Malcolm Hunter’s book launch, The Trail Beckons: 100 Years of Cross-Country-Skiing in Gatineau, embraces Canadian heritage

 Photo credit: Baylee Marion When Canada gives you snow, fasten your skis and get ready for the slopes. Since snow is such an integral part of Canadian identity, it is no surprise that a sport such as cross-country skiing would establish itself as a staple of Canadian heritage. Malcolm Hunter,

Lanark County Connections is a Nostalgic Walk Through Memory Lane

 In her latest collection of short stories, author Arlene Stafford-Wilson remains loyal to the past; faithfully reconstructing the rural Ontario of her childhood. She has crafted these stories, once again set in Lanark County in the 1960s and 70s, with attention to detail. In Lanark County Connections, people and places,

Music Meets Medicine: Allison’s Brain

 Robert McMechan and his wife Allison Woyiwada recently released Allison’s Brain, a book they wrote together. It is the story of Allison’s medical journey, from diagnosis to recovery. Woyiwada was diagnosed with a large brain aneurysm in 2011. In a surgery that followed, the aneurysm was clipped. After the procedure,

Book Launch: A Colourful Life – the art and drawing of Josh Silburt

 On February 6 in Ottawa, a book launch for A Colourful Life – the art and drawing of Josh Silburt will take place at the Cube Gallery at 1285 Wellington St. W. from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. The Cube is mounting a show of acclaimed Canadian painter and cartoonist Josh