Stories

1. How did you get involved with newcomers? I became involved with newcomers to the area when I started as the Projects Coordinator...

I chose Almond Green Beans (as they’re known in my family, though properly they’re called Green Beans Almandine) as it was one of the...

Beef and Green Peppers is the first recipe I learned to make. I did cook before, but it was mostly from a box or throwing meat on the...

I was born in South Africa as one of four children. We lived on a sheep farm in a rather arid, desert-like area that was relatively...

Favourite Things Maxine, though we mostly call her Max, is turning one at the end of the month. She obviously can’t write or be...

I remember visiting Brockville when I first came to Canada from the US. I was living in downtown Toronto at the time, but my...

Amy was born and raised in Frankville Ontario on an off grid self sustainable family farm. The mentality of growing and doing it yourself...

Where were you born and raised? I was born at the Brockville General Hospital in Brockville, Ontario.  I grew up in downtown Brockville,...

Where were you born and raised?  ​ Born in Ottawa and Lanark County, Bill and Sarah have deep roots in Eastern Ontario.  At the age of...