Great workshops soon: Finding Your Voice, in Burlington, How to Make Yourself Write, in St Catharines, and How to Write Great Characters, in London

Finding Your Voice

Saturday, March 7, 2020
1:00 – 4:30 p.m.

St. Elizabeth's Anglican Church, 5324 Bromley Road,  Burlington, Ontario (Map here.)

If you do any kind of creative writing, fiction or nonfiction, this workshop is for you. What do publishers and agents all look for? Voice. We’ll tackle the nitty-gritty of creating a voice that’s all you while avoiding common errors that the drain life from your prose.

You’ll see how to put words on paper in a way that will grip the reader’s imagination, and you'll discover how to make your writing more vivid, more elegant and more powerful.

Fee: $37.17 + hst = $42 paid in advance or $39.82 + hst = $45 at the door

To reserve a spot now, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca

How to Make Yourself Write

A Creativity Workout

Saturday, March 14, 2020

1:00 – 4:30 p.m.

St. Catharines Central Library, Mills Room, 54 Church Street, St. Catharines, Ontario (Map here.)

Let's get motivated! This workshop is designed to help you find the time and the inspiration to write. No more staring at a blank screen. Come to this workshop and give yourself a kick-start, and then learn how to keep going. This creativity workout will get your words flowing and help you make the breakthrough into the next level of writing.

Fee: $37.17 + 13% hst = $42  in advance or 39.82 + 13% hst = $45  at the door

To reserve a spot now, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca

How to Write Great Characters   

Saturday, March 28, 2020
1:00 – 4:30 p.m.

London Central Library, Stevenson & Hunt Room B

251 Dundas St, London, Ontario. (Map here).

Whatever you're writing ~ fiction or nonfiction ~ readers will care about your story only if they care about your people. In this workshop, you'll learn techniques for creating fictional characters and depicting real people. You’ll learn how to breathe life into the page so that your characters start telling you how the story should go.

Fee: $37.17 + hst = $42  in advance or $39.82 + hst = $45  at the door

To reserve a spot now, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca

Workshop leader Brian Henry has been a book editor and creative writing instructor for more than 25 years. He publishes  Quick Brown Fox, Canada’s most popular blog for writers, teaches creative writing at Ryerson University, and has led workshops everywhere from Boston to Buffalo and from Sarnia to Charlottetown. But his proudest boast is that he has helped many of his students get their first book published and launch their careers as authors. 

See reviews of Brian's classes and workshops here.

See Brian’s complete schedule here, including writing workshops, weekly writing classes, and weekend retreats in, Bolton, Barrie, Brampton, Burlington, Caledon, Collingwood, Georgetown, Georgina, Guelph, Hamilton, Jackson’s Point, Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Midland, Mississauga, Oakville, Ottawa, Peterborough, St. Catharines, Southampton, Sudbury, Toronto, Windsor, Woodstock, Halton, Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe, York Region, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.

You're invited to an author reading Saturday, April 4, in Oakville ~ to read from your work or just to listen

Author Reading

Saturday, April 4, 2020

1:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Adonis Mediterranean Cuisine, 487 Pinegrove Road, Oakville, Ontario (Map here).

At this reading, graduates of Brian Henry's writing classes get to strut their stuff. Come hear some of the most amazing emerging writers in the Toronto area reading some of the best work you’ll hear this year. This will be a fun get-together and everyone’s invited. Don’t miss it!

And if you want to read from your own work, email me, and I’ll let you know if there’s still room on the roster. (But you must arrange to read in advance; you can’t just show up on the day and hope to read.)
We meet at the Adonis restaurant in Oakville. Plan to arrive at 1 p.m. for lunch (or a little earlier if you want to beat the rush), or if you’re just having a drink or coffee and a snack, please arrive by 1:45. The actual readings will start at about 2:15 and we’ll go to 4:30 p.m. 

Note: Because we’re monopolizing their space, you can’t order just a coffee (or they might not want us back).
And if you want to read from your own work, email me, and I’ll put you on the roster. (But you must arrange to read in advance; you can’t just show up on the day and hope to read.)

