Part Two

Some places

Etobicoke. Bright’s Grove. Sarnia. Camlachie. Corunna. Mooretown. Petrolia. Forest. Courtright. Wyoming. Watford. Strathroy. London. Collingwood. Niagara on the Lake. Cambridge. Kingston. Toronto. Ottawa. Brantford. Chatham. Windsor. Grand Bend. Kitchener. Waterloo. Niagara Falls. Owen Sound. Bayfield. Gravenhurst. Bracebridge. Dorset. Vineland. Windermere. Barrie. Hamilton. Markham. Oakville. Stratford. Halton Hills. Wasaga Beach. Orillia. Vaughan. Guelph. Brampton. St. Thomas. Stratford. Wallaceburg. Shelburne. Huntsville. Port Stanley. Dunnville. Meaford. Mitchell. Lucan. Mount Brydges. Dorchester. Ilderton. Wiarton. St. Jacobs. Bath. Gananoque. Oro-Medonte. Walkerton. St. Marys. Port Elgin. Kincardine. Woodstock. Tilsonburg. Tiny. Turkey Point. Mississauga. Burlington. Komoka. Blyth. Tobermory. Belleville. Picton. Coburg. North Bay. Sudbury. Thunder Bay. Port Lambton. Sombra. And others…

But this story series isn’t a bittersweet symphony of the best, worst and weirdest experiences I’ve had in Ontario over the last 46 years.

This is about leaning in and taking a long, slow look at what local can be. So I asked myself: Can you see beyond what is shown to find the beauty in the every day?

And in that moment, a corner of Canada began to reveal itself to me.

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