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INTHISISSUE FEATURES 17 10th Annual
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Salute to Grassroots Heroes 7 people who made a difference in our communities in 2016. BY JANET LEES
31 See, Hear! The importance of eye and ear health. BY MARC HUMINILOWYCZ
44 Multiple Personalities This creative yet cosy family home brings together Georgian style and an Escarpment feel ... including a futuristic ‘cave’ pod just for the fun of it. BY JUDY ROSS
56 Crazy for Kolapore Explore the magic of winter in the Kolapore Uplands. BY LAURIE STEPHENS
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12 Dr. Purvis’s 12 Steps to Getting Horse-Free BY DAN NEEDLES
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8 From our Editor 10 From our Readers 84 Marketplace 85 Openings 88 Gallery of Realtors 101 Reader Buying Guide 102 Looking Back
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75 The Passionate Eye Photographer Richard Garner explores landscape and nature around Georgian Bay and the Niagara Escarpment.
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79 The Town That Has it All Navigating Collingwood’s hot real estate market. BY JANET LEES ON THE COVER: Jennie Elmslie (front right) of Free Spirit Tours leads a caving excursion at Metcalfe Rock for (l-r) Mallorie Dawe, Kim Simpson and Tara Hunt.
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F R O M O U R E D I T O R
The Politics of
Caring As I write this, my head and heart are still in turmoil from the events of the past month south of the border (and frighteningly, the Trump effect has reared its ugly head within our Canadian borders as well). Thank goodness this message is always the last thing I write for each issue of On The Bay, and thank goodness this issue features our 10th Annual Salute to Grassroots Heroes. I interviewed our Grassroots Heroes prior to the election mayhem, and as always, I was inspired by the people who give of their time, energy and enthusiasm to help make a difference in our community. But then the U.S. elected a man to its highest office who spews hatred, foments fear and behaves like the worst kind of schoolyard bully – the kind with money and power. How, I thought, can I muster the upbeat, uplifting tone that the Grassroots Heroes stories deserve? How can I write about the light when there is so much darkness in the world? I felt like my mind was swimming in molasses, and my heart? It actually felt broken. My only regret is that I didn’t sit down to write sooner, because as I wrote about these amazing people – their kindness, generosity of spirit, and willingness to give of themselves to help others – my faith in humanity was restored. Not all of humanity – sadly, I have come to the rude awakening that some people are beyond redemption – but enough of humanity to be encouraged and even optimistic that all is not lost. I have never been a “political” person, but I think we all now have a duty to be political given recent events. Which got me wondering, what does it mean to be political? And what exactly are my politics? I’ve always considered myself a moderate – conservative in some respects but staunchly liberal on cultural and social issues. I can no longer afford to be
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Those are the politics I am willing to fight for, and I know that, regardless of party affiliation or political bent, every single one of the 100-plus heroes we have featured over the past 10 years practices the Politics of Caring every day.
“middle of the road,” I realized. The time has come to take a stand. My first inclination was to take a stand against something – against hatred, against racism, against xenophobia. But I needed to stand for something as well, in order not to be eaten up by the same hostility and loathing that got us into this mess. That’s where our Grassroots Heroes came in. As I wrote, I felt a lightness enter my spirit, along with a strong resolve. And suddenly I knew: my politics are the Politics of Caring. Those are the politics I am willing to fight for, and I know that, regardless of party affiliation or political bent, every single one of the 100-plus heroes we have featured over the past 10 years practices the Politics of Caring every day – lovingly, unwaveringly, and with a dignity and strength of character that I can only hope is contagious. Ironically, the quotation I cited in my 2006 editor’s message about our very first Salute to Grassroots Heroes is even more apropos today: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Doing nothing is not an option I could live with, and neither is fighting evil without also appreciating the good. May we all commit to the Politics of Caring in 2017. ❧
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READERS RE: WIND TURBINES Just want to say that many of the potential problems that windmills may or may not cause when placed on our farmland would be eradicated if we stuck them in the lakes like they do in other places around the world! Jane Lack, Stayner
structural integrity of roads can result in damage to the road pavements and subgrades, which not only costs the taxpayer more, but can also result in unsafe driving conditions for everyone. Topography and winter conditions are another transportation-related aggregate issue. Both are severe in our area and the lack of passing lanes on the steep inclines ascending the Escarpment brings the safety of our road systems into question. What is needed is a provincially directed study that engages the upper tier municipalities of the counties of Simcoe and Grey and the lower tier municipalities of Clearview, Grey Highlands and The Town of Blue Mountains to address this serious transportation issue. This needs to be done immediately and before serious accidents occur. George Powell, Collingwood
RE: EDEN OAK PIT PROPOSAL We thought your readers would be interested in an update on the proposed gravel pit that threatens the Pretty River Valley. On November 14, The Friends of the Pretty River Valley made a presentation to the Town of Blue Mountains Council. Our purpose and objectives for the presentation was to protect the Pretty River Valley Park and to ask the mayor and council not to change the official plan in order to allow the expansion of the gravel pit. We informed them that if the change was made to the official plan and the application was accepted the implications would be devastating. We explained that the application of the Eden Oak Pit would see 150,000 tonnes of aggregate removed from below the water table and that a total projection of 2.7 million tonnes would be removed as part of the proposed rezoning. In addition, the pit would operate six days a week, remove five acres of the park, and add 44 trucks each day to the truck traffic in the area. The main thrust of the presentation was that the area has transformed itself into a major destination for tourism, recreation and year-round homes.
RE: GRAVEL PITS I have a concern with respect to existing and future aggregate expansion in the Blue Mountain area. There is a pressing need to address – now, not after the fact – how transportation issues on township and county roads will be handled. The trucks used to haul aggregate are the largest and heaviest on-road vehicles in the province. Their impact on the
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We also reminded the council that the application totally contravenes the town’s Corporate Strategic Plan 2015-2020. There were two goals of the plan that we cited: 1. To create opportunities for sustainability since tourism is a key economic driver and we will capitalize on our unique strength and defining natural features to continue to draw year-round visitors as a unique and vibrant four-season community. 2. To support a healthy lifestyle by recognizing the significance of our natural ecological assets and the need to protect them for future generations. We argued that there is no shortage of gravel in the area, that there are already a large number of gravel pits in the area, and that a gravel pit has a limited life whereas recreation, tourism and residential are far more
permanent sources of revenue for the town. We also reminded council that in a short two-and-a-half-month period August 11 to October 22, 2016) 1,085 petition signatures were presented to the town. Those signatures continue to come in and now total almost 1,200. We now understand that the staff report is to be written and presented to council. At the time of writing the date for this is unknown. Once received, council will vote to either change the Official Plan or NOT to change the Official Plan. Your continued support would be more than welcome as we await the decision of council. For more information or to get involved, email info@noprettyriverquarry.ca or go to www.noprettyriverquarry.ca. Ian Sinclair, The Blue Mountains WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THE ISSUES? Do you have any comments, suggestions or additional information in response to any of our stories? Don’t be shy! We’d love to hear from you! To submit your letter to the Editor, go to www.onthebaymagazine.com and click on “Have Your Say.” Comments will be published in an upcoming issue of On The Bay. We reserve the right to edit for style, content and space considerations.
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I just came back from a horse-riding adventure in the Rockies with my brother-in-law. It’s been 10 years since I’ve been on a horse and I was worried that climbing back up in the saddle might make me want to give up the vow I made a decade ago never to own another horse. But I was fine. I walked away from the ranch without a twinge of regret. This is because I took Dr. Purvis’s 12-step program to get myself horsefree. He’s a young vet in our neighbourhood who got tired of the suffering he witnessed in his daily practice and decided to do something about it. This is how it goes: Step 1: Admit there’s a problem. You bought the horse years ago for a 10-year-old daughter who swore she would brush it every day and lavish it with affection. That was before she discovered boys, clothes, makeup and Facebook. Now the horse stands in the pasture swatting flies with a companion horse and two other visiting horses dumped off by your daughter’s friends before they all went off to careers in investment banking. Each year these horses munch through five tons of hay and convert it to 10 tons of manure, all of which has to be shovelled by hand. Each animal suffers an expensive ailment that brings the vet to your door with another soul-crushing prescription. You ask hopefully if the diagnosis is terminal, but he just grins. “Nothing lives longer than a horse with a health problem!” he says as he purrs out the lane in his limited-edition Land Rover. Step 2: Imagine the freedom. In economics, the term “opportunity cost” refers to all the things you might be doing if you didn’t have horses. Not having a horse is like being able to go to Tuscany pretty much any time you like. Step 3: Stop hanging around horse people. You know the type. People with British fox-hunting prints on the wall and three decompression chambers between the barn and the broadloom carpet. They have lantern jaws, gin veins on their noses and voices that hang on the air like hoof paint. They talk all night about stud books and trips to Lexington, and you stagger
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away from their dinner parties with exactly the same feeling you get on the way back from the city that you aren’t making nearly enough money or having nearly as much fun as everybody else. I would share more details of this program with you, but the other nine steps are proprietary and I would be doing Dr. Purvis a disservice by revealing them. It is also difficult and dangerous to try to follow these steps without professional assistance. Dr. Purvis scared me into the program one day when I went into his office for yet another gallon jug of phenylbutazone, the horse anti-inflammatory that comes in the orange-flavoured crystals. He asked me if I was using the “bute” myself. I insisted I was not. He took me by the elbow. “They don’t make that stuff in orange flavour for the horse, you know. It’s for the trainers.” “Really?” “You take a really good farm, one that’s been in the family for three generations and has sent kids to college. You put one horse on that farm and it starts on a downward slope to destruction. Pretty soon the guy is spending too much time at the track and then too much time in the bar at the track. Then he’s into the bute and before long the copper weathervane is hanging at an angle off the roofline, the boards are blowing off the barn and the white fences are all tipped over.” It was a chilling story. It scared me so badly I signed up. I learned there’s only one way to recover any money on a horse and that is to sell it for a whole lot less than you paid for it. Dr. Purvis taught me how to tell a white lie: “She’s a dear old thing with no bad habits, trailers well and is good with children.” If you can learn to do that, and if you can take your lowest price and cut it in half, you will soon enjoy that light sensation horses get when the saddle and bridle come off and they are released into a lush pasture – forever. Call me. Confidentiality is assured. ❧
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7 people who made a difference in our communities in 2016 stories by JANET LEES, photography by KRISTIE & BRENDEN WOODS
eople are the cornerstone of our communities in Southern Georgian Bay, and we can lay claim to having some of the best within our midst — people who quietly but persistently champion local causes. On The Bay presents our 10th annual salute to seven of these Grassroots Heroes — extraordinary people from various walks of life, age groups and localities who have gone
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Pedalling for Parkinson’s
Evan Siddall “It’s the gift that keeps on taking.” That’s how
The Growling Beaver Brevet is not a race, but a
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a bike’s tires make on gravel. A brevet is typically
that I’ve gained on how to enjoy life and what
a 200-kilometre event, but the Growling Beaver
matters in life is something I would not have
version invites cyclists of all levels and abilities
experienced otherwise,” says Siddall, 51, who was
to participate. “We wanted to make it accessible,
diagnosed in 2014. “I’m a much better person, and
so there’s a 200-kilometre ride that’s super hard,
much happier. I wouldn’t wish it on anybody, but I
a 100-kilometre ride that’s pretty hard, and a
wouldn’t want my life to turn out differently.”
40-kilometre ride that’s actually not hard, and we
That positive outlook led Siddall to co-found
do that deliberately because we have people with
the Growling Beaver Brevet, a charity cycling
Parkinson’s disease, as well as people with kids
event that benefits the Davis Phinney Foundation
and older folks,” says Siddall. “The Davis Phinney
and ParkinGo Wellness Society, two organizations
Foundation has a great line that every victory
that help those with Parkinson’s Disease live
counts, so a 40-kilometre victory is just as good as
fuller, more active lives. Davis Phinney, himself
a 200-kilometre victory.”
a world-champion cyclist, was diagnosed in his
In its first year, the Growling Beaver doubled its
40s and started his foundation to help people
target by raising $200,000, and this year’s event,
with Parkinson’s “live well today,” while ParkinGo
held October 1, raised $300,000 and attracted over
is focused on the role of exercise in slowing the
200 riders. For Siddall, the ride’s success is just
progression of the disorder.
one more reason to feel grateful.
Early-onset Parkinson’s presents differently
“Through this event that we do and these great
for everyone, and usually progresses very slowly.
friends that are involved in the charity with me, I get
For Siddall, it began with a tremor in his left hand
to see how cared for I am, and we should all have
when he yawned, followed by dystonia - a type of
that light shining into our existence,” he muses.
muscle spasm - in his ankle when he rode. A trip to
“Most people don’t realize it because we take it for
a neurologist and an MRI confirmed the diagnosis.
granted, and I’m lucky enough to see it.”
“I was kind of ready for it emotionally by that point, and because of the people around me I felt that I could own this thing instead of having it own me,” he recalls. “That was part of
For more information on the event or the charities it supports, go to the-growling-beaver-shop.myshopify. com/, davisphinneyfoundation.org or parkingo.org
the inspiration behind the Growling Beaver for the whole group of people who are involved – we were going to make this something that was good, not something that was bad.”
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Ministering with Music
Heather & Doug Brown If you are ever in doubt that music has the power
“In July we only had one day off; in August we had
to heal, just ask Heather and Doug Brown, who have
two days off,” notes Heather. “So far this year we’ve
been playing music at seniors’ centres, hospitals and
played 187 gigs, and we have another 13 booked in
community fairs in and around Meaford for the past
December. We never turn anybody down; if somebody
three years.
calls and we are available even for a couple of hours,
“We call it our music ministry because we get to minister our music to people and bring back memories,”
As much as Heather and Doug love to entertain, they
says Heather. “We’ve seen people we thought couldn’t
also enjoy meeting and interacting with their audiences,
even hear us mouthing the words and trying to get up
from requests to sing-alongs to chatting one-on-one
and dance. It’s a real blessing and it warms our hearts.”
after the show.
The Browns Music Time Machine Show features
“At the end we walk around and thank everyone for
Doug playing guitar while Heather sings, and the duo
being there, and one lady came to me and grabbed my
performs a timeless repertoire that runs the gamut
hand and said, ‘you made me cry.’ I said, ‘Oh, no!’ and
from ’60s folk music to classic country, light rock,
she said, ‘No, they were happy tears. My husband used
gospel and, at this time of year, Christmas songs.
to sing that song to me when we used to dance to it.’
“We have a very intimate show and it attracts a lot
“We are blessed to be able to meet all of these
of people,” says Heather. “It makes people feel good; it
wonderful people, and to bring back those memories for
charges them. Sometimes all we have are our memories,
them and help them relive a happy time in their lives.”
and music is a great way to bring back those memories.” Five times a month, the Browns perform at Meaford Hospital’s Day Away program, which provides a social outing for seniors and those with chronic illness, disability, memory loss or communication challenges. They also entertain at Owen Sound’s Day Away program at Lee Manor, and Markdale’s at Grey Gables. Add to those regular gigs the seniors events, community fairs, benefits, festivals and church performances, and the Browns have a busy schedule that even the most in-demand bands would envy.