If possible, RSVP as soon as possible and let me know you’re coming: brianhenry@sympatico.ca

I look forward to seeing you all there! ~Brian

Starting soon, there's a whole new round of classes from Introductory to Intensive, plus Writing for Young Audiences starting this spring:

Toronto: Welcome to Creative Writing, April 10 – June 19. No class June 5. Details here.

Oakville: Welcome to Creative Writing, Thursday evenings, April 16 – June 25. No class June 4. Details here.

Burlington: Writing Kid Lit, Thursday afternoon, April 23 – June 25. No class June 4. Details here.

Burlington: Next Step in Creative Writing, Tuesday afternoons, April 14 – June 23. First readings emailed April 7. Details here.

Georgetown: Intensive Creative Writing,  Wednesday evenings, March 25 – June 24. First readings emailed March 18. Details here.

Toronto: Intensive Creative Writing, Friday mornings, March 27 – June 26. First readings emailed March 20. Details here.

            Details of all spring courses here.

See Brian’s full schedule here, including writing workshops, weekly writing classes, and weekend retreats in, Bolton, Barrie, Brampton, Burlington, Caledon, Collingwood, Georgetown, Georgina, Guelph, Hamilton, Jackson’s Point, Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Midland, Mississauga, Oakville, Ottawa, Peterborough, St. Catharines, Southampton, Sudbury, Toronto, Windsor, Woodstock, Halton, Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe, York Region, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.

How to Write Great Dialogue, Saturday, June 20, in Kitchener

How to Write Great Dialogue

Rescheduled: New date to be announced

Saturday, June 20, 2020

1:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Forest Heights Public Library, 251 Fischer-Hallman Road, Kitchener, Ontario (Map here)

Accessible to beginners and meaty enough for experienced writers, this workshop will show you how to use dialogue to make your stories more dynamic and dramatic.

Whether you’re writing fiction or memoir, you need to be able to write great dialogue that both sounds natural and packs dramatic punch, and you need to know how to mix your dialogue and narrative so that your characters come alive. 

Come to this workshop and learn all about writing dialogue – both the basics and the best tricks of the trade. 

Workshop leader Brian Henry has been a book editor and creative writing instructor for more than 25 years. He publishes Quick Brown Fox, Canada’s most popular blog for writers, teaches creative writing at Ryerson University and has led workshops everywhere from Boston to Buffalo and from Sarnia to St. John. But his proudest boast is that he has helped many of his students get published.

Read reviews of Brian's Saturday workshops, weekly courses and weekend retreats, here {and scroll down}.

Fee: $37.17 + hst = $42 paid in advance or $39.82 + hst = $45 at the door

To reserve a spot now, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca

See Brian’s full schedule here, including writing workshops, weekly writing classes, and weekend retreats in, Bolton, Barrie, Brampton, Burlington, Caledon, Collingwood, Georgetown, Georgina, Guelph, Hamilton, Jackson’s Point, Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Midland, Mississauga, Oakville, Ottawa, Peterborough, St. Catharines, Southampton, Sudbury, Toronto, Windsor, Woodstock, Halton, Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe, York Region, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.

“I thought I knew how to speak English. Then I moved to Canada” by Johanna Montilla

There is a song I learned when I was in kindergarten in Venezuela; it goes something like this: “Pollito – chicken; gallina – hen; lapiz – pencil; and pluma – pen.” Apparently, the songwriter considered these key words to learn in a new language. For me, it was pretty much everything I knew in English until I started high school. Then, for five years, I spent two hours a week immersed in understanding the verb “to be,” numbers, colours and the difference between saying “good evening” and “good night.”

I thought two hours was enough time invested in learning a foreign language. After all, do you know how long two hours are in teen-girl time? Really, really long.

Buen Trabajo! my teachers said, and the grades on my tests were always A-plus. My friends said I was awesome because I let them copy the homework about irregular verbs – completed with the help of a dictionary – or because I taught them how to say besame, kiss me, to their girlfriends. That’s how the nerdy girl who spoke English gets popular.

My English-speaking delusions continued as an adult, thanks to a few trips I made overseas where I was able to read restaurant menus. It wasn’t that hard though, especially if the menu had pictures. I also used to work at a legal firm and, once or twice, I could whisper to my boss the meaning of swear words and expressions that came out of the other angry party’s mouth.

