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It’s best to just gin and bare it
One of my favourite warm weather sippers is a gin and tonic with lots of ice and fresh lime. This aromatic, citric cocktail really refreshes when the temperature rises. Gin is a very popular spirit and is consumed the world over. Gin was created in the 16th century by Dutch chemist Dr. Franciscus Sylvus, to [...]
Full Story»It’s time to remove the OMB’s power over Toronto
For those who seek to protect our neighbourhoods from unwanted and inappropriate development, the mere existence of the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) portends an ongoing battle. The residents of the Beach have witnessed a never-ending series of applications to build taller than permitted buildings along historical Queen Street. The City, to its credit, has undertaken [...]
Teaching teens by being a good example
Teach by example. It’s what parents try to do, and when that doesn’t work we hope our children find good role models elsewhere to emulate. Some children admire celebrities from afar. In my generation it was Carole King, Martin Luther King and Elvis, ‘the King’. Today it’s Angelina Jolie and Sidney Crosby. Celebrities of all [...]
Walking for rescue groups at Woofstock
The opposite of love’s indifference – from the song Stubborn Love by The Lumineers At the time I began writing this article, my fellow dog rescuers and I were less than a week away from participating in the largest outdoor dog festival in North America. This year marks a decade since our umbrella group, K9 [...]