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Advocating for Animals
Maggie Lowe There are times when a good cause meets a great fundraising concept, and thanks to Maggie Lowe, the Georgian Triangle Humane Society (GTHS) can boast our region’s most successful ongoing source of funds to help thousands of animals every year find “forever homes.” Lowe is the driving force behind Treasure Tails, a shop in downtown Collingwood that sells donated goods, from furniture, housewares and décor items to china, glass, books and gently used clothing. The store was Lowe’s brainchild, born out of a yard sale for the GTHS that had leftover items. “The quantity of items that came in was amazing, and I said to the board that we needed a consistent form of money coming in instead of waiting for the next big event,” she recalls. She started Treasure Tails in an unheated warehouse, and when winter arrived she moved the operation to the current storefront location on Hurontario Street. That was six years ago, and today Treasure Tails is responsible for one-third of the funds that keep the GTHS’s state-of-the-art animal shelter going. “I used to be ecstatic if we hit $2,000 a week gross, and we have been hitting up to $4,000 some weeks,” enthuses Lowe, who manages the store and its 30 other volunteers, as well as sitting on the GTHS board as director of retail operations. “All of the proceeds go to the shelter, so it’s very satisfying.”
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Treasure Tails is not a consignment shop – it’s a registered charity selling donated goods – but the calibre of merchandise is on par with many consignment stores. “We demand high quality,” notes Lowe. “We only have 1,800 square feet, so we don’t have room to put junk in the store.” And word has gotten around that there are indeed treasures to be found at Treasure Tails: the store has a loyal following of regulars, from designers and real estate agents to weekenders and full-time residents. Lowe credits service and friendliness for the venture’s success. “My staff are all trained to be pleasant, to greet people and explain what the store is all about,” she notes, adding she has also developed a rapport with area businesses, many of which donate new items to the store. As a registered charity, Treasure Tails can give tax receipts for donations, and there is a perk for purchasers, too: customers pay no tax. A lifelong animal lover, Lowe first got involved with the GTHS 14 years ago when she moved to Southern Georgian Bay full-time and adopted a border collie cross named Toby from the GTHS, which at that time did not yet have an actual animal shelter but was fostering pets in the community until permanent homes could be found. “I am honoured to have played a role in getting an animal shelter built in our community, and I’m committed to ensuring that it helps as many animals as possible, well into the future,” she says. “The whole society is like family to me. We all love what we do, and helping animals is our passion.” For more information about Treasure Tails or the GTHS, go to gths.ca or gths.ca/treasure-tails-store.
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Learning for Life
Ken Thornton “I always wanted to be a Mountie so bad I could taste it,” says Ken Thornton as he sits in his living room looking out over downtown Creemore. “I wrote the papers when I was 16, and I got a letter back that because of World War II they had ceased to accept new recruits. So I enlisted in the RCAF and served for five years starting in 1942.” But those dreams of being a Mountie never died, so when Thornton heard the RCMP was looking for bagpipers, he jumped at the chance. “I told them I didn’t play the pipes, but I would take a course and learn to play if I could be a Mountie. Two years later I marched on Parliament Hill with the RCMP Pipes & Drums.” Even more impressive – Thornton was 85 years old at the time. Now 98, Thornton was front and centre as the band’s VIP head table guest in November as the first annual Ken Thornton Trophy was awarded to the band member who most demonstrated the traits and character of the man himself. “I’m getting more popular as I get older, only because I’ve survived,” he laughs. “People say I’m an inspiration and ask me what is my secret, and I tell them, you’ve got to want it and you’ve got to drive yourself to get it. I’ve always had to have a goal.” Besides playing with the RCMP Pipes & Drums, Thornton’s other big goal was to become an author – so at age 70 he sat down and got started writing his first novel. He self-published it, then followed it up with a book of 50 short stories. He’s now working on his second novel, the latest page of which is glowing on his computer screen awaiting his next sentence. Oh, but that’s not all. He writes a regular column called Coffee With Ken and a puzzle called Spike & Rusty for the Creemore Echo newspaper, helps with community dinners, reads to seniors in Stayner, and taught himself ventriloquism so he could entertain the children at the daycare across the street from his apartment. While he doesn’t play the pipes much anymore, he still loves music – in addition to the electric organ and the violin, he is now learning to play the harp. “I’m enjoying my life, and I have things yet to do,” he says. “Anyone who tells me they’re too old, I say, ‘Get a life!’”
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G R A S S R O O T S H E R O E S
Fostering Fitness
Caitlin Foisy As a young mother with another baby on the way,
The learn-to-run program teaches the mechanics
Caitlin Foisy understands that it’s not always easy for
of running as well as nutrition, goal setting, injury
families to stay fit and active, so she’s on a personal
prevention and pacing. “Anybody can come out and do
mission to help parents and kids keep moving.
it, whether you are an expert runner or if you haven’t
Foisy, who is head coach with the Georgian Triangle
run for years or have never run before,” notes Foisy.
Running Club (GTRC) and also sits on the board of
“We make the program work for everyone, and it’s a
directors and philanthropy committee of the YMCA,
really inclusive environment where we focus on fun
formed a partnership between the two organizations to
rather than who is going to be the fastest runner today.”
launch a family and youth running program, and put on
As head coach with the GTRC, Foisy is also involved
a family fun run as part of national Health & Fitness Day.
in an adult trail running program in Collingwood, an
She also coordinates the Y’s learn-to-run programs as
adult endurance group in Wasaga Beach, a race-ready
well as a group to help new moms to return to physical
track workout group, and a spring and fall program for
activity after giving birth.
children and youth – although she may have to coach
She says growing up in an active family inspired
from the sidelines this coming spring, as her baby is due
her to stay active throughout her life, and she wants to
in March. In the meantime, she plans to keep running
share that passion for fitness with the next generation.
“as long as it’s safe for me, my body and my baby.”
“By getting young adults and parents engaged in
“Collingwood is such a great fit for running and we
activities like running, they are leading by example
have so many great resources available to us in our own
and their kids are going to follow because they really
backyard,” notes Foisy. “Running is such an inexpensive
need role models to look up to,” says Foisy, who is now
way to get outside and get fit and active. For me, when
getting her own two-year-old son into running (“It’s
I’m outside it makes me a happier person, so that’s
more like a fast walk,” she laughs). “We need to be
what I like to share with other people.”
role models for the younger generation to show that you don’t have to be training for a marathon; you can just do a 5k, and it’s great that you’re getting out there
For more information, go to ymcaofsimcoemuskoka.ca or georgiantrianglerunningclub.com
and being active.”
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Harmonizing Healthcare
Michael Lisi For Dr. Michael Lisi, healthcare isn’t just
Attendees ranged from physicians, nurses, trainees
something he provides – it is a passion he instills in as
and medical residents to dieticians, chiropractors,
many healthcare providers as possible. Lisi, a general
naturopaths and spiritual wellness practitioners.
surgeon who has been chief of staff at the Collingwood
“It was quite unique in that regard,” says Lisi.
General & Marine Hospital since 2014, was recently
“Everyone has something to offer and we can all
awarded Honour Roll status for the 2016 Minister’s
learn from one another. I thought this would be of
Medal honouring excellence in health quality and safety.
great benefit for our region, especially as we go into a
The provincial award recognized Lisi’s leadership
redevelopment process with the new hospital, having an
in spearheading the first annual Georgian Bay
interprofessional educational stream that would really
Interprofessional Healthcare Education & Research
make us distinct from the other hospitals in Ontario
Day, which brought together the public, healthcare
and having a model that would have interprofessional
providers, researchers and academics to exchange
teams learning together, because we potentially all
ideas that enhance quality of care and patient safety.
work together.”
Over 120 attended the event, held at the hospital, with
Education appears to be a ‘second calling’ for Dr. Lisi;
another 100-plus participants livestreaming remotely.
he is also an award-winning teacher, teaching for all six
“We were really looking to break out of the silo of
medical schools in Ontario as well as the Rural Ontario
working as an independent hospital and working to
Medical Program (ROMP). But whether he’s teaching,
build partnerships with our community organizations,”
performing surgery or planning next year’s “bigger and
explains Lisi. “The research day is about community
grander” Interprofessional Healthcare Education &
partners coming together to share and promote
Research Day, in the end, it’s all about the patients.
healthcare in our community. It’s not just everyday
“I’m always looking to improve and make our
healthcare experience; it’s about innovation,
healthcare stronger and better, while at the same time
willingness to strive for continuous improvement and
keeping that hometown feel, keeping in touch with the
patient-centred care.”
individuals that come and see us so that you don’t just
Topics presented at the full-day event included the use of robotics in the preparation of hazardous medications, climate change in healthcare and the unique family physician and naturopath collaborative role, as well as current research and standards.
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istening to inspiring music; taking part in a stimulating conversation; enjoying a movie; seeing a smile on a friendly face; watching children or grandchildren grow; taking in the wonderful sights and sounds of life around us – of our five senses, vision and hearing are arguably the most integral to our daily lives and the
way in which we interact and communicate with the world. Yet most of us take these senses for granted until we notice problems with them. I have personally been reminded of the importance of eye and ear health – and the fact that you don’t have to be “old” to experience sight and hearing issues. Eight years ago, at age 57, I had a wake-up call that my vision was poor.
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A
fter noticing – and ignoring – a slight darkening in my vision for a number of years (as though someone had put a brownish lens over my left eye), I finally had a wake-up call when I backed up my car in an underground parking lot in Toronto and hit a post that I didn’t see. I went to my family doctor, who referred me to an opthamologist. Tests showed that I had a cataract on my left eye. I had surgery to replace the damaged lens with an artificial one – a surprisingly quick, simple and painless procedure these days – and within an hour I was walking around, marvelling at my ability to see clearly for the first time in years. Everything was brighter and more defined, and I have had no further problems since. My only regret is that I didn’t get my eyes checked sooner. I have also experienced moderate hearing loss due to a couple of factors. Likely caused by playing in a very loud rock band in my youth, I have some nerve damage in my inner ear that makes it difficult to hear middle to upper frequencies (I can understand male voices better than female voices and adults better than children, for example). I also have bony (benign) growths in both of my ears that have almost completely blocked my ear canals. The latter is actually a recurrence of a condition that I experienced in my 20s, called “exostosis.” Commonly known as “swimmer’s ear’ or “surfer’s ear,” it is believed to be caused by swimming in cold water without ear
While retinitis pigmentosa is relatively rare, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in Canada. protection. When I was originally diagnosed, an ear nose and throat specialist recommended surgery to remove the bony growths, called exostoses, from my ear canals. The procedure was a success, and my hearing improved. For whatever reason, the exostoses have grown back later in life. Aggravated by the nerve damage in my inner ear, which has been confirmed by auditory testing, my hearing loss is now forcing me to turn up the volume on the phone, TV and stereo, to frequently ask people during conversations (including my very patient wife) to repeat parts of what they say, and to miss portions of conversations in social situations entirely. A couple of months ago, as a result of a nasty cold and ear congestion, it became even more difficult for me to clearly hear conversations on the phone or in a crowded space, or to watch TV without turning up the volume to an annoying level. I recently saw Dr. Sumit Agrawal, an otolaryngologist and neurotologist (head and neck surgeon) at University Hospital in London, Ontario for an opinion on whether or not removing my exostoses will improve my hearing.
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ABOVE: Kevin Seaboyer, legally blind from retinitis pigmentosa, is able to stay busy and active, riding his bicycle around town in the daytime and volunteering for annual Ride for Sight and Cycle for Sight events in Collingwood.
Dr. Agrawal advised that surgery – on my right ear only, which is more blocked than the left – may or may not improve my hearing, but will at least help to unblock the ear canal and prevent future ear infections. Perhaps, like many of us as we get older, I was in denial about my hearing loss and the unacceptable notion that it could be the result of aging. But given the relatively simple nature of the procedure (day surgery) and the prospect of possibly hearing better afterwards, I have decided to proceed with the operation. Ultimately, I may also have to consider getting fitted for a hearing aid. I was referred to Dr. Agrawal by my ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist, Dr. Alexander Marsh, who had been seeing me about my hearing at his Owen Sound office for several years. Now retired, Dr. Marsh has treated hundreds of patients for a variety of auditory conditions during his practice. He explains that moderate “swimmer’s ear,” usually caused by a simple infection, is a condition experienced by up to 15 per cent of the population. Only a small fraction of patients, like me, may require surgery to correct the problem. “Simply put, your exostoses will be drilled off, and the ear canal should heal within two weeks,” he says. “Following the surgery, it is very important to keep the ear canal dry and free of contamination, and avoid any pressurization of the ear (excessive nose blowing) or physical straining.” Dr. Marsh describes hearing loss as falling under two primary categories: conductive and nerve. Conductive hearing loss occurs when sound going into the ear is blocked due to problems in the ear canal, the eardrum or the middle ear and its delicate components. It is typically caused by an infection, excessive wax build-up, a perforated eardrum, allergies, fluid in the inner ear or a benign tumour. In most cases, conductive hearing loss can be corrected with medication, surgery or therapies. Nerve hearing loss (as I have) is caused by damage in the inner ear and/or the auditory nerve. It can only be corrected with an assistive hearing device.
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“In my practice, the most common hearing problem was conductive hearing loss among children,” Dr. Marsh observes. “An infection causes a build-up of fluid in the middle ear, which sometimes doesn’t go away, or the eustachian tubes don’t ventilate properly. The problem can be long-term in children, but usually clears up by the time they are eight to 10 years old. This can be an issue among adults as well.” Indeed, hearing problems are not necessarily age-related, notes Dr. Marsh. In his years of practice, he treated patients from infancy through to age 90-plus.
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ollingwood resident Lynn Molyneux has had hearing problems for a number of years. Following a long career in emergency nursing, from which she had to retire because of her hearing, she took on a position managing Telehealth Ontario. “Wearing a headset in my left ear to talk with callers daily, I began to notice that my perception of low tones was severely diminished, even after adjusting the volume on the headset,” Molyneux recalls. “It was then that I decided that it was about time I got my hearing checked.” Audiology testing revealed that Molyneux had moderate to severe low tone hearing loss in her left ear. In 2010, she was fitted with a hearing instrument at the Collingwood Hearing Clinic. Her first hearing aid was a small device manufactured by Starkey, which fit discreetly into her ear canal, automatically adjusting itself for noises and the environment around her. “The clinic staff gave me a wonderful fitting,” she says. “They were very knowledgeable and helpful, working with my hearing instrument until it was just right for me. We went outside to do a test, and it was the first time I actually heard birds singing in a long time!”
