellington’s home is now the county’s museum and archives. On the site of Peel’s former House is Peel Manor, a modern long-term care centre, while in Dufferin the former jail has been converted to offices for county staff.

Former vagrants might find that last change just a touch ironic. ≈ Caledon writer Ken Weber’s bestselling Five Minute Mysteries series is published in 22 languages.

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by Nicola Ross

Lessons from a On the green with golf legend Sandra Post

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thletes who have competed at the very top of their discipline don’t always make the best teachers, so I had some reservations as I headed to the Glen Eagle Golf Club north of Bolton for a lesson with Canadian golf legend Sandra Post. I needn’t have worried.

Now 65, Sandra tore up the greens in late 1970s and early ’80s. An Oakville native who now lives in Caledon, she started playing golf when she was five and began her career on the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour at 19, becoming the first Canadian woman to break into the ranks of the top pros. That year, 1968, she became the youngest player to win a major championship, a record that stood until 2007, and was named rookie of the year.

During her 16 years on the tour, she won eight tournaments, placed second at the U.S. Women’s Open in 1975, and was a top money winner, accomplishments that earned her a spot in Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.

On a breezy but sunny April afternoon, I jumped into a golf cart with this sport trailblazer, and we drove away from the clubhouse to the Sandra Post Golf School.

Separate from Glen Eagle’s main and public courses, which include 27 holes in all, the school consists of a private driving range, an area for pitching and chipping, a sand trap for bunker play and a putting green.

It also shares a four-hole teaching course with Glen Eagle’s junior camps.

This enables Sandra to help her students with all aspects of their game, and to assess their strengths and weaknesses in both structured and real situations.

Sandra Post, the first Canadian woman to break into the ranks of the top pros, now runs a golf school out of Glen Eagle Golf Club north of Bolton.

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Champion “Have you played golf before?” she asked as we stepped out of the cart.

With the Oak Ridges Moraine sweeping out before us and the smell of freshly mown greens bringing back memories of summers past, I explained that although I knew how to golf, I wasn’t good at it and hadn’t hit a ball in about 20 years.

“You look strong and athletic,” she said. “I’m going to start you out with a hybrid club. It’s sort of a cross between an iron and a wood.”

I took a couple of practice swings with the light but powerful club as Sandra watched intently from behind aviator sunglasses, studying my game, and me.

“Keep swinging until you hit the ground,” she advised. When I continued to clear the turf, she gave me a few pointers, comparing my position to what I might have picked up in tennis, a sport I told her I played with some skill.

Sandra then teed up a ball on the driving range and watched carefully as I approached it – assessing, always assessing. My first few shots alternated between awful and pretty decent.

Then I tried out a driver. Unlike the wooden variety of my golfing experience, the Adams club Sandra handed me had a head the size of a cabbage but was, nonetheless, incredibly light.

“Don’t swing too hard,” she advised. “Let the club do the work.” To my delight, my ball sailed when I gave it a firm but gentle thwack.

Given her golf résumé, Sandra might be expected to limit her teaching to highly skilled players who want to tweak their game – to hit par rather than two over. But this isn’t the case.

She doesn’t shun beginners, but her skill shines brightest when she works with dedicated students. “I don’t prefer women over men, or beginners over pros,” she said. “I like working with students who will put in the effort.”

If Sandra has a teacher’s pet, Barbara Bank would be it. Barbara was 58 when she took up golf. “I had never done anything athletic in my life. I read books,” she explained. But after a friend bullied her into entering

a charity golf tournament and she won the booby prize for finishing last, she decided to do something about it.

Four years, many lessons and a ton of practice later, Barbara is on track to meet her coach’s expectations.

“Sandra told me I had good hand-eye co-ordination, and if I worked hard and kept my cool, I would become proficient enough to play golf with anyone.” With a 26 handicap, Barbara now often breaks 100, meeting the goals she set with Sandra.

Like most golfers, Barbara has discovered the game can be frustrating.

You might play brilliantly one day and like a duffer the next. Learning the sport from Sandra does not mean you can avoid the game’s pitfalls altogether. But her skill in assessing students’ potential, her frankness in telling them what they should expect to achieve, and her diligent coaching help students stay the course.

“If you work hard, Sandra will meet you way more than halfway,” Barbara said.

Sipping coffee in the spare but elegant Glen Eagle clubhouse after our lesson, Sandra nodded toward the heavens. She was thanking her nowdeceased father for involving her in a sport that paid well and can be played at any age by people whose hip or knee replacements, arthritis, or heart or other conditions might exclude them from many athletic pursuits.

When she retired from the tour in her 30s, Sandra said, she never dreamed she would become an instructor, much less still be instructing in her 60s. Now she can’t imagine ever retiring. ≈ For more information about the Sandra Post Golf School, visit www.sandrapost.ca.

Nicola Ross is a sports enthusiast, biologist and freelance writer who lives in Belfountain.

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arah Hallett, the cake-baking diva of Roseberry Farm, greeted me at her farmhouse door and ushered me into her beautifully renovated kitchen. We sat at a table drinking hot milky tea made in a pot and served, as I like it, in big hand-warming mugs. I couldn’t resist the open tin of homemade cookies.

Though it was late April, spring hadn’t wrestled free of winter’s grip, but that didn’t bother Sarah.

Her dark eyes blazing, she beamed, excited because the market season would soon be upon her again.

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cream and other incredible sweets – and selling these delicious treats on Saturdays to her “friends” at the Creemore Farmers’ Market.

Sarah and her husband Paul brought their three sons to Canada in 2006 when his employer, the British Army, offered him a two-year exchange.

When the gig was over, the couple decided to stay “for the kids,” or so Sarah thought. Gazing across the high-ceilinged, spare but comfy kitchen and out the big picture windows to the Mulmur hills, she said, “I didn’t even aspire to have a home like this when I lived in England … We sold a 600-squarefoot house in York, and it almost paid for this farmhouse and 26 acres.”

When the couple first arrived at Camp Borden near Barrie, their youngest son Oliver was an infant.

As much as Sarah loved staying home with him, the first extended break she’d had from her career as a chef and then as an account executive for a toy manufacturer, she needed more to do. So she pulled out some old recipes and returned to her first love: baking.

Demand for her sweets snowballed. Soon her cakes, scones and Christmas puddings were available in half a dozen local establishments. But everything came crashing down when both her brother and father became ill. She closed her business temporarily and hurried back to England.

Sarah’s father recovered, but her brother died, and she returned to Canada with a heavy heart.

Upon her return, Sarah also had to face the reality that, despite her hard work, her baking business

British immigrant Sarah Hallett’s delectable, jam filled buttermilk scones and other treats draw crowds at Creemore Farmers’ Market.

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made no money. She had to either scale it up or pare it down, and she chose to downsize so she could stay in close touch with her customers.

“One of the biggest things for me,” she said, “is that at the market I get to see the people I sell to. I hand my baked goods to them personally.”

She decided to satisfy her family’s fi nancial needs by taking a day job, and limiting her baking to custom orders and what she could sell on summer Saturdays at the market in nearby Creemore.

This decision was reinforced when she returned to the market after her extended absence. “I didn’t think anyone in Creemore knew about my brother, but they came up to me one after another and said, ‘I hear you’ve had a tough time.’ Then they asked me how I was doing and often they gave me a big hug.” She discovered that unlike the British, Canadians share their stories and are willing to talk about the good and the bad. This openness made her feel at home. “I’d never felt the same sense of community in England,” she said.

These days, Sarah is such a part of the local community that when she obtained her Canadian citizenship

in April, the Creemore Echo congratulated her. And she doesn’t just embrace her adopted home in her heart, she also embodies it in her baking. “I get my butter from Alliston, and my milk comes from Miller’s Dairy in Creemore. Heather and Keith supply me with eggs the same day they are laid, and I buy honey from John at the market.”

Sarah turns these local, top quality ingredients into buttermilk scones with Devonshire cream, toffee nut crunch cake, brownies with sour cherries, ginger cake and other irresistible desserts – and sells them back to the local community every week at the market.

On the odd occasion when she has leftovers, Sarah exchanges them for fresh herbs grown by Graham Corbett and Amy Ouchterlony of nearby Fiddle Foot Farm. Sarah’s jams, marmalade and oat bars are also available year-round at the Bank Café in Creemore. At Christmas, the Creemore 100 Mile Store carries her Christmas puddings.

To understand what the fuss is about requires no more than a taste of Sarah’s sublime desserts. After diving into a chocolate brownie cake with salted caramel butter cream, Cecily Ross, a Creemore resident and editor of Food In The Hills magazine, moaned, “Oh my gosh, it’s way better than sex.”

And former CBC Radio host Andy Barrie, a regular at the Creemore market, explained that when he left home and no longer had a parent who would bake gingerbread for him, he had to learn to make his favourite dessert himself. “Then I tasted Sarah’s ginger cake,” he said, “and I realized I’d never have to make it again.

Sarah’s really is the best.”

“For me, baking is therapy,” Sarah says. “It’s soothing and relaxing, and the end result makes my friends and family smile.”

Sarah’s fans will be pleased to know she has plans to “bump up” her baking business. “I realize that it isn’t money that makes me tick,” she said. ≈

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by Bethany Lee

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Dirty and Delicious As your summer gets underway, it’s time again for our summer camp listings. Visit www.kidsinthehills.ca for the latest and greatest camps in the Headwaters Region.

There is something for everyone, from drama and physical sports camps, to dirty gardening sessions, to delicious local food and cooking camps. Swing by to find a camp for your “kids in the hills.”

Galloping Towards the Pan Am Games The Town of Caledon will celebrate the official Two-Year Countdown to the Pan Am Games on July 10 by throwing a party at the Caledon Equestrian Park at 200 Pine Ave in Palgrave. Caledon will host the equestrian component of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games. At 5:30 p.m. the open house begins, followed by the official kick-off at 6 p.m. with fun for kids and the entire family. Come and meet local celebrated sports artist David Arrigo as he presents his mural depicting the games.

Afterwards, join in a barbeque, an equestrian demonstration and other activities as the sun sets on the Caledon hills. This is a free event. www.caledon.ca/panam

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ast summer, I was sitting in a bar in Toronto with the after-work crowd in their summer suits and smart jackets while I waited for my evening class, enjoying a drink with an old colleague and feeling quite grownup. My friend asked me the oddest question, one that took me right back to my childhood.

“Do you know about the CNE?” he said.

“Of course I know about the CNE,” I replied.

He sipped his imported beer. His eyebrows rose.

I was surprised by his question. “Why wouldn’t I know about it?”

“Well, you’re a farm girl. You grew up in the sticks. I thought the CNE was a Toronto thing.”

I can’t recall if I suppressed my laugh.

It starts next week, he said. He was going to take his kids to the midway. They were going to go on the Polar Express – did I know the Polar Express?

He missed the days of the Flyer – had I been on the Flyer? His boys loved the Food Building where all forms of meat were served on a stick, and copious amounts of candy could be collected in bags – did I remember taking a dollar bill in and coming out with a bag of chocolate bars?

The CNE has long signalled the end of the summer in southern Ontario. Oh, how the country kids, the ones who grew up in the sticks, revelled in the days of summer and counted down to the opening of the CNE. The long days of July and August had passed with nothing to do, spent staring at the sky. I would sneak to the gravel pit at the back of our property to suntan with as little clothing on as possible. I would watch the occasional airplane overhead and wonder if the pilots could see me in my near nakedness. That was the most glorious and exciting thing to do in those days.

Sometimes I stole my father’s Benson & Hedges Menthol 100s. I lit them back in the gravel pit, having no idea how to smoke, or even wanting to – just wanting to watch them burn because it was something to do to pass the time. The smoke curled up in a hypnotizing way, hanging in the air and burning my nostrils. That may have been the highlight of the week, if not the entire summer so far.

Not all mothers had their driver’s licences in those days. There were no play dates for farm girls, and there were no camps or trips to the library for working farm families. No computers, no television, no downloads at your fi ngertips. Do your chores as necessary, and otherwise disappear. My father worked in the city, but there was no connection to it for us kids – until the CNE was set to start.

When the big event was a week or so away, there was a flurry of activity around the farm. Clean the horse trailer from top to bottom. Use the wide broom to push the hay and manure out. Then spray it all out with the hose. Wash the bridles and saddles with saddle soap, and polish the silver trim to a shine. Take all the horse blankets to the laundromat in town, being careful not to be caught by urbanites giving you cut-eye in disgust. Oil the blades on the horse clippers and then give haircuts to all the animals – and family – that needed them.

