The Six Day Vigil
10,000 years ago, the land surrounding present day Owen Sound appeared very different. To the north lay the infinite mass of the Laurentide Ice Sheet. As the ice retreated, meltwater…
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Zak Erb
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Robert Pointer’s Escarpment Series tells the stories of local climbers
Deft and purposeful, fingers taut with tension move across the surface. Landing here, reaching just … there. In this way the route forward reveals itself. At times the brow furrows…
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Home for a rest: an isolation story
We’d been there before, about ten years back. Things felt somewhat different then, less complicated. Looking back on it now, those days had a certain nebulous quality, as if somehow…
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Return to the ice
Winter 1994. Momentous wintry happenings were afoot. Jeff Gilooly, former spouse of Tanya Harding, confessed to his part in the attack of Nancy Kerrigan. The 17th winter Olympic games opened…
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Owen Sound is carving out a reputation as a kick-ass recording destination
Live music is deeply rooted in Owen Sound. It’s easy to imagine the town of Sydenham, back in her rowdy heyday, ringing with saloon music. Sailors and locals alike would…
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Kincardine, you’re absolutely wild: adventures after dark in a beautiful port town
There’s something about port towns. They just feel different. It’s more than the sounds of the harbour, or the sight of endless waves rolling in. There’s a little charge in…
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