Rooted

Inside the heritage structure (when they're allowed back in) is a congregation with their own, equally rich history

'You look into some of these little eyes and they believe you’re the one, and it just melts your heart,' said Collingwood's Santa Claus, Bill Nicholson

Music synchronization programming, custom-built infrastructure all part of the magic for these all-out for Christmas light and decoration displays

'We used to play road hockey and the only time you had to move for traffic was at the beginning or end of the day because the parking lot for the Shipyards was at the end of the road,' recalls Paul Hurst, a Minnesota Street resident since 1946

Though the members of Knitters Corner cast on to their Zoom chat to talk purls and cables, they inevitably end up pulling at other conversational threads too

From Halloweentown to Christmas Village –  the creative juices are always flowing for the creative collectors of the Georgian Bay Villagers Club, part of US-Canada network of miniature village makers

'When you are working for yourself, and you are surrounded by other people doing the cool work that they are doing, it creates this really cool energy,' said Brandon Houston, CEO and founder of one of Collingwood's co-working communities

Heritage Community Church has a history of community dating back to 1870, when neighbours raised $15 to buy the Seventh Street property

In its early days, the street was a famous watering hole for shipbuilders, then it fell into disrepair before it was adopted and revitalized by area artists