First Friday returns at St. John's Church

First Friday returns at St. John's Church

The First Friday Soul Singers, a local, non-ecumenical choir of 13 voices who have been practicing and performing together in various iterations for the past few years, have decided it is time to raise their profile and voices in their own community during three...
$1 million plus needed for community halls

$1 million plus needed for community halls

Clearview’s community halls are in need of more than $1 million in repairs according to an engineering report presented at a special meeting of Council last Thursday and, after further discussion that evening between the Council, Township staff and hall board members,...
Mulmur requests an inquiry on Hilchey

Mulmur requests an inquiry on Hilchey

Mulmur Council voted at its Wednesday meeting to have its Integrity Commissioner conduct a formal inquiry to determine whether Councillor Lynn Hilchey is in contravention of Mulmur’s Code of Conduct. It’s the second time Council has made such a decision; in August, a...
Art at breakneck speed

Art at breakneck speed

For Lucas Gordon, who grew up in Creemore and is now in his fourth year at the Ontario College of Art and Design, the biggest problem with his latest artistic passion is finding the right canvas. In the lead up to this weekend’s Creemore Festival of the Arts, he found...
Whimsy in the country

Whimsy in the country

Art fans looking to escape the bustle of town this weekend can venture up the 5th Line to Peter Adams’ place, which the painter has renamed “Idlewild North” and turned into a whimsical sculpture garden for the festival weekend. “We’re blessed with so many creative...
Building community one face at a time

Building community one face at a time

In a town the size of Creemore, it’s impossible to walk down the street without recognizing many of the faces you encounter. It’s also impossible, in conversations about what’s going on around town, to not hear the same names over and over again. What’s sometimes...