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Markdale’s Makeover
There’s a noticeable shift happening in Markdale. The buzz on Main Street is palpable. The town that for well over a decade was considered depressed, has become a destination.
Food & Drink
Being Mark McEwan
The eminent chef behind Thornbury’s The Port Tavern meditates on success, career, and the inclination to never stop working.
Lifestyle
Rule Breakers
Reimagining seasonal classics with a rebellious edge
Entertainment
What’s On Stage — Fall 2024
Upcoming Performances
Bay Watch
Concours d’Elegance at Cobble Beach
The main event, the Concours d’Elegance at Cobble Beach Golf Resort and Community,
featuring a stunning array of international automobiles and special guests.
Doug Ford visits Collingwood
The Keys to Collingwood Street Pianos
Youth Concert at the Collingwood Music Festival
Low Down Electric Circus Dance Party
The Arts & Crafts Walk
Billy Bishop Goes To War
Articles
Features
Markdale’s Makeover
There’s a noticeable shift happening in Markdale. The buzz on Main Street is palpable. The town that for well over a decade was considered depressed, has become a destination.
Women Strong and Beautiful
Is a muscle-up the new glow-up? A cross section of local women embracing a shift in female fitness—from a goal of aesthetics to strength.
Childhood Lost
The toll of screens on kids is becoming increasingly clear, but there’s hope when parents and educators tackle the issue head-on.
Milestones
As On The Bay hits two decades, we salute the long-term success of local businesses that are also celebrating landmark anniversaries.
Flying Together
Collingwood’s aviation scene has a rich history and uniquely close-knit community, replete with aviation entrepreneurs, globetrotting pilots, history buffs and self-described “hangar bums” of every generation.
The Collingwood Flying Club Turns 25
Joint ownership of a Cessna makes flying more fun and affordable.
Home & Garden
A School to Call Home
For Nicholas and Ashley Pearce, renovating a rural schoolhouse as a weekend getaway resulted in a full-time home and a new life in the country.
A Magical Mountain Home
A new custom-built house at the foot of Craigleith brings the outside in.
A Riot of Colour
For the palette of their penthouse suite in Collingwood’s Monaco building, Kathleen and Robert Wilkinson dreamed of something completely different.
June Buzz
The story behind The June Motel, as the closely watched boutique brand opens its third Ontario location—in Beaver Valley.
All Day Long
The best-executed outdoor spaces and activity areas will draw crowds out of the house and into the fresh air, no matter the season or time of day.
Follow the Sun
This musical couple built a stylish home in the woods that hits all the right notes.
Food & Drink
Being Mark McEwan
The eminent chef behind Thornbury’s The Port Tavern meditates on success, career, and the inclination to never stop working.
Down Home Is Where the Heart Is
Culinary surprise and delight await down a dirt road in Markdale.
Risk and Redemption
The backstory behind Grey Highlands’ latest destination-dining restaurant, The Gate.
The Gate Opens in Flesherton
The mediterranean-themed Grey Highlands eatery is Chef Jonathan Gushue’s first foray into Southern Georgian Bay, with more to come.
An Evening at The Pine
At the award-winning Collingwood restaurant, creativity reigns supreme.
Under the Apple Tree
The serendipitous “in-cider” story of Spy Cider House and Distillery.
Lifestyle
Rule Breakers
Reimagining seasonal classics with a rebellious edge
Scene: Absolutely Fabulous!
Collingwood Fashion Week — Care Gala
Mineral Shimmer
Ruffles, sequins and all that sparkles in the sun.
It’s Never Too Late
For Maria Lamon, opening Mountainside Gallery was the realization of a lifelong dream.
Scene: Moving Still
Moving Still — Yes Markdale — Blue Mountain Film Festival
Scene: Having a Blast
Paws for the Cause — Having a Blast —Model Citizens — Escarpment Corridor Alliance Summit
Community
The Art of Giving
On The Bay speaks with
Jory Pritchard-Kerr about her
more than three-decade
commitment to raising tens of
millions of dollars to create
and equip a first-class hospital
in small-town Collingwood.
The Time to Give
We can find pride and joy inside ourselves while helping local charities achieve their year-end goals.
Labour of Love
A vanishing way of life, when small-farm chores filled the days.
Signs of the Times
Where the economy is headed, only the chicken knows for sure.
On The Waterfront
Fred Serrafero of FRAM + Slokker spoke with On The Bay about his company’s 20-year stake in the redevelopment of Collingwood’s Shipyards.
The Cheech Turns 50!
The MS Chi-Cheemaun ferry has been an enduring symbol of the Bay for half a century.
Entertainment
What’s On Stage — Fall 2024
Upcoming Performances
What’s On Stage
Upcoming Performances – Summer 2024
What’s On Stage
Upcoming Performances
Bay Watch Articles
Happy Campers
Day camps at Blue Mountain turn everyday adventures into lifelong memories.
Not Your Father’s Legion
Wasaga Beach celebrates the opening of Branch 645.
The Second Invasion
Mass proliferation of invasive species is poised to alter local forests.
The Leaky Lagoon
Breach at aging Talisman wastewater plant highlights concerns about capacity for new development.
Black Bears of the Bruce
A genetically distinct population of black bears faces threats of habitat loss and hunting.
Notice of Race
The 2024 Georgian Bay Regatta kicks off this July.
Automotive
A Monday Night Cruise
The Wasaga Beach Cruisers car club approaches automotive madness with a mission.
The Porsche Mystique
For many, there is no substitute. Least of all for Randy Meyers.
The Brits on the Bay
Devotees of MGBs, Triumphs and Jaguars gather for the camaraderie of country cruises and greasy fingernails.
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The Time to Give
We can find pride and joy inside ourselves while helping local charities achieve their year-end goals.
Have you ever wondered how you would react in an emergency situation? Would you freeze? Or would you react quickly and save the day? It’s easy to imagine how helping another person in a single heroic moment could flood you with a sense of pride, well-being and satisfaction.
In reality, most of us aren’t faced with a life-threatening crisis every day, but we can still get a similar sense of pride and well-being by helping others, and it starts with a healthy dose of empathy. Empathy is generally described as the ability to take on another’s perspective, to understand, feel, and possibly share, their experience. Can you imagine the desperation of being cold and homeless? Suffering from a terminal illness?