FALL 2023 / WINTER 2024
FRONT PORCH LIFE Live Better in Westport
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Foley Mountain Conservation Area turns 50
A weekend around Westport
Is Watercolour Canada’s most sustainable community?
The path to energy peace of mind
A PLACE WHERE EVERYTHING IS WITHIN REACH Whether it’s babysitters, a grocery store, or nature trails, meet two couples who are finding everything they need in Westport, Ontario
D
oris Jackson needed an orange.
That’s the only encouragement her husband, Lorne, needed. He hopped on his bike, left their home at Watercolour, rolled down the tree-lined streets of Westport, waved at neighbours, peddled past quaint shops and cafes opening for the morning until he got to the grocery store by the lake. He was back home in 15 minutes. Problem solved. Recipe completed. Such is life for the Jacksons, living in a perfect home in
cottage country, where almost everything is at their doorstep. The Jacksons married 55 years ago this August. Early in their marriage they lived in different cities until settling in Ottawa. Until recently, a cottage near Picton, Ontario offered them respite from the city. They enjoyed the cottage but don’t miss the gravel roads and managing an extra home. Since moving to Westport, Doris has fallen in love with the sense of community at Watercolour. There’s a closeness between people that you don’t find elsewhere, encouraged by
big front porches that invite conversation and by the fact that you can walk everywhere – to the library, the coffee shop, and to get oranges at the grocery store. The Jacksons walk for 45 minutes every day. It takes them 35 minutes to circle the village. Lorne has a route that he likes that brings him down to the marina where he meets visitors from North Carolina, Virginia… people from all across North America docking their boats while they travel the historic Rideau Waterway. Page 3>> WAT E R C O L O U RW E S T P O RT. C O M - 1