Yep, that used to be me, walking like a queen among Spanish-speaking mortals, just because for brief instances here and there, I was able to understand another language.

“Bring it on, life,” I said. “I can handle whatever you’ve got, I’m a rock star.”

And then I moved to Canada, and life punched me so hard that it knocked me down. Years later, I am still recovering.

Living in a new land, with different people, a new culture, new rules, new weather and language, I was no longer a queen.

Did I speak English?

No, not at all.

So, I went back to school, which wasn’t a bad thing. I still liked learning and I convinced myself that it was a challenge I would conquer in record time. But the reality was different. English was more like a wall in my path, which I hit again and again.

After a while, I felt confident enough to ask for a “sheeeet” instead of “a piece of paper” without being worried that somebody would show me where the toilets were located. More time passed before I decided to apply for a job talking to the public. When I got it, it took all my courage to stop myself from hiding in the washroom during my lunch break, crying, completely overwhelmed and scared.

It hurt. That’s the truth.

Learning English, speaking, listening – it hurt me. Not the language. Not the unkind people, it hurt because I wasn’t good. Despite my efforts, I wasn’t the best.

I’ve been bullied, I’ve been called stupid on the phone and I’ve been at the end of condescending looks while some intolerant person spells a word out that, for a second, I didn’t understand. Those reactions made me shy, which I wasn’t before. They made me afraid of public speaking, which I used to do on a daily basis. I forgot that once I was a fighter.

Now, after almost seven years in Canada, I am better, but I still need to feel more confident about myself.

That is why I’ve made a decision. I’m not going to apologize for my bad English any more or to hide behind my endless learning process. I’m going to chase my dreams of becoming an author and perhaps go back to law school. I’ve decided I’m going to enjoy a beautiful, rich and fascinating language without being ashamed.

So, here I am, a Latin girl with bad grammar, a terrible accent and awful pronunciation. The one who doesn’t understand the difference between on, at, onto, into or any other prepositions, and the one who has accepted that I need to look up the spelling of “definitely” because I never remember how many “Es” the word has.

Don’t get me wrong, I still get frustrated when I order a grilled cheese and the person at the counter asks me how I would like my green tea. Or when I am texting in Spanish to a relative as I’m speaking in English with somebody else and my brain screams, “Give me a break!” Or when I need to stop reading a wonderful book just to find the meaning of a word because the idea of not knowing drives me crazy.

I know it’s going to take a while, but with time, it won’t matter. What will matter is my work on accepting myself – not the perfect person that once I wanted to be but the real me, as simple as I can be.

Johanna Montilla B. is always Lawyer and University Professor, sometimes a writer and Poet. She also loves books, T.V. shows, movies with happy endings and chocolates. Born and raised in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Johanna is a believer in new beginnings. In 2012 she, along with her husband and daughter found a new home in Burlington, Canada. She tweets at: @jhmontilla and blogs at: www.poetryandlaw.blogspot.com  

“I thought I knew how to speak English. Then I moved to Canada” was originally published in the Globe and Mail in their “First Person” feature. For information on submitting a personal essay to the Globe and Mail (and to 21 other places), see here.

See Brian’s complete schedule here, including writing workshops, weekly writing classes, and weekend retreats in, Bolton, Barrie, Brampton, Burlington, Caledon, Collingwood, Georgetown, Georgina, Guelph, Hamilton, Jackson’s Point, Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Midland, Mississauga, Oakville, Ottawa, Peterborough, St. Catharines, Southampton, Sudbury, Toronto, Windsor, Woodstock, Halton, Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe, York Region, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.

4 Agents at Root Literary seek adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction, author-illustrators, illustrators, and adult nonfiction

The Fever King by Victoria Lee,
represented by Root Literary

Root Literary

http://www.rootliterary.com

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Literary agent Holly Root launched over two dozen New York Times bestsellers before founding Root Literary in 2017. The agency has five agents, four of whom are actively seeking authors:

  

Kurestin Armada recently left Canadian agency P.S. Literary to join Root Literary. Kurestin began her publishing career as an intern with Workman Publishing and spent time as an assistant at the Lotts Agency before joining P.S. Literary. She holds a B.A. in English from Kenyon College and a publishing certificate from Columbia University. Kurestin is based in New York City, where she spends most of her time in the city’s thriving bookstores.

