Making Your Dream Vacation a Reality
Last Wednesday, June 11, Onkar Travels released new brochures available for travel agencies and comp…
Best BBQ Brats: Sausages on the Grill
There are a variety of classics to master on the grill, so if you’re grilling regularly, that mean…
Hot Summer Projects: It’s a Shore Thing
Beauti-Tone brings lakefront style without the cottage commute
Ahh Summer. Sandy beaches, pristine…
Cash for Blood Products a Flawed Policy
In the early 1980s, over 2000 Canadians who received blood transfusions were infected with HIV and a…
New Anti-Aging Product a Lifeline for Skin
Today there are endless outlets telling us how to take care of our skin–from moisturizer to sunscre…
Just For Cats: One-of-a-Kind Festival Celebrates All Things Feline
What are these crazy cats up to now? Cat videos take up a large portion of the internet, usually bec…
Burger of the Week: Crunch Burgers
Chips and burgers make us think of summer barbeques with family all around. Nothing could be better,…
Dying Well: Why We All Need to Have End of Life Conversations
The last time I was in Israel, I went on some home visits with a palliative care physician in the to…
Healthy Tips: Cottage Getaway
With many of us escaping the city on the weekends for the tranquillity of cottage country, the phras…
Sole-Searching in John Fluevog Shoes
Written by: Lainie Towell
The Mexican painter Frida Kahlo once said: “Feet, what do I need you for…
Trend Alert–Affordable Luxury!
Stop the press! Pause the reno! Are you tired of endlessly searching for designer looks without th…
Pilar’s Picks: David Vest
According to the Cascade Blues Association, David Vest is “Blues Piano Perfection.” It’s saf…
Why We Need to Rethink the Nursing Home Model
We don’t need more nursing home “beds,” we need more care options so people have choices
How m…
Putting the “Science” in “Science Fiction” – Solar Power
As I have discussed several times in the past, one of the main issues that we are currently facing,…
Misinformation About Breast Cancer Screening Still a Problem
I was about to call it a day when an email arrived with the following in the subject line: “The Be…
Alternative Media, Alternative World
“You can’t handle the truth.” This notorious line from the movie A Few Good Men might help exp…
Over the Hedge: Community Gardens are Sprouting in Ottawa
“The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece…
Top Tips for Grilling Salmon
Nothing is better than being outside and grilling on a beautiful summer day. Now that the days are l…
Tulip Chairs: Nature’s Design is Comfortable
From left to right: Michael Crockatt, Vice President Business Development and Marketing, Ottawa…
Want the Best Pizza in Ottawa? Head West to Stittsville & Kanata
Horace Greeley, the nineteenth-century politician, author and proprietor of the then extremely influ…
The Conservatives’ Income Splitting Scheme Will Create More Inequity, According to Broadbent Institute
The majority of families with children under 18-years-old would receive little to no benefit from th…
New Business Promotes Ottawa Artists
What is that lovely piece of artwork hanging on my living room wall you ask? Just a beautiful print…
Drones: Non-Military Uses
Photo courtesy of Don McCullough.
When one thinks of drones, they usually think of military drones,…
Extreme Colorado
If you just want to see the Rocky Mountains, stay home and look at a picture. If you want to experie…
Burger of the Week: Smoked Meat Loaf Burgers with Grilled Onion
SERVES: 4
PREP time: 15 minutes
grilling time: 8-10 minutes
special equipment: 2 large handfu…