“Technology has changed dramatically over the years. Everything is now wireless and very sophisticated,” says Sue Vermeulen. Molyneux now has devices in both of her ears. “I recommend getting a hearing device sooner than later,” she says. “Your brain adapts and relearns. It’s a continuous process, like tune-ups for your car.” Our region boasts a relatively large number of audiology clinics, which offer testing, counselling, hearing device fitting, maintenance and repairs. Hearing devices are not always necessary, but when they are, they are much improved over the obvious and uncomfortable hearing aids of old. “Technology has changed dramatically over the years. Everything is now wireless and very sophisticated,” says Sue Vermeulen, owner and hearing instrument specialist at the Collingwood Hearing Clinic and Wasaga Hearing Clinic. “Today’s hearing instruments come in a wide variety of styles and functions depending on the type of hearing loss you have, your manual dexterity and of course, your budget.” Ontario’s Assistive Devices program pays seniors up to $500 per year for their devices, and most health plans cover a portion of the purchase. “Because there is no one product that is suitable for everyone, we carry devices from the world’s largest manufacturers including behind the ear, in-ear, in-canal, invisible, tinnitus and wireless accessories,” says Vermeulen. Her clinics also offer a variety of assistive hearing appliances, such as TV and phone amplifiers and “Alert Master,” which connects to lights in the home to notify occupants of a ringing doorbell, phone, or other day-to-day household occurrences. When is it time to see a hearing professional? A simple test at the end of this article will help you determine whether or not you have a hearing problem. If you think you do, the first healthcare provider to see should be your family doctor, who will likely refer you to an audiologist or an ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist.
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as early as in their 40s. They’re having difficulty following a conversation in a busy restaurant, listening to music or watching TV.” Neukom concedes that there is a stigma attached to hearing loss. “There’s the negative association with our grandparents’ bulky and ugly hearing aids, and there’s also the high perceived cost of hearing devices,” he says. “Loss of hearing makes people come to terms with the fact that they’re aging. I tell my patients not to be concerned about it, but to treat it the same as getting a joint replacement to improve their lives. The technology in today’s hearing devices has come a long way, with huge improvements in sound quality, processing speed and device size.” Neukom takes a holistic approach to his audiology assessment and treatment process. “First, we find out who you are. We review your lifestyle and work history to determine issues that may be affecting your life, as well as past or current health problems,” he explains. “Genetics, diseases such diabetes, high blood pressure, and the use of certain pharmaceuticals can all impact hearing. The next step is to do a full assessment of your ears. We check your ear canals for ear wax and bony growths, the eardrum for perforation, and the middle ear for conductive hearing loss and possible arthritis or deterioration of the three small ear bones inside.” Following the assessment, a series of hearing tests is conducted: Pure Tone Audiometry to check hearing thresholds for tones; Speech Audiometry for discrimination of single-syllable words typically used in conversations; a
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Bone Conduction Test to check what is going on in the auditory system and corroborate tone/speech headphone results; and an Acoustic Reflex Test to check the response of a muscle in the middle ear to loud sounds, which can cause sudden hearing loss in one ear, as well as headaches and dizziness. Testing concludes with a discussion about treatment options. “We ask patients what they expect we can provide for them,” says Neukom. “Their response will guide our next steps. Hearing aids are only one option. There are other things available, such as auditory training and exercises, apps for smart phones and a wide variety of personal sound amplification products.” Neucom emphasizes that hearing aids, although sophisticated and effective, do not repair hearing. “They allow what you have left to work better, and thereby lead a much more enjoyable life.” He also stresses the importance of having ears checked sooner than later – at least at age 50 – to avoid other possible (but yet unproven) complications of hearing loss such as memory loss, difficulty concentrating, fatigue and even brain shrinkage. In addition to our five senses, some ear and eye specialists suggest that the brain itself could be considered a sixth sense, interpreting auditory and visual input as sound, pitch, colour and light. Fortunately for us, most ear issues can be successfully treated, preventing total deafness. It is not so simple with vision, however. LEFT: Phil Stevenson has age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma and cataracts, but is still able to read and drive a car.
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hil Stevenson, former co-owner of the Creemore Echo newspaper and now retired in Collingwood, has what he calls “a perfect storm” of eye diseases: age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma and cataracts. “I was diagnosed with wet AMD in my left eye about 15 years ago,” he recalls. “At the time, I was told that there was not much that could be done for the disease. I tried various experimental treatments, but nothing helped. Then I started taking Avastin, a drug developed to treat colorectal cancer. This drug helped my eye somewhat, but the treatment came too late. Years later, when my other eye started going, I was put on injections of a new drug, Lucentis, which saved it.” Although he acknowledges that his regular injections of the drug are not a cure, and that his eye will eventually degrade, he is thankful to still be able to read and drive a car. “I have learned to adapt to a two-dimensional world, training my brain to calculate distances.” As to the cataract in his eye, which is moderate right now, Stevenson is hesitant to have surgery, fearing the risk, albeit small, of losing his vision entirely. And his glaucoma is being successfully managed with laser treatments and eye drops. Despite his visual impairments, Stevenson is optimistic that new treatments for his most serious disease, AMD, such as stem cell therapy, are on the horizon. Unfortunately for another Collingwood resident, a cataract diagnosis by an ophthalmologist and cataract surgery at the relatively young age of 39 led to the later discovery of a rare and serious eye disease, retinitis
pigmentosa (RP), which affects the retina’s ability to respond to light, causing a gradual loss of vision. Kevin Seaboyer, formerly in the military and now working from home on his computer as an inbound customer service representative, is legally blind and facing an uncertain future from the disease, which is, at this time, progressive and incurable. “My straight-ahead vision is okay right now, but I have trouble with my peripheral vision, night vision and certain colours that are not the dominant colours of a prism,” says Seaboyer. To compensate for his disease and help him work, he needs the safe and familiar environment with proper lighting that his home provides. While he never leaves his home at night, Seaboyer is far from being completely housebound, keeping busy and active by volunteering for annual Ride for Sight and Cycle for Sight events in Collingwood, and riding his bicycle around town in the daytime. As a client of the CNIB, he also takes advantage of occasional bus trips in the region. Seaboyer remains undeterred by the prognosis and limitations of his disease. Once a year, he visits the Georgian Bay Optometry Clinic in Wasaga Beach to check the condition of his RP, receive maintenance and find out about any new treatments. One such treatment, currently in clinical trials, shows promise. “Encapsulated therapy” involves the injection in the eye of a time-released capsule containing nutrients required to keep it healthy. “Providing my eyesight stays the same for a while, I’m confident that in the next 20 years, the discovery of different strains of
RP will lead to a better understanding and treatment of my disease,” says Seaboyer. While retinitis pigmentosa is relatively rare, agerelated macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in Canada, according to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), affecting one million people. It is a progressive eye disease that affects central vision. People who have AMD may no longer be able to read, drive or see the faces of their family members. Dr. Jayne Cation, an optometrist practicing in Collingwood, confirms that AMD is the most common eye disease in Southern Georgian Bay. In addition to being age related, AMD has a genetic component, and can occur at an earlier age as a result of sun exposure, poor diet or smoking. “There are two types of AMD: dry and wet,” explains Dr. Cation. “Unfortunately, there is little that can be done for the dry version, except to slow down the disease by eating a high-antioxidant diet, taking eye supplements such as Vitalux, and wearing sunglasses. Wet AMD can be successfully treated and even reversed with injections of new ‘anti-VEGF’ drugs such as Lucentis and Eylea, which are also being used to treat a less common disease, diabetic retinopathy. The sooner either disease is diagnosed and treatment started, the better.” In addition to AMD, Dr. Cation says cataract disease is prevalent in the region, with cataract surgery being one of the most common procedures in North America. A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s natural lens, which lies behind the iris and the pupil. “Although a cataract 04 MT RC+Portugal Ad 3x3 Nov16_3x3 11-18-16 3:58 PM Page 1
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is mostly age related, it can also happen as a result of sun damage, heredity, injury or certain medications, says Dr. Cation. “Fortunately, cataract surgery is relatively safe, painless, quick and effective, and the outcome will, with simple laser touch-ups every few years, last a lifetime.” As to other eye ailments, Dr. Cation notes that glaucoma – a “silent” disease of the optic nerve associated with higher pressures in the eyes, which can lead to a progressive loss of peripheral vision – is not common in Southern Georgian Bay. “Although there are different kinds of glaucoma, the disease is usually very treatable with diligent application of eye drops to lower eye pressures,” she says. Dr. Cation stresses the importance of having your eyes checked regularly – even if your vision seems normal. “As we age, it’s common for most people to lose the ability to see up close. But with eye diseases, you can’t always feel what’s going on – like pressure, bleeding or other symptoms,” she cautions. “Often you won’t notice a problem until your vision is really bad, and by then it might be too late.”
Dr. Cation recommends that people over 65, children and diabetics see their optometrist annually; others every second year. How often should we have our eyes examined? Dr. Cation recommends that people over 65, children and diabetics see their optometrist annually; others every second year. “If you are experiencing flashes, ‘floaters,’ blurriness or loss of peripheral vision, see your eye doctor right away,” she advises.
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Test Your Hearing Here’s a simple test to see how well you’re hearing, courtesy of the American Academy of Otolaryngology. Indicate how often the following statements are true, and then calculate your score. Give yourself: • 3 points for every “almost always” answer • 2 points for every “half the time” answer • 1 point for every “occasionally” answer • 0 points for every “never” answer • If hearing loss runs in your family, add an additional 3 points to your overall score. Here is how your score stacks up: 0-5 points: Your hearing is fine. No action is required. 6-9 points: Seeing a hearing professional is suggested. 10+ points: Seeing a hearing professional is strongly recommended.
Is it Covered? OHIP covers some tests and devices in some cases; in others your private insurance may offer coverage or you may have to pay out of pocket. According to the OHIP website, here is what provincial health coverage provides: HEARING TEST A “hearing assessment” by an audiologist in a private hearing clinic is not covered by OHIP (typical cost is $90 - $100). However, if you see your doctor and he/she refers you to an ear, nose & throat specialist (otolaryngologist), your hearing will be tested and OHIP covers this. HEARING AIDS OHIP’s Assistive Device Program (ADP) will pay a “registered vendor” — an audiologist or a hearing instrument practitioner registered with the ADP — up to $500 per hearing device. This is available every five years unless there is a significant change in hearing. The registered vendor will fill out the ADP application for you.
I have a problem hearing over the telephone. I have trouble following the conversation when two or more people are talking at the same time. People complain that I turn the TV volume too high. I have to strain to understand conversations. I don’t hear common sounds like the phone or doorbell ring. I have trouble hearing conversations in a noisy background, such as a party. I get confused about where sounds come from. I misunderstand some words in a sentence and need to ask people to repeat themselves. I have trouble understanding the speech of women and children.
OPTOMETRIST OHIP pays for annual eye exams for people 19 or under, and those over 65. Individuals 20-64 are not covered for the $95 eye exam fee unless they have one of eight eye conditions (such as glaucoma, AMD, cataract or other eye disease) diagnosed by an optometrist.
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ABOVE: The kitchen is inset in the back of the ‘pod’ with walls wrapping around it. All the built-in cabinetry was designed by Jim Campbell, including a slot in the wall (behind the open shelves) that provides a see-through to the breezeway door. A row of clerestory windows bring light into the space. RIGHT: The unique structure sitting atop the heated concrete floor was designed by Jim Campbell to be reminiscent of a cave in the Niagara Escarpment. Drywall was moistened and bent to create the walls, which were then coated with autobody paint in a pearlescent finish. Inside is a laundry room and powder room.
It is this enthusiasm that led to the most startlingly playful aspect of this Toronto family’s weekend home. Entering through the breezeway door to a space with a high, steeply pitched roof, the passage is interrupted by a structure that’s like an above-ground cave. Its only access is a jagged slash in the smooth, rounded wall – an opening that resembles a fissure in a rock face. Inside this cave or pod (the family is still trying to decide what to call it!) there’s a powder room and a laundry room lit from above by two ovoid skylights that open to the vaulted ceiling. “Originally I wanted to clad this structure in a textured weave,
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something reminiscent of native basketry,” explains Campbell as he runs his hand over the sleek, silky surface and introduces yet another architectural metaphor, “but once we applied the drywall, the clients liked the simplicity of the surface, so we just coated it with pearlescent paint. And now I like it, too.” To back up a few years, the owners, a family with two teenage sons, purchased the faux-Georgian style brick house as a year-round weekend home. They loved the five-acre property, which sloped down to deep woods with enough land for a swimming pool and layered gardens. After living in the house for six years, they met
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“Jim was familiar with the property because, coincidentally, it belonged to his family generations ago,” says the homeowner. “He convinced us we could work with this house and create something interesting, but we knew it would take a lot of work.”
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Jim Campbell through a mutual friend at Devil’s Glen Ski Club and were instantly impressed with his ideas. “Jim was familiar with the property because, coincidentally, it belonged to his family generations ago,” says the homeowner. “He convinced us we could work with this house and create something interesting, but we knew it would take a lot of work.” For one thing, the house faced backwards on the lot, with the front entrance and veranda facing the woods, not the road. To bring the house back to an authentic Georgian style, Campbell, working with builders Porter Skelton, gutted and reconfigured almost everything from the placement of the living room to the layout of the hall staircase. They pushed walls around, added deep mouldings and ceiling beams, and put
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To bring the house back to an authentic Georgian style, Campbell, working with builders Porter Skelton, gutted and reconfigured almost everything from the placement of the living room to the layout of the hall staircase. new windows, doors and generous covered porches across both the front and back to revive the handsome symmetry of a classic Georgian house. Moving the kitchen out of the original house and into the new breezeway addition created room for a spacious living room and dining room, both with fireplaces, on either side of the centre hallway. Because the house, which had been built in the 1980s, came from a plan book and was intended for an urban lot, it had no openings on two sides. By punching through the brick wall, two wide doorways were created in the dining room that lead to the new addition. All the openings line up perfectly with sight lines flowing from one space to the other. Campbell likes the view from the living room all the way through the doorways in the hall and dining room, into the
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TOP: The master bedroom is one of three bedrooms on the second floor of the original house. ABOVE: The master bathroom has a walk-in shower and a deep soaker tub reminiscent of the “pod” shape.
kitchen where just an edge of his pod-like structure can be seen. It is this unique free-standing structure that makes the home so interesting and provides such a contrast to the traditional style of the original house. Campbell’s idea was to build a breezeway to join the reconfigured house to the existing garage, somewhat like a harness shop connecting two farm buildings. The breezeway has solid walls and a rolling barn door, which enhance the illusion. Inside, the joists, steel beams, concrete floor and exposed brick wall give the feeling of a workshop. The pod sits on the heated concrete floor and on one side, the walls wrap around to form the kitchen, which is “encased in the way a cloak would wrap around one’s shoulders,” says Campbell.
