July 24–26 · Guelph Lake Island · Rain/Shine

Celebrating
music and
community
$2
first
copy
free
July 24–26 · Guelph Lake Island · Rain/Shine
wear
sweatshop-free
Ts
women · men · youth · babies
acetaminophen
antacid
batteries
cameras
condoms
earplugs
hand sanitizer
ice
programs
posters
rain ponchos
sporks
sunblock
tampons
travel packs
+ other items
$18–26
bamboo Ts
$30
tanks
$22
dresses
$25
sarongs
$22
hats
bucket & military + youth sizes
$20
pendant
$15
Hillside Inside
Long-sleeve Ts
$20
Toques
get your
Hillside
Spork!
reusable spoon/fork/
knife only $2.50
stainless
steel
canteens
$12.50 each
available all weekend
beer mugs
& wine
glasses
$2 each
at beer tents only
$15
vintage
yoga pants · dresses · leggings · shirts
$15
vintage Ts (including larger sizes)
$15
prices include PST and GST · subject to change
artists’ CDs
and Ts
at the Merch
Tent
admission
Weekend and Saturday passes
are sold out at press time.
• Holiday Passes $95 (included a
$10 donation to the Welcome in Drop-in
Centre). $2,500 donated this year.
• Weekend Passes $85–100. Day passes
$50–60. Includes GST and admission to
the conservation area.
• Children 12 & under; seniors 65 & over:
free.
important
• Your wristband is your festival pass.
Do not remove it!
• For happy Hillside seating, chairs in
the back and blankets in the front
please.
• Hillside Festival is committed to
accessibility for all. See page 11 for
information and services available at
the Access Support Tent.
• No dogs (except service dogs) on
festival site.
attention parents
Hillside expects that each parent/
guardian appropriately ensure the
safety and supervision of their
child(ren) while at the festival.
awards
At the Festivals and Events Ontario
Annual Conference this winter, the
Hillside Festival received three awards:
Best Greening of a Festival or Event
2008, Best Poster 2008 in our budget
category – and we were designated as
one of the Top 100 Festivals and Events
in Ontario, 2009.
looking ahead
Stay tuned to hillsidefestival.ca for
information and submission deadlines
for volunteers, performers, vendors,
workshops, neighbourhood tent, program
advertising, etc., and for information
about Hillside Inside, our winter festival.
• 27th Hillside Festival
is July 23, 24, 25, 2010.
• 3rd Hillside Inside
is Saturday February 6, 2010.
Hillside Festival
Annual General Meeting
Mon. Oct. 26, 2009 · 7:30-9:00 pm
St. George’s Church, 99 Woolwich St.
Members in good standing
are invited to attend.
This program was printed by
Ampersand Printing, which is
100% bullfrogpowered with
green electricity.
Welcome
Board’s Message 4
FRED 16
Getting into
Hillside 4
Volunteer
Manager’s
Message 6
The People Who
Bring You Hillside 6
Thanks 8
More than Music 9
Performers 13
David Francey 16
The Arkells 13
The Grates 17
Great Lake Swimmers 18
Green Go 18
Birthday Boys 14
Clues 15
Cœur de pirate 15
The Collectibles 15
Dala 15
Dancehall Free For All 16
Ritallin 29
Jayme Stone
& Mansa Sissoko 23
Plug Poetry 29
Kae Sun 23
Truth Is… 29
The Woodchoppers
Association, Jah Youssouf
& Abdoulaye Koné 25
Paul Quarrington 29
Aboriginal
Circle 35
Artisan Market 37
Body & Mind
Workshops 39
Crafts 39
General Workshops 40
Healing Arts 43
The Guelph Guitar
Project: Songs from
the Storyteller 25
Children’s Area 46
Workshops 48
Ambre McLean 20
Performer
Emcees 26
Spoken Word 27
Melissa McClelland 20
Amani 27
Mishka 20
Tomy Bewick 27
Los Misioneros
del Norte 20
Kyle Buckley 27
Notre Dame de Grass 20
Saturday 27
Loreena McKennit 20
Gurpreet Chana – The Tabla Guy 14