Make sandwiches consisting of egg salad, ham and cheese, then be sure to double wrap in waxed paper and plastic wrap, and pack snugly into the cooler.

Down we would go to the CNE, with horses, food, and family squeezed in tightly. I would beg to arrive through the Princes’ Gates. Nothing was more glorious than the moment on a hot summer evening when that architectural entrance came into view through the truck windshield.

It was the signal we had arrived. We would be there for the week.

Did we know the CNE? Yes, we knew the CNE. It was our reward for being farm kids all summer long with nothing to do.

Alongside the blare of the midway, the lure of Tiny Tom’s hot cinnamon doughnuts and the jeers of “Do you want to go faster?” from the Conklin crew, the agricultural side of the CNE was where we lived and breathed.

We groomed the horses to ready them for shows, picking hooves and braiding manes and tails. We ran under bleachers. We watched judges with clipboards in hand, eyeing up cows in their stalls, their hides vacuumed and groomed meticulously.

While the cows methodically chewed and stared into space with sweet liquid eyes, breeding contracts for the next year were negotiated.

We watched the shows as our parents jumped jumps, and showed off the perfect conformation of muscled geldings and stallions. We counted ribbons and displayed them on hangers. Between shows, we emerged into the sunlit midway for a break, but were never too far from the cool concrete of the Horse Palace for long.

After long days of competition, the families staying at the CNE would set up their overnight camps by taking over a stall or two or three, laying down hand-knotted carpets and popping up director’s chairs, assembling generous displays of fruit and wine and cheese and crackers.

Drinks would f low until well past midnight. Laughter echoed through the stallways, the sound of the payback for a long, hard season of farming and showing.

We snuck through to other farm camps and stole things to eat. We ran about, up way past our bedtimes.

Eventually, the horses dozed and listed to one side, their keepers and riders also ready to sleep in their cots or in their trailers.

My Toronto friend laughed at me.

“You slept at the CNE?” he asked.

“Indeed, we did.”

His eyebrows raised again.

“Oh, maybe you don’t know about the CNE,” I said. “You grew up in the city.” ≈ Bethany Lee is the online editor of www.kidsinthehills.ca, a sister site of www.inthehills.ca, where she also writes a regular blog.

Hot Summer in the City Midnight Madness in downtown Bolton takes place on August 16.

Why travel to the big smoke when you can experience a historical downtown fair right here at home?

The madness will bring a petting zoo, historical horse and wagon rides, demonstrations from Caledon firefighters, street performances and live music, entertainment, street vendors, and all sorts of food for the whole family. Have fun at this wonderful street fair. www.bolton.com

High on a Hill…

From goats to bats to a magic box, there’s great children’s theatre happening this summer. Theatre Orangeville Young Company’s Sound of Music, Stellaluna in the park with life-sized puppets, and Pandora’s Box all promise to thrill children and those at heart. See www.kidsinthehills.ca for details.

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And finally, we can’t miss mentioning all the other wonderful community celebrations and fairs that take place in the hills from now through September. You’ll find them all listed on our events calendar at www.kidsinthehills.ca.

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his husband and wife are very different people. She loves the city. He loves the country. She loves contemporary traditional style. He loves ultramodernism. How on earth did the two manage to build a country home that both would love?

The idea of living in the country took root a long time ago. The husband, a physician, wanted to practise in a smaller community. The wife

wanted to remain close to city-based book clubs and arts. On the surface it may appear he won the debate. They sold their Toronto home and moved to a property in central Caledon.

But she had criteria for the move.

The property had to have a swimming pond, privacy and a great view. It also had to be close enough to the city for her to get in and out easily every week. After five years of searching, they actually found a property that fit

all the criteria – so here they are.

The country was an immediate hit with their daughter and her first child, who spent a lot of time there.

But the house was so small their granddaughter’s crib sat in the hall.

In time, other grandchildren started to arrive, so the two were faced with a choice: sell or rebuild.

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as a single-storey home, but it also boasts a spacious lower level that offers a wall of windows, walkouts, light on three sides, and a screened porch facing the pond and gazebo.

The lower level was specifically designed for children and grandchildren. It includes two bedrooms for adults, a bedroom and playroom for little people, and a living/kitchen area where midnight bottles can be prepared without disturbing the

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In short, with its large windows, terraces and screened porches galore,

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Another favourite element is the brise soleil, a light structure that breaks up the long expanse of the south wall while functioning as a sunscreen to assist the geothermal heating and cooling equipment. The brise soleil sits just below the broad plane of the upper-level windows and provides a comforting break in the drop for anyone with a touch of vertigo.

Inside, the kitchen, living and dining areas are one clean, open space.

The ceilings are high, the floor space expansive and the view breathtaking in all seasons. The interior features a great deal of wood. The original concept called for concrete floors, but a change to wood means the floor is softer and quieter to walk on, and easier on the cook’s joints. The ceiling and trim are Douglas fi r, which reinforces the sense of warmth and softens the acoustics.

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The exterior cladding is hard plank, a wood composite siding that looks like wood but is much less expensive, and stucco. The decking and screened porches are built of top-quality cedar.

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A CLASSIC

On the road again: 1967 Morgan Plus 4, owned by Marlies Sands; 1953 MG TD, Bill and Jane Tully; 1954 Allard J2X, Alan Sands; 1977 MGB Roadster, Mike Davies; 1961 MGA, Mike Davies; 1976 TR6, Ralph Philp; two red MGBs, Tom Hodgson and Mike Davies; 1975 MGB, Mary and Jean Louis Valade; 1970 Jaguar E-Type, Peter Pontsa; 1967 Morgan Plus 4, Linda Guthrie; 1948 MG TC, Malcolm Stanton; 1929 Rolls Royce Model 20, Dorien Berteletti.

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aacked into their allotted spaces, as if p preparing for a Le Mans start, the fleet o owned by members of the Headwaters

British Car Club recalls the golden age of British sports cars and the roots of sports car racing in Canada: the flowing bright blue Allard, dominant in early hill climbs and road races, MGs from the square T series, with spoke wheels and drop-down windscreens, the streamlined A and the preppy B.

Triumphs – low, lean and powerful – are here, too, along with the car many believe is the pinnacle of British sports car design, the Jaguar XKE, which has been called “a poem in steel.” When the E-type was introduced at the Geneva motor show in 1961, Enzo Ferrari, who founded the Ferrari automobile brand, said, “There is only one thing wrong with it … It doesn’t have a Ferrari badge.”

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he handed me the key and told me to go for a drive.

I was 17 years old, king of the road, revelling in the green-eyed envy of my friends.

The club also includes Morgans, as well as a Mini, a Sunbeam Tiger, a Jensen and a 1929 Rolls Royce, not a sports car by any means, but an automobile that exudes a quiet dignity and regal demeanour, as if it’s presiding over the others. Whenever these classic cars gather, kids on bicycles and men in cheese-cutter hats stop to talk, and the drivers, basking in the reflected limelight of their vehicles, are keen to answer questions.

Enthusiasm is part of every activity at the Head-

waters British Car Club. Someone suggests a drive through the Pine River Valley the next day with lunch at the Terra Nova Public House, and a dozen or more members pledge to show up. When the rendezvous is larger, involving more planning and other clubs, most members participate, gathering in parks and fields from Bronte to Collingwood.

At club meetings good-natured ribbing between the Triumph and MG camps can sidetrack proceedings. In May, the introduction of a new member prompted another member, obviously an MG owner, to shout this tongue-in-cheek question: “Do we really have room in the club for another

Triumph?” To general laughter, someone else responded, “It’s okay. It’s a TR3.”

Club business is eventually taken care of and usually consists of a quick summary of forthcoming events, membership, club news and the like. Often a guest speaker is lined up.

Recently, for example, Rupert Lloyd Thomas, a motor racing historian from Toronto, was invited to trace the beginnings of sports car racing in Canada. It began with hill climbs at Rattlesnake Point near Milton and in the Hockley Valley in the 1950s and ’60s. Rupert’s presentation included home continued on next page

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1977 MGB Roadster, Mike Davies, Diane Heavens; 1954 Allard, Alan Sands; 1967 Morgan Plus 4, Marlies Sands; and other members of HBCC at Mono Cliffs Inn.

above, from right : 1970 Jaguar E-Type, Peter Pontsa; 1951 MGTD, Jean Louis Valade; 1975 MGB, Mary Valade; 1997 Jaguar XJR, Ken Stahl.

1967 Morgan Plus 4, Linda Guthrie (far left); 1954 Allard J2X, Alan Sands. facing : Under the hood of a 1970 Jaguar E-Type. Throttle, ignition and carburetor controls on the steering column in 1929 Rolls Royce Model 20.

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movies shot by one of the Hockley participants, and several club members recognized the racers and called out their names as their cars appeared on-screen.

One club member, Alan Sands, actually drove in the 1962 Hockley hill climb and today owns two of the cars that competed: the 1955 Morgan he drove that day and a 1954 Cadillac Allard J2X. The Allards were shipped – without engines – to North America from a factory near London, England, and could be fitted with a DeSoto, a Lincoln flathead V12, a Chrysler or, as in this case, a Cadillac engine.

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Orangeville parking lot when Tom Hodgson and Norm Redpath happened to drive their cars to the same location. “I was at the garden centre,” said Tom. “Norm came in to buy plants. We got talking about our cars and car clubs and decided we should start one of our own. There were four of us at the first meeting and we had no idea how it would catch on.”

After a local newspaper published a feature article, a few more enthusiasts joined, and as word of mouth spread, the club ended up with many more members than expected. Often club members will leave notes on the windshields of sports cars they see parked in the Headwaters region or

stop to invite the drivers to join. In four years the club has grown to include 92 members, the most recent addition being the TR3 owner.

The club, based in Orangeville, holds its winter meetings in the basement of the Royal Canadian Legion hall on John Street. Members drive in from Rosemont, Loretto, Tottenham, Caledon East and other communities within a half hour’s drive of town.

And though Norm has moved to Collingwood, he remains very active.

In fair weather, one member or another often invites everyone over for a barbecue, and the business part of the meeting take place as members munch on barbequed hot dogs, ham-

burgers and potluck salads.

The social activity of the Headwaters club sets it apart from many others and was one of the goals from the outset. “I have joined other clubs,” said Norm, “and they can tend to be ‘boys’ clubs’ and cliquey. We wanted ours to be a family-oriented social club, around cars. We do have our technical sessions, of course, but we wanted to keep both husbands and wives involved.”

Four positions on the club’s ninemember executive are filled by women – and many drive their own sports cars. Linda Guthrie, for example, drives a 1967 Morgan Plus 4, and Mary Valade has a 1975 MGB. “I loved this

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Sandra Mason, who drives a 1978 MGB, believes the social aspect of the club is very important. “One reason I go out to events is to get to know new people,� she said. “We start with a shared experience with the cars, and friendships bloom in other ways from there.�

When In The Hills invited members of the club to a photo shoot on a sunny but cold autumn morning last year, we were expecting a few cars, but 20 arrived at Mono Centre. Many

had open cockpits and no heat, except what the drivers could store beneath layers of hats, scarves and sweaters.

Clearly, they are a hardy lot.

Though all club members love their cars, many have just one. Jean-Louis Valade, for instance, drives a 1951 MG TD to go with his wife’s soupedup ’75 B. And Ralph Philp is the original owner of a 1976 Triumph TR6.

He bought it new and it’s still on the road – much to the surprise of some MG owners, no doubt. Norm and Hilary Redpath drive an orange 1967 MG Roadster. Hilary’s father spent many years restoring the car. When he fi nished in 2002, he gave it to his continued on next page

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top : Club badges on the bumper of a 1948 MG TC owned by Malcolm Stanton.

1961 MGA owned by Mark Barry; “Little Bud” along for the ride (left and above).

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daughter. He’d had his fun and figured it was her turn.

Bill Tully drove his 1953 MG TD to the photo shoot. He has a couple of other cars. “I had a ’78 MGB and bought another as a parts car. It turned out the parts car was better than the original, so I restored it.”

Bill, who was an early member, keeps the club’s website up to date.