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With the transformation completed, a big part of their weekend life today is cooking with friends and family, especially in winter after a day of skiing. His fearless ideas often push the architectural envelope and cause some head shaking amongst the clients and contractors who work with him. “When he came with a 3-D model of this pod structure we were somewhat taken aback; it looked like a spaceship,” admits the homeowner, adding, “I think our builders Porter Skelton were surprised as well. But Jim’s enthusiasm is so infectious we were all brought along into his vision. We drank the Kool-Aid.” Happily, there are no regrets. During the summer of the construction the couple enjoyed seeing Campbell and his team at work. The family became part of it by living in the 100-squarefoot bunkie in the garden and watching the innovative ideas come to life. The bunkie was crowded with four of them in the small space, but the pool house was kitted out with a basic kitchen and
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a bathroom. The project became an exciting summer adventure. With the transformation completed, a big part of their weekend life today is cooking with friends and family, especially in winter after a day of skiing. The kitchen – with its enormous island – overlooks the sitting room, which is heated by the wood stove and has a large sectional sofa to accommodate a crowd. “The house works so well for our family because our sons can be playing their music in the living room and we can be in the sitting room. Inside the house we feel as if we’re living in the out-of-doors,” points out the homeowner as she looks out at the wooded landscape. “In this sitting room it’s like we’re in a cosy cube with a fantastic view. We’re thankful to Jim for his amazing attention to detail and his incredibly creative vignettes.” ❧
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Explore the magic of winter in the Kolapore Uplands by LAURIE STEPHENS photography by KRISTIE & BRENDEN WOODS
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atherine Smart’s first experience cross-country skiing in Kolapore Uplands many years ago was memorable, to say the least. Introduced to the rugged wilderness area by friends, a pregnant Smart and her partner, Stephen Couchman, went for a ski with them and promptly got lost, despite the fact that they were both skilled outdoor enthusiasts who were former Outward Bound instructors.
LEFT: Cathy Smart and Stephen Couchman ski the Kolapore Uplands Wilderness Ski Trails – 50 kilometres of marked trails primarily designed for intermediate to advanced crosscountry skiers.
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ABOVE: Front to back, Lisa Pottier, Cathy Smart, Ellen Tang, Julie Leach, Brendan Jowett, Stephen Couchman and Kevin Walsh ski the trails, which are managed by the Kolapore Wilderness Trails Association (KWTA). LOWER RIGHT: Cathy Smart and Stephen Couchman are covered in ice and snow after skiing the trails in intense weather.
over 35 Years of satisfying customers The experience had two consequences. For one, they fell in love with Kolapore and shortly thereafter decided to leave Toronto for Clarksburg in order to be closer to their winter paradise. And second, from that point onward, they made sure they carried maps whenever they skied the Uplands. “I have to say, it’s one of the gems on this planet,” says Smart. “It’s a really beautiful forest. It’s diverse, it’s got this wonderful feel to it, and depending on how you’re feeling that day, you can do a very good push ski or a little gentle ski. It’s just super-duper beautiful.” She and Couchman particularly like to ski the Kolapore Uplands in intense weather, and she recalls one outing at the end of a really cold day – about minus 30 – when they did a loop before the sun went down. By the end of the ski, she was covered in icicles – a fact documented by pictures she posted to Facebook. “It was like Narnia in there!” she marvels. “People were blown away that we were out there in that weather and they thought that we were beyond insane. “You didn’t stop for very long, because you didn’t want to get cold, but it was a really fantastic experience. It was so beautiful; the trees were laden with snow, and it was so unbelievably magical.”
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The trails in the Uplands are managed by the Kolapore Wilderness Trails Association (KWTA), a non-profit organization of more than 140 volunteers dedicated to maintaining a 50-kilometre web of routes that, in winter, are for cross-country skiers only. Ungroomed trails over rocky topography make most of the area a very technical and challenging outing. Moreover, the network is not a set of easy-tofollow loops; rather, it is a series of inter-connected trails that give skiers all kinds of options to traverse on any given day. The longest trail around the perimeter is about 25 kilometres. It is an experience recommended primarily for intermediate or experienced back-country skiers. “It’s certainly not for the faint of heart,” says Couchman, 49, a self-described cross-country ski junkie who joined the association more than five years ago. “I’m in there probably five days a week in ski season, and part of what I do there is rescue people who have gotten themselves completely lost.” His best advice: “Take a map! You can get yourself into some fairly serious trouble if you don’t know where you are or what you’re doing.” Couchman uses Kolapore as a training ground for a two-day, 160-kilometre
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ABOVE: Val Jones and Bruce King take a break on Kolapore’s Country Forest Trail. King is president of the KWTA and a founding builder of the trail network. LEFT: Tim Sproll of Free Spirit Tours (front) takes clients on a wine and snowshoe tour of Metcalfe Rock – one of the few areas at Kolapore where snowshoeing is permitted.
“It’s a really beautiful forest. It’s diverse, it’s got this wonderful feel to it, and depending on how you’re feeling that day, you can do a very good push ski or a little gentle ski. It’s just super-duper beautiful.”
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hile Kolapore Uplands is now a popular site for warm weather activities like mountain biking and hiking, it wasn’t always so. The trails were originally built just for back-country skiing, says Bruce King, 66, president of the wilderness association and a founding builder of the trail network. As a University of Toronto student in 1973, he and a few other members of the UofT Outing Club (UTOC) visited a series of trails in the Laurentian Mountains that were maintained by the McGill University Outing Club. “We came back from that trip and one of our members went out and skied around the Metcalfe cabin (owned by UTOC) and came back and said, ‘Why don’t we do something like the trail network that the McGill outing club has in the Laurentians here?’” The rest, as they say, is history. The group put together a grant application
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to the federal government to hire students to begin work on the trail network that summer, and the trails were in place within a few years after that. Most of the early work was done by UTOC members, but these days its involvement is minimal. For the last 15 years, the network has pretty much been a local effort, says King, with occasional help from current UTOC members. “There are a couple of myths,” says King. “Some people think the government looks after the trails, and they don’t; the other is that they’re somehow university affiliated, and they aren’t. In both cases there’s a kernel of truth: the government provides the land on which we manage the trails, and the Outing Club provided the framework for getting the trails going.” King himself has been skiing the trails for more than 40 years. Originally a “weekender” – he built a home near the southeast corner of the trail system in 1990 – he became a full-time resident six years ago. He has been president of the association since it was incorporated in 2011. Kolapore Uplands is where he learned how to ski. When he went skiing in the Laurentians as a university student, he says he spent most of his time on his back. But when he began skiing at Kolapore, weekend after weekend, his technique improved and he had more fun. Now he is truly hooked.
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“The trails, you never get tired of them,” he says. “They’re different every day, and that’s one of the things with non-machine-groomed trails. One day they’re fast and one day they’re slow; you’re out there breaking trail. And the beauty of the area – it really is a gorgeous natural area.” King says the natural terrain that defines Kolapore Uplands is also what sets it apart from other cross-country ski destinations in the region. “We always joke about the farms up here – they grow a good crop of rocks,” he says. “But, you’re also on the Niagara Escarpment and it’s overlaid by some glacial moraines, which are rocky, too. So you’ve got this quite rugged, quite rocky area, and you need a fair bit of snow to make it skiable. Those of us who frequently ski here usually have a couple of pairs of skis – one of which we classify as rock skis.”
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long with its rocks, the trail network is renowned for the diversity of its landscape. Large forested areas, including an old-growth stand of cedars, dominate the region, but there are also open areas and smooth terrain. Tracks from deer, coyotes and wild turkeys are common, but wildlife is seldom seen, says King. Some of his favourite trails are Southern Crossing, Quiet Pastures or Trail to the Summit because most of the time, he runs into very few skiers on them. Other trails are more challenging, with big hills or tricky sections, and he says he only skis these now if there has been a good snowfall to slow down his speed. Wild Mouse Trail can be difficult, he says, and Northwest Passage is a long trail with few bail-outs or alternatives, so once on it, skiers are committed to finishing it. “It’s got some good hills and some fairly open and wind-swept areas, so you have to think carefully about whether it’s a Northwest Passage sort of day,” he says. Snowshoeing is strictly prohibited on the KWTA network, as snowshoes wreak havoc with the ski tracks – an issue that is more significant for ungroomed trails that rely on fresh snow to repair the holes. Couchman likens it to “someone wearing stilettos on a golf green.”
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However, certain parts of the Kolapore Uplands wilderness region are open to snowshoers, particularly along the Bruce Trail portion of the area. Jennie Elmslie, co-owner of Free Spirit Tours based in Wasaga Beach, Collingwood and Heathcote, conducts snowshoe tours that incorporate winter caving and wine tasting. A resident of Collingwood, she’s been leading tours for 18 years in the Kolapore region of the Escarpment. For those who simply want to snowshoe, Elmslie takes them along a Bruce Trail section that leads up to a point overlooking Duncan and Pinnacle Rock. Then the group – anywhere from two to eight in number – heads back through the forest on the Bruce Trail, taking advantage of side trails and loops before heading back to the starting point. The length of the outing depends on the size of the group and their abilities. “Sometimes we don’t go very far at all because people are huffing and puffing, so we basically cater it to the group we have,” says Elmslie. Free Spirit Tours’ winter caving experience includes transportation from Blue Mountain to Metcalfe Rock and back, snowshoeing and caving equipment including helmets with headlamps, and instruction. Guests snowshoe to the Metcalfe crevice, then take their snowshoes off and carry them through the crevice. It costs $70 per person and is recommended for ages eight and up. Elmslie has some tips for how guests should dress. “Wear clothing that isn’t white, because when you go in the caves, it’s not going to be white when you come out,” she says, laughing. “We do let people know that
they’re going to be crawling and climbing through the caves, so you will get dirty. Don’t wear your good snow pants.” Caving can also be tough for people who suffer from claustrophobia. The first “room” in the cave has some light, but as you descend deeper, you are dependent upon your headlamps. “We actually go about 75 feet underground,” she says. “But, there’s always an option for people to bail out at any time. It’s not like a boot camp where we’re saying, you’ve got to do that, get in there! It’s for fun and so people can have a different experience. But if you’re claustrophobic, you’re going to feel it.”
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ABOVE: Jennie Elmslie of Free Spirit Tours (blue jacket, yellow hat) leads a caving tour at Metcalfe Rock. LOWER RIGHT: Mallorie Dawe (front) and Tara Hunt squeeze through a crevice on the Free Spirit tour of the caves.
In contrast to the winter caving experiences, Free Spirt Tours’ wine-tasting excursion is a short, one-hour loop on snowshoes through a part of the Kolapore forest featuring ancient white cedars that are 600 – 1,000 years old, then a 10-minute drive to Georgian Hills Vineyards. There, the group gets to cosy up to the fire and try four different Georgian Hills wines paired with four different cheeses before heading back to Blue Mountain. It costs $75 per person. For all the years she has been conducting tours, Elmslie says the experience never gets old. The old-growth cedars – the oldest forest in eastern North America – are a special spot in particular, and Free Spirit Tours guides pay their respects by making an offer of white sage – taking a pinch of it and leaving it on the earth. “We brought a tribal elder out there and she told us the best way to show respect is to make an offering,” she says. “So every time we take a group out there, we offer white sage and it’s basically like having an energetic handshake with the earth, saying thanks to the earth.” This sense of respect extends to KWTA’s rules prohibiting snowshoes on the association’s trail network, and both Elmslie and King agree that the tour company and the association co-exist in harmony. Some of Free Spirit Tours’ destinations – such as the lookout at Metcalfe Rock – are unsafe for cross-country skiers anyway, says King. “If you want to walk out to the edge, you can get a fabulous view, but the Kolapore Trail is quite a ways back from the cliff, about 100 or 200 metres back where it’s safely ski-able,” he says. “There are lots of other places in the trails where you get long views across the countryside – parts of Northwest Passage Trail have lovely views, for example.”
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ABOVE: Brendan Jowett skis across one of Kolapore’s bridges. TOP RIGHT: Ellen Tang gets a snow shower as she skis through the cedars. RIGHT: The Kolapore trail head off Grey Road 2.
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aintaining the 50-kilometre network is now a year-round endeavour, adds King. When the association incorporated, it identified three target users: skiers, hikers and mountain bikers. The association is trying to provide an experience for all three, recognizing that about 20 per cent of the trails – the southwest corner of the trail system – are designated as winter use only because they tend to be quite wet. “It just would not be environmentally prudent to use those trails in the summer,” King says. Some of the association’s members have acquired a lot of maintenance expertise over the years. King himself has been working on them for 43 years and has been a trail captain for the Bruce Trail for more than 35 years. He says the association has adopted many of the Bruce Trail’s designs for bridges over streams, and they’ve also had the International Mountain Bike Association’s trail-building crew out several times over the years to give them advice. Only one bridge – an elaborate structure built some years ago on the Paradise Highway Trail – required official approval and an engineer to draw up plans. With some of the association’s members getting older, KWTA has recently started recruiting from a younger demographic for assistance with maintenance. Staff members from the Mountain Equipment Co-op stores in Barrie and Toronto have volunteered their time, and the association is tapping into other sources to broaden its volunteer network as well. The only paid help has come from the Ministry of Natural Resources, which has provided summer crews of three or four people for a day or two. Couchman joined the association after he saw that someone had cleared a fallen tree off a trail and realized there were volunteers who were “working their
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TABLE Celebrating food in Southern Georgian Bay by EMILY WORTS
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hen I was invited to write this column over a year ago, I was given a very wide berth. As a lover of food and community, I was asked to share my passions and include a recipe or two along the way. I welcomed the opportunity to express my wonder at what surrounds us here in Southern Georgian Bay, including rolling hills of apple orchards, vineyards of grapes with views stretching to the Bay, and pick-your-own establishments where families commune with food at the most basic level. I also used the space to delve into the politics of food and the challenge to live and eat with a conscience. What was missing from my columns, however, was a common thread. When my editor, Janet Lees, asked me what that thread might be, I didn’t have an answer right away. We chatted for close to an hour and what became clear, as we dug deeper into my relationship with food, was that I kept coming back to the story behind the food. Where did my food come from? How did I come across it? Who grew it and how? Sometimes I feel as if I am a bit of a braggart, going on about all there is on offer here in Southern Georgian Bay.