Dwayne Morgan 28
Kristin Sweetland 23
The Witchies 25
David Martel 19
Bruce Peninsula 14
Rene Meshake 28
Tokyo Police Club 24
Library Voices 19
Divine Brown 14
Silver Starling 23
The Skydiggers 23
Timber Timbre 24
Hey Rosetta 18
Treasa Levasseur 19
Sam Bradley 14
Shane Koyczan & the
Short Story Long 28
The Tallboys 23
Kevin Hearn &
Thin Buckle 18
Guelph Improv Team 28
Buffy Sainte-Marie 23
Sunparlour Players 23
Grupo Fantasma 18
Ladies of the Canyon 19
Dave Bidini 14
Emma-Lee 16
Ariana Gillis 17
Kid Coma 18
Bahamas 14
Eccodek 16
Josh Gabriel 17
Issa 18
C.R. Avery 13
Julie Doiron 16
Gentleman Reg 17
Zaki Ibrahim 18
Attack in Black 13
Delhi 2 Dublin 16
The Rural Alberta
Advantage 21
Final Fantasy 16
In Memoriam 4
photo: julian katz
Ohbijou 20
Jenn Pidgeon 27
Red Rosary 20
Dane Jah Ras 28
Kate Reid 21
Rock Plaza Central 21
Xavier Rudd 21
123 Woolwich Street
2nd Floor
Guelph, Ontario N1H 3V1
Info 519.763.6396
Kevin Sutton 27
Rainbow Stage
Performers 47
Drum & Dance 50
Enviro
Workshops 54
Women’s Tent 56
Youth Tent 58
Food Menus 60
Site Map 63
Claudia Dey 28
Cease Scuff Collective 28
Beny Esguerra 28
Tickets 866.598.4455
Fax 519.763.9514
Email info@hillsidefestival.ca
hillsidefestival.ca
© Copyright 2009 Hillside Community Festival and program contributors. All rights reserved.
Cover and inside illustrations: © Anwen Sutherland · Program Design: LIND design.ca
Photos from Hillside 2009 © copyright 2008 Julian Katz or Lauren Purves (as indicated) · Hillside Logo Graphic: Gary Eden
Program edited by Ruth Howard · All errors or omissions the responsibility of the Hillside Festival.
Making growth work
In Memoriam
board’s message
T
4
his year we celebrate our 26th Hillside Community Festival.
During the years, many have dedicated an extraordinary number
of hours alongside 25 boards and hundreds of board members
before us.
For some, a challenge is
in the changing evolution of
a festival that has found its
way to being one of the most
popular in Canada; for others,
there have been painstaking
moments, roundtable
discussions of growth, more
patrons, more music, more
food, more infrastructure and
our new journey with the
soon-to-be three-year-old
Hillside Inside winter event.
Growth is a question on the
minds of many Hillsiders and
the subject of lively discussion
around the kitchen table of
members everywhere. Growth,
however, can be about
development, improvement,
cultivation and formation.
This three-day festival of
Hillside Mission
family and friends has its
Statement
home here on the Guelph
To create and present music-focused
Lake Island, and it continues
events and projects within a
to be our job (and that of so
non-commercial, environmentally
many) to ensure you have a
responsible framework while
wonderful experience each
engaging a diverse, multiyear.
generational community and
So take a deep breath this
volunteer base.
weekend, enjoy every minute,
take it all in and remember
that each year a small group of 12 members meet monthly as your
Hillside Board of Directors. We are here because you elected us and
in doing so, you have entrusted us with the responsibility of this
wonderful festival.
We are only a piece of a fantastic volunteer corps of more than
1,000, who along with our four staff members, endeavour to keep
the Hillside Community Festival full of life for everyone.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
– Your Hillside Community Festival Board of Directors
H
illside mourns the loss of Lynda Roach,
Chris Iwanowski and Renée Montminy.
