Author Archives: Kate Fox

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Rural Roots

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Kate Fox

By Ned Morgan. Julia White’s home studio stands in the midst of fields and trees near the hamlet of Walter’s Falls. On the sunny spring day I visit, Julia’s four-year-old… Read More

Working Glass

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Kate Fox

Beaver Valley Glassworks updates 5000 years of craft By Melanie Chambers Today, glass artists are rare: in Ontario alone, there are only between 35 to 40 glassblowing studios and only… Read More

Spring Refresher

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Kate Fox

As rivers swell and churn, a paddler rediscovers perfection By Tim Shuff I rushed with youthful, flood-like urgency, listening to REM’s “Superman” on the tape deck and burning with the… Read More

Down the Hatch: Beaver Valley Amber

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Kate Fox

Words and photo by Colin Field Although it was called Beaver Valley Amber, it was actually brewed in Guelph by the Upper Canada Brewing Company. The Thornbury Brewing Company had… Read More

Bad Idea Jeans

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Kate Fox

A downwind paddle? Good idea. Jeans? Bad idea. By Glen Harris All the blood feels like it leaves my limbs and heads to the core. I am left feeling rubbery.… Read More