Others in the club have been at the workbench or under bonnets for many years. Ken Mason, husband of Sandra who drives the ’78 MGB, has several cars including a Triumph, a Jaguar and three or four Lotuses. “I was in the British car restoration 64

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business for 25 years, and although I shut down the business, I still have a few cars around.”

Despite his decision to retire, Ken can’t keep his hands out from under the hood. He still does some restoration, as well as repairs for a few club members, but on his own schedule.

Ken’s love of cars began very early.

His dad used to supply trophies for some of the early races, and Ken would tag along. In high school he was a lot boy at the Sports Cars Unlimited dealership in Toronto. “Before school I’d go to the lot and wash all the cars, and after school they’d let me drive one to the licence bureau to get the plates they needed.”

He bought his fi rst car from the dealership. That four-door MG Magnette, all wood and leather with a square clock above the windshield in the centre of the wood trim, cost $25.

Today, Ken has thousands of parts and project cars he offers for sale on his website, kmrestorations.com.

“I went on a run with the club when they first started,” said Ken. “I wasn’t a member at the time, but I soon joined. They’re a fun bunch, although they are more MG-oriented than Triumph.” Oh, well.

Dorien Berteletti is another club member who owns several cars. In addition to the 1929 Rolls Royce mentioned earlier, he has a 1948 Bristol.

“It’s the first model Bristol made and the only one in Canada,” he said. “I like to collect cars that are one of a kind or very rare.”

He also has a 1935 Indianapolis Grand Prix race car, a Hudson, which he still races at Watkins Glen, Lime Rock Park and in hill climbs in the United States. “I have a ’71 Alfa Romeo, one of only three in Canada, a smallmouth ’55 Triumph TR3 and others.”

(Dorien’s collection goes way beyond automobiles. In his dining room and sitting room are two rare motorcycles. Even his piano is unusual. It was made in Guelph and has four pedals. And in an aircrft hangar not continued on page 66

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50 YEARS AND STILL CLIMBING In early 1950, Don Albertson was out for a drive that took him through the Hockley Valley. Don, a member of the British Empire Motor Club, turned off the Hockley Road at the 3rd Line Mono and realized the winding road ahead would be ideal for a hill climb. The BEMC, which was formed in 1929 and incorporated in 1933, is the oldest motor club in North America. It already held regular hill climbs, in which cars race the clock from the bottom of a hill to the top, at Rattlesnake Point near Milton.

Club members also liked the location Don had found, and in the spring of 1953 the first Hockley Valley Hill Climb attracted nearly 40 entries, from Jaguars to MGs and even an Austin. Don entered and ran his Austin A40, the car he was driving when he discovered the hill. Alan Sands, now a member of the Headwaters British Car Club, went up twice, in two different cars, an MG TC and his Model T Ford. He holds the record for the slowest car up the hill. A Jaguar was fastest over the one-mile course, with a time of one minute, 14.22 seconds.

For ten years, from 1953 to 1962, the BEMC scheduled spring and fall hill climbs in Hockley. The event was cancelled a few times, mostly because of weather-related track conditions, but once because spectators had trampled the timing equipment.

Although many of the same cars competed year after year, new ones – Triumphs, Porsches, Corvettes, an Allard, a Sebring Sprite – joined and the times got faster. The fastest car in the race’s history is a hand-built vehicle that looked like a Formula 3 race car. It was powered by a Vincent Black Shadow motorcycle engine and completed the course in a cracking one minute, 1.64 seconds. That’s an average speed of a hair less than 100 km/h uphill and around corners on a dirt road!

The spring hill climb of 1962 was the last held in Hockley. That fall, the BEMC switched the race to the Mosport International Raceway and, with oxymoronic panache, called the event a “flat” hill climb, otherwise known as a sprint. The cars raced the opposite way around the course, from the Moss corner to the start/finish line.

On June 28, 2012, 50 years after that final hill climb, 20 cars assembled on the 3rd Line to mark the occasion. The Headwaters club organized the event, which included three vehicles – a 1949 MG TC, a 1954 Cadillac Allard J2X and Alan Sands’ 1955 Morgan – that had competed in the 1962 race.

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far away sits a rare all-metal, lowwing Morane Saulnier from 1961.)

Alan Sands comes by his love of British racing cars from an entirely different angle: he used to race them.

At one time, the CNE Grandstand entertainment included stock car races, and one year members of the British Empire Motor Club were invited to stage a classic car race during the intermission. The racers included quite a fleet: Triumphs, MGs, Austin Healeys, Morris Oxfords, Jaguars and an Allard.

Alan had joined the BEMC as a motorcycle rider but switched to cars when the MG TC came along. “The Allard blew past me in the race and I thought, I have to have that car.

Unfortunately, the driver misjudged a turn and went into the wall.”

Alan next saw the Allard, restored and running well, at a race at Harewood Acres. Harewood, which had been a wartime training airfield, was converted into a racetrack by the BEMC, and Alan was a race marshal there. He saw the Allard again at the Hockley Valley hill climb and eventually bought it – and even raced it.

Today, Alan’s Allard is part of quite a collection. Between them, he and his wife Marlies own a pair of Mercedes 190 SLs, a couple of Jaguars, a 1967 Morgan Plus 4 and a ’55 Morgan, a 1954 MG TF, a Volkswagen Thing and a 1929 Morris Minor. “When I ordered the Morgan, in England, I found the Morris,” said Alan. “I bought it instead of wire wheels for the Morgan.” He paid less than $1,000 to buy and ship the car to Canada.

Now the Morris is in the ICU section of his workshop. The ICU is the only area that’s heated and it’s where he makes repairs. When body sections

are too expensive or not readily available, Alan fabricates his own. The workshop includes a brake for bending metal, and he made an English wheel to create the curves.

Along with the cars, Alan and Marlies have a half dozen motorcycles, including two Harley-Davidsons they plan to ride to Alaska to celebrate Alan’s 80th birthday.

As it turns out, I have a somewhat tenuous connection to Alan’s Allard.

When I grew up in Oakville, one of our neighbours was a man named Dave Pidgeon. He was the nephew of well-known Canadian-born actor Walter Pidgeon, and he drove around town in a blue Allard. My friends and I would stop and stare every time he passed by. Turns out Alan’s Allard is the same model as the one I admired in Oakville. In fact, it’s the same car!

He bought it from Dave Pidgeon in 1962.

HBCC members will be busy this summer, often driving as a group to scheduled events. The last car in the procession is the “tail gunner,” transporting an emergency kit of tools and parts in case one of the cars breaks down. They do sometimes, but more often than not, the problem is easily fi xed.

Many who pause to watch as this shiny and evocative f leet of British classics passes by will no doubt find themselves recalling their own dreams of setting aside everyday cares to savour the freedom of the open road.

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Worlds away from the busy life of the GTA. $1,100,000

LUXURIOUS ESTATE HOME With every amenity located on large lot just south of Erin Village. This outstanding offering includes 2-car garage, 9 ft ceilings and professionally finished basement. $899,000

A RIVER RUNS THROUGH Totally renovated, 3,500 sq ft of luxury living space. 4.74 beautiful private acres on the Credit River surrounded by mature trees.

5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, hardwood, slate and marble floors throughout. 4-car garage. $819,000

QUIET COUNTRY OASIS Located on pretty Mountainview Road in Caledon. Sprawling exec, 5-bedroom home, Quonset building for storage, 3-car garage plus an incredible 1,675 sq ft shop, inground saline pool and heated gazebo. All on 25 acres. Country living at its finest. $1,275,000

CUSTOM BUNGALOFT - 10 ACS Builder’s home on 10 priv, treed acres. Open layout w/ loft & fin, w/o bsmt. Soaring ceilings, 2-storey stone fp. Loft w/ 2nd kit ideal for a games area or nanny suite. Quality baths w/ granite floors & tops. Massive 4-car garage & pond. Mono. $1,295,000

MONO FARM ON APPROX 90 ACS Picture perfect, rolling farm land. Suitable for horses and/or cattle with a unique mix of forested areas, natural springs & creek. Brick & stone bungalow home plus a large barn, pole barn, drive shed, implement shed and hay storage super structure. $1,499,000

VACANT LAND - APPROX 103.39 ACRES Perfect opportunity to own a large tract of land near Caledon Village. Picturesque parcel is currently farmed and would be a beautiful building site for a dream home. Two road frontages and hardwood bush. $1,695,000

EXCELLENT 1 AC BUILDING LOT Located within walking distance to Erin Village and ready for your new dream home. Bring your plans. $229,000

NEW CONDOS This 19th Century hotel has been converted into luxury condominium units waiting for you to move in! Downtown Hillsburgh this exclusive 7-unit condo building is walking distance to amenities. Great for seniors or first time buyers! $159,000 - $385,000

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ONE OF THE PRETTIEST BUILDING LOTS This is an absolutely beautiful property to hike on with views all around! Come build your dream home today! $549,900 BEAUTIFUL AND PRIVATE 39-acre corner lot. Plenty of trees to develop your own hiking trails and a stream runs through the property. Come own a slice of Erin. $449,900

ERIN, CALEDON, MONO AND SURROUNDING AREAS

519-833-0888

www.CPCountry.com Patrick Bogert**, Sandy Ball*, Sue Collis*

info@CPCountry.com

EQUESTRIAN COUNTRY ESTATE - HALTON 200 acres. Century farmhouse with large contemporary addition. Large professional equestrian centre (with separate entrance from road). 38-stall barn, arena, track. Golf course, 4-bedroom guest house. Manager’s apartment, pool, tennis and more. $7,950,000

WORLD CLASS ESTATE - CALEDON French country stone residence on the hill. Separate office/cabana guest house. Manager’s house with separate entrance. Roughed in golf course. 3 ponds + lake. Ideal private or corporate estate. Within 30 minutes to Toronto Airport. $7,350,000

** Broker *Sales Representative

GRACIOUS COUNTRY CHARM - CALEDON 1847 stone farm house. Seamless additions. Stunning design and decor. 4 ponds, bank barn, 5-car garage. Pasture, trails, established gardens, aged trees. Luxurious swimming pool, tennis court. Ski hills just minutes away. $2,300,000

TOP OF THE HILLS OF MONO Top of the hills Mono, miles of views.

Matchless property. Three ponds, falls. 100+ variety of trees. Resort pool and tennis. Open concept living. A delightful all season house backed by 1,800 acres Mono Cliffs Conservation. A property not to be missed.

Within an hour to Toronto. $1,495,000

MINI EQUESTRIAN PARADISE Charming architect designed and solidly built country house on 25 acres. Overlooks beautiful rolling green paddocks, stables and trailed woods beyond. Your own private world to enjoy. Perfect for full time all season residence or weekend retreat. $799,000

THAT CHARMING YELLOW FARMHOUSE The perfect country getaway. Panoramic country views. 2-storey living room, new eat-in kitchen, alfresco summer dining overlooking tennis court and large natural pond. Close to skiing, hiking, great restaurants and all other country culture. See for yourself any time. $775,000

LOOKING FOR A FAMILY RETREAT? Large comfortable country lodge. Excellent condition. New roof, outbuildings. Surrounded by nature. Perfect for two - but room for all the family and friends. 45 acres of private freedom. Yours to roam. Please visit soon - welcome! $699,000

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SUTTON’S OVERALL TOP PRODUCER, 2012 11th Consecutive Year, Based on Gross Sales

Kaitlan Klein & Kelly Klein sales representatives

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3/4 ACRE IN ORANGEVILLE A rare natural limestone home with indoor pool in separate self-contained building.

All the amenities of the country without having to taxi the family to all those events.

Over 11,000 sq ft of finished living area on 3 levels including exercise/games rooms and separate nanny quarters. $1,599,000

WEST ORANGEVILLE CUSTOM Backing to conservation on a pro-landscaped 1.04 acre lot w/ 14’x28’ heated saline pool, this 2,680 sq ft, 3+2 bdrm, 4 bath, stone & stucco bungalow has a 4-bay heated grge, 3 gas fps, mstr 7-pc ens, rec & media rms plus 1,200 sq ft one-bdrm apartment. $998,900

CALEDON CUSTOM + STREAM Superior finishings in 2,900 sq ft, 3+2 bedroom, 5 bathroom bungalow w/ walkout basement games & rec rooms. Great room with gas fireplace open with cherry wood kitchen, granite counters, hardwood on main floor, 9 ft ceilings throughout! $878,900

MONO 2.5 COUNTRY ACRES ON PAVED ROAD 5 year bungalow with finished walkout lower level. Popular open concept living/dining/kitchen with long views over the countryside.

