Turning the spirits world upside down

  Since its first spirits run in 2015, Top Shelf Distillers continues to rebel against the generic distillery mould. With its high-quality spirits, competitive prices and down-to-earth operating style, Top Shelf Distillers is turning the spirit world upside down — just like its bottom-up label. Lanark County native and former member

A Big Show with Hat Fitz and Cara for Small Halls

 Images by Roseanne Lake. The Festival of Small Halls is exactly as it sounds, a bunch of bands going to historic and beautiful places around Ottawa playing big shows in small places. The festival is meant to bring life and vitality back to small venues outside of the city landscape. It

Perth’s World Record Kilt Run

 Nowhere is the past more present than in Perth, Ontario. The little town just outside of Ottawa is now in its 200th year, and celebrations recognizing its long history in Canada are in full swing. And nothing stands out more than Perth’s World Record Kilt Run. Originally envisioned by Terry

Glen Bloom on the Art of Collecting

 Glen Bloom and wife Deborah Duffy with Leslie Reid’s 'Cape Pine: The Barrens,' 2012, Oil on canvas, 127 x 182.9 cm. When Glen Bloom thinks about the Ottawa Art Gallery’s annual Le pARTy fundraising art auction, the first thing that comes to mind is the list of talented Ottawa artists

Lanark County Connections is a Nostalgic Walk Through Memory Lane

 In her latest collection of short stories, author Arlene Stafford-Wilson remains loyal to the past; faithfully reconstructing the rural Ontario of her childhood. She has crafted these stories, once again set in Lanark County in the 1960s and 70s, with attention to detail. In Lanark County Connections, people and places,

Celebrate Jane Austen in Perth tonight

 There is no question Jane Austen fans were celebrating the bicentennial anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice in 2013. However, it’s not too late to tip your hat to the occasion. The play Elizabeth - Darcy: An Adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, which had two successful Toronto runs,

Profiles: Rob Smith

 Rob Smith is a fourth-generation railroader. Hailing from Perth, Ontario, he started as a brakeman (a position now called a trainman) with CP Rail in nearby Smiths Falls, where he spent much of his career. The legislation of safe working conditions for railway workers and the communities through which railways

Come Blow Your Horn: Perth’s Classic Theatre Festival

 Calling all theatre lovers! The fifth annual Classic Theatre Festival is happening right now in Heritage Perth, Ontario. With plays going on until the end of August, you will not want to miss a show. One play gaining much praise is Neil Simon’s comedy Come Blow Your Horn-- based on

Hydro Ottawa and Christie Lake Kids Collaborate on Leadership Centre

 Christie Lake Kids is going green. Today, Hydro Ottawa and Christie Lake Kids announced their partnership to establish the new Hydro Ottawa Sustainable Youth Leadership Centre. At the new facility, to be built at Belle Island on Christie Lake, near Perth, Ontario, kids will have the chance to learn about