Michael Bussière

Back in the 1860s, when Bytown was being transformed into a national capital, our little rough-and-tumble lumber town was home to 7,000 residents, two sawmills, two lumber merchants, one doctor, one theatre, plank sidewalks, muddy streets, 34 taverns, and Notre-Dame Cathedral. Colonel By himself laid [...]

Ottawa’s stately beauty and charming neighbourhoods make it easy to forget that ours was originally a lumber town and not a federal capital. Today’s scenic waterways, including the Rideau Canal, were once lined with mills and manufacturing concerns serviced by smoky trains. It was only a [...]

I didn't know what to expect when I was invited to Cincinnati, but I've returned home with plenty of good things to say about it. The compact downtown is a veritable museum of turn-of-the-20th century corporate architecture that soars from grand entrances to Athenian penthouses. Its broad sidewalks [...]

Divorce is brutal. Anyone who has been through one or supported someone going through one knows the incredible emotional and financial toll it takes. Couples enter into a costly legal maze from which everyone emerges poorer, and no matter what reassurances children are given, they know intuitively that [...]

ABOVE: In Kissimmee, the back door leads to the best theme parks, entertainment, shopping, and dining in Central Florida, while out front, nature lovers find a whole world of outdoor adventures. (Photo: Wild Florida Airboats via experiencekissimmee.com) Kissimmee, Florida, is located just a golfball’s [...]

ABOVE: Lexy models the coat she discovered while volunteering at the Ukrainian Aylmer Donation Centre. (Photo: Sean Sisk Photography) “Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people imagine.” Charles Dickens was a keen observer of [...]

ABOVE: Every winter, the reflecting pools at Nathan Phillips Square becomes a skating rink for everyone to enjoy. (Photo: iStock) Breaking news! There is no snow on Toronto sidewalks. There was no slush and no ice during the 11 days I spent exploring the city in February, and I never once had to [...]

ABOVE: Industry 4.0 process that analyzes goods at a distribution center to maximize efficiency and reduce costs. (Photo: iStock) Direct Communication Solutions, Inc. (DCS) may not enjoy a high level of public recognition, but behind the scenes the company has been helping businesses reach peak [...]

ABOVE: The Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway in Ottawa's west end will soon sport a new name. (Photo: James Peltzer) Here we go again. The unelected National Capital Commission has engaged in a process to develop a framework for devising a strategy by which concerned parties, exclusive of the general [...]

ABOVE: Alex Wu of NaaS Technology. In December 2022, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, announced proposed regulations that set zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) sales targets for manufacturers and importers. At least 20 percent of new vehicles sold in Canada [...]