Loft over garage makes perfect office. New but charming. The best of both worlds. $785,000

CHELTENHAM HERITAGE BEAUTY Charm & character in upgraded 3 bdrm, 2 bath w/ tin ceiling in kit, plank & oak floors, cherry banister, solid wood doors, unique rounded trims, high baseboards, living rm w/ gas fp, library, office, gas htg & town water.

Deep mature lot with picket fence! $598,900

CALEDON STRAWBERRY FIELDS Backs to green space, this 2.5 year open concept 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath has custom highend kitchen w/ centre island, breakfast bar, granite counters, stainless appliances + upgraded hand-scraped engineered hrdwd on both flrs. Upper fam w/ gas fp. $643,900

GORGEOUS NEWLY RENOVATED STONE HOME On 10 acres overlooking large pond fed by constant flow of fresh spring water. Complete interior reno combining the best of the old & the new. Walking distance to Mono Centre & miles of trails. Established grdns. $879,000

23 ACRES - GORE ROAD 23 beautifully treed acs next to 123 acs of conservation forest. Hiking/skiing out your back door. Perfect weekend hideaway or permanent home for couple. Upper Canada post & beam home w/ double high ceiling & 3 bdrms. Separate 2-car garage. $749,000

CALEDON VILLAGE TREASURE Beautifully decorated, immaculate 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath on manicured 132’x249’ mature lot with perennial gardens. Upgraded windows, crown mouldings, reno kitchen & bathrooms, pot lighting, hardwood, gas fireplace in family room. Town water & gas heat. $564,900

CALEDON VILLAGE VALUE Immaculate 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath, on 3/4 acre lot with new furnace 2012, updated windows, renovated baths, family with gas fireplace, pro-finished basement rec rm with gas fireplace, bath with Jacuzzi. Mayfield School District. Quick closing. $499,900

1 ACRE BELFOUNTAIN One of the most well-maintained homes we’ve seen on a great country acre near Belfountain. Main flr fam rm open to kitchen.

Updates incl driveway, windows, shingles, flooring, countertops, and décor. Four-bdrm home with large 3-car garage. $749,000

10 ACRES CALEDON 10 rolling treed acres with home completely hidden but with long views from hillside location. This house is ready for the talented handyman or for someone looking to remove it and build new. A great opportunity for a very pleasing 10-acre site. $529,000

HOCKLEY VILLAGE BUNGALOW Over half acre lot with perennial gardens & private backyard, 4-car heated garage, spacious 2,237 sq ft home with 3+3 bdrms, 3 baths, huge great room addition, oak flrs, 5-pc master ensuite. Rec room, workshop & walk-up to yard. Newer shingles. $528,900

HALF ACRE ON HIGHWAY 10 Presently landscaping business w/ 3-car det garage/shop, 10-car parking, plus 3+2 bdrm bungalow w/ oak kitchen, living rm w/ stone fireplace. Income from Bell easement at front.

Ideal for similar business or contractor.

Commercial taxes on garage. $648,900

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MOFFAT DUNLAP REAL ESTATE LIMITED, BROKERAGE

905-841-7430 www.moffatdunlap.com Moffat Dunlap*, John Dunlap**, Peter Boyd, Murray Snider, George Webster, Peter Bowers, Nik Bonellos*** *Chairman, **Broker of Record, ***Sales Representative

CENTURY FARM AVAILABLE

76 ACRES, HOCKLEY VALLEY Fully updated Century farmhouse with stone & timber frame addition. Large 2-bdrm carriage house. Garages for 5 cars. Detached workshop.

Immaculate 3-stall stable, board paddocks, hay field, wooded trails, riding ring. $1,495,000

SILVER HILLS FARM, MONO Elegant Napier Simpson 3-bedroom country home on 20 acres situated a stroll away from the Mono Cliffs Inn and across the road from the 732 ha Provincial Park. Coach house. Barn. $1,200,000

THE RANKIN HOUSE, CALEDON Exceptional Bill Grierson designed bungalow on a cul-de-sac in the Terra Cotta countryside.

Balconies that wrap around the south and west sides were created to take full advantage of the views all the way to the CN Tower. $1,190,000

STONEGRANGE, BELFOUNTAIN This 10-acre property exudes character, stature and presence. Stone house circa 1864 is magnificently renovated. Deluxe kitchen, baths. Gym. Exclusive

BROUGHAM POINT FARM Elegantly renovated classic country home.

Pool house and outdoor kitchen sit alongside stunning pool. 6-stall stable, tennis, pond.

Private. 50 acres. Caledon.

Asking $2,895,000

HIGH HOCKLEY, MONO Set on 148 rolling acres. The BC Cedar clad 3+2 bedroom home is perfectly sited to capture the magnificent endless vistas.

Kilometres of trails traverse the hills and dales. $2,775,000

NATURAL STONE, ERIN Exceptional quality 8-year-old stone house on 50 acres. Walnut hardwood floors. Exceptional chef’s kitchen. Exterior is Owen Sound Ebel ledge rock. Mix of open meadow, hardwood, pine, cedar woods, trails. $1,750,000

ACTON TROUT CLUB, 126 ACRES Established in 1928. Multiple ponds, meadows and fields. Walk to downtown Acton. Original 5-bedroom stone lodge building, 3-bedroom stone tenant home, stone stable. Your chance to restore this piece of history. $1,995,000

YELLOW BRIAR, MONO 48-acre property with tastefully updated 4-bedroom farmhouse. Lovely long views from the broad veranda. Indoor arena, 9 stalls, 8 paddocks, 3-car detached garage. $1,495,000

MONO HILLS GOLF CLUB Opportunity to acquire one of the last golf course lots. Enjoy the private club. Distant views, deep ponds, wooded fairways. Only 2 lots available. 10 minutes to shopping. $335,000

10 ACRES, NEAR ALLISTON Updated 3-bedroom country home on a country road in Essa Township. Three large paddocks accompany the 4-stall barn. Views for miles. 10 acres. $605,000

COUNTRY CAPE, ESSA 4-bedroom Cape Cod style home. 8-stall stable with heated tack room. Drive shed.

Riding rings and trails. Wonderful views over your own property and surrounding hills.

10 acres. 5 mins to Alliston. $745,000

PARKMOOR, CALEDON Exceptional location on quiet road, miles of trails, 8-stall stable, 3-bedroom home + permit for additional residence. Swimming pond.

Asking $3,500,000

HIDDEN VALLEY, MONO Approx 80-acre estate, substantial main house, tennis pavilion, staff house and large workshop. Ponds. Groomed trails. Pool.

Asking $2,750,000

STEELHOUSE, CALEDON Architect designed 5-bedroom home on 23+ acres near Belfountain. Huge patio with pool, hot tub and outdoor dining.

Asking $2,350,000

HIGH LAND, MONO Lovely restored farmhouse on 60 acres.

Original hardwood floors and trim. Open rolling farm land, stream and pond. A very special property. Asking $799,000

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MAD RIVER GEM, AVENING Enter the foyer and you are greeted by the magnificent great rm with a wall of south facing glass and w/o to huge deck, river and 32 acs.

3 levels of living space with 6 bdrms. Perfect for Mansfield or Glen skiers. $949,000

CREEMORE...PRIVATE LUXURY Spectacular 4,000 log home, 5 minute walk to village. Forest setting. Open concept great room with fieldstone fireplace. 45 ft fir beams, main floor master suite. Sophistication and serenity abound. $995,000

CREEMORE AREA DELIGHT A lovely 6-acre mix of forest and the Noisy River. Fieldstone fireplace in 2-level living room, comb dining/kitchen overlooking the water. Detached garage/workshop. Cast from your deck! $599,000

SKYTOP...HOCKLEY HILLS Private hilltop setting with stunning views, 15 acres, stocked swimming pond. 1 owner, octagonal arch design with pine and deciduous forest. Close to Mono Cliffs Park. Grow organic veggies, pick from 10 fruit trees. $588,000

MONO HILLS FARM Majestic maples, lilacs & heritage barn welcome you at lane’s end. 77 acs with pastoral views, pond, 100+ yr old home, 45 acs arable. Create your own Mono classic or enjoy a piece of local history. (1850’s Relessey post office) $688,000

NORTH MULMUR RETREAT 23 acres, a lovely blend of rolling land, woods and perennials. Perfect for Devil’s Glen or Mad River family. Open kitchen/dining rm/living rm with fp and wrap-around deck. Two full levels living space. Geothermal a bonus! $498,000

CREEMORE CENTURY MANSE Soaring ceilings, original woodwork, spacious princ rooms, reno’d kit & bthrms. The best both old & new. Lrg screened porch. Fenced yard for kids and critters. Det garage with 24’x17’ loft for office or studio. $549,900

MAD RIVER FARM...CREEMORE 94 acres and over 2,000 ft of Mad River.

Approx 50 acres arable. Fenced tennis court and old farmhouse of minimal value. Privacy, long south-east views. Perfect for Mansfield and Devil’s Glen skiers. $589,000

Ginny MacEachern B.A. B R O K E R

Top 5% in Canada

1-800-360-5821 gmmulmur@bconnex.net www.ginnymaceachern.com

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for Royal LePage 2008-12

RCR Realty, Brokerage INDEPENDENTLY OWNED & OPERATED

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Independently Owned & Operated

Basia Regan

519-833-0569 • 800-268-2455

RCR Realty, Brokerage

RCR Realty, Brokerage

143 Mill Street, Creemore

Sales Representative 705-466-2115

basiaregan@royallepage.ca www.basiaregan.com

16 ACRE HOBBY FARM - FERGUS Stone home on corner main road and quiet side road with partial commercial zoning, newer propane furnace, new baths and main floor master with ensuite. 9 stalls in bank barn, 4 paddocks, 8 acres farmed. $750,000

HOWLING HILLS FARM - ERIN Magnificent country estate with stunning 2010 addition, geothermal heat, anaerobic septic, large barn/drive shed, set on 84 spectacular acres of pine forest, hay fields and spring-fed pond. $1,575,000

MAGNIFICENT CALEDON ESTATE Exceptional estate in Caledon featuring 8,000 square foot main house, guest house and manager’s house. This stunning property also boasts a private, spring-fed, stocked lake, tennis court, pool and exquisite gardens. $3,999,000

PRIVACY AND VIEWS IN ERIN Executive family home built in 2011 with fine finishes and quality workmanship on 2 acres. Finished open concept walkout lower level with 9’ ceiling and separate nanny suite or home office. $799,000

PICTURE PERFECT IN ERIN 1998 Cape Cod with hardwood, large kitchen open to family room and master with 2-person Jacuzzi. Finished lower level. Hot tub. 2 acres with >300’ frontage. Zoned for detached garage/apt above. $599,000

MULMUR AWAITS YOU! Exceptional 12.75-acre parcel of land with stunning views of Pine River Valley.

Private setting on quiet country road. Bruce Trail at your doorstep. Build your dream house and enjoy country life while only 1.5 hours from Toronto. $274,900

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Sales Representative

Susan Brown

Royal LePage Top 1% in Canada, 2009

519-925-1776 1-800-483-7740 Serving Mono, Mulmur, Caledon and Orangeville

View Full Details On All Our Listings At:

www.susanbrown.com

RCR REALTY Brokerage

SERENITY ON THE BANKS OF BOYNE RIVER 25 private acres with a charming home on two levels, guest bunkie and workshop.

Mix of bush, trails and open areas.

MULMUR HILLS $779,000

OUTSTANDING STONE BUNGALOW ON 19 ACRES Over 5,000 sq ft with cathedral ceilings, spacious chef’s kitchen, separate in-law suite, indoor pool, 3 patios, mixed bush.

MULMUR $699,900

SUPERIOR BUILT ON 1.27 AC LOT Blue Max construction with infloor heating throughout. Bungalow 3,000+ sq ft on each level backs onto woods and golf course.

Possible in-law suite for extended family.

NEAR ALLISTON $669,000

SUPERB LOG HOME ON 50 ACRES WITH GORGEOUS POND Live & work in a country setting. Open concept 20 ft to peak. 5 bedroom, 3 bath.

Large separate workshop.

