Lessons of encouragement at the Blue Mountain School of Landscape Painting with fine art instructor Andrew Sookrah

When cafe owner Nancy Johnston needed to pivot the Bank from a traditional sit-down restaurant to a grab-n-go gourmet food service in the wake of Covid, she needed a reliable in-house dessert to round out the menu. She chose her tried and true carrot cake; a staple in the family that she knew peo...

Since its opening in 2019, Purple Hill Lavender Farm has become a booming destination for locals and tourists alike. Nestled in the rolling hills just outside of Creemore, the Greasley-family-farm-turned-local-landmark transports visitors to the serene fields of France with its stunning display o...

In lieu of many residents of The Blue Mountains and surrounding areas being unable to travel to large centres for critical resources like employment support and disability services, Community Assists Day was launched. The series invited organizations to visit the L.E. Shore Memorial Library to pr...

The holistic community in South Georgian Bay continues to grow as more people seek alternative treatments to physical and mental ailments. With so many practitioners living and working in the area, creating spaces for people to learn about all of the different modalities available to them is beco...

Indigenous creators, entertainers, and entrepreneurs showcased their work at the Indigenous Market in Creemore. The market is sponsored by the Creemore Farmers’ Market in an effort to give Indigenous creators and artists a dedicated platform. The event featured a variety of vendors, musical perfo...

The New Farm Centre in Creemore is a not-for-profit farm dedicated to promoting regenerative agriculture and reducing barriers to access fresh, quality produce. For the past 16 years, the farm has hosted Farms for Change, a large scale fundraiser that enables the organization to donate around $20...

When Nicole Hambleton was teaching empathy to schoolchildren, she noticed the lack of emphasis on self-care, self-love, and self-compassion. As someone who struggled at times with extending these graces to herself, she dreamt of one day creating a space dedicated to helping people cultivate these...

In an effort to increase engagement with and participation in library programming, The Blue Mountains Public Library has launched another year of Books in the Park.

The initiative features mobile library stations at Heritage Park and Memorial Park on Fridays from June until Thanksgiving, giving ...

For the second year in a row, Araxi and Sydney Davidian of Davidian Events hosted a clothing swap to raise funds for My Friend’s House. The impressive collection of clothing was curated by Emily Rand of Joyful Homes; a professional home organizer. The clothing swap not only encouraged people to d...

The town of Hanover has been overdue for a new fire station and after years of planning and construction, the doors to their new facility have opened. The 15000 square foot station boasts a state-of-the-art training facility, lecture room and lounge, offices, gear storage and cleaning facilities,...

After considerable investment and plenty of trial and error, Sandhill Creek Flower Farm is open for its very first Tulip Fest. The farm is known for its Sunflower Walks that run in the late summer, and expanding up on that offering has been a goal for some time. For a limited time, visitors can e...

Pet owners in South Georgian Bay can breathe a sigh of relief with the official opening of BayVETS; the area’s first after hours clinic. Until now, any sick or injured pet would need to be rushed to larger centres like Barrie and even Toronto, but thanks to the efforts of seven dedicated local ve...

When Chris Webb joined the Rotary Club of Wasaga Beach, it was to help his business succeed through networking and visibility, but after delivering Easter hampers to help the food bank, his perspective was forever altered. Moved by the sheer scale of poverty and inequality he saw with in his own ...

When Kat Salvador; a professional dancer and lifelong performer was first asked to join a burlesque troupe, her initial response was a knee-jerk “No.” Like many others, she believed that burlesque was simply about stripping down, not understanding that the centuries-old art is really about self e...

Che Roba is one of twenty local sandwich shops featured in the spring edition of On the Bay Magazine. Chef Luca Del Rosso’s mission is simple: serve Italian food the Italian way, so every customer can’t help but say “Whoa!” (“Che Roba!”) with every bite. Luca hails from the southern Italian coast...

The Climate Action Team and Rotary Club of Wasaga Beach teamed up with Georgian Bay Forever to host a community cleanup of the shoreline. The clean up has become an annual tradition with hundreds of volunteers taking part to help to beautify the Beach. This year, the event doubled as an opportuni...

Members of Town Council, the Collingwood Climate Action Team and the general public gathered outside the Collingwood Library for the official unveiling of the 2025 Earth Day flag.

Each year, the Collingwood Climate Action Team runs a contest for local youth to submit designs for the Earth Day fl...

Clearview Township is taking steps to ensure residents of all ages are given more opportunities to learn, play and compete in short mat bowling. The game is essentially indoor lawn bowling, it first appeared in the area 11 years ago at the Prime Time Club in Wasaga Beach thanks to the efforts of ...

The Prom Shop is a Clearview Community Church outreach initiative that offers graduating students the opportunity to find their prom dress, shoes, and accessories at no cost to them. The program began four years ago when the church took up the mantle from the local Cadets which had previously run...

As pickleball’s popularity continues to soar around the region, more opportunities to recruit new players are cropping up frequently. Most recently, Wasaga Beach has just kicked off its latest learn-to-play program for locals interested in building their skills courtesy of Elevation Athletics.

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Vanessa Aragona of Vara Studios in Thornbury shares her love of pottery with a group of new potters at the L.E. Shore Memorial Library. Fifteen participants gathered to learn the basic skills behind working with clay and creating pieces without relying on tools like pottery wheels. This class is ...

ZoomerMedia launches Zoomer Radio 92.3 FM in Owen Sound

Tammie Whalen Buckler shares her spiritual journey to self-acceptance through her books Vibrations and Echoes Beyond Realms that detail her psychic experiences. After the overwhelming response she received from her first publication, Buckler felt empowered to write her second book and further nur...