Celebrating excellence in Canada's fantastic performing arts community, the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards "recognize a stellar array of artists and arts volunteers for their outstanding lifetime contribution to Canada’s cultural life." I was beyond excited to be invited to this year's awards, featuring one of my favourite Canadian recording artists, Sarah … [Read more...] about Celebrating Canada’s Talented Artists at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala #ggawards
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My City. My Country. My Ottawa.
The events of October 22, 2014 forever changed my fellow citizens, my city of Ottawa, and my country, Canada. As a writer, when tragedy strikes, you long to sit down and get all your feelings down on paper (or computer screen in my case). It happens on a regular basis because, unfortunately, a lot of tragic events happen daily all around the world. Problem is, as a Blogger, … [Read more...] about My City. My Country. My Ottawa.
Tippy Canoe And Bella Too!
Boating safety. A very important thing, yet something I don't think about too often simply because I don't own a boat, and rarely get the chance to go out on the open water in one. Unfortunately, many Canadians are much like me when it comes to thinking about boating safety. When the summer sunshine and cool lake breezes are calling, we are quick to get out on the water, but … [Read more...] about Tippy Canoe And Bella Too!
It’s as Canadian as a Double-Double
You've heard the saying, "it's as American as apple pie". But what about Canada? What would we Canadians use in place of apple pie? It's as Canadian as...poutine? As a double-double? I over-heard someone on tv the other day referring to the iconic American apple pie, and it made me think. As Canadians, we aren't famous for our apple pie, but we sure are famous for many … [Read more...] about It’s as Canadian as a Double-Double