“Can you believe this pork came from two working artists who basically taught themselves how to become pig farmers on YouTube. And it’s Berkshire!” “Let me tell you about this tortiere: the recipe is decades old and the pastry is killer ....” “Can you taste the difference in these tomatoes? I swear he puts sugar in his water ...” Believe me, I’ve been the recipient of my share of eye rolling and thought bubbles along the lines of, “Here she goes again, regaling us with her tales of superior sourcing.” But I am proud of what I bring to the table and honoured to be among a growing community of producers and consumers who share this pride by putting everything they can into making their food the tastiest, healthiest, happiest, most sustainable and locally sourced it can be. There have always been stories behind our food, and we all have our own, mostly based on memories (good and bad). There are a few cookbooks in my collection that, when I pick them up, fall open to a
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favourite page, stained with remnants of essential ingredients, dog-eared a thousand times and in some cases loose from the binding all together. These recipes have been used so many times it’s a wonder I have not memorized them. But the pages are part of the memory, sparking recollections of times spent in the kitchen cooking with my mother, alone with the radio or with my boys standing on chairs beside me. I have cookbooks from Spain, where my family spent our holidays while I was growing up. It contains my mother’s favourite recipes, along with memories of visiting the local markets, sampling olives and staring in awe at the dozens of varieties of fish laid out on crushed ice. There are cookbooks made by volunteers from the area where I have cottaged my entire life. Memories of making ‘Georgian Bay Pancakes’ with my sisters have morphed into family traditions that now include my own children (see recipe on facing page). Over the last two decades, the stories I spin around food have grown to include not only memories but experiences as well. Sharing laughs and insights with producers while hearing tales of wily critters in the garden, last night’s frost or the hormonal challenges of hens who refuse to lay, all contribute to my chosen profession as a cook/caterer. When I started out as a young cook, friends and family in the business often reminded me that life would be much easier if I bought my supplies from one wholesaler. In one delivery I could have everything I needed, from tomatoes to frozen New Zealand lamb, even tortière. At the young age of 20 I wasn’t interested. Some of my goods would come from such wholesalers, but whenever and wherever I could, I sourced local. I would start the season travelling from market tents to butchers to fish mongers, introducing myself and my menu ideas and setting up accounts over hour-long meetings. This was, and still is, one of my favourite parts of the job. This is where the magic starts. When I first set up shop in a small restaurant north of Parry Sound, the local, organic, 100-mile craze hadn’t entered the general food vernacular yet, but the story behind locally sourced food and the people who provided it was making its way into my cooking. The relationships I forged with producers gave my food meaning; from behind my food counter or while catering a cocktail party, I shared
“I want the stories to give your food flavour. I want you to devour them like a fresh apple pie and feel just as satisfied.” where the food came from and why it was featured on my menu. Looking back, it was a cutting-edge approach, but at the time it was simply what made my work enjoyable (it also led to a love of storytelling and a future career in journalism). Today, in an age of hashtags, tag lines and name brands that all promise local or organic (and I’m thankful that this is so), we have come to expect the best from our food, but seldom do we get the whole story. Beginning in 2017, this column will serve that purpose. In the coming months and seasons I want to celebrate the stories that truly take our food from farm to table. I will introduce you to friends and strangers who have decided to devote their time to putting real food on our plates while sharing their vision and inspirations. I will include recipes to help with those random cuts of meat we get when we order a ‘lamb bundle’ from the farmer down the road or those turnips in your Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) basket, provided by the couple from the market whose story is better than fiction. I want the stories to give your food flavour. I want you to devour them like a fresh apple pie and feel just as satisfied. With time I am discovering that the table is my temple and in a perfect world all my meals would have meaning. But living in a busy time, leading busy lives with plenty of distractions, it is often difficult to find that meaning. I hope this column helps fill that void. I hope it encourages us to source the story behind our food so that when we are celebrating during family holidays, enjoying gettogethers with friends or savouring slow Sunday night dinners, the stories might begin to flow, and the meaning behind our food will surface, making us richer for the telling. ❧
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As I record the recipe for the purpose of this column, I am looking at a sheet torn from the binding of its cookbook; the page has multiple stains, including the telltale circle of a once steaming cup of coffee. It is folded permanently over in the corner and it is frayed along the edges. All of these are signs of a tried-and-true recipe that will continue to be a staple and will be passed on through the generations.
Serves 4 • 1 cup flour • 1 Tbsp sugar • 2 tsp baking powder • ½ tsp salt • ½ to 1 cup milk (amount depends on how cakey or crepey you like your pancakes) • I egg, beaten • 1 Tbsp melted butter or vegetable oil (plus a little more for frying pancakes) • Fruit of your choice (blueberries, peaches, strawberries, apples, bananas) Directions: • Mix dry ingredients • Mix egg and milk and add to dry ingredients • Add melted butter or oil • Gently fold in fruit • Heat oil in frypan • Add large spoonful of batter and fry until bubbles appear • Flip and fry until golden Serve with local maple syrup, apple butter or honey and enjoy! Adapted from The Cottage Cookbook.
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Richard Garner A lifelong musician, Richard Garner turned to photography as a creative outlet in 2013, following the artistic motto of “passion, patience and persistence” as a guide to finding artistic excellence. These guiding principles can be seen in Richard’s work, which reflects his passionate eye, revealing the beauty that surrounds us in everyday life. He has recently worked on various corporate photography assignments, including several for Price-Weber Advertising based in Knoxville, Kentucky, and was also asked to provide imagery for the Collingwood General & Marine Hospital
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he past year has seen record sales and record prices for resale homes throughout Southern Georgian Bay, but nowhere is the market hotter than in Collingwood. Drive around town and you will be hard pressed to find a “for sale” sign, and when a particular
lawn does sprout a sign, a “sold” sticker follows quickly, often in a matter of days. It’s no secret that Collingwood is a desirable location in which to own a home. The four-season recreational lifestyle, walkable downtown, and proximity to water and Blue Mountain have been attracting weekenders and retirees for years.
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“Collingwood is considered a ‘Primary Settlement Area’ within the Province of Ontario,” says Jen Scholte of Century 21 Millennium Brokerage. “This interest and awareness of Collingwood’s vibrancy is supporting the real estate market throughout the greater Collingwood area.” In October, Collingwood was also named the top community in Canada in which to start and grow a business by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business – the latest in a long line of “lists” that have recognized Collingwood as one of the country’s best places to live, work and play. But that’s not the whole story. In short, Collingwood is no longer “just” a ski town or a retirement community – it is attracting a broad range of demographics with a variety of interests, and those who buy a home here tend to stay. As a result, the real estate market is booming, and there is no sign of a slowdown on the horizon.
”With Collingwood being named the number one area for small business development, we are bound to continue attracting residents, which should keep our real estate market steady.” “We hear it all the time: ‘The bubble has to burst!’ But there is no indication for now that this will happen here,” says Sherry Rioux of Clairwood Real Estate. “We have seen an influx of urbanites and retirees looking to improve their lifestyle and flee the larger centres to provide quality of life for their family in smaller resort areas. The beauty of our area is that we are within a short drive to larger centres, and even though our prices are escalating in the area, we are still very affordable compared to the GTA and surrounding areas. With Collingwood being named the number one area for small business development, we are bound to continue attracting residents, which should keep our real estate market steady.” As we head into 2017, those thinking of buying or selling a home in Collingwood will be in for a wild ride unless they understand the current market and how to navigate it successfully. With that in mind, On The Bay asked a group of local realtors to put the Collingwood market into perspective and provide some guidance. Following are their insights, tips and suggestions to make today’s real estate market work for you.
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With a growing number of retirees and young families looking for an active, four-season lifestyle, homes in Collingwood are always in relatively high demand. However, while it may seem like demand has skyrocketed over the past year, in reality demand has grown only marginally in 2016. What is really driving the market is supply (inventory of homes for sale), which has decreased. A seller’s market means there are fewer homes for sale than there are interested buyers, so if supply is low, demand doesn’t need to change much to create seller’s market conditions. “It is important to consider that demand hasn’t really changed dramatically, but the lack of inventory has resulted in buyers having to step to the plate and make a decision as to whether this is the best time to buy, and they don’t have much time to make the decision when they see a property that they like,” says Chris Keleher, broker with Royal LePage Locations North. With fewer homes on the market, competition for the remaining homes is fierce, and can even result in a multiple offer scenario. “This was a foreign concept in our local market just a few short months ago, but now is a regular occurrence,” says Rioux. “We had heard of this frenzy in the Toronto and larger urban centers, but never experienced it locally; now we are seeing bidding wars, listings being put on market with specific time periods to accept offers, and prices paid to obtain a property that are sky high.” In one example, a condo in Lighthouse Point recently sold for $58,000 over asking price. The past year has seen average home prices in Collingwood rise to $428,515 from $364,547 in 2015 – an increase of 17.5 per cent. Of those homes sold in
Collingwood in October, almost half sold at or over the asking price. For sellers this is great news; for buyers, it means being strategic, acting quickly, knowing your limits, and not getting too attached before the deal is done. Besides price, being the successful bidder often means making an offer with few or no conditions – no home inspections, no financing conditions, and certainly no condition on selling your current home. This can be stressful and even dangerous as a buyer, so it’s important to know the risks and not become so focused on being the winning bidder that you overextend yourself. “If you’re a buyer, now is the time to get pre-approved by your bank or lender, and make sure you get all your paperwork to the lender well in advance,” advises Rioux. “A verbal confirmation of approval is not good enough. Begin the process well in advance so you don’t lose your dream home due to financing falling through. If you have a property to sell before you buy, then be aware that a condition based on the sale of your home in order to purchase can be very tricky in this market, and can be the difference between securing a successful transaction or not.” For sellers, the challenge is to remain focused and not get too greedy – an overpriced home is likely to stay on the market longer and might miss out on the high level of interest newer listings typically garner. On the other hand, if your home is priced right and the offers come fast and furious, you may have to make snap decisions, so know your bottom line and be prepared. “Finally, if you are selling in a hot market and you have to buy in that same market, you may find a short supply of product at elevated prices,” says Rioux. “The ideal situation can occur for those who have a vacation property to sell and then are willing to wait to buy when the market drops.” When that might be, however, is anyone’s guess. “With the growing popularity of Collingwood, demand could in fact rise while inventory stays low, making the competition for properties even higher in 2017,” says Keleher.
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The Downtown Core Collingwood’s downtown core – from Sixth Street to the waterfront and Minnesota Street to Cedar Street – is a particularly hot market where demand is already high. “In some cases, properties one or two streets over from Cedar and Minnesota are starting to attract more buyers at an increasing rate,” says Ron Picot of Chestnut Park Real Estate. The higher demand combined with lack of homes for sale makes the downtown core arguably the most competitive market in Southern Georgian Bay. “The resulting impact on prices of the increased demand is that a standard 66-foot by 165-foot lot in the core of Collingwood has increased in price from
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“With a market this hot, it is important to be prepared to vacate your home sooner rather than later, and have a back-up plan for where you can reside temporarily.” into Collingwood’s downtown core from the countryside surrounding Collingwood and from the Town of Blue Mountains for the same reason the GTA boomers are moving here and also because their friends are moving into Collingwood,” according to Picot. But while boomers and seniors might be expected to migrate toward the centre of town, another surprising demographic is also gravitating toward the downtown core: those in the 30 to 50 age bracket, whom Picot calls “Work from Anywhere People.” “These ‘Work from Anywhere People’ have a big impact on making Collingwood the number one municipality in Canada for entrepreneurial business,” says Picot. “Work from Anywhere People are important to Collingwood’s growth and economic strength, as part of the growing younger demographic of successful individuals, typically with children, who enrich our community mix and permit Collingwood to stand out in contrast to many smaller communities where a significant percentage of the younger demographic is departing for larger urban centres.” Downtown Collingwood’s chic, friendly vibe with an active lifestyle is also attracting young professionals, says Jen Scholte. “We see younger doctors, dentists, engineers, lawyers and accountants considering Collingwood home. They can live, work and play which is ‘naturally attractive’ as a lifestyle for the millennial professional.” She adds, “Inventory is very low and finding a small bungalow for under $400,000 with a garage in downtown Collingwood seems impossible; however, it remains one of the desires on almost every wish list we see.”
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While downtown Collingwood properties are scarce and in high demand, properties in the wider Town of Collingwood priced in the $200,000 to $600,000 range are also highly sought after, so if you are looking to buy in either of these categories, a good buyer plan is key. “Our clients want to purchase property in Collingwood so they can ‘get in the market’ while prices are reasonable,” says Scholte. “This investment in either a rental or land can then be reallocated to a home or recreational property in the future.”
Looking Ahead How should you prepare for the 2017 market? “If you are thinking about listing in the spring, take the winter season to do your renovations, paint touch-ups and decluttering.,” advises Rioux. “You might even consider having your home pre-inspected so that you have time over the winter to make any repairs and fix deficiencies that could come out during a home inspection. This can save time and money when offers begin to flow in.” While the Collingwood market isn’t quite as competitive as Toronto, where people are literally lining up to make offers in a particular school district or a desirable area, as a seller you should be prepared for a flood of showings as soon as your home hits the market. “And if you are accepting offers on a specific date and time, be sure to discuss how you will deal with bully offers and multiple offer situations,” adds Rioux. “With a market this hot, it is important to be prepared to vacate your home sooner rather than later, and have a back-up plan for where you can reside temporarily.” If you’re thinking of jumping into the Collingwood market as a buyer, start working with your bank or lender to get pre-approved for a mortgage, do your research to find out what area of town best suits your needs and lifestyle, and find a knowledgeable, experienced realtor who can help you navigate today’s challenging market. This is not the time to go it alone. “It is so dramatically important for buyers to have the correct representation working for them to make sure they have the best opportunity to acquire the property that suits them and their family,” says Keleher. There are so many nuances to consider as the market changes, and it is important to work with a professional you trust to guide you through these nuances and make sure you are able to benefit in the best possible way from their experience and knowledge.” ❧
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Ian Kennedy and Catherine Sendell of RBC Audiologist Curt Culford and clinic operations Candis McDonnell brings her extensive retail Bri Dobson, Pauline Wood and Brendan Baran Dominion Securities have teamed up to better manager Jackie Morrill have opened Culford experience to Niche Lifestyle Living, a new at Hair Apothecary Studio, a new hair, esthetics serve clients. Family Hearing in Collingwood. gift and home décor shop in Thornbury. and barbering salon in Thornbury.
The latest new business openings as well as business transformations including new owners, moves and major renovations. More great reasons to shop local! BUTTER Andrea Rinaldo and Suzanne Steeves, both artists who have owned successful galleries and shops, share a passion for beautiful things. Their new venture in Collingwood, Butter, showcases an eclectic mix of art and gifts featuring the works of both well-known and emerging artists and artisans. “We are pleased to be a part of Collingwood’s art scene,” says Steeves. “At Butter, we feature paintings, woodwork, sculpture, pottery, handblown glass and metal work, as well as fine art – everything from landscapes to contemporary pieces, in all mediums. We also carry a wide selection of jewelry with an emphasis on precious metals and gemstones.” “Our business motto is simple: Everything’s better with Butter,” adds Rinaldo. “We delight in finding unusual pieces, creating a carefully curated space that gives artists and artisans a place to showcase their work. We are constantly looking for new pieces and doing things to update the shop – like our unique installation, ‘Wall of Smalls’, which is designed to showcase affordable art by both well-known and emerging artists.” Butter arranges commissions and offers a gift registry and gift certificates. Customers are welcome to take art on loan to try in their home or office. 151 Hurontario Street, Collingwood Tel: 705-888-1499 Hours: Monday to Saturday 10-5, Sunday 11-4 All photos courtesy of business owners
CULFORD FAMILY HEARING After six years working in a private setting outside of the region, clinical audiologist Curt Culford recently returned to Collingwood with his family and opened his own practice with his partner, Jackie Morrill. Culford Family Hearing is an independent clinic, offering hearing testing, hearing aid prescriptions and fittings, wax removal, custom earmoulds, hearing protection and other services. As its name implies, the new clinic is equipped to serve people of all ages, from as young as six months to seniors. “As an audiologist, I have the training and knowledge to properly assess babies, toddlers and young children,” says Culford, who honed his skills testing children at a pediatric hospital in Newfoundland and working with industryleading faculty at the University of Western Ontario’s hearing clinic. “We have the latest technology, including instruments specific to the testing of babies and a video otoscope that allows patients to see inside their ear canal as I examine it.” Culford and his partner work closely with patients to identify a hearing solution that best meets their individual needs, prescribing hearing aids after assessing their hearing loss, lifestyle and budget. “We look forward to serving the community,” says Culford. “Our reputation is important to us and we want to build our practice through trust, quality, and exceptional service.”