Kurestin is not yet listed on the Root Literary website, but presumably her interests haven’t changed and she is still actively acquiring Upmarket and Commercial Fiction, Magic Realism, Science Fiction, select Historical Fiction LGBTQ (any genre), Romance, illustrated Picture Books, Middle Grade, Young Adult, and Graphic Novels.

In nonfiction, Kurestin is looking for Design, Cooking, Pop Psychology, Narrative, Photography, Nature, and Science.  

Query Kurestin at: submissions@rootliterary.com  

Include the first 10 pages of your manuscript in the body of your email.

Taylor Haggerty is actively looking for new authors, both of adult books and young adult. “I love books that surprise me,” she says. “the ones that are just a little unexpected, a little more clever, or funny, or twisty than I’d anticipated going in. Across the board, I’m looking for high-concept premises and manuscripts that demand to be read in a single sitting. I also love books that blend genres or try new and interesting modes of storytelling, whether that means playing around with format, or putting a new spin on a tried-and-true trope.

“I often describe my taste as boiling down to "witches and kissing" - smart, inventive, female-focused fantasy on one end of the spectrum, and fun, delightful romance on the other (though sometimes the stars align and the witches are kissing!).

“But the number one reason I fall for a submission is voice - that quality to your writing that makes it distinctly, uniquely yours. When it comes to my clients’ books, I’m constantly thinking, only this particular author would describe something like this, or write dialogue like that, or rip my heart out with a single sentence, like so. And I like to think that I could always pick their writing out from a lineup, if such a thing existed. So, as corny as it sounds, I want the stories only you could (or would think to) write.”

In adult books, Tayor is specifically looking for General commercial fiction, women’s fiction, and romance.

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne,
represented by Root Literary

“I'm always looking for smart, funny, voice-driven projects to add to my list,” says Taylor, “and I have a tendency to fall for books that blur the lines between genres. High-concept is key! (Two upcoming client titles that are great examples of my taste here are Emily Henry’s BEACH READ and Kate Clayborn’s LOVE LETTERING).

“For romance, I'm primarily looking for contemporary, and anything that plays with tropes in a fun and interesting way. I’m likely not the best fit for romantic suspense, though – never say never! I’m a big rom-com fan, but my bar is very high, since I have so many fabulous authors writing in this space. Sally Thorne and Jen DeLuca, to name just two!) I’d also love to find a big, sweeping gothic romance. In both women’s fiction and historical fiction I’m looking for big hooks, unique points of entry, and books that make me feel.

“In all these areas, I want the book that you can recommend to your mom, best friend, neighbor, and yoga instructor all in one go, as well as books that are just plain fun – and extremely well executed.

“I’d also love to find gorgeous contemporary fantasy, fun and clever fantasy rom-coms, and books grounded in our world (or near-future) with a speculative twist.”

For Young Adult, Taylor says: “Above all else I want to be surprised by a story I haven't read before. I love sibling, friendship, and found-family stories, swoony romance, interesting magic systems, brilliant world-building, smart & witty humor, and plots that go where you aren't expecting them to.

“I love high fantasy that is big and ambitious and feels undeniably fresh (Natasha Ngan’s GIRLS OF PAPER AND FIRE, Destiny Soria’s BENEATH THE CITADEL, and Amanda Joy’s A RIVER OF ROYAL BLOOD are all great client examples of my taste here), but right now I’m particularly on the look-out for contemporary fantasy – something grounded in our world, with a magical/speculative twist. (Along the lines of Lana Popovic’s WICKED LIKE A WILDFIRE, for instance!)

“My love of rom-coms is true in YA as well, and voice and concept are particularly important to me here. (I’m so excited for the world to meet Marisa Kanter’s WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU and Cameron Lund’s THE BEST LAID PLANS in Spring 2020!)”

Query Taylor at: submissions@rootliterary.com  

Include the first 10 pages of your manuscript in the body of our email.

Melanie Castillo is actively looking for fiction and narrative nonfiction. She is especially excited to find high-concept commercial and literary leaning general fiction, young adult novels with a strong voice and propulsive pacing, and heartfelt and humorous middle grade novels across genres.

