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March 1997

Make Your Own Bagatelle 

by Ron Frenette and Ian Forsyth

A non-electric precursor to the pinball machine, the bagatelle board is about as low-tech as a game gets. Here's how to start the balls rolling.

The Big Fix 

by Diane Forrest

The Common-Sense Revolution has steamrollered over Ontario, leaving cutbacks and reshuffled provincial and municipal responsibilities in its wake. Will the changes help cottage country - or is there a monster in the making?

Power Brokers 

by Tom Carpenter

Storm damage, crusty customers, and suicidal squirrels are all part of a day's work for a Hydro lineman. Meet some of the guys who put the wattage in your cottage.

The Company of Strangers 

by Leslie Garrett

Are rising costs tempting you to rent your cottage? How to keep it from being a nightmare.

  • Pouring concrete footings 
  • Hot and hearty oven meals 
  • Baptiste Lake real estate 
  • Fisher weasels 
  • Rules of the road