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Aunt Betty and the passing of time
My Aunt Betty died this year. She had suffered with dementia for some time and so it was a...
Today’s word is ‘integrity’
I, like many of you, watched with both horror and fascination as the alleged transgressions of Toronto’s Mayor Rob...
Mayor pokes council with HCI stick
If anyone thought the acrimony between city council and Mayor Marianne Matichuk was going away, a testy exchange at...
What's her Secret?
Secret is no stranger to the hustle and bustle of competitive environments. The standardbred race horse spent eight years...
Last child in the woods
When my youngest daughter was around eight years old, a friend suggested I might be interested in a book...
Pack scores a coup with Fixter
Often a team’s success can have a lot to do with the kind of moves they make in the...
Over-gardening and other faux pas
Until this weekend, the side of my house was hard-packed mud, bordered with thin wisps of grass and the...
A living will just makes things easier
Let me begin with a story. Elaine was a resident at a nursing home in Toronto. She was 91...
Workplace stress can make you sick
Being well is more than how one presents on the outside. It’s also about how one is functioning on...
A view from the scorekeeper’s bench
Opportunities to take on a meaningful role in high-level sporting competitions simply do not come along every day. I...
The dark truth about indoor tanning
Would you purposely expose yourself to arsenic, radium or asbestos, knowing that all of these substