Building community through arts

Local carver David Bruce Johnson is giving back to the area’s arts community by coordinating the Artists on Location event at the Creemore Festival of the Arts. The festival takes place during the first weekend in October. “Creemore is conducive to being artistic,”...

17th century car chase, modern man

This month, Giller Award-winning author Joseph Boyden’s latest book tour pulls into town. On Monday, September 16, he will be reading from his new novel, The Orenda, at Avening Hall. Best-selling author and Mulmur resident Cathy Gildiner will be leading a conversation...

We will miss you

After close to 20 years of very active retirement in Creemore, Joan and David Black are headed back to life as full-time Torontonians. They will miss Creemore and Creemore will miss them. That is why their friends and neighbours are holding a Come and Go Tea this...

Celebrating an amazing African adventure

Part-time Dunedin resident Lynn Connell’s African story has been well-documented over the years in the Creemore Echo, and for good reason – what Connell and a dedicated group of fellow volunteers have accomplished with the Majengo Children’s Home in Mto Wa Mbu,...

“Intolerable” author helps My Friend’s House

Collingwood women’s shelter My Friend’s House will hold its second annual Creemore fundraiser at the Station on the Green on Saturday, September 14. While last year’s inaugural event featured local playwright Dan Needles as the keynote speaker, this year the spotlight...

What a Copper Kettle Festival!

Last Saturday’s Copper Kettle Festival was a great end-of-summer party, with the usual march by the Beinn Gorm Highlanders kicking things off. This year featured more classic cars than ever, with over 400 automobiles arranged throughout the town. The day’s beautiful...