Getting creative in Dunedin

Getting creative in Dunedin

For the 17th year in a row, and the 12th in picturesque Dunedin, Lynn Connell is welcoming any and all with a desire to be more creative to a series of workshops this summer. The Creativity Art Retreat, Connell’s home and studio on the banks of the Noisy River, is the...
Cadets receive $3,000 grant

Cadets receive $3,000 grant

The 1944 EME Cadet Corps has been selected as one of four cadet corps across Canada to receive a $3,000 grant from the Gerard Buckley Cadet Fund (GBCF). Gerard Buckley was in attendance Monday night in Creemore to make the presentation personally, along with Lt. Don...
A dinner for First Nations water project

A dinner for First Nations water project

The youth group at Duntroon’s Emmanuel Presbyterian Church will host a homemade lasagna dinner starting at 5:30 pm on Saturday, May 25, with all proceeds going to support a new initiative by Creemore-based non-profit Tin Roof Global. Tin Roof, which focuses its...
So long to the "Mayor of Lavender"

So long to the "Mayor of Lavender"

Every once in a long while, you meet a truly original character. Jamie Adam, the self-proclaimed Mayor of Lavender who passed away last Saturday after a tragic accident involving one of his beloved antique tractors, was one, without a doubt. Adam left his native Isle...
A place to dance your Big Heart out

A place to dance your Big Heart out

For the past four years, something magical has been happening in the Pine River valley every June. Big Heart Dance Camp, celebrating its fifth anniversary this year from June 19 to 23, is a multi-faceted, inter-generational get-together that founder Ayrlie MacEachern...