Lynda Roach was a longtime Hillside coordinator
for the Waste Management area and warrior for the
earth. Lynda was a hard-working, dedicated and
valued member of the Hillside Family. Often the last
T
he Gate Tent in the mainland
parking lot is your point of
entry to Hillside. There, you will
receive your wristband after parking your car or getting off the free
shuttle bus from downtown.
Please note that there is no gate
along the causeway to the island.
If you are camping in the park,
you will need to go through the
Gate Tent before heading onto the
island.
There is designated temporary
parking at the Gate Tent if you
drive there from your campsite to
pick up your wristband/ID. Please
remove your car from temporary
parking after you check in.
Please note: Wristbands or
Hillside IDs are MANDATORY to
get onto the island. The Gate Tent
will have your wristbands – please
check in there.
All performers MUST check in at
the hotel, whether they are staying
there or not, to pick up their festival ID and package. All volunteers
must check in at the Gate Tent to
show their membership card and
ID in exchange for their weekend
wristband.
to the leave the Island on Monday, Lynda showed
true commitment to keeping it green.
Chris Iwanowski was a service provider, sponsor
and Hillside patron.
Renée Montminy was a hillside volunteer and
festival supporter.
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photo: julian katz
Bus Schedule
The downtown Guelph bus stop is
at the Stone Store, 14 Commercial
Street, south of Paisley & Norfolk.
Hillside volunteers are stationed there
to take your ticket and exchange it for
a wrist band.
Arriving by Bus
Hillside provides free shuttle bus
service for patrons and volunteers.
The bus leaves downtown Guelph
from the Stone Store parking lot
on Commercial Street (see bus
schedule at right). Exchange your
patron ticket for a wristband
before boarding the bus.
• If you have your Hillside ticket
with you: Please exchange this
with a gate volunteer before
boarding the shuttle bus in Guelph.
You can then stay on the bus all
the way to the island entrance.
Shuttles may stop at the Gate Tent
to allow those without wristbands
to exit. No re-entry. A separate
shuttle bus will take those patrons
to the island entrance.
• If you need to purchase or pick
up your ticket, or register as
a volunteer/vendor/workshop
presenter: Exit the bus at the
Gate Tent and get in the appropriate queue to get your wristband
or Hillside ID. Then either take a
shuttle bus or walk to the island
entrance. Signs from the Gate
Tent will direct you to the Green
Path, which is completed and can
be used to reach the island much
faster now.
photo: lauren purves
Arriving by Car
Mainland parking is in the fields
beside the Gate Tent. There is a
charge of $6 per day or $18 for the
weekend. Please slow down and
allow the volunteers to collect the
fee and issue your parking pass;
have your money ready. Please
consider carpooling.
• If you are camping in the
conservation area: Please do not
leave your vehicle idling. Park in
the temporary parking area and
get your wristband at the Gate
Tent. If you drive to your campsite
first, you’ll still need to come back
to the Gate Tent to exchange your
tickets for wristbands.
• If you are coming for the day:
Park your car at mainland parking.
Please have your $6 parking fee
ready. Walk to the Gate Tent and
pick up your wristband.
Public bus service begins at 4 pm and
runs approximately every 20 minutes
thereafter. The last bus to Hillside
is at 9 pm. You can exchange tickets
for wristbands from 4 – 9 pm at the
bus stop. The last bus back to Guelph
from the causeway is at 12:30 am.
Saturday & Sunday
The first bus to Hillside is at
10 am. It runs approximately every
20 minutes from downtown to the
Gate Tent and the causeway. The last
bus to Hillside is at 9 pm. You can
exchange tickets for wristbands from
10 am – 8 pm at the bus stop. The last
bus back to Guelph from the Hillside
causeway is at 12:30 am.
Accessible Buses
Accessible buses leave from
downtown on the hour and return
from the island on the half hour.
Hop on the free shuttle to the
causeway or walk down the Green
Path. Our Welcome Crew is ready
to check your accreditation. Please
show your wristbands as you cross
into Hillside.
Thank you and enjoy the festival!