NEAR SHELBURNE $655,000

NATURE LOVERS PARADISE ON 73 ACRES WITH POND Abundant deer and wild turkey. Wooded, open field, stream. Impeccable raised bungalow. Large outbuilding.

NORTH OF SHELBURNE $650,000

VICTORIAN GEM Beautifully restored on 1.9 acres. Outbuildings can be for horses, business or hobby. Country kitchen and gracious dining room.

1 hour to GTA. NEAR ALLISTON $579,900

IMPECCABLE COUNTRY BUNGALOW ON 10 ACRES Gorgeous ranch style with bush and trails.

Upgrades; granite counters, hardwood floors, new bathrooms. Walkout basement with workshop. MULMUR $569,000

DELIGHTFUL BUNGALOW ON 5.7 WOODED ACRES Open concept, cathedral ceilings, large windows. Detached garage/workshop. Pool, private. Weekend or full time home.

MULMUR $519,900

ATTRACTIVE STONE BUNGALOW ON 1.1 ACRE LOT Scenic rolling hills, privacy. Approx 2,700 sq ft with finished walkout basement. 2 stone fireplaces. Inground pool.

MULMUR $479,000

EXECUTIVE STYLE HOME ON 1 ACRE LOT Beautiful custom built brick home on huge lot with ridge of tall pines. Approx 2,200 sq ft open concept. Enjoy the peace and quiet.

MANSFIELD $469,000

EXECUTIVE STYLE HOME On 1-acre lot in a desirable neighbourhood.

High ceilings, bay windows, chef’s kitchen, triple garage, patio, gardens and privacy.

NEAR MANSFIELD $449,900

EXCEPTIONAL VIEWS ON A ONE ACRE LOT High on a hill top this chalet style home has spectacular views of the Pine River valley, access to Mansfield ski hills. 2,000 sq ft.

MULMUR $429,900

CHARMING POST & BEAM ON THE PINE RIVER Perfect retreat property, enjoy biking, riding, skiing. Gleaming hardwood flooring, beautiful pine beams and open concept.

NEAR MANSFIELD $429,000

DELIGHTFUL VICTORIAN REPRODUCTION ON 1 ACRE LOT A country parcel with old fashioned porch and gingerbread trim. Loft studio. Basement with media room and walkout.

NEAR HORNINGS MILLS $429,000

HIGHLY SCENIC 50 ACRE BUILDING LOT One road over from Mansfield ski hills. Many building sites to take advantage of the surrounding views. In magnificent MULMUR $349,900

NEWLY SEVERED 50 ACRE LOT Rare parcel of land ideal for homestead or hobby farm. Short walk to Saugeen River.

660 ft frontage with groomed trails.

BRUCE COUNTY $299,000

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arts+crafts NOW – JUL 7 : 360 – CIRCLES & CYCLES

Drawn, sculpted, thrown or turned, energy radiates from these creative responses.

Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. The Dam Gallery-Headwaters Arts, 519-943-1149; altonmill.ca

equine elegance

NOW – JUL 7 : BEHIND THE BROKEN MIRROR Painter Lynda Clare Grant and

photographer Peter Herlihy express humanity’s inner turmoil. June 15: reception, 1-4pm. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. The Bartlett Gallery, 519-940-0199; altonmill.ca NOW – JUL 15 : SUMMER BREEZE

Works of art by local artists with a summer theme, various media. Mad & Noisy Gallery, 154 Mill St, Creemore.

705-466-5555; madandnoisy.com

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NOW – JUL 20 : PAUL MORIN: ABSTRACTIONS OF WATER AND CLOUD

Invite Pete Paterson to your stable to take a wonderful formal portrait of you and your favourite horse.

Hair and makeup arranged by request.

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Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. Paul Morin Gallery, 519-942-4981; altonmill.ca NOW – AUG 25 : ABBAS AKHAVEN

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Alton. Silver Creek Arts, 519-927-5639; silvercreekcaledon.com JUL 19 – 21: CUISINE-ART July 19: Dinner,

cash bar al fresco followed by Humber River Shakespeare Company’s “As You Like It.” Dinner $10 and up from 5:30pm.

Theatre 7pm, advance tickets $20. July 20-21: The best of Headwaters’ artistic/ culinary talent. Demos, sampling, cookoffs. Sat noon-9pm. Sun noon-5pm. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-941-9300; altonmill.ca AUG 14 – SEP 8 : SOLITUDES Awardwinning photographer Maggie Sale presents her work in the Falls Gallery.

Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-940-9300; altonmill.ca AUG 17 & 18 : ALTON MILL WELCOMES DOORS OPEN CALEDON Tours of the

Alton Mill’s fascinating history and current artistic and cultural life, artist demos.

10am-5pm. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. 519-940-9300; info@altonmill.ca AUG 24 : WATERCOLOUR – THE AGONY AND ECSTASY WORKSHOP

An installation examining Brampton’s history as Canada’s Flowertown.

Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA), 9 Wellington St E, Brampton.

905-791-4055 x3632; pama.peelregion.ca

Paint buildings and landscapes in watercolour, with Doug Brown. Bring lunch. 10am-4pm. $70, register. Victoria Parks Community Centre, Mono Mills.

Orangeville Art Group, 519-307-0210; orangevilleartgroup.ca

JUN 26 – JUL 24 : JOHN ADAMS AT DRAGONFLY ARTS Subtle colour in John’s

AUG 24 – SEP 23 : GO WITH THE FLOW

interpretive landscapes reflects a fresh approach to the outdoors. Dragonfly Arts, 189 Broadway, Orangeville. 519-941-5249; dragonflyarts.ca

Local artists creating new works that tempt the imagination. Mad & Noisy Gallery, 154 Mill St, Creemore.

705-466-5555; madandnoisy.com

JUL 17 – AUG 11 : SILVER CREEK ARTS AT ALTON MILL Diana Hillman, Rosemary

AUG 27 – SEP 17 : JULIA VEENSTRA AT DRAGONFLY ARTS Julia’s paints in bold

Molesworth, Susan Powell, Gail Prussky and Ian Sinclair, various media. Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St,

colours and expressive strokes. Dragonfly Arts, 189 Broadway, Orangeville.

519-941-5249; dragonflyarts.ca

SEP 7 : WORKING FROM PHOTOGRAPHS WORKSHOP Overcome the deficiencies

and challenges, with Linda Jenetti. Bring lunch. 10am-4pm. $70, register. Victoria Parks Community Centre, Mono Mills.

Orangeville Art Group, 519-307-0210; orangevilleartgroup.ca SEP 15, 21 – OCT 13 (SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS) : ART IN THE CHURCH – THE NATURE OF ERIN Art exhibition and sale.

Sept 15: reception/ tea party presented

by Belfountain Historical Society 2-5pm.

Sep 15, 10am-5pm. Sep 21-Oct 13, 11am5pm. Melville White Church, 15962 Mississauga Rd, Caledon. Erin Artists’ Alliance, 519-833-7105 SEP 19 – OCT 6 : HEADWATERS ARTS FESTIVAL Two weeks celebrating local arts

with open studios, readings, concerts, talent contests, workshops, throughout Headwaters. Full schedule on website.

519-943-1149; headwatersartsfestival.com SEP 21 & 22 : HILLS OF ERIN STUDIO TOUR Various open studios. See website

for details. 10am-5pm. Erin Artists, 519-855-4735; hillsoferinstudiotour.com SEP 20, 21, 22, 28 & 29 : HEADWATERS ARTS FESTIVAL SHOW & SALE Sept

20: Opening gala and preview, 7pm, call to order tickets. Over 200 artworks from more than 40 regional artists.

10am-5pm. SGI Centre for Culture and Education, 20490 Porterfield Rd (Cty Rd 136), Caledon. 519-943-1149; headwatersartsfestival.com SEP 27 : HEADWATERS ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS ARMCHAIRS, AUTHORS & ART Dynamic panel discussion and

book signing with leading Canadian authors. 7-10pm. SGI Centre for Culture and Education, 20490 Porterfield Rd (Cty Rd 136), Caledon. Headwaters Arts, BookLore, 519-943-1149; headwatersartsfestival.com

SEP 28 & 29 : NORTH OF 89 STUDIO TOUR – HILLS OF MULMUR 24 artists, 13

studios, various media. Free self-directed tour North of 89 Artists, northof89.ca SEP 28 & 29, OCT 5 & 6 : CALEDON HILLS STUDIO TOUR Talented artists

open their home studios to showcase their works. 10am-5pm. Multiple locations, see website. 416-668-4390; caledonhillsstudiotour.com

community

OCT 11 – 14 : ERIN FALL FAIR Erin Agricultural Centre Fairgrounds, 190 Main St, Erin. erinfair.ca JUN 26 – JULY 31 (WEDNESDAYS) : LIFETREE CAFE – STORIES AND CONVERSATION Explore life and faith in

a comfortable coffee shop atmosphere.

All ages. See website for topics. 7-8pm.

St. James Anglican Church, 6025 Old Church Rd, Caledon East. 416-579-9977; lifetreecafe.com JUN 28 – 30 : DRY STONE WALL FESTIVAL

ORANGEVILLE FARMERS’ MARKET :

Master and accredited wallers from around the world build/teach dry stone walling. All welcome. 9am-5pm. $250/ weekend, register at landmaneric@gmail. com. Alton Village Square. Alton Village Association & Dry Stone Walling Assoc, 519-833-1143; altonvillagesquare.ca

Saturdays, 8am-1pm. Second St & Broadway. Orangeville BIA, 519-942-0087; orangevillefarmersmarket.ca

JUN 29 : FOOD AUTHOR MARGARET HOWARD Samples from Margaret’s latest

NOW – OCT : FARMERS’ MARKETS

Everything from meat and produce to baked goods, preserves and crafts. Check websites for details of special events.

CREEMORE FARMERS’ MARKET :

Saturdays, 8:30am-12:30pm. Station on the Green parking lot. 705-794-8943; creemorefarmersmarket.ca CALEDON FARMERS’ MARKET : Saturdays,

9am-2pm. Albion Bolton Community Centre, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-5842272 x4286; caledon.ca/farmersmarket ALLISTON FARMERS’ MARKET : Saturdays, 8am-2pm. Mill St & Victoria St. 705-4351787; allistonbia.com

cookbook, signing. 10am-noon. Curiosity House Books, 134 Mill St, Creemore.

705-466-3400; curiosityhousebooks.com JUL 1 : CANADA DAY AT ALBION HILLS CONSERVATION AREA Entertainment,

fireworks, pedal boats, canoe rentals, guided hikes, lakeside pool (fee). 4-11pm.

Free, donations to Rotary Club of Palgrave.

16500 Hwy 50, Palgrave. Toronto and Region Conservation, 416-661-6600 x5599; trca.on.ca/albionhills

AMARANTH FARMERS’ MARKET : Wednesdays, 4:30-8pm. Amaranth Municipal Office, 374028 6th Line.

519-941-1007, bogi@execulink.com INGLEWOOD FARMERS’ MARKET :

Wednesdays, 3:30-7pm. Village of Inglewood. 905-584-6221; eatlocalcaledon.org SHELBURNE FARMERS’ MARKET : Thursdays, 3-7pm. Besley Country Market, Victoria St. shelburne farmersmarket2013@gmail.com ERIN FARMERS’ MARKET : Fridays, 3-7pm.

Erin Agricultural Society Fairgrounds.

519-833-2808; erinfair.ca ROSEMONT FARMERS’ MARKET : Fridays,

3-7pm. Orange Hall parking lot, beside Globe Restaurant, Hwy 89, Rosemont. pam@pamssoaps.com

fall fairs Showcase of Headwaters’ best, including livestock, home craft, entertainment, pulls of all sorts, and, of course, food.

See websites for more details.

AUG 30 – SEP 2 : ORANGEVILLE FALL FAIR Orangeville Fairgrounds, 247090

5 Sdrd, Mono. Orangeville Agricultural Society, 519-942-9597; oaseventcentre.ca SEP 13 – 15 : SHELBURNE FALL FAIR

Shelburne & District Fairgrounds, 200 Fiddlepark Lane – Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex, Shelburne. townofshelburne.on.ca SEP 20 – 22 : GRAND VALLEY FALL

FAIR Grand Valley Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, 60 Main St N, Grand Valley.