10 Keith Avenue, Unit 102 (Cranberry Mews), Collingwood Tel: 705-293-HEAR (4327) www.culfordfamilyhearing.ca Hours: Monday to Wednesday 9-5; Thursday 10-6:30; Fridays 9-5; Saturdays by appointment (9-12)
HAIR APOTHECARY STUDIO New to downtown Thornbury, Hair Apothecary Studio is a full service Goldwell hair salon offering sophisticated styling and colour, a dedicated esthetics area and barbering for busy people in the region who want everything in one space. Owner Brenden Baran studied his craft at the Marvel Beauty School and the Ontario Barber Association’s Barber Center. “Going beyond a full-service salon, our goal is to enhance our clients’ personal confidence through qualified, knowledgeable and high-quality hairstyling, esthetics and barbering in a unique familyfriendly environment where everyone in the community feels welcome,” he says. In addition to full hair and esthetics services for women, the new studio is the only salon in the region that also caters to men. Hair Apothecary offers complete barber services, including hair cuts specifically designed for men, straight razor shaves and beard tailoring – all in the comfort of a traditional barber chair reminiscent of classic barber shops of the past. 16 Bruce Street North Unit 2, Thornbury Tel: 519-599-2223 Website: hairapothecarystudio.ca Hours: Tuesday - Friday 9-6, Saturday 8-3 ON THE BAY
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ERIE STREET DENTAL Dr. Christine Magalhaes recently took over the Collingwood dental office of Dr. Khan. Her new practice, Erie Street Dental, offers family and cosmetic dentistry including fillings, root canals, extractions, crowns and bridges, removable dentures, implant placement and Invisalign to straighten teeth. Dr. Magalhaes has a degree in medical sciences with honours in physiology, graduated from the University of Toronto Dental School with honours in 2010, completed a mini residency implant course at U of T, and previously worked in a Toronto clinic. “My husband was born and raised in Collingwood, and his family still lives in the area,” she says. “We had been looking for a while for an opportunity like this because we want to raise our one-year-old son in this wonderful community.” “Our philosophy is to treat our patients like they are our family members,” says Dr. Magalhaes about her new office. “We are a small practice with wonderful staff. Our goal is to take care of our patients’ needs and wants, and make them as comfortable as possible.” Collingwood Health Centre, 186 Erie St., Suite 202, Collingwood Tel: 705 445-2470 Website: eriestreetdental.com Hours: Mon-wed 8-5, Thursday 8-7, Friday 8-1
MOBILE MASSAGE MEDIC Registered massage therapy is a licensed profession that promises better health and wellbeing through assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. Lifelong Collingwood resident Aaron Kaus, RMT, who graduated in 2012 with a degree in the profession, recently started a massage therapy practice with a difference – a healthcare service that makes house calls, offering relief and relaxation in the comfort of home or place of work. “I started this approach to massage therapy to fill a need in the community for a mobile service,” says Kaus. “I am a healthcare professional who does all the work, bringing all the essential equipment to your doorstep, setting you up in an area where you feel most comfortable.” Kaus is a member of the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario and the Registered Massage Therapists
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Association of Ontario, as well as a registered Reflexologist and a Master/Teacher in Reiki. His techniques and treatments include: sport, deep tissue and Swedish massage, cupping, joint mobilization, myofascial release, lymphatic drainage, Isometrics, Reiki and Reflexology. With 30, 60, 90 and two-hour treatments available, Mobile Massage Medic serves Collingwood, Wasaga Beach and The Blue Mountains area. Receipts are provided for extended healthcare plans and insurance purposes. Tel: 705-888-2258 massagemedic.ca On-Line Scheduling Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, arranged within availability
NICHE LIFESTYLE LIVING Candis McDonnell brings her wealth of experience and refined taste to downtown Thornbury with Niche Lifestyle Living – a new shop, opened last May, which features unique gifts and home décor, and an organic tea bar with cold press juices. “My instincts brought me to this area, and I have been fortunate to reconnect with past clients that enjoy a second home here or are moving up permanently,” says McDonnell. “Thornbury is a very special place on so many levels, and Niche has become known as a place to visit every week for new merchandise and socializing.” McDonnell is no stranger to retail. She founded a company called YU Jewellery, which quickly grew to 24 stores in every major mall in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. Later, she opened Primitives & Company, the largest home furnishings store on Yorkville Avenue. For 15 years, McDonnell exported antiques, custom furniture and accessories from Bali, Indonesia. “Niche offers distinctive home accessories representing a broad price range for everyone,” McDonnell adds. “My business philosophy is simple: find your passion and live it, and you will always be successful. Local customers have actually thanked me for offering such reasonable prices! And I work one-on-one with clients to find finishing touches for their homes.” 45 Bruce St. South, Thornbury Tel: 226-665-0135
WHITE LOFT DESIGNS A new addition to downtown Thornbury, this full-service interior design studio offers furniture layout, design plan services and décor items including Maxxmar window blinds, Loloi rugs, furnishings from Rowe Furniture, Nuevo light fixtures and finishing touches, original artwork, and much more. Owner Lisa Proctor is also a colour specialist and milk paint expert. “Although this is a new business in the region, I am not new to the business,” says Proctor, who previously owned Ashbury Cabin, co-owned Baywood Designs, and was the milk and chalk paint expert at Main Street in Thornbury until she decided to open White Loft Designs. “I have come full circle, gaining quite a bit of knowledge and experience over the last few years, and coming out of it with a fresh new perspective on design and décor,” Proctor adds, noting that her specialty is small spaces, including condos and small homes. “My philosophy is simple: deliver what I promise, on time and on budget, and be straightforward with my clients. With a wealth of knowledge in the building trade, I am very good at colour, imagination and honing in quickly on clients’ needs and preferences to help guide them in the right direction.” 16 Bruce Street North, Unit 4, Thornbury Tel: 519-373-9628 Website: littlewhiteloft.com Hours: By chance at the office but call anytime
TRANSFORMATIONS IAN KENNEDY, CATHERINE SENDELL, RBC DOMINION SECURITIES Portfolio management and investment advice professionals Catherine Sendell and Ian Kennedy have teamed up to offer their clients access to each other’s skill sets and better service their financial needs. The new partnership offers the following services: Wealth management, including financial planning, tax, estate and legacy planning, and retirement and insurance planning; investment portfolio management for growth and income, from stocks, bonds and GICs
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to complex strategies involving options and/or structured notes. Catherine, associate portfolio manager and investment advisor, has focused on a “bottom up� approach to building out financial solutions. Ian, vice president and portfolio manager, has an extensive network on Bay Street and a lengthy investment background. He focuses on clients’ portfolios through a unique institutional approach to investing. Together with associate Sarah Gazarek, the team brings over 60 years of experience to clients, helping them achieve their life goals through comprehensive wealth management strategies. “After serving clients in Canada for nearly 25 years, I’m thrilled to be partnering with Ian,� says Sendell. “Together, we are able to offer so much more than the average financial advisor. Ian’s background, while similar to mine, is investment merits-driven. My clients will benefit from his advanced experience and knowledge, while I’m excited to extend to some of his clients the broader perspective of wealth management services.� Sendell and Kennedy are investment advisors at RBC Dominion Securities Inc., a Member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund.
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TAYLOR WELLNESS & CHIROPRACTIC Formerly located for ten years on St. Marie Street in Collingwood, Taylor Wellness and Chiropractic has moved to a new, larger location at 31 Simcoe Street, offering a contemporary and comfortable setting featuring the latest in equipment and clinical procedures. “We are a multi-disciplinary wellness center, offering chiropractic, non-surgical spinal decompression, orthotics, psychology and massage.� says chiropractor Dr. Scott Taylor, who has been in practice for thirty years. Joining Dr. Taylor are psychologist Garry Perry M.A., C. Psych, and massage therapist Michael Glynn RMT. Dr. Taylor uses a unique clinical approach to chiropractic care called “light force instrument adjusting�, which he teaches to other chiropractors. The clinic also offers non-surgical spinal decompression, essentially a computerized form of traction. “I introduced this therapy because I found it to be an effective treatment for issues like severe back pain, bulging or herniated discs, sciatica, neck and arm pain, and carpal tunnel syndrome,� says Dr. Taylor. “A typical patient would be someone who has been unresponsive to other treatments, is on strong medications and is losing hope. They are not able to carry out simple daily tasks or enjoy sports, and even sleeping can be difficult. This treatment has allowed patients to greatly improve their quality of life by gradually integrating back into the activities they enjoy.� 31 Simcoe Street, Collingwood ON L9Y 1H5 Tel: 705 444 7878 Website: www.taylorwellness.ca Hours: Monday, Thursday afternoons and Friday mornings
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Direct:
705.444.3853
Experienced. Professional. Client-focused. We are your Southern Georgian Bay real estate team. Expand your real estate knowledge and follow us on the Peak FM, Facebook and Twitter for insightful updates and advice. When it comes time to buy or sell your home or mountain retreat, choose Windstone Real Estate – your competitive edge!
BLUE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE This popular, versatile 2-bedroom lock-off overlooks the beautiful courtyard and pool area in Seasons. Centrally located in the village and close to ski hills, this unit is a combination 1-bedroom and studio. Great for a large family or use one unit while renting out the other. List Price $325,000 MLS® 1559804
CHRISTINE BRENNAN*
The Windstone family would like to wish Maggi Olson a long and happy retirement! Maggi has successfully represented buyers and sellers for the past 17 years in the Southern Georgian Bay area and in particular Blue Mountain Village. We look forward to continuing to serve Maggi’s clients as she enjoys her well-deserved retirement.
KEITH HULL***
Owner
705-444-9527
705-444-4855
ROB HOLROYD*
NATALIA DIAMOND*
705-818-2040
416-799-5050
1-888-990-9120 705-444-9527 windstonerealestate.com info@windstonerealestate.com
524 First Street Collingwood
CEDAR POINT Nestled on the ridge above Georgian Bay, 29 two-acre estate lots offer stunning views to Christian Island, or the privacy of mature forests. All owners have access to a private beach. Purchase in bulk or individually. $150,000 to $3,100,000 MLS® 1625326
JEFF DAVIS**
RICK WILES**
705-441-6001
647-839-9582
CLINTON ROCHE*
TOVAH SOCHA
416-209-6398
705-444-9527
Administrator
* Salesperson ** Broker *** Broker of Record Windstone Real Estate, Brokerage. Independently owned and operated. This is not intended to solicit buyers or sellers currently under contract.
SMARTER. BOLDER. FASTER.
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Open concept home with 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, vaulted ceilings. Walking distance to Blue Water Beach. JenScholte.com
Scholte
$475,000
Broker
705-444-4949
Beautiful downtown C’wood; upgraded windows, shingles, granite, SS appliances + more. 4 bdrm, den, stone f/p, 2,396 sq ft, 66’x165’ lot Thompson
$487,900
Brokers
705-888-0808/0828
The premier, in high demand, four season development of Lora Bay has released a new series of lots - all are treed with opportunities for walkouts on some, backing onto green space & the golf course for others. Build the home you’ve always wanted and enjoy all that Lora Bay & the area have to offer. $190,000 & $220,000
Kimble
Douglas
Sales Representative
Broker
705-446-7146 705-441-5152
Exceptional property on Bay St in Thornbury. Oversized private lot across from Georgian Bay. Well maintained 3 bdrm bungalow, attached garage. Chapman
One of a kind Lora Bay post & beam backing onto golf course. Nothing spared in this build. 4,370 fin. sq. ft., 3+1 bdrm, 3.5 bath. 134Rankins.ca Cornfield
705-446-7733
705-444-7669
$594,900
$1,500,000
Broker
Broker
www.joinjoanne.ca Custom ranch bungalow in Blue Shores. 82’ wide lot with water view. High quality finishes throughout 2 levels. Granite counters, stone backsplash. Light
$674,900
Evans
Broker of Record/Owner
$839,900
Sales Representative
705-896-1027
Century home with character & charm, between Thornbury & Clarksburg. 1,726 sq ft, 3 bdrm, 2 bath. Updated, main floor 9 ft ceilings, original woodwork.
$469,000
Slaine
Sales Representative
519-477-4499
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Trailwoods in Thornbury. Oversized lot backing onto green space. Open concept, vaulted ceilings, double garage, 3 bdrm - Hampton Model. Reljic
$649,000
www.4455640.com * Independently Owned and Operated
Broker
705-888-5124
Custom build, under construction in desirable Trailwoods. Approx. 1,807 sq ft, open concept, double garage, 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, Quartz ctrs, hardwood flrs. Bull
$639,500
Sales Representative
705-446-5034
THORNBURY
519
www.5993300.com
Gibson
Sales Representative
705-441-6810 / 705-607-0445
For more information, visit: CollingwoodHomeTeam.ca
$499,900
WASAGA
705
Broker
Ski Shop / Bike Shop Be your own boss.
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COLLINGWOOD 705
Custom built beauty at top of Blue Mountain. No expense spared. 3,600+ sq ft - 2 family potential. Salt wtr pool. 105Tyrol.com Fraser
www.4292121.com
Brennan
Sales Representative
705-795-0953
Helping you is what we do. 705.444.1420
Trinity Realty
1.800.610.4868
www.trinity-realty.com
Brokerage, Independently Owned & Operated
HEART OF COLLINGWOOD
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CENTRALLY LOCATED
LUXURIOUS LIVING
SHIPYARD LIFESTYLE
BEAUTIFUL SHIPYARDS
WATERFRONT TOWNHOME 3 bdrm with vaulted ceilings, slate floors, gas fireplaces. Private sandy beach & views.
Elegant 3 bdrm + den with fabulous finishing throughout.
Stately brick 4 bdrm, 2 bath home set on a 85 x 124 ft landscaped lot. 2 garages.
Stunning 3100 sq ft open concept 4 bdrm, 3 ½ bath home. tour.thevirtualtourcompany.ca/497176
3 bdrm, 3 bath boasts vaulted ceilings, gas fireplace and more. Stroll to downtown & waterfront.
Loft style penthouse 1 large bdrm + den, 2 bath, 1088 sq ft. Expansive bay views.
Brenda Armstrong** 705.828.4571
$749,000
$499,000 Tara Parsons* 705.888.8272
$949,000 Linda Murphy* 705.351.1420
$599,900 Melanie Moss* 705.888.1578
$699,900 Sara White** 705.828.6202
$614,900 Jane Moysey** 705.888.1982
BASE OF BLUE MOUNTAIN
VIEWS OF SKI HILLS
ATTENTION INVESTORS
FOUR SEASON PARADISE
THE SHIPYARDS
LIGHTHOUSE POINT
Turn key 2 bdrm, 2 bath updated condo at Mountain Springs. tour.thevirtualtourcompany.ca/658780
South facing bachelor suite, refurbished, fully furnished & sleeps 4. Enjoy the amenties.
Short term accommodation licence in place. 6 bdrm chalet, short walk to south chairlift.
Near deeded sandy beach. Treed building lot 90 x 222.93 ft in established neighbourhood.
Bright west facing 2 bdrm, 2 bath open concept apartment boasts designer’s upgrades.