Arriving by Bicycle
There is a bike lock-up on the
island. Please bring your own lock.
Pick up your wristband at the
Gate Tent on the mainland, then
proceed to the island. Please slow
down to show the Welcome Crew
your wristband. While the Lock-Up
is staffed by volunteers, Hillside
cannot assume responsibility, so
check that your lock is in good
working order.
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getting into hillside
Friday
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The people who
bring you Hillside
Board of Directors
body & mind
Zack Benson, Secretary
Lisa Calzonetti, President
Nick Dalton, Chair
Sue Fernholm
Adrian Harding, Treasurer
Heather Jamieson
Ryan MacAdam (outgoing)
Sarah Mau
Jim Moon
Eric Pringle
Spencer Shewen
Andrew Toms
Marty Williams
Staff/Service
Providers
message from the volunteer manager
1,000 thanks!
Contributors
W
elcome to the 2009 Hillside Festival! Whether you’re
a Hillside veteran or this is your first event, I would
like to thank each and every one of you lovely volunteers
for your continued support and dedication.
Hillside boasts one of the largest, most dynamic
volunteer programs in Wellington County. We are able to
offer over 60 different operational areas. These include
everything from dish washing to cashiers to security. There
are pre-, during- and post-festival opportunities to allow for
more folks to participate.
There are some new initiatives and areas within the
volunteer program for 2009 including:
Group Orientations for New Volunteers – an orientation
of the festival site and tour of key areas, for example,
registration, hospitality and camping.
Eco Volunteer Waste Crew – a dedicated waste
management crew for volunteer camping to educate and
orientate volunteers on proper waste disposal.
Volunteer Support – all volunteers were given the
opportunity to help a fellow volunteer who required
additional support.
Volunteers contribute to the festival for many reasons –
community building, meeting new people, gaining
experience and more. Whatever your reason may be, I hope
you have a safe and enjoyable experience with us.
Thanks and Happy Hillside!
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Artistic Director: Sam Baijal
Executive Director: Rachel Thompson
Volunteer Manager: Jessie O’Donnell
Office Manager: Paula Perri
Office Summer Student: Ruby Randall
Office Co-op Students: Micah Eguaras
& Romi Cameron
Bookkeeper: Lisa Simard
Graphic Designer: Gareth Lind
Site Director: Lloyd Grinham
Site Operations Manager: Grant McBride
Onsite Office: Mary Lloyd
Technical Director: Jon Haliwell
Security Manager: Chris Landry
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Hillside 2009 Promotional Illustration:
Anwen Sutherland
Hillside 2009 Promotional & Program
Design: LINDdesign.ca
Hillside 2009 Photography:
Jamie Thompson
Hillside 2008 Photography: Julian Katz
& Lauren Purves
Website Design: Barking Dog Studios
Program Editors: Ruth Howard,
Alan Madras & Gareth Lind
Hillside Clothing: Mom Can’t Cook
Clothing Company
Coordinators
Aboriginal Circle: Jan Sherman
Access Support: Karen Calzonetti
Backstage Beer: Robert Mackenzie
Bar Cashiers: Ashleigh Benedict
BCCR: Robin Young
Buses: Cindy Collins
Calm Zone: Rob Kerr, Ed Langevin,
Lynda Lehman
Cashiers Island: Emily Keburis
Cashiers Mainland: Karine Kautz
Child Care: Erin Beckett
Children’s Area: Kimberley Hewitt,
Liz Maxwell
Craft Vending: Laura Harrison
Décor: Leslie Howarth
Dish Ninjas: Rachel Hyatt,
Walker Murray, Justin Peterson,
Brianna Rustige
Drum & Dance: Austin Gibson,
Matthew Stephens
Enviro Workshops/Bike Lock-up:
