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Tim Lalonde was destined to become a sugar-maker. His father was one and the sugar bush just south of Elmvale where he’s lived since birth has a rich history of producing quality maple syrup since 1858. “We got involved in 1958, when my dad bought the land,” says Lalonde while busying himself filling various sized mason jars with freshly made maple butter — better described as maple spread, since there’s no dairy component. Together with his wife Peggy, the Lalondes will be front and centre at S