By MAGGIE M, Editor, thewedge.LIVE I visited the Town of Renfrew a second time, from a different angle. This day began dry and overcast with my first visit to their famed dairy, and ended in my being soaked to my underthings in a den of musicians. It didn’t just rain cats and dogs at 4:45 … Continue reading
By MAGGIE M, Editor, thewedge.LIVE Jessica Webster and Jeff Depatie are a couple. They are also partners engaged in building a co-working centre, the Meraki Collective, to serve a broad rural community from Brockville to Carleton Place, Perth to Merrickville and all who are within 30 minutes by car. Smiths Falls is greatly enriched by … Continue reading
BY MAGGIE M, Editor, the wedge.LIVE It’s happening. Finally, the unveiling of Meraki Collective will occur in a soiree with champagne and swag, July 15, 7:00 pm. Guests have been invited and RSVPs are pouring in. Jeff Depatie and Jessica Webster have worked tirelessly through the winter until this week renovating a former Knights of … Continue reading
By MAGGIE M, Editor, thewedge.LIVE This writer went on another tourist marathon last week, this time in the Town of Arnprior, Ontario. First, I explored its natural hot spots; then, I discovered some of its excellent businesses, through a downpour which did not cease. It’s only rain, not fire and brimstone; so, I visited each, … Continue reading
By MAGGIE M, Editor, thewedge.LIVE An idea is floating around water coolers and sidewalks’ edges. It’s not new; but, it is unexpressed. What’s more, it engages everyone, locals and visitors. It’s a big idea; but, by virtue of its scale, it is teeny-tiny. A lovely friend, Judy Gorman Abromeit, brought this project to this writer’s … Continue reading
By MAGGIE M, Editor, http://thewedge.LIVE Friday evening, June 2nd, was a lovely temperate evening for the opening of Belgian Chocolate purveyor, Perth Chocolate Works, in Perth. I arrived in the last hour to capture the excitement which showed no sign of abating. The guests were positively ebullient. This is the power of a chocolaterie, especially … Continue reading
By MAGGIE M, Editor, http://thewedge.LIVE A village, town or city that gives its residents a sense of place is in good stead. It will stave off migration of talent and stimulate growth. This sense of belonging to something special is not achieved by spaghetti nights at the local hall. It requires far more. Where we … Continue reading