Tara Treanor
Equipment Shuttle: Seimone Kpiniong
Fencing: Robin de Bled
First Aid: Jan Martin
Food Vending: Cate McParland
Gate: Tahira Dosani, Jonothan Keith
General Workshops: Sarah Marion
Green Project: Devin Smith
Green Educator: Eric Ganassin
Hard Electrical: Don Campbell
Healing Arts: Kimberley Brawley
Hillside Merch: Claire Hohenadel,
Rachel Hohenadel
Hospitality On Site: Blake Skinner,
Elanor Waslander
Hosp Pre-festival Food Prep:
Susan Sprague
Info Booth: Kristin McDonald
Island Stage Bar: Mandy Schnurr
Lake Stage Bar: Chuck Bush
Emcees: Nick Taylor
Music Workshops: Brad Forwell
Neighbourhood Tent: Kiah Dubelaar
Parking: Lorraine Clappison,
Erin Mercer, Carolyn Silvestro
Peace Core: Kevin Taylor
Performer Check-in: Cheryl Cadogan
Performer Merchandise:
Karin Davidson-Taylor
Sign Creation: Sara Hein
Sign Installation: Mike Hietkamp
Site: Bob Megens
Soft Electrical: Mark Rodford
Spoken Word: Susan Pitman,
Craig Pitman
Stage Crew: Dave Hatch
Stand By Me Crew/Floaters:
L. Cris Post
Telecommunications: Terry O’Connor
The Sanctuary: Monica Carere
Thirst Quenchers: Mike Nagy
Tree Planting: Bill McLellan
Volly Support Tent: Melanie Stafford
Volly Village Comfort Crew: Tobias Peter
Volly Warden Load-in/out:
Gerry Robbins
Waste Management: Danielle Deschamps
Waste Management Monday:
Cassie Barker
Waste Management Volly:
Peter Farquarson, Caleb Greisman
Water & Ice Distro: Mandy Hiscocks
Water Management: Mark Zander
Welcome Crew: Kris Cormier La Belle
Welcome Crew Pre-festival: Mark Dipple,
Sarah Randall
Women’s Tent: Karen Girard
Workshop Programming: Judi McCuaig
Youth Committee: Maddy Kruth
photo: julian katz
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Thanks to all our sponsors, partners & supporters!
Partners
thanks
Level 5
Hillside Inside supported by
Media Support
Level 4
Other Supporters
· Pop Montreal
· Guelph Jazz Festival
· Canada Council for the Arts
· The Guelph Community Foundation
· City of Guelph – Economic
Development & Tourism Services
· City of Guelph – Waterworks Division,
Environmental Services
· The Bookshelf
· Encore Records
· Soundscapes
· Ticketpro
Level 3
· Festivals and Events Ontario
· Ontario Council of Folk Festivals
· Guelph Arts Council
· Volunteer Centre of Guelph-Wellington
Level 2
Crawford
Transport
Inc.
· School to Career Program - Upper
Grand and Wellington Catholic
District School Boards
· John F. Ross Arts Council for
planning the Battle of the Bands
· Homewood Health Centre
· Kama Design – Quality Futons
· Simplex Grinnell
· The Merry Go Round
Level 1
· Township of Guelph-Eramosa
· Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph
Health Unit
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Since 1987, successful alcohol
vending has been made possible
by you – volunteers and patrons
alike. Beverages are only served in
reusable mugs and wine glasses,
which are $2 each (taxes included).
From the Beer Tent Coordinators
and volunteers behind the bar,
we lift a mug to say, “Thanks for
drinking responsibly – cheers!”
all recycling and waste containers. You may also bring your dirty
dishes to us to wash for you. Dishwashing facilities are located to
the right of the Main Stage. Stop
by and say hello to our hard working Dish Ninjas. These hardworking, amazing volunteers are here
16 hours a day to make disposable
dishes a thing of the past. Let’s
prove that it can be done!
ATM
First Aid
A cash machine is on site near the
Information Booth.
Dishwashing &
Reusable Dishes
Take a plate, snag a mug and grab
a spork. Do your part in eliminating disposable dishes from Hillside.
