They are everywhere, aren’t they? As well they should be: those white boxes full of poppies to honour — more importantly, remember — the hundred of thousands of Canadians who fought to give you and me the “F” word Grandma and Grampa use over Sunday dinner with no hesitation: Freedom. It’s also a heartfelt thankRead more
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As someone who has covered the charitable sector for 25 years — including the events, successes, issues, volunteers, and too many banquet chicken dinners my waistline cares to remember — I have, very quietly, questioned awareness over the course of days, weeks, months, and years. I’ve come to the realization that Awareness is key. HelpingRead more
Watching the wildfires and their destructive path — through towns, villages, and summer getaway, and across Canada — is hard to watch. Yet, there may be a social responsibility for us to tune in, even for a few minutes, not only to keep up with the developing stories but to, from afar as concerned fellowRead more
We hear it this time of year with the same volume of seasonal audio — water splashing in the backyard wading pools, then from public pools, trickling into rivers, lakes and the rugged coasts — one in western Canada, another in the Pacific Ocean, and then, thousands of kilometres east where the Atlantic Ocean flows.Read more
I’ve never had the pleasure of welcoming my own baby born but, I think I can imagine the endless joy a new father experiences. I was, however, at the hospital when our first grandson, Nick, came bouncing — he still is — into our lives. I’ll never forget my stepson Darren dressed in green scrubs,Read more
Songwriters Edward Pola and George Wyle might need to be research. But, when we do, we find those were the duo who penned and then hummed a tune recorded in 1963 by the incomparable Andy Williams which is making its welcoming listening pleasure so timely. The song? It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year.Read more
Ghosts, and goblins and other colourful outfits are coming soon, And there could be something in the shadow of the moon, So get ready Just be steady, And start dressing for Halloween that day by noon. Denis received his kidney transplant on May 24, 2022. Dad was living donor. DFF provided support with rent/mortgage andRead more
Wayne Gretzky waved reporters from some of the biggest media outlets — the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the Philadelphia Enquirer, and three major television networks — and singled out me. “Cam, got your tape recorder?” He asked that 1989 February Friday night. “Got a story for you.” Gretzky, who had just led the LosRead more