“I was born and raised in Southern California in a multi-cultural, blended family,” says Melanie, “so I have a soft spot for books that shine a spotlight on the nuances of family relationships and identity. In all cases – no matter what genre you’re writing in – I want to read books that are inclusive and that accurately reflect our world. I like characters who aren’t your typical lead and to be surprised by the unexpected.”

In adult fiction, Melanie is seeking:

Upmarket fiction with elements of mystery/suspense in the vein of Celeste Ng’s EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU and Angie Kim’s MIRACLE CREEK.

Any commercial fiction that could sit on a shelf next to Blake Crouch or Michael Crichton.

Beautifully-written, well-researched, and expansive adult fiction that straddles the line between commercial and literary. A recent example is Madeline Miller’s CIRCE, but Barbara Kingsolver’s THE POISONWOOD BIBLE is a tried-and-true favorite. I’d also add anything that feels like a modern-day EAST OF EDEN.

In Young Adult Fiction, she’s looking for:

The Un-honeymooners by Christina Lauren
represented by Root Literary

Young Adult, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and High Fantasy with page-turning action and adventure, but also an emotional undercurrent that carries through to those last pages.

A slow burn romance (contemporary, rom-com, and fantasy).

In Middle Grade, she’s seeking:

Heartwarming and adventurous fiction. She especially loves books that manage to be timeless while oh so subtly touching on timely topics in a way that doesn’t feel didactic. She wants “that sweet spot between literary and commercial (a trend you may be noticing here). A recent example is Root Literary author Lynne Kelly’s SONG FOR A WHALE.”

Darker fantasy (standalone or series) that feels reminiscent of Philip Pullman’s HIS DARK MATERIALS or Jim Henson’s THE DARK CRYSTAL. Both of these series, despite their different mediums, are epic in scope but so immersive, character-driven, and awe-inspiring that it never feels like work for the audience – instead, around every corner is another surprise.

Finally, “I’m constantly on the lookout for anything that reads like a Studio Ghibli film in both MG and YA (I love them all – especially Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Howl’s Moving Castle).”

Query Melanie at: submissions@rootliterary.com  

Include the first 10 pages of your manuscript in the body of your email.

Molly O’Neill is seeking Young Adult and Middle Grade fiction, author-illustrators, illustrators, cartoonists and graphic novelists, and adult nonfiction, though generally to authors who already have a big platform.

In Young Adult novels, Molly says, “Tell me a story that's somehow never been told, particularly if it's by a narrative voice that's never been heard, or an authorial voice that's been previously under-represented. I'm most compelled by big what-ifs; by a vivid and vibrant sense of place or worldbuilding; by characters making hard, even seemingly impossible choices; by the portrayal of friendships that are as intensely meaningful as any romance; by tales of chosen family or bands-of-misfits-turned-family; and by romances that are simultaneously swoony and full of wit and spark.

“I'm far more interested in the ground-breaking than the well-trodden or derivative, and so am fascinated by unexpected structures, high-concept narrative frameworks and storytelling mechanisms, meldings of genres, or twists I genuinely didn't see coming. And always, always, I want evocative, masterful writing.”

Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
represented by Root Literary

In middle grade fiction, Molly is drawn to novels that “make me feel something as a reader – whether you make me laugh, cry, curious, wondrous, or furiously indignant! My favorite middle grades explore relationships and a character's growing awareness of their connections to the larger world around them, all while saying something fresh and meaningful about the experience of being human.

“Magical realism or a sense of the fantastical get big bonus points from me, as does a strong sense of place, real or imaginary, and I can never get enough of humor (though I lean more toward wit, puns, or a sense of the absurd than slapstick humor). Lyrical writing can win me over fast, but it needs to be supported by a plot as compelling as the language is beautiful.”

Molly is seeking author-illustrators of picture books {but not stand-alone picture book manuscripts}. She also welcomes illustrators.