All beer tents have reusable beer
mugs for sale. Reusable sporks
are available in the Food Pavilion,
Merch Tent, beer tents and Info
Booth. Food vendors serve on
our sturdy, reusable plates. We
collect and clean all of the plates,
cups and cutlery used throughout the weekend. Keep your eyes
open for the dish stations outside
the Food Pavilion and dish bins,
conveniently located along with
photo: julian katz
Every year, we are fortunate to
have volunteers from the Canadian
Ski Patrol System providing first
aid services. Look for the white
tent at the entrance to the festival
site, or check the site map on the
back cover for their location.
Information Booth
Find everything you need – from
sun block and condoms to
tampons and diapers – at the Info
Booth, located at the entrance to
the festival site. Hillside surveys
(located in the centre of this
program) can be handed in at
the Info Booth in exchange for a
raffle ticket. Fill out the survey and
you might just win the Ultimate
Hillside 2010 Weekend Package.
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The Green Trail, established
over the past few years with
the help of Hillside patron
donations, links parking
to the festival site – and
provides a relaxing stroll to
start or end a day of music.
Look for trail signs near the
beach at the causeway and
the Gate Tent in the parking
lot.
Lost & Found
Located in the Information Booth.
After the festival, the contents of
the Lost & Found are at the
Hillside office at 123 Woolwich
Street, Guelph (519-763-6396).
Merchandise Tent
Loved the performer you just saw?
Want to find out more about a
new favourite? Buy the latest CDs,
books, T-shirts and so much more.
You’ll also find the entire Hillside
Merchandise product line (see ad,
inside front cover). The Merchandise Tent has everything you need
to say you really have “been there,
done that – and have the T-shirt to
prove it!”
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Alcohol
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more than music
Neighbourhood Tent
The Neighbourhood Tent offers
space to community groups,
environmental groups and grassroots organizations to display
and explain information on many
different projects, goals and
ideas taking hold in Guelph and
surrounding area. This gives you
the chance to talk to artists and
activists, sign a petition, pick up a
brochure and/or become a volunteer. The Neighbourhood Tent is
pleased to welcome back, again
this year, Hillside’s Green Team.
The groups include:
• Hillside’s Green Team
• HIllside Inside Info
• Clean Air Foundation
• City of Guelph – Waterworks
Department
• Pollination Guelph
• Out on the Shelf
• Guelph Lake Nature Centre
• Trout Unlimited
• Planned Parenthood – Waterloo
Region
• Architectural Conservancy
of Ontario
• Edward Johnson Music
Foundation
• Heart and Stroke Foundation of
Ontario
• City of Guelph – Transportation
Demand Management
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Guelph
• Guelph International Resource
Centre
• Planeterra Foundation
• Community Torchlight operating
as the Distress Centre
• Platypus E-cards
• Everdale Environmental Learning
Centre
Security Tent
In the event of an emergency, ask
any Hillside Volunteer for directions to the Security Tent, near the
bike lock-up (or check the Site
Meeting Place
Can’t find your friends? Need a place
to meet up? Want to post a message?
Look for the Hillside Totem Logo near
the Aboriginal Circle and the Craft
Vendor area. Not only does
it stand out, it has its own
message board.
Map on the back cover). If you
need to report a lost child, find a
locksmith or require other urgent
assistance, these folks will do their
best to help you out.
Shade Tents
Our Government knows how important arts and culture are to the vitality
of our communities and the growth of our economy. This is why we are
pleased to invest in events like the Hillside Community Festival of Guelph
that give Canadians access to our arts and heritage and allow them to take
part in the life of their community. By presenting a wide array of genres
performed by artists from across Canada and around the world, the Festival
expands the musical horizons of residents and tourists alike and offers them
unforgettable cultural experiences.
On behalf of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Government of
Canada, I congratulate the Hillside Festival’s organizers, performers, and
volunteers on their dedication and hard work in bringing this musical
celebration to life. We are proud to support you in your mission to bring
top-quality music to Guelph audiences.
Please be considerate. Share
the shade: one of the two shade
tents in front of the main stage
is reserved for individuals either
with a disability or requiring shade
because of “special circumstances”
(seniors, pregnant women, parents
with infants). First-come, firstserved. It is recommended you
arrive early as seating and access
to the shade tent may be limited,
and spaces cannot be reserved.
