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My Famous little buddy “Mark” with the Really Famous – Ashley MacIsaac

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My famous little buddy “Mark” took a few moments out of his busy schedule to take a quick photo with the really famous Ashley MacIsaac in front of  the beautiful Meaford Hall. Then I heard … “John… I thought you said we we’re going for ice cream”.  Life is sweet! Is that the famous Leslie [...]

Frederick S. Haines Commemorative Exhibition

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The Frederick S. Haines Commemorative Exhibition Meaford, Ontario September 10 – 30, 2010 Frederick Stanley Haines: A Good Life Lived, an Enduring Legacy Left Frederick Stanley Haines, born in Meaford, March 29, 1879, died November 21, 1960 The exhibition will consist of approximately seventy-five works by Frederick S. Haines. There will be samples of his [...]

Got a Mac? Need some help?

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Got a Mac? Need some help? Call Georgian Bay Network for over 18 years of dedicated Apple computer experience. We can solve any Mac problem that you may have with your iBook, MacBook or iMac system. We also have experience with older systems, dating back to 1994! The Network also offers training and consulting on [...]

Rare Red-billed Toucan bred in Meaford

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www.longosaviaries.com By Chris Fell – Meaford Aviculturist David T. Longo had the thrill of a lifetime recently when his pair of rare Red-billed Toucans successfully hatched a pair of eggs. Longo said the chicks at his St. Vincent Bird Park are the first Red-billed Toucans bred in Canada. On August 19 he discovered a pair [...]

Gourmet Cooking and Eating Well on a Budget

Exotic spices and pricey cheeses seem to be everywhere these days—but as Rachel Mount discovers, you don’t always need such extravagant ingredients to cook delicious meals. Any chef worth his artisanal sea salt will tell you: If you want superior results, start with the best ingredients. But best isn’t necessarily the most expensive. Just because [...]

Dunbar era comes to an end

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John Edwards – A fixture at the Town of Collingwood for more than a quarter-century will be leaving his post. Peter Dunbar, who has worked as the director of leisure services for 27 years, is retiring next Tuesday. Dunbar came to the municipality in 1983 after spending five years as recreation director for the Town [...]

Genome breakthrough heralds new dawn for agriculture

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In a scientific tour-de-force that has been hailed as the most significant breakthrough in wheat production since the cereal crop was cultivated by the first farmers more than 10,000 years ago, scientists have decoded the genome of the wheat plant. As a result, new breeds of disease-resistant crops could be producing higher wheat yields in [...]

Earthlings | Watch Documentary Online

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EARTHLINGS is a feature length documentary about humanity’s absolute dependence on animals (for pets, food, clothing, entertainment, and scientific research) but also illustrates our complete disrespect for these so-called “non-human providers.” The film is narrated by Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix (GLADIATOR) and features music by the critically acclaimed platinum artist Moby. With an in-depth [...]

Meet You in Meaford

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Meet You in Meaford – You’ll Love It … www.miff10.ca Dear film lovers, MIFF is back! We would like to invite you to the 2010 Meaford International Film Festival, Meaford’s biggest event of the summer. Once again, MIFF offers award-winning films from around the world. This year, we are honoured to be joined by special [...]

Wanna Play?

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Calling all teens – – Come listen to live music — LOUD @ the library! Wednesday August 25th & Wednesday September 22nd 8:00pm – 10:00pm   FREE Salience will be performing on our first night (this coming Wednesday, August 25th). http://www.facebook.com/pages/Salience/173920296556 www.myspace.com/wearesalience http://www.youtube.com/user/Salience09 Related Posts The Nutcracker ON STAGE AT MEAFORD HALL The Nutcracker – Ontario [...]

FREE Teen Workshops @ Wordstock Festival, September 11th

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LINDSAY SHAW – All workshops listed below are FREE, but space is limited so registration is required. THE ART OF ILLUMINATION with Lynda Kalusik Saturday, September 11 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Location: Collingwood Public Library Illumination is the art of decorating hand-written texts and manuscripts.  In this workshop, participants will learn about the [...]

How Can You Tell Who the Right Person Is for You?

By Amy Bloom – How do you know what you’re getting into with another person? How can you tell what you really need? Novelist and therapist Amy Bloom offers an intensive session in cultivating insight and understanding. Lesson I: Know Yourself It's a good and bad thing to be considered an expert in love. I [...]

Conscious Evolution and the Integration of Science and Spirituality

Barbara Marx Hubbard – We are today living through a crisis that could destroy civilization and our essential life support systems, but we are also living through a deeper phase-change in evolution itself. We are entering the first age of conscious evolution — the evolution of evolution itself, from unconsciousness to a conscious choice. This [...]

It’s official – we’ve become everything we didn’t want to be…

Morgan Ian Adams – aka ‘Scoop’ – is managing editor of the Enterprise-Bulletin newspaper in Collingwood, Ontario There’s a paradox in there somewhere, certainly. Heritage parking meters. Really? How many parking meters did they have a hundred years ago? Exactly. We’ve finally succumbed to it — we’ve Disney-fied ourselves. Yes, aside from the sudden appearance [...]

So You Think You’ve Got Talent.com

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The Georgian Bay area’s most talked about talent showcase… So You Think You’ve Got Talent, will be returning to Collingwood starting on July 29th, at it’s new location, Moguls Bar and Grill. The 14 week competition will be hosted by 97.7 the beach and is open to people of any age with talents of any [...]

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