519-942-4088; grandvalleyfallfair.ca

Create Lasting Memories JUL 1 : CANADA DAY STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL Strawberry pancake breakfast,

car show, agility demonstrations, Bavarian garden, kids’ activities. 9am-4pm.

Free. Caledon Fairgrounds, Caledon Village. Caledon Agricultural Society, caledonfairgrounds.ca JUL 1 : DOWNEY’S CANADA DAY STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL Strawberry

pancake breakfast 9am, $7. Entertainment, dog show, play area, antique vehicles, bakery goodies. Fresh-picked/ pick-your-own strawberries. 9am-5pm.

Free. 13682 Heart Lake Rd, Caledon.

905-838-2990; downeysfarm.com JUL 1 : KNOX UNITED CHURCH STRAWBERRY SUPPER Berries and

an assortment of great cakes. 4-7pm. $12; children 5-10 $6; pre-school free.

Knox United Church, 2976 Charleston Sdrd, Caledon Village. 519-927-3320; revsuecampbell@gmail.com JUL 1 : ORANGEVILLE CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS Kids’ parade, cultural

demonstrations, obstacle course, Zumba party. Fireworks 10pm. 7-10:15pm.

Alder Street Recreation Centre, 275 Alder St. Rotary Club of Orangeville Highlands, 519-307-5871; clubrunner.ca/ orangevillehighlands

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Follow us on Facebook continued from page 77 JUL 5 – AUG 31 : BRAMPTON’S FLOWER CITY Free live performances, films, events

in Garden Square. Rose Theatre’s patio.

See the website for details. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca JUL 6 : CHELTENHAM COMMUNITY DAY

Travel Professionals International

Dress for the Roaring ’20s, go-kart races, inner tube racing, pie eating contest.

Dinner/dance tickets at the Cheltenham General Store. 14386 Creditview Rd. Cheltenham Day Organizing Committee; cheltday@gmail.com

905.584.5000

JUL 6 : ORANGEVILLE’S 150TH BIRTHDAY BASH Free community breakfast and

CALEDON TRAVEL www.caledontravel.com

Your Local Travel Professionals 16035 Airport Road In the Village of Caledon East Ontario L7C 1E7

TICO Registration # 50020258

lunch, wagon rides, heritage walking tours, art show, buskers, music by DVBBS, Hannah Chapplain, Campfire Poets.

8am-10pm. Free. Downtown Orangeville.

Town of Orangeville, 519-941-0440 x2252; orangeville150.ca

Woodlot Management

519-925-0439

Brenda Gray, RHN, discusses value of local foods and farmers’ markets. Part of Health and Wellness series. 1-2:30pm.

Free. Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangeville.library.on.ca

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JUL 11 : UPPER CREDIT HUMANE SOCIETY GOLF TOURNAMENT Golf,

dinner, silent auction $175 / ClubLink members $120; Golf only $145; dinner & silent auction $50. Eagle Ridge Golf Club, 11742 Tenth Line, Georgetown.

416-706-7406; uppercredit.com JUL 12 – 14 : BOLTON ROTARY RIBFEST

Tues-Fri 10-6; Sat 9-5; Sun 12-4 17049 Winston Churchill Blvd, Caledon 519.927.5902 www.heatherleafarmmarket.ca

JUL 16 : EWCC ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT 18 holes, lunch, steak

JUL 17 & AUG 21 : CALEDON BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION SUPPORT GROUP

JUL 10 : BENEFITS OF EATING LOCALLY

t Buy All Metals t Bin Service t End of Life Vehicles t Free Pick Up t Competitive Pricing

tour the farm and eco-residence. 1-4pm. $10. Whole Village, 20725 Shaws Creek Rd, Caledon. 519-941-1099; wholevillage.org

JUL 7 : DCMA’S ONLINE “DUFFSTUFF” LAUNCH Research the museum’s

hemlockhill@rogers.com

Mainly Because of the Meat

JUL 13, AUG 11 & SEP 21 : WHOLE VILLAGE ORIENTATION Meet members,

jects. 10am-1pm. Kinsmen Club of Bolton, 35 Chapel St. boltonkin@gmail.com

collections including the Dufferin County Virtual War Memorial, businesses, historic settlements, residents. 2-4pm.

Dufferin County Museum & Archives, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com

Anne-Marie Roussy, M.Sc.

JUL 13 : AVENING BEEF BBQ Fire-roasted beef and all the fixings. Fundraiser for repairs to the Avening Community Centre.

5-7:30pm. Avening Community Centre, Airport Rd, Creemore. 705-466-3024; aveninghall.com

dinner, contests, auctions. Proceeds support EWCS programs/ services.

12:30-9pm. $120. Guelph Lakes Golf and Country Club, 7879 Wellington Rd 24, , Guelph. 519-833-9696 x222; eastwellingtoncommunityservices.com

JUL 6, AUG 3 & SEP 7 : KINSMEN TOONIE GARAGE SALE Proceeds to Kinsmen pro-

Natural inventories s Management plans MFTIP plan approver s Certified tree marker Maple syrup production

JUL 13 : AUTHOR TERRY KEENLEYSIDE

Terry discusses and signs his new book At the Table, Nourishing Conversations.

10am-noon. Free. Curiosity House Books, 134 Mill St, Creemore. 705-466-3400; curiosityhousebooks.com

Award-winning ribbers, 10 live bands, mechanical bull, classic cars/motorcycles, midway, market. Fri & Sat noon-11pm.

Sun noon-6pm. Albion Bolton Community Centre, 150 Queen St S, Bolton.

416-949-8304; boltonrotaryribfest.ca

Meet trained volunteers and survivors in a safe, confidential environment. 7-9pm. 4 Queen St N, #202, Bolton. 905-857-4068; caledonbcf.org JUL 19 – 21 : ORANGEVILLE ROTARY RIBFEST World-famous ribbers, great

music, beer tent, midway, entertainment.

Fri 4-10pm. Sat 11am-10pm. Sun 11am6pm. Free, donation to Fendley Park Splashpad appreciated. Alder Street Recreation Centre, 275 Alder St. 519-942-0267; orangevilleribfest.com JUL 20 : SAMPLE THE MARKET Try Jamaican, Ukrainian and East Indian hot food, produce and goodies. 8:30amnoon. Creemore Station on the Green, 10 Caroline St E. Creemore Farmers’ Market, 705-794-8943; creemorefarmersmarket.ca JUL 27 : DUFFERIN COUNTY HERITAGE FAIR AND PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE Local

historical societies and heritage groups share information about their projects.

10am-4pm. $5; $4 seniors; $2 children 5-14. Dufferin County Museum & Archives, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com

JUL 27 : HONEYWOOD BEEF BARBEQUE

AUG 25 : A TASTE OF DUFFERIN Local

Fire-roasted beef dinner, all the trimmings, homemade desserts.

Proceeds to North Dufferin Community Recreation Centre, site of the event.

5-8pm. 706114 Cty Rd 21, Honeywood.

705-466-3341 x22; mulmurtownship.ca

restaurants pair with farmers to produce delicious food grown and raised in Dufferin. 2-5pm. Landman Gardens and Bakery, 322345 Conc 6-7, Grand Valley.

519-938-6163; landmangardens.ca AUG 25 : McVEAN HARVEST TABLE Four-

admission $5; seniors $3; children under 11 free. See website for details. Victoria St, Alliston. Alliston BIA, 705-435-1787; allistonpotatofestival.com

course meal with the farm’s vegetables and honey, with organic meat, cheese, wine and brew, music. 3-9pm. $100.

McVean Farm, NW corner of McVean Dr & Queen St E, Brampton. FarmStart, 519-836-7046 x103; harvesttable.ca

AUG 9 – 11 : FERGUS SCOTTISH FESTIVAL & HIGHLAND GAMES Bagpipes,

SEP 6 : EWCS WINE PAIRING GALA EVENING Four-course meal paired

drums, heavy events, demonstrations, genealogy, clans, vendors. Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex, 550 Belsyde Ave, Fergus. 519-787-0099; fergusscottishfestival.com AUG 11 : VINTAGE CAR SHOW & SHINE

All makes and models, food/beer tent, blues/jazz concert. Car owners free.

Others donation. 1-4pm. Dufferin County Museum & Archives, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com AUG 13 – SEP 1 : SUMMERFEAST Sample

Headwaters’ ďŹ nest restaurants at “prix ďŹ xeâ€? prices. Throughout Headwaters. The Hills of Headwaters Tourism Association, 519-942-0314; thehillsofheadwaters.com AUG 16 : BOLTON MIDNIGHT MADNESS

Petting zoo, horse/wagon rides, bouncy castles, Bolton ďŹ reďŹ ghters’ demo, circus street performance, music, vendors.

5:30-11pm. Downtown Bolton. Bolton BIA; mybolton.com AUG 16 – 18 : GRAND RIVER RODEO

Sanctioned team penning, heavy horse pulls, music, food. Proceeds to a community park in Grand Valley.

Rodeo Park, Concession Road 2, Grand Valley. Grand River Rodeo Committee, 519-928-2491; grandriverrodeo.ca AUG 17 : SPIRIT OF THE HILLS, HILLSBURGH FAMILY FUN DAY Music,

car show, games, vendors. See website.

10am-2pm. Trafalgar Rd, Hillsburgh.

Let’s Get Hillsburgh Growing Committee & Hillsburgh Lions Club, 519-855-6343; lghgcommittee@gmail.com AUG 17 & 18 : DOORS OPEN DUFFERIN

Hands-on demos of traditional crafts, storytelling, kids’ activities. 10am-5pm.

Free. Dufferin County Museum & Archives, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com AUG 18 : CELEBRATE FOOD & WATER FIRST A day of local food, music, art, kids’

activities. Proceeds to protect our prime farmland and source water. 11am-3pm. $5; under 5 free. Honeywood Arena, 706114 Cty Rd 21, Honeywood. ndact.com AUG 22 : MIXED 18-HOLE SCRAMBLE GOLF TOURNAMENT FOR HOSPICE DUFFERIN Celebrate the ’70s. Proceeds

to programs supporting those with lifethreatening illnesses. 8am-3pm. $125/ foursome plus cart rental. Shelburne Golf & Country Club, 516423 Dufferin Cty Rd 124. 519-942-3313; hospicedufferin.com

with the perfect wine. Proceeds to East Wellington Community Services agency.

6-11:30pm. $125. Cutten Fields Club, 190 College Ave E, Guelph. 519-833-9696; eastwellingtoncommunityservices.com SEP 7 : MONO’S BIG DAY OUT A

celebration of the best of Mono: local food, music, heritage, farming, art, children’s activities and more. 11am4pm. Mono Centre. facebook.com/ MonosBigDayOut. SEP 8 : DCMA LIVE FUNDRAISING AUCTION Antiques, collectables and

household items. 9am-1pm. Dufferin County Museum & Archives, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com SEP 8 : GREAT WAR FLYING MUSEUM OPEN HOUSE AND FLY-IN WWI

replica planes, military re-enactment, cars/motorcycles, sightseeing ights.

10am-4pm. $5; family $20; children/ vets free. Brampton Flying Club, 13691 McLaughlin Rd, Caledon. Ontario Aviation Historical Society, 905-838-4936; greatwaryingmmuseum.com SEP 13 : FAMILY TRANSITION PLACE GOLF CLASSIC Like Golf, Love Golf,

Loathe Golf – 3 packages to choose from.

All include breakfast, lunch, BBQ dinner.

8:30am-6:30pm. See website. Hockley Valley Resort, 793522 Mono 3rd Line. 519942-4122 x243; familytransitionplace.ca

The Lodge at Pine Cove ROB STIMPSON

AUG 9 – 11 : ALLISTON POTATO FESTIVAL Weekend passes $10; daily

SEP 14 : HEADWATERS HOUSE TOUR Visit

unique and beautiful homes, includes lunch and silent auction. Proceeds to buy equipment for Headwaters Health Care Centre. 9am-4pm. $40. Headwaters Health Care Auxiliary, 519-941-2410 x2268; headwatershousetour.com SEP 14 : THE GOOD OLD DAYS BARN DANCE – DCMA QUILT PROJECT FUNDRAISER Round and square dancing.

Proceeds to publish a book on museum’s quilts. 8-11pm. $20; $30 couple.

Dufferin County Museum & Archives, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com SEP 15 : PALGRAVE TERRY FOX RUN 10k

run/walk/ride along the Caledon (TransCanada) Trail. Free breakfast 8am. Pledge forms online. 9am-noon. Stationlands Park, Palgrave, Brawton Dr and Hwy 50.

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Graham McLeod on his Don Carling mystery series. 1-2:30pm. Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangeville.library.on.ca SEP 22 : FERGUSON MEMORIAL WALK

308 Broadway Unit 1 Orangeville

519-941-8429

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5k walk in memory of Heidi Lee Ferguson, née Bogner, to support Family Transition Place and White Ribbon Campaign.

9:30am-12:30pm. $20; $15 by June 30. Island Lake Conservation Area, Orangeville. fergusonmemorialwalk.com

outdoor JUL 4 : ORANGEVILLE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY EVENING GARDEN TOUR AND TEA Six beautiful gardens to explore on

Zina St. Tickets at Dufferin Garden Centre, Orangeville Flowers, Booklore or gardens on the day. 5-9pm. $10. 519-941-8242; orangevillehort.org

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Agricultural Centre, 5 Siderd Mono, off Hockley Rd. Hayes Co., 416-846-8419; hayesco.ca JUL 20 : TRAIL RIDE FOR BREAST CANCER A 2.5-hour ride through the

Dufferin Forest, all ages. Volunteers welcome. 8am-6pm. $50. 416-407-6695; trailrideforbreastcancer.weebly.com JUL 20 : POLLINATOR HEALTH Local land stewards share experiences with pollinator-friendly habitat. Lunch, Pollinator Guide provided. Rural landowners in the Credit River Watershed only. 10am-3pm. Free, register. Terra Cotta Conservation Area. 905-670-1615 x430; creditvalleyca.ca JUL 20 & AUG 10 : YOGA IN THE PARK

Gentle hatha yoga to the sounds of nature. All levels, over 12, bring mat.

9:30-10:30am. $8, register. Terra Cotta Conservation Area. 1-800-367-0890; creditvalleyca.ca JUL 30 & AUG 28 : YOGA IN THE PARK

JUL 6 : GRAND VALLEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY GARDEN TOUR Riverbend

Artists show their creations in six gardens.

Maps at Grand Valley restaurants, library, Home Hardware and the Royal Bank.

10am-3pm. Free. Grand Valley Community Centre, 90 Main St N. 519-928-5371; bevagraham@gmail.com JUL 6 & 7 : FRIENDS OF ISLAND LAKE BASS FISHING TOURNAMENT No

Wellness System - PEMF Magnetic Field Therapy

licence required. Cash prizes. $45; $70/ two days. Camping $25/night July 5 & 6.

Proceeds to Island Lake Community Trails Campaign. Island Lake Conservation Area, Orangeville. 1-800-668-5557; landscapesforlife.ca JUL 6 & 7 : DELPHINIUM FESTIVAL

Headwaters Homecare PROFESSIONAL | RELIABLE QUALITY CARE FOR SENIORS Non-Medical In-Home Help | Bathing Meal Preparation | Medication Reminders Hospital and Nursing Home Visits Housekeeping and Family Support Available VAC Health Identification Cards Accepted

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Workshops, guided tours of the botanical gardens, music, one-of-a-kind art. 9am5pm. Free, workshops extra, register. Plant Paradise Country Gardens, 16258 Humber Station Rd, Caledon. 905-880-9090; plantparadise.ca JUL 6 & AUG 14 : YOGA IN THE PARK

Gentle hatha yoga to the sounds of nature.

All levels, over 12, bring mat. July 6 9:3010:30am. Aug 14 7-8pm. $8, register.

Belfountain Conservation Area. Credit Valley Conservation, 1-800-367-0890; creditvalleyca.ca JUL 12 – JUL 14 : ORANGEVILLE SHOW JUMPING SUMMER TOURNAMENT

Prize money/awards, fashion show, Kids’ Zone, exhibitor parties, beer/wine tasting events. Program on website. Orangeville

Enjoy gentle hatha yoga to the sounds of nature. All levels, over 12, bring mat.

July 30 7-8pm. Aug 28 6:45-7:45pm. $8, register. Island Lake Conservation Area, Orangeville. 1- 00-367-0890; creditvalleyca.ca AUG 5 : TOUR DE TERRA COTTA Cyclists of all levels, cash prizes, electronic timing, full road closure, race shirts, BBQ lunch, beer garden. Portion of proceeds to local charities. Village of Terra Cotta. 416-5004231; letourdeterracotta.com AUG 14 – AUG 18 : ORANGEVILLE SHOW JUMPING INTERNATIONAL CS12 Prize

money/awards, family entertainment, fashion show, Kids’ Zone, exhibitor parties, beer/wine tasting events. Program on website. Orangeville Agricultural Centre, 5 Siderd Mono, off Hockley Rd. Hayes Co., 416-846-8419; hayesco.ca AUG 20 & SEP 17: SHELBURNE & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY FLOWER SHOW AND MEETINGS Aug 20:

From the Garden to the Table via the Wine Cellar. Sep 17: Therapeutic Gardening for Zoomers. 7pm. Royal Canadian Legion, 377 William St, Shelburne. 519-925-2182; shelburnehort.blogspot.com AUG 20 & SEP 17 : BOLTON & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY MEETINGS

Aug 20: Plant Your Spectacular Garden Now. Sep 17: Assessing Your Landscape.

7:30-9pm. $2. Albion Bolton Community Centre, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. boltonhort.info

AUG 28 : SHEEP – CARING FOR A SMALL FLOCK Everdale co-founder Karen

Campbell speaks on daily care, housing, pasture rotation, hands-on demos.

9am-noon. $45. Everdale, 5812 6th Line, Hillsburgh. 519-855-4859 x101; everdale.org SEP 10 : ORANGEVILLE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY MEETING Frank Kershaw speaks

on “Gardening Up.” 7-9pm. Visitors welcome. Orangeville Seniors’ Centre, 26 Bythia St. orangevillehort.org SEP 14 : DISCOVERING MUSHROOMS

Naturalist/environmental consultant Bob Bowles instructs on identification and which are edible. 10am-1pm. $10, register. Dufferin South Simcoe Land Stewardship Network, 705-435-1881 x23; dufferinmuseum.com SEP 28 : PROCYON WALK FOR WILDLIFE

Meet at Palgrave Forest parking lot on Finnerty Sdrd (W of Hwy 50). Free lunch at Caledon Estates Banquet Hall.

Silent auction/prizes. 9:30am-3pm. Min $50; $20/child (under 14)sponsorship required. Register. 905-406-0201; procyonwildlife.org

music JUL 14 : DCMA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES – LOCAL COMPOSERS Will

Devonshire, classical guitarist/pianist, Jean-Marc Lacoursiere, guitar, violin, piano, play at the Historic Corbetton Church. 2pm. $10. Dufferin County Museum & Archives, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com JUL 28 : DCMA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES – A CLASSICAL EVENING Soprano

8pm. $25. Century Church Theatre, 3 Hill St, Hillsburgh. 519-855-4586; centurychurchtheatre.com SEP 4, 11, 18 & 25 : ORANGEVILLE SWEET ADELINES MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

Do you like to sing four-part harmony, barbershop-style? Free lessons, friendship, fun. 7-9:30pm. Horizons Event Centre, 633419 Hwy 10, N of Orangeville.

905-584-2538; membershipteam@ orangevillechorus.com SEP 5 & 6 : INDIE ARTS FESTIVAL Jam with Brampton’s local talent. 6pm. Free.

Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton.

City of Brampton, 905-874-2000; brampton.ca SEP 20 : PETER APPLEYARD Jazz legend, vibraphonist and Canadian treasure.

8pm. $30; students $15; series of 4 concerts $95. Town Hall Opera House, 87 Broadway, Orangeville. Orangeville Concert Association, 800-424-1295; orangevilleconcerts.ca

theatre+film JUN 29 : I AM NOT NEIL YOUNG: THE MUSICAL Songs and stories of the

rock’n’roll high life from Frank White of Buffalo Springfield Revisited. 2:30 & 8pm. $27. Century Church Theatre, 3 Hill St, Hillsburgh. 519-855-4586; centurychurchtheatre.com JUL 4 : SPIN + SUMMER SEASON LAUNCH PARTY Evalyn Parry performs

with a bicycle as a muse, musical instrument and agent of social change.

7:30pm. $35. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca

Marion Samuel-Stevens presents classical and contemporary favorites at the Historic Corbetton Church. 7pm. $10.

Dufferin County Museum & Archives, Hwy 89 & Airport Rd. 1-877-941-7787; dufferinmuseum.com

JUL 5 – 27 : 12 ANGRY MEN An apparent

AUG 7 – 11 : CANADIAN OPEN OLD TIME FIDDLE CHAMPIONSHIP Prizes, concerts,

JUL 6 & 7 : PEEL PANTO PLAYERS BLACK BOX FESTIVAL Four family-friendly one-

step dancing, jam sessions, parade, beer garden, church service, Battle of the Bands, camping. Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex, 200 Fiddlepark Ln, Shelburne. Rotary Club of Shelburne, 519925-8620; shelburnefiddlecontest.com

open-and-shut murder case becomes a twisted puzzle of prejudice and intrigue.

Closed Mondays. $29. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca

act plays. Bring item for food bank. Sat 2 & 7pm. Sun 2pm. $6; under 12 free with adult. Cyril Clarke Library Theatre, Loafer’s Lake Rd, Brampton. peelpantoplayers@ yahoo.ca; peelplayers.com continued on next page

Hermosa Boutique We specialize in one-of-akind home décor, giftware, women’s fashions, bath and beauty products, baby products, accessories, jewellery, artisan creations.

519-928-9880 36 Main St, Grand Valley www.hermosatulipboutique.com

Unique gifts for all occasions – for yourself and for others!

AUG 17 : THE RING OF FIRE: A JOHNNY CASH EXPERIENCE Tribute to the Man in

Black. 2:30 & 8pm. $25. Century Church Theatre, 3 Hill St, Hillsburgh. 519-8554586; centurychurchtheatre.com

We supply all your needs for both indoor and outdoor projects

AUG 17 : LUCAS ROGERSON’S 20 STREETLIGHTS TOUR Joined by Ed

• large selection of landscape products

LeBlanc, one of few who play the eightstring guitar, and Kent MacMillan.

• precast and natural stone • cedar and pressure treated lumber • composite decking

Orangeville Building Supply

205164 Hwy 9 just west of Orangeville

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JUL 17 : HIEP HIEP HOERA VOOR NEDERLAND! (3 CHEERS FOR THE NETHERLANDS!) Dutch games, food

JUL 9 & 10 : AS YOU LIKE IT – SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK Bring

and hands-on activities. JK-Gr 6. 10:3011:30am. Free, register. Wellington County Library, 98 B Trafalgar Rd, Hillsburgh.

519-855-4010; wellington.ca/library

friends, family, picnic, blanket. 7pm.

Suggested $15 admission pp. Dicks Dam Park, 250 Glasgow Rd, Bolton. Humber River Shakespeare Company, 416-2092026; humberrivershakespeare.ca JUL 19 : AS YOU LIKE IT – SHAKESPEARE AT CUISINE-ART Launches Cuisine-Art

weekend. Dinner $10 and up from 5:30pm.

Theatre 7pm, advance tickets $20. Alton Mill, 1402 Queen St, Alton. Humber River Shakespeare Company, 416-209-2026; humberrivershakespeare.ca

JUL 20 : PANDORA’S BOX PRESENTED

BY MASTER PUPPETEER JAY WILSON JUL 7 – 12 : ORANGEVILLE FIDDLE AND STEP DANCE CAMP Traditional Canadian

fiddle music and Ottawa Valley step dance. 9am-4:30pm. $570-$800. Upper Canada Camp, 1713 Conc Rd 2 Adjala.

519-941-5683; fiddle.on.ca

JUL 26 – AUG 3 : LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS A mysterious plant grows into

JUL 8 – 12, 15 – 19, 22 – 26 : EVERDALE FARM CAMP Daily farm chores, care for

an ill-tempered, R&B-singing carnivore who offers a poor shop assistant fame.

Closed Mondays. $32. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca

livestock, work in the market garden.

9:30am-3:30pm. $200/wk. Everdale, 5812 6th Line, Hillsburgh. 519-855-4859; farmkids.everdale.org

AUG 2 – 24 : THE MELVILLE BOYS A

brothers’ weekend trip is thrown for a loop when two attractive sisters show up. Closed Mondays. $29. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln, Brampton. 905-874-2800; rosetheatre.ca SEP 13 – 15, 20 – 22 : SAME TIME NEXT YEAR A 25-year love affair between two

people who meet once a year. Fri & Sat 8pm. Sun 2:30pm. $20. Century Church Theatre, 3 Hill St, Hillsburgh. 519-8554586; centurychurchtheatre.com

kids JUN 25 : THE SESHINS: CREATIVE WRITING SERIES 4 TEENS 14 –18 Using

spoken word, music, multimedia and writing, teens search for their true voice.

4-5:30pm. Free, register. Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangeville.library.on.ca JUL 3 : SCIENSATIONAL SSSNAKES

Hands–on program about reptiles and amphibians for the young and young at heart! 10:30-11:30am. Free, register.

Wellington County Library, 98 B Trafalgar Rd, Hillsburgh. 519-855-4010; wellington. ca/library JUL 4 – SEP 12 (THURSDAYS) : ADJUSTMENTS AFTER BIRTH POSTPARTUM SUPPORT GROUP Support group for

mothers affected by postpartum mood disorders. 1:30-3:30pm. Free, register.

Caledon Parent-Child Centre, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-857-0090; cp-cc.org

JUL 8 – 29, AUG 12 – 19 (MONDAYS) : READY, SET, READ! @ ALDER STREET

Drop-in program for children Grades 1-3, accompanied by a parent, to improve reading comprehension. 4:30-5:30pm.

Free. Orangeville Public Library, 275 Alder St. 519-941-0610; orangeville.library.on.ca JUL 10 : CÉAD MILE FÁILTE! A HUNDRED THOUSAND WELCOMES TO IRELAND!

Visit with leprechauns and faeries, walk the Giants’ Causeway. JK-Gr 6. 10:3011:30am. Free, register. Wellington County Library, 98 B Trafalgar Rd, Hillsburgh.

519-855-4010; wellington.ca/library JUL 11 – AUG 22 (THURSDAYS) : READY, SET, READ! @ MILL STREET Drop-

in program for children Grades 1-3, accompanied by a parent, to improve reading comprehension. 4:30-5:30pm.

Free. Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangeville.library.on.ca

JUL 22 – 26 : FROM DIRT TO DELICIOUS SUMMER CAMP Harvest, cook and

eat local, seasonal food. Ages 9 to 12.

9am-4pm. $150, includes food. Palgrave Community Kitchen, 34 Pine Ave, Palgrave. Albion Hills Community Farm, 905-880-0303; palgravekitchen.org JUL 23, AUG 20 & SEP 10 : LET’S GET TOGETHER Connect with other families

to explore parenting a child with special needs, 6 & under. 5:45-7:15pm. Free, register. Caledon Parent-Child Centre, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. Brampton/ Caledon Community Living, 905-8570090; cp-cc.org JUL 24 : PERU, LAND OF MYSTERY Trek

through the high Andes mountains to the Amazon jungle. JK-Gr 6. 10:30-11:30am.

Free, register. Wellington County Library, 98 B Trafalgar Rd, Hillsburgh. 519-8554010; wellington.ca/library JUL 26 – 28 : THE SOUND OF MUSIC – THEATRE ORANGEVILLE YOUNG COMPANY MUSICAL Maria, governess

to seven children, falls in love with their captain father, and they escape the Nazis to freedom. Fri 7:30pm. Sat 2 & 7:30pm.

Sun 2pm. $15; $12 youth; $5 children.

Theatre Orangeville, 87 Broadway. 519942-3423; theatreorangeville.ca

JUL 13 & 27, AUG 10 & 24, SEP 14 : CREATIVE SATURDAYS AT INGLEWOOD UNITED CHURCH Family time drop-

in, structured play-based learning programs. 9:15-11:30am. Free. Inglewood United Church, 15672 McLaughlin Rd. Caledon Parent-Child Centre, 905857-0090; cp-cc.org JUL 14 & 21 : THEATRE IN THE PARK – FEATURING STELLALUNA Life-sized

JUL 15 – 26 : SUMMER DRAMA CAMP

JUL 29 – AUG 2 : CREATIVE CABOODLE – YOUTH CAMP Improvise, create

characters, discover your creativity. Ages 7-11. 9am-noon and/or 1-4pm. $130$220. Theatre Orangeville Rehearsal Hall & Outdoor Theatre, 065371 Dufferin Cty Rd 3, Orangeville. Theatre Orangeville Academy, 519-942-3423; theatreorangeville.ca JUL 29 – AUG 2 : HOCKLEY VALLEY EVERY KIDS’ SPORTS CAMP Games, Bible stories

for children with all types of mental and physical abilities. Ages 6-12. 9am-3pm. $100; $75 each families of 3+. Mono Amaranth Public School, 246303 Hockley Rd, Mono. Hockley Valley Bible Chapel, 519-942-8200; scriptureunion.ca/hockley JUL 31 : I’M IN DE-NILE! Explore the Egyptian world with stories, songs, games, crafts. JK-Gr 6. 10:30-11:30am.

Free, register. Wellington County Library, 98 B Trafalgar Rd, Hillsburgh. 519-8554010; wellington.ca/library AUG 7 : ARCTIC ADVENTURES Snowy

songs, frosty games and cool activities.

JK-Gr 6. 10:30-11:30am. Free, register.

Wellington County Library, 98 B Trafalgar Rd, Hillsburgh. 519-855-4010; wellington. ca/library AUG 12 – 16, 19 – 23 : GET READY FOR SCHOOL MINI-CAMP School readiness

activities, literacy, dramatic play, skills for children going into JK or SK. 9:30-11am.

Free, register. Caledon Parent-Child Centre, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-857-0090; cp-cc.org AUG 13 : ART LESSON FOR YOUTH WITH NANCY HARDMAN Draw your

favourite character, shade to give shape and dimension. Bring pencils, paper, character. Ages 13–17. 1-2pm. Free.

Orangeville Public Library, 1 Mill St. 519-941-0610; orangeville.library.on.ca SEP 9 – 14 : CHILDREN’S EARLY LEARNING – PROGRAM REGISTRATION

Alexandra Park with a parent. 11-11:30am.

Free. Orangeville Farmers’ Market, 87 Broadway. 519-941-0610; orangeville. library.on.ca

Includes special workshop and show by master puppeteer Jay Wilson. Ages 7-12.

9am-4pm. $250. Century Church Theatre, 3 Hill St, Hillsburgh. 519-855-4586; centurychurchtheatre.com IN THE HILLS SUMMER 2013

Puppets, masks, music and the search for hope. 2:30pm. $5; Century Church Theatre, 3 Hill St, Hillsburgh. 519-8554586; centurychurchtheatre.com

JUL 13, 20 & 27 : STORY TIME @ THE FARMERS’ MARKET Children’s stories in

puppetry featuring a baby bat as she learns to fit in. 1-3pm. $10 adult; $7 child.

Terra Cotta Conservation Area. Credit Valley Conservation, 905-670-1615; creditvalleyca.ca

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Register for Baby Playtime, Mother Goose, Discovery Time and more. See website. Sep 9-13 9:15am-4pm. Sep 14 10am-1:30pm. Free. Caledon ParentChild Centre, 150 Queen St S, Bolton.

905-857-0090; cp-cc.org SEP 13 : PARENTING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS Parenting and child

development workshops for parents of children under 6. Childcare available for small fee. 9:30-11am. Free. Caledon Parent-Child Centre, 150 Queen St S, Bolton. 905-857-0090; cp-cc.org SEP 21 : KIDZZ TO KIDZ SUPER SALE

Gently used baby and kids’ items, 0-16 yrs.

9:30am-1pm. $2. Brampton Fairgrounds, 12942 Heart Lake Rd, Caledon. Twins Plus Association of Brampton, 905-843-0210, facebook.com/KidzzToKidzSuperSale SEP 22 : CARROT FEST Food, music,

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S O L U T I O N S

At the Charleston Fair D is the impossible cube.

A Conversation in the Spectators’ Gallery (36 + 8) – 1961 = 1917. Grandma is 57 today.

You’ve Got 90 Seconds!

1. The man and woman are on a traffic island.

2. Mary is the fifth daughter.

3. 4100. (The most frequent answer by far is 5000!)

Using the Dictionary in Your Head forty > forum > forward life > lift > ligament quit > quiver > quiz implicate > implicit > implied trust > truth > try heather > heave > heaven

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The Body in the Badlands There are no footprints at the site so whoever dumped the body had to be able to do it from inside the vehicle.

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a Puzzling Conclusion

by Ken Weber

At the Charleston Fair When the Caledon Agricultural Society celebrated its tenth anniversary at the Charleston (now Caledon Village) Fair in 1870, prizes were offered to fairgoers for solving puzzles like this one.

The unfolded cube at left can be refolded to duplicate four of the five cubes shown here.

Which cube is the odd one out?

E D A

A Conversation in the Spectators’ Gallery “Mom, is it true Grandma was born on New Year’s Day? Is today actually her birthday?”

“Yes, now keep your voice down.”

“So how old is she today?”

“Really, Chris! The Town of Caledon becomes an official municipality today and we’re here to watch the ceremony.

Can’t we talk about this later?”

“Well, Ramesh wants to know. I do too.”

“Sometimes, Chris … okay. Add six squared to the square root of 64 and subtract what you get from the only year in this century that looks the same right side up and upside down. That will tell you the year Grandma was born.

Then you can fi gure out how old she is today. [Aside to Chris’s father] That ought to keep them busy for a while!”

C

B

Using the Dictionary in your Head The six orange words below appeared in a recent issue of this magazine. Note that each orange word is paired with a green word. The challenge is to figure out what ordinary English word appears between each orange/green pair in a standard English dictionary. The catch is that the number of letters in your answers must fit in the spaces provided (i.e., six spaces call for a six-letter word). No proper nouns, plurals, hyphenated or obscure words permitted. (And of course you wouldn’t even think of consulting a dictionary until you have answered.)

forty _ _ _ _ _ forward

2 What is the name of the fifth daughter?

implicate _ _ _ _ _ _ _ implied

heather _ _ _ _ _ _ heaven

1 A man and a woman are alone on an island without water, food or material to build a raft or boat. Yet they are not worried because they are in Orangeville.

Mary’s father lives near Inglewood. He has five daughters: Mala, Mela, Mila, Mola …

quit _ _ _ _ _ _ quiz

The conversation above would have taken place when the Town of Caledon was officially launched on January 1, 1974, so how old is Grandma?

Some people can solve these three “speed puzzles” in only a few seconds. You’ve got 90, so get started. (If one stumps you, move quickly to the next and then come back.)

How can this be?

life _ _ _ _ ligament

trust _ _ _ _ _ try

You’ve Got 90 Seconds!

3 Without using pencil or paper complete this simple addition problem. (Remember, 90 seconds!) Start with the number 1000.

Add 40 to it. Now add 1000. Add 30. Add another 1000. Then add 20. Add 1000.

Now add 10.

What was your total?

A N

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T H E

H I L L S

M I N I

M Y S T E R Y

The Body in the Badlands “These are excellent photographs,” Adrian said. “Good work.”

The pair of young uniformed offi cers sitting across from him tried hard not to blush. “You’ve got the tire tracks perfectly,” he continued without looking up, “just in time too because that thin layer of snow was gone before the forensics people got there. The photos should help us identify the brand of tires and every little bit helps. Whoever dumped the body probably had

a van of some sort and we might be able to pair the model with the tires if they’re original.”

“Now the body …” Adrian still hadn’t looked up at the officers. “You photographed it from both the east and west sides – that was good – and there it is right where the tire tracks end. Seems he, well, maybe she, the dumper anyway, backed in from Old Base Line Road, got rid of the body, and drove out again. Backed in from the west and then drove out east. Yeah, makes sense. Probably heading back to Highway 10. He could be anywhere by now. Well,

like I said, good job. Sure wish there were some footprints too.”

“By the way,” Adrian looked up for the first time.

How come you were on Base Line? Weren’t you supposed to patrol west from Mississauga Road?

Well, doesn’t matter. You’re both new here. Where you found the body, do you know why they call it the Badlands?”

Why did Adrian say the person who dumped the body “probably had a van of some sort”? solutions on page 85

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