Solar-Powered Stage
Hillside showcases solar technology by presenting spoken word
and acoustic performances on
a solar-powered stage. The Sun
Stage promotes the use of sustainable energy alternatives, thanks
to the Canadian Solar Industries
Association (CanSIA). Visit the
solar trailer near the Sun Stage to
learn more about this renewable
energy resource.
The Honourable James Moore
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photos: julian katz
Access Support
Open Friday 5 pm to 10 pm, Saturday/Sunday 10 am to 10 pm
For the third year, with the cooperation of the City of Guelph, a
water tanker filled with City of Guelph tap water is on site. The
water is tested throughout the weekend to ensure its safety.
Festival-goers can have their containers filled free-of-charge by
volunteers. Hillside stainless-steel water bottles are available all
weekend at cost ($12.50 each, taxes included) at the Merch Tent.
Waste Management
Hillside works hard to ensure
that our waste collection
system minimizes the amount
of garbage headed for the
landfill site. Please don’t throw
your plastic dishes away – put
them in the dish boxes provided
(see Dishwashing and Reusable
Dishes, page 9). To make sorting simple, bins are grouped
together: recyclables, waste,
compost and dishes. Check the
waste disposal sign posted at
each container, then sort your
waste accordingly.
Green Fund
A team of Hillside Volunteers
will be asking for donations for
our Green Fund. Started in 2005,
funds were initially raised for
the building of the Living Roof
on the main stage. Purchases
this year include trees that were
planted along the Green Trail.
Hillside has made a commitment to continue greening
initiatives onsite. Each patron
contribution is matched dollar
for dollar by the festival from
its own reserves to acquire new
green technology or equipment. Find out more about
our greening projects from the
Green Team booth at the Neighbourhood Tent or from a Green
Team volunteer who will be
roaming the site.
Endowment Fund
Hillside wants to sustain itself
for now and into the future. Last
year, we announced the establishment of the Hillside Festival
Endowment Fund in partnership
with The Guelph Community
Foundation. This endowment
will, over time, provide ongoing sustainable funding support
for the festival and will also be
used to support ongoing and
expanded community projects.
Donations to the fund will be
endowed with The Guelph
Community Foundation, and
income will be directed annually
to the festival. For more information about how you can make
a lasting contribution contact
the Hillside Festival or The
Guelph Community Foundation
at guelphcf.ca.
Celebrating music and community
more than music
Thirst Quenchers Water Tanker
The Access Support Tent is located
beside the accessible parking area,
next door to the First Aid Tent.
Individuals requiring additional
support during the festival are
welcome to stop by and talk to an
Access Support Krew volunteer.
We provide the following:
• Accessible parking. Available to
those with a registered accessible
parking pass ONLY.
• American Sign Language (ASL)
Interpreting services, available at
the Access Support Tent during
regular hours of operation, roaming through the festival site and
during certain events. Please
visit the Access Support Tent if
you require ASL/English interpreter services. (To pre-book
ASL Services, please contact the
Access Support Coordinator at the
Hillside Office at 519-763-6396.)
• Large print maps and performer
schedules available.
• One-to-one support. Negotiating
best pathways to stages, vendors,
workshop sites and accessible
washrooms.
• Shade Tent. Accessible seating is available under the shade
tent, located on the grounds of
the main stage. This is offered on
a first-come, first-served basis to
people with special needs. It is
recommended that people arrive
early, as seating may be limited
and spaces cannot be reserved.
This area is non-smoking.
• Shade and water for working
animals provided at the Access
Support Tent.
• Wheel chairs available for loan
on a limited basis. To sign out a
wheelchair, please bring a piece of
photo I.D. such as, driver’s license,
an LCBO card or passport. During
peak hours, wheelchair loans will
be limited to two hours at a time.
Happy Hillside from the Access
Support Krew – if you need assistance, just ASK!
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