Fabulous 2 level, 2 bdrm upper level condo. Centrally located.
Candace Armstrong*
$249,000 705.817.1007
$209,000 Linda Murphy* 705.351.1420
Lorraine McDonald* 705.444.4216
$599,900
$349,900 Connie O’Shell** 705.444.3154
$374,800 Tara Parsons* 705.888.8272
BEAUTIFUL RED BRICK
DESIRABLE NOTTAWA
CLOSE TO DEVIL’S GLEN
GREAT LOCATION
FULL TOWN LOT
CENTURY HOME
Tastefully updated 3 bdrm home sits on a deep 48 x 264 ft lot. tour.thevirtualtourcompany.ca/635311
Great value in this 4 bdrm, 1 ½ bath home. Quaint village vibe just south of Collingwood.
1.14 acre rolling lot with deeded water access to Brewster Lake across the street. Call today!
Commercial space with 3 offices plus a 2nd floor 1 bdrm apt. tours.photolink.ca/532135
Bright 3 bdrm home, open bright kitchen, spacious living areas & oversized insulated garage.
1911 built 3 bdrm red-brick home. Private backyard. myvisuallistings.com/vt/223253
$319,900 Rebecca Cormier* 705.888.5100
Jill Does*
$239,000 705.331.3341
$94,900 Katia Abaimova* 705.888.8979
$395,000 Greg Syrota** 705.446.8082
$339,999 Jenna Davis* 705.888.6365
$385,000 Shelly Paul** 705.888.0225
VIEWS OF BAY
GEORGIAN MEADOWS
CENTRAL COLLINGWOOD
WALK TO BAY
INVEST COLLINGWOOD
ALL BRICK BUNGALOW
3 bdrm, 2 bath open concept 2400 sqft home situated on 6 acres. 24 x 36 workshop/barn.
Beautiful 4 bdrm, 3+1 bath home. Full in-law suite. tours.photolink.ca/584234
Many upgrades in this 3+1 bdrm home. Apres ski in your hot tub & sauna or cosy up by the fire.
Open concept 3 bdrm, 2 bath home situated on 100x170 ft lot.
Prime commercial location on Hurontario St. 188 ft frontage & many zoning possibilities.
Many recent improvements in this 2 bdrm 1195 sqft home. Private fenced backyard.
$649,900 Connie O’Shell** 705.444.3154
$579,900 Fran Webster* 705.444.9081
$499,000 Dana Calder** 705.441.3607
Cheryl J. Morrison*** 705.444.1420
Barbara McCowan** 705.443.9784
NN IPPISSING Ridge IDGE ipissing R
QUALITY CONSTRUCTION
EXECUTIVE HOME
BUILD YOUR DREAM
PANORAMIC VIEWS
LORA BAY
Open concept 5+2 bdrm home close to ski hills. Fully finished bsmt. Wooded privacy.
Great views of Alpine ski hills. Sleek & new 4+2 bdrm, 4½ bath. tours.photolink.ca/590957
Meticulously crafted 5+1 bdrm, 4 ½ bath, 5500 sqft home. Close to ski hills & Village at Blue.
150 acre parcel, located south of the village of Singhampton. Georthermal coils in place.
Exceptional custom 3 bdrm, 4 bath post & beam on 8+ acres.
Black Tusk design 2+2 bdrm, 3 bath custom home + hot tub.
$1,645,000 Sandy Shannon** 705.445.7833
$1,595,000 Sandy Shannon** 705.445.7833
$1,499,000 Jane Moysey** 705.888.1982
Melissa Heffernan* 705.888.0860
$1,495,000 705.443.2191
$1,350,000 Shelly Paul** 705.888.0225
tour.thevirtualtourcompany.ca/660439
Katia Abaimova*
Brenda Armstrong**
Candace Armstrong*
Dana Calder**
Brenda Caswell*
Rebecca Cormier*
Cheryl J. Morrison***
Melanie Moss*
Jane Moysey**
Linda Murphy*
Connie O’Shell**
Tara Parsons*
* Sales Representative
tour.thevirtualtourcompany.ca/627481
$425,000
$899,000
Jenna Davis*
Shelly Paul** ** Broker
Jill Does*
Deb Saunders-Chatwin*
*** Broker of Record
tour.thevirtualtourcompany.ca/649807
Graig King*
$875,000
tour.thevirtualtourcompany.ca/253574
Deb Saunders-Chatwin*
Melissa Heffernan*
Sandy Shannon**
$324,900 705.293.0898
$339,900 705.443.2191
Deb Saunders-Chatwin*
myvisuallistings.com/vt/220252
Graig King*
Barbara McCowan**
Lorraine McDonald*
Greg Syrota**
Fran Webster*
Sara White**
– THE WARMTH AND COMFORT OF HOME –
$3,388,000
$4,900,000
$2,749,000
WWW.CREEMOREMEADOWS.CA
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT INSPIRED PRAIRIE RESIDENCE
SECLUSION & TRANQUILITY ON 42 ACRES
CREEMORE HILLS Newsly constructed rustic contemporary on 70 acres with 50 mile panaromic views, 6 beds, 6 baths, screened porch, small barn on separately deeded piece of land. Just south of Creemore.
Known as “Raven Stone” this residence was built using natural materials allowing it to blend seamlessly with its surroundings with stunning views to Georgian Bay. Spanning over 5,000 square feet with 6 bedrooms, 6 baths, Gourmet Chef’s Kitchen, custom floating staircase, floor-to-ceiling windows and gorgeous stone terrace with adjoining salt-water pool perfect for entertaining. This 35 acre property is perfect for a weekend home or permanent residence. MLS®1625311
Mesmerizing 180 degree views of Georgian Bay with a 1.3 acre serene pond. Over 7,200 sq ft of Mediterranean architecture, 6 beds, 4.5 baths & mins to all 4 season amenities. Expansive outdoor terrace for entertaining family & friends. MLS®1548289
Cheryl MacLaurin* 705.446.8005
Barb Picot* 705.444.3452 & Ron Picot* 705.446.8580
Ron Picot* 705.446.8580
$4,900,000 $2,495,000
$2,749,000
50 ACRE ESTATE NATURE HIDEAWAY WITH GEORGIAN BAY VIEWS
5 ACRE PRIVATE COUNTRY ESTATE WITH GEORGIAN BAY VIEWS
This private Country Estate enjoys a prime position overlooking lush rolling hills, manicured grounds, stunning gardens and spectacular panoramic views over South Georgian Bay. The property comprises 50 private acres of pastoral countryside amid a beautiful nature sanctuary. Meticulous custom-built 6,970 sq ft stone Country Estate w/easy access to Collingwood. An exceptional property w/5 bedrooms, 4 baths and spacious outdoor terrace for entertaining. MLS® 1605586
Exclusive custom-built residence with unrivalled panoramic views spanning from the Escarpment to the sandy shores of Wasaga Beach. 4,575 sq ft of finished luxurious living space w/4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, reclaimed hemlock floors, woodburning Rumford fireplace, soaring 20’ ceilings, granite counters w/custom cabinetry, screened in living space, Geo-thermal heating/cooling & option of completing an additional 3,000 sq ft. MLS® 1618833
Barb Picot* 705.444.3452 & Ron Picot* 705.446.8580
Barb Picot* 705.444.3452 & Ron Picot* 705.446.8580
$1,999,950
SO
$1,899,900
LD
$1,888,000
PANORAMIC ESCARPMENT VIEWS
STUNNING VIEW PROPERTY
MULTI-USE CENTURY FARMHOUSE
Built to the highest standards, this 4 bdrm Country Estate w/over 4,200 sq ft of living space features reclaimed hemlock floors, large expansive windows w/views to Georgian Bay, Peaks & the Beaver Valley. MLS®1615630
Located at the top of Camperdown Rd, looking down at the Georgian Bay Club, this majestic 3 level, 4 bdrm, 4 bath log home sits proudly on 5.55 acres with extreme privacy and a thoughtfully designed home and garage with loft. Close to Georgian Peaks, dining, golf, hiking and all the area amenities! This home will certainly tug at your heart strings.
Perfect for the Horse Enthusiast or reborn into a new venture. 98 acres w/40x75 ft barn & 50x30 Garage/Workshop. 2,910 sq ft farmhouse w/4 bdrms, 3 baths and woodburning fireplace. MLS® 1616022
Barb Picot* 705.444.3452
John M. Kacmar** 705.446.4152
Ron Picot* 705.446.8580
Thank you for your business, your trust and your confidence. It is our pleasure to work with you. WWW.CHESTNUTPARK.COM | 705.445.5454
S O UTH ER N GEO R GI A N BAY & G R E Y BR U C E | W W W . C H E S T N U T P AR K . C OM | 7 05.445.5454
$1,890,000
$1,875,000
EQUESTRIAN FACILITY • • • •
Dutch Masters Design Square 100 Acres 140x 250 outdoor Sandring 28 12x12 Box Stalls/ 15 paddocks
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Farm Manager’s Residence 80 ft x180 ft Indoor Arena/ Travelright Footing Multiple outdoor watering stations
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In Floor Heating in Viewing Lounge, Tack room, Laundry room feed room and Office
Sue Mallett* 705.444.7181 suzzanne.mallett@sympatico.ca David Rowlands** 705.321.8717 davidr@bmts.com $1,299,000
$1,575,000
MILKWEEDFARM.CA
LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION!
Grand 5br, 4ba timber frame house commands sweeping views of Georgian Bay across 50 acres of tableland, hardwood, pine and walnut bush. Milkweed Farm boasts a swimming pond, Mennonite-built run-in & barn with tack room, corrals and riding trails.
Prime 83.16 acres fronting on Sixth St & Osler Bluff Road. Collingwood. Commanding views to the mountain. Great location for future development or personal retreat.
Cheryl MacLaurin* 705.446.8005 Rob McAleer* 705.888.3981
Sandee Roberts** 705.446.7775 Martin Kilby** 705.444.4483
$1,295,000
$1,275,000
WALK TO TORONTO SKI CLUB!
WWW.THEMOVIEGALS.COM
WWW.GAILCRAWFORD.COM
This exceptional Pan-a-bode Log chalet is located in an idyllic park like setting and is within walking distance to the North chair and TSC. 5 bdrm w/ensuite, gourmet kitchen. 4 gas FP, club size sauna, hot tub. 14 ft x 35 ft fiberglass salt-water pool. Central air, steel roof and new HE furnace. Close to Blue Mountain Village! Games room with bar and billiard table.
Designer’s own 5000 sq.ft 4 bdrm - Nippising Ridge. Stunning moulding/light fixtures, cathedral ceiling, coffered & wood ceiling, 3 gas fireplaces, marble backsplash, granite counters. Screen porch and hot tub room look onto the private backyard with oversized deck with fire pit/waterfall/pond.
Elegant Lake Eugenia home, 3500 sq ft, 4 brms, workshop, double car garage, gourmet kitchen, solid maple flooring, spacious and bright with sunrise views, 82’ of water frontage on a nice quiet part of the lake, only 90 minutes from the GTA. Go to our website to watch the movie.
John M. Kacmar** 705.446.4152
Barb Thompson* 705.441.4777
Gail Crawford* 705.445.3751
$1,200,000
$1,200,000
$1,195,000
$1,095,000
SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT PROPERTY!
51 ACRE COUNTRY ESTATE
WWW.THEMOVIEGALS.COM
LAKE HURON WATERFRONT
One of a kind Georgian Bay waterfront property featuring 200` of frontage, deep harbor capable of handling 30` yachts. 5 Bedrooms, 3 baths and large principle rooms make this home an entertainers delight! MLS®421051000812500
51 acre country estate with trails throughout. Features power gates, groomed grounds, gourmet kitchen, 3 bdrms, hot tub room, workout area & hardwood flooring. Bonus: this estate has solar panel income - $12,000+ per year.
This charming square cut log home. Over 4000 sq.ft. Set on 73 spectacular acres w/expansive views, miles of trails, hardwood forest, artist studio & triple car garage. Enjoy the tranquility this property has to offer. Minutes to Creemore.
The world stands still when you enter this stunning log four season home & cottage. Sit & be mesmerized by the captivating views of the crystal clear blue water & marine life of Lake Huron. 3 Bdrm/3bath & 2000 sq. ft. of deck!
Gary Taylor** 519.378.4663
Anita Lauer* 705.446.6446
Gary Taylor** 519.378.4663
Dave Moyer* 519.379.1996 $988,500
$959,000
$838,000
$785,000
WALK TO THE SLOPES AT BLUE
200 ACRES IN GEORGIAN BLUFFS!
IMPRESSIVE HOME W/POOL
WWW.DAVIDROWLANDS.CA
3,694 sq ft finished interior provides flexible, open plan living spaces across 3 floors w/4 bedrooms, 4 baths incl/a stunning Master Ensuite, beautiful gas fireplace in the Great Room additional Family Room, Games Room and a brand new garage.
Wonderful opportunity to own 200 acres of good farm land in Georgian Bluffs. Pride of ownership is evident in the land and the buildings. Great chance to own a piece of Grey County paradise! MLS®420358000401500
Above Town of Thornbury with scenic views of Georgian Bay, The Peaks & Beaver Valley. 4,290 sq ft, 4 bdrms, open concept kitchen/ living room/dining room, finished bsmt w/ in-law potential & in-ground salt-water pool. MLS® 1615447
Restored 1890’s farm home on Net Zero solar system, geothermal heating and cooling. 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, newer addition with 4 car garage. Managed forest, streams and horse stalls in the barn. Located minutes to Meaford. MLS® 1617418
Barb Picot* 705.444.3452
Dave Moyer* 519.379.1996
Heather Garner* 705.888.0758
David Rowlands** 705.321.8717
CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED, BROKERAGE - FROM THE BAY TO THE BRUCE COLLINGWOOD
393 First Street, Suite 100 Collingwood, ON 705-445-5454
OWEN SOUND
957 4th Avenue East, Suite 200, Owen Sound, ON 519-371-5455
WIARTON
551 Berford Street Wiarton, ON 519-534-5757
S O UTH ER N GEO R G IAN BAY & G R E Y BR U C E | W W W . C H E S T N U T P AR K . C OM | 705.445.5454
SO
SO
$725,000
$599,000
$550,000
WWW.READHILTON.COM – OUR MOVIE
SHIPYARDS ON THE BAY
CIRCA 1890 – THORNBURY
A LABOUR OF LOVE!
Unparalleled location & views from this 5 bdrm chalet on the Beaver Valley Ski Club Property. Relax in your hot tub on the east facing deck & take in the views from the Top, and of the Bowl. This location is literally seconds from the Avalanche chair lift, lockers & the Keg.
2 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 deeded indoor parking spaces. Walk to it all in downtown Collingwood including the Collingwood marina and enjoy a waterfront lifestyle in your 1,420 square foot waterfront condo!
Past meets present in this circa 1890 home where unspoiled antique & various upgrades join stunning private park-like grounds. 2 car garage offers expansive work space. Offering 2000 sq.ft. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, glassed in sunroom. A must view! MLS® 1602056
Reno’d to retain the character of the original stone front. Modern touches incl.,new kitchen, family rm, laundry, inside entry to garage. In-floor radiant heat throughout addition. Main floor master w/ensuite.