“My illustrator clients work on a variety of formats,” says Molly, “from jacket/cover illustrations, to spot art, to full picture books, to early readers/chaper books, to graphic novels and graphic hybrids. I'm drawn to a wide variety of illustration styles (visit the Illustrator Gallery here to see examples), but what most catches my eye is art with a distinctive narrative sensibility or point of view, a knack for visual storytelling, and the intelligent use of subtle-but-impactful visual details, whether poignant, humorous, or sweet, that add to the richness and complexity of a story's seemingly-simple layers.

“On a technical level, I'm open to any medium, but looking for illustrators who work equally well in full color and black/white/grayscale and dexterity with shading, line work, and composition are all important.”

For adult fiction and nonfiction, Molly is most likely to sign clients who she has pursued based on their existing, distinctive, well-established platform, expertise, or life experience.

Query Molly at: submissions@rootliterary.com  

For fiction, include the first 10 pages of your manuscript in the body of your email.

Author illustrators should attach a lo-res book dummy (at least 2 full-color spreads), or sample of a longer illustrated work + links to your online portfolio/Instagram to: illustrators@rootliterary.com  

Or “you may also direct us to a password-protected version of the dummy hosted on your website. No shared Google Drive files.

Illustrators should attach 3-5 lo-res sample illustrations + include links to your online portfolio/Instagram/other hosting site to: illustrators@rootliterary.com  

Submissions page here.

Literary agent Martha Webb

If you’re interested in getting published, now or sometime in the future, don’t miss our upcoming How to Get Published 

workshops: Saturday, April 25, 2020, in Guelph with literary agent Martha Webb of the CookeMcDermid agency (see here) and Saturday, May 9, in Toronto with Evan Brown of Transatlantic Literary Agency (see here).

Also check out Writing & Revising, Saturday, Feb 29, in Mississauga (see here), Finding Your Voice, Saturday, March 7, in Burlington, (see here), and How to Make Yourself Write, Saturday, March 14, in St. Catharines (see here).

But the best way of upping your game as a writer, may be with a weekly class. This spring, a full range of courses is on offer, introductory to intensive and including writing kid lit:

Author Kira Vermond, one of
the guest speakers for the
Kid Lit course

Toronto: Welcome to Creative Writing, April 10 – June 19. No class June 5. Details here.

Oakville: Welcome to Creative Writing, Thursday evenings, April 16 – June 25. No class June 4. Details here.

Burlington: Writing Kid Lit, Thursday afternoons,  April 23 – June 25. No class June 4. Details here.

Burlington: Next Step in Creative Writing, Tuesday afternoons, April 14 – June 23. First readings emailed April 7. Details here.

Georgetown: Intensive Creative Writing,  Wednesday evenings, March 25 – June 24. First readings emailed March 18. Details here.

Toronto: Intensive Creative Writing, Friday mornings, March 27 – June 26. First readings emailed March 20. Details here.

            Details of all spring courses here.

Plus …

Algonquin Writing Retreat, Friday, June 5 – Monday, June 8, 2020. Four days of luxury and writing at Arowhon Pines Resort in Algonquin Park – one of most beautiful spots in Ontario. This is the area that inspired the Group of Seven; come and let it inspire you, too. Still room. Details here.

Windsor International Writers Festival, Friday, July 10 – Sunday, July 12. Brian will lead a Round Table critiquing your opening pages on Friday morning, will give a talk about writing query letters, and will meet attendees one-on-one to help them write a query that will get a yes. Details here. More details of the conference here.

Southampton Arts Centre School: 

Join me in Southampton – a lovely beach town on Lake Huron – for a weekend of workshops this summer: How to Build Your Story, Saturday, July 25 {details to come} and How to Write Great Characters, Sunday, July 26 {details to come}.

To reserve a spot in any upcoming weekly course, weekend retreat, or Saturday workshop, email Brian at: brianhenry@sympatico.ca

Read reviews of Brian’s courses, retreats, and workshops here.

See Brian’s full schedule here, including writing workshops, weekly writing classes, and weekend retreats in, Bolton, Barrie, Brampton, Burlington, Caledon, Collingwood, Georgetown, Georgina, Guelph, Hamilton, Jackson’s Point, Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Midland, Mississauga, Oakville, Ottawa, Peterborough, St. Catharines, Southampton, Sudbury, Toronto, Windsor, Woodstock, Halton, Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe, York Region, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.

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