A musical journey around the world

A musical journey around the world

Classical pianist Mathew Walton, a favourite performer in these parts, will return to St. Luke’s Anglican Church at 3 pm on Sunday, April 22 for a special Gift of Music Concert. With him will be trumpet player Peter Crouch, a longtime collaborator, and together the...
Dance and community at the Avening Hall

Dance and community at the Avening Hall

Lorraine Sutton first got involved with country dancing through its community-building aspect, and it’s that side of it that she most treasures today. “When you’re doing these dances, you’re touching other people, you’re smiling with them, you’re trusting them – how...
A hike to protect the Escarpment

A hike to protect the Escarpment

A group of community organizers and Bruce Trail fans is calling out to hikers in communities along Ontario’s Niagara Escarpment to lace up their hiking boots and help stomp out quarrying in the renowned world biosphere. The Peak to Peak Escarpment Challenge, a...
Public questions budget

Public questions budget

An overflow crowd of at least 80 people filled the Clearview Township Council Chambers for last Thursday’s town hall meeting on the 2012 budget, and when it came time for feedback from the audience, the message was clear: a 4.5 per cent tax increase is too high given...
Opposition to turbines continues to build

Opposition to turbines continues to build

At the very back of his property, a kilometre-and-a-half in from the road on a winding laneway, John Ruppert broke ground on his new home Tuesday. On the neighbouring property to the west, all within 550 metres of the freshly dug hole, sat three stakes, marking the...