Read Hilton* 705.351.8100
Sue Mallett* 705.444.7181
Sue Mallett* 705.441.7181
John M. Kacmar** 705.446.4152
LD
$529,000
LD
$439,000
$424,900
$349,000
WWW.ELLENJARMAN.COM
LORISCHWENGERS.CA
DOWNTOWN COLLINGWOOD
NIPISSING RIDGE – 42 LOTS NOW SOLD
Spacious 1495 sq. ft. 3 bdrm, 2 bath condo backing onto the Monterra Golf Course. A few minutes walk to Blue Mtn Village. Best of both worlds, use it when you want to & when not using it generate revenue to offset your operating costs.
Complete custom restoration keeping the historic charm & character of this stunning home, steeped in history. Just South of Owen Sound on 2.95 acres; 1 acre of fenced pasture. 2500 sq.ft. 3 bdrm/3 baths & triple car garage.
Solid brick bungalow close to Hurontario St. on 4th street. C-1 zoning. 3 bdms and 2 bath. Converted garage for home occupation use/ office plus work area. Fenced yard. Located in Heritage district.
Imagine your dream home in this stunning four season location. Design & Custom build your Dream Home in this prestigious 58 Lot Development. Prime location on the edge of the escarpment, close to private ski & golf clubs.
Lori Schwengers** 226.974.1818 Ralph Schwengers* 416.300.5899
John M. Kacmar** 705.446.4152
Ron Picot* 705.446.8580
Ellen Jarman* 705.441.2630
Dave Armstrong*
Chris Assaff*
Diana Berdini**
Michael Biggins**
Barbara Brunton*
Vanessa BurgessMason*
Gail Crawford*
Judy Crompton**
Mona Deschamps**
Heather Garner*
Debra Gibbon*
Read Hilton*
Stefanie Kilby*
Anita Lauer*
Cheryl MacLaurin**
Joan Malbeuf**
Sue Mallett*
Rob McAleer*
Dave Moyer**
Barbara Picot*
Ron Picot*
Lori Schwengers**
Ralph Schwengers*
Chris Stevenson*
Gary Taylor**
Barbara Thompson*
Brendan Thomson*
Carol Whyne*
Paige Young*
Office Manager
Ellen Jarman*
John Kacmar**
Cynthia Razum*
Jennifer Ridsdale**
Martin Kilby***
Sandee Roberts***
$259,000 - $319,000
David Rowlands***
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TOP OF BLUE MOUNTAIN
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4 bdrms, 4 baths, 2500 sq ft MLS®1618805 $529,000
3 bdrms, 3 ensuites + .5 baths MLS®1620490 $550,000
Debbie Collins** 519-777-1390
Helen Lightbody* 519-477-1144
DebbieCollinsSellsHomes@gmail.com
Helen@HelenLightbody.com
SPECTACULAR FAMILY CHALET
WATER VIEW
2+5 bdrms, 3+2 baths, 4740 sq ft fin MLS®1623826 $999,999
4 bdrms, 2.5 baths, 2172 sq ft fin MLS®1624668 $499,000
Michael Maish* 705-606-5814
Karen Poshtar* 705-443-0351
Michael@MichaelMaish.com
KPoshtar@rogers.com
TOLL FREE 877.445.7085
*sales representative **broker
COLLINGWOOD
TORONTO
BEAVER VALLEY
705.445.7085
416.642.1429
519.599.1195
MEMBER OF THE SOUTHERN GEORGIAN BAY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® AND THE TORONTO REAL ESTATE BOARD
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3 WAGNER RD. 3+2 bdrm, 3.5 bath, 3396 sq. ft. fin.
$575,000
1428 10 NOTTAWASAGA CONC., N 5 bdrm., 4.5 bath, 6600 sq. ft. fin.
17 HUGHES ST. 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 1546 sq. ft.
NEW PRICE
NEW PRICE
1651 124 COUNTY RD. 2+3 bdrm., 5 bath, 4310 sq. ft. fin.
7975 POPLAR SR 7+1 bdrm., 3.5 bath, 5159 sq. ft. fin.
$2,675,000
102 WENSLEY DR. #18 5 bdrm, 3 bath, 1837 sq. ft. fin.
$695,000
$1,540,000
$500,000
$1,590,000
NEW PRICE
aNNOUNcINg OUR ReNTaL DIVIsION. caLL FOR DeTaILs! 308 WALNUT STREET 4 bdrm., 2 bath, 2346 sq. ft. fin.
146 ASPEN WAY 2+5 bdrm, 5 bath, 4740 sq. ft. fin.
$999,999
131 BARTON BLVD. 96 ’x 175’, view lot
45 SLALOM GATE RD. 5 bdrm, 3 bath, 2236 sq. ft.
$399,000
$698,900
40 TROTT BLVD. #302 3 bdrm, 3.5 bath, 1922 sq. ft.
$699,000
Contact us to expand your BUYING and SELLING power!
Emma Baker
Sherry Rioux
Anne S. Young
Jacki Binnie
Broker 705.444.3989
Broker 705.443.2793
Sales Representative 705.994.2566
Sales Representative 705.445.7085
Rioux Baker REAL ESTATE TEAM
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ENCL AV E D ESIGN #1115
$455,000
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FEATURED PROPERTY Windfall gem. This home’s distinctive architecture is an artful modern and eco-friendly interpretation of the romantic Georgian Bay cabin, rustic with sophistication. Located in a private enclave of only 37 homes. Four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Full of upgrades in the kitchen and bathrooms. Beautiful stone fireplace. Audio-visual room in the basement. Outdoor hot-tub.
Only $799,900
Gerry Wayland Owner/ Broker of Record
Andrea Wright
Sales Representative
Debbie Pearce
Sales Representative
Maggie Smyth
Sales Representative
Jamie Hibbard
Sales Representative
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READER BUYING GUIDE For more information, link directly to Our Advertisers at www.onthebaymagazine.com ACCOMMODATION Georgian Bay Hotel & Conference Centre Page 65
FOOD/DRINK/CATERING
Natural Stonescapes Page 61
Blue Ridge Meats Page 72
Shouldice Designer Stone Page 55
Foodland, Thornbury Page 72
ANIMAL/PET SERVICES Greenhawk Harness & Equestrian Supplies Page 78 Stayner Pet Centre Page 84
Goldsmith’s Orchard Market Page 72 Shale Rock Coffee House Page 73 Side Launch Brewing Company Page 72 Sustenance Catering Page 72 Thornbury Village Cider House Page 67
ART/PHOTOGRAPHY/GALLERIES BMFA Arts Centre Page 74 Bonnie Dorgello Jewellery & Paintings Page 74 Butter Art & Gift Page 74 Collingwood Art Supplies & Classes Page 74 Jeff Pratt Pottery Page 74 Kilby Gallery Page 74
Williams Landscape Contracting + Design Page 58
MEDICAL/DENTAL PROFESSIONALS Blue Mountain Audiology Page 66 Collingwood Dental Centre Page 82
FURNITURE/APPLIANCES
Collingwood Osteopathy Page 41
Country Charm Mennonite Furniture Page 47
Collingwood Sport Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre Page 61
Home Furniture & Appliances Page 49 Orangeville Furniture Page 104 Tyme Home Custom Interiors Page 50 Urban Country Chair Page 74
Tara McLellan Graphic Designer Page 74 The Loft Gallery Page 74
The Landmark Group Page 9
GOLF Oslerbrook Golf & Country Club Page 33
Comly Eye Care Page 36 Culford Family Hearing Page 41 Dentistry on 45th Page 37 Dr. John Miller Family Dentistry Page 34 Dr. Robert McCoppen Family Dentistry Page 40 Drs. Hammond, Raymond & Cation Optometrists Page 80
Re/Max Four Seasons Realty Ltd., Brokerage Page 88, 89 Re/Max Four Seasons Realty Ltd., Brokerage Doug Gillis Page 90, 91 Re/Max Hallmark York Group Realty Ltd, Brokerage Page 70 Royal LePage Locations North Realty Inc., Brokerage Page 14, 15 Royal LePage Locations North Realty Inc. The Chris Keleher Team Page 4 Royal LePage Trinity Realty Inc., Brokerage Page 94 Royal LePage Trinity Realty Inc., Brokerage Jane Moysey & Lorraine McDonald Page 6 Windstone Real Estate, Brokerage Page 92
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS Crestview Estates (Terra Brook Homes) Page 16
AUTO/SMALL ENGINE/ HEAVY EQUIPMENT
HEALTH/BEAUTY/FITNESS
Bayside Sales Page 84
Camelot Salon & Day Spa Page 39
Live in Light Counselling Services Page 40
Grey County Auto and Marine Page 84
Georgian Bay Cosmetic Clinic Page 35
Orthopaedic Sport Institute Page 36
Peaks Ridge (Solcorp Developments) Page 91
Kubota Page 103
Glow Hair Studio & Gallery Page 39
Taylor Wellness & Chiropractic Page 35
The Residences of Peaks Bay Page 91
McKee Muffler Page 84
Good Health Mart Collingwood Page 35, 37
Wasaga Beach Denture Clinic Page 84
The Shipyards (Fram + Slokker) Page 23
Erie Street Dental Page 80
Hair Apothecary Studio Page 66
COMMUNITY SERVICES
Mobile Massage Medic Page 84
Collingwood G&M Hospital Foundation Page 43
The Spa Page 65
HOME AUTOMATION
mycollingwood.ca Page 87
Red Brick Group Page 48
The Blue Mountains Public Library Page 66
HOME DÉCOR/DESIGN
RESTAURANTS PROFESSIONAL/FINANCIAL/LEGAL Assante Capital Management Page 82 Barriston Law LLP Page 81
FAD Farrow Arcaro Design Page 51
A Year of Canada 150 Celebrations Page 66
Kitchen Painters Page 51
Besse Merrifield & Cowan LLP, Law Firm Page 83
Hospice Ski/Snowshoe Day Page 60
niche unique gifts & home décor Page 49
BlueRock Wealth Management Page 36
Let’s Eat Page 64
Rustic Charm Gifts & Accents Page 39
mycollingwood.ca Page 87
Salnek’s Window Fashions & Accessories Page 11
Collins Barrow, Chartered Accountants Page 83
Public Skating, Beaver Valley Community Centre Page 66 Wasaga Beach Film Festival Page 87
HOME IMPROVEMENT & SUPPLY Clarksburg Contractors Ltd. Page 59
FASHION/JEWELRY
CRS Contractors Rental Supply Page 84
Blink Eyewear Page 40
Enviroshake Page 55
Bonnie Dorgello Jewellery & Paintings Page 74
Jacuzzi Page 47
D.C. Taylor Jewellers Page 7
Kitchen Painters Page 51
Elaine Dickinson’s Fashions Page 58
McMillan Millwork & Joinery Page 50
Envy Eyewear Page 63, 78
Windrose (MacPherson Builders) Page 2
Environmental Pest Control Page 84
BDO Canada LLP, Chartered Accountants Page 81
EVENTS
Mountaincroft (Grandview Homes) Page 13
Windfall (Georgian International) Page 30
PEST CONTROL
Maple Leaves Forever Page 43 Municipality of Meaford Page 69
Indigo Estates (Eden Oak) Page 10
Davis Rea Investment Counsel Page 3 RBC Dominion Securities Wealth Management Page 80 Sorley & Still Barristers & Solicitors Page 37
RADIO 102.9 The New Classical fm Page 25
Eggcitement Bistro Page 73 Lakeside Seafood & Grill Page 62 Mylar & Loreta’s Page 64 Santini’s Ristorante Page 73 Tesoro Traditional Italian Foods Page 63 The Corner Café & Grill Page 64 The Flying Chestnut Page 64 The Huron Club Page 64
TRAVEL Di-Namic Travel Page 62 Expedia Cruise Ship Centers Page 83 Marlin Travel Page 39
97.7 The Beach Page 38
Secondary Ownership Group Page 39
Meaford Carpets & Interiors Page 50
REAL ESTATE
UPHOLSTERY/FABRIC
Greenhawk Harness & Equestrian Supplies Page 78
Paragon Home Inspections Page 84
Century 21 Millennium Inc. Brokerage Page 93
Georgian Bay Upholstery Page 84
Peak Living Renovations Page 84
Hildebrandt & Co. Indulgence Cashmere Page 78
Urban Country Chair Page 74
Century 21 Millennium Inc. Brokerage Jen Scholte Page 68
Wayne Dziedzic Custom Upholstery Page 84
Shoe Kat Shoo Page 34
Wilkins Fencing Page 61
Sue Mealey Designs Page 78
Wrightway Renovations Page 58
Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited, Brokerage Page 95, 96, 97 Clairwood Real Estate Corporation, Brokerage Page 98
FLOORING
LANDSCAPE/GARDEN
Dean’s Carpet One Page 48
Environmental Pest Control Page 84
Clairwood Real Estate Corporation, Brokerage Rioux Baker Real Estate Team Page 99
Meaford Carpets & Interiors Page 50
Maple Leaves Forever Page 43
Re/Max at Blue Realty Inc., Brokerage Page 100
WINDOW FASHIONS Ashton’s Blinds, Draperies & Shutters Page 47 Salnek’s Window Fashions & Accessories Page 11 Shades & Shutters Page 69 ON THE BAY
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PHOTO COURTESY OF SANDY MCINNES
L O O K I N G B A C K
Prohibition
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by SANDY MCINNES
uch like the vibrant tapestry of the fall leaves on our beloved Blue Mountain, so too is the rich tapestry of the enterprising and intrepid folks who have come before us and called Collingwood home. One of these souls I was quite fortunate to call “Pop”: my grandfather, Harold Henry Carefoot. Born in 1905 to William and Mary Carefoot, my grandpa, like his father before him, contributed to our town’s former life force, the Shipyards. When my great-grandfather died in 1929 after being fatally scalded in a workplace accident, my grandfather became the sole financial support for his family. Ever the clever entrepreneur, he supplemented his family’s income by being a rum runner during the Prohibition era. This photo, which I treasure, was taken around 1932 and shows him as a swarthy and handsome 27-year-old, huddled against the wind on the deck of a frozen ship on one of those infamous booze runs. Owen Sound, which had become “dry”
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Pop
in 1908, surprisingly observed Prohibition until 1972, and Pop would have taken nefarious pleasure in crossing Georgian Bay in the dead of night or the dead of winter to supply the locals, with whom he no doubt sampled his wares and shared his stories. He also made regular trips in his old Nash automobile south to Lake Ontario to make the crossing to the United States, which observed Prohibition until 1933. Pop had many adventures in life, including once being held up at gunpoint by robbers beside the driving shed in the back field of my grandparents’ Ontario Street homestead. He was a wonderful and generous soul who sadly spent the latter years of his life confined to wearing a leg brace as a result of polio. Despite this hardship, he was a loving and feisty man who regaled me with many tales of both his and our town’s colourful past. Sadly, Pop passed away in 1976, but he continues to live on in my heart, in my memories and in wonderful cherished photos and stories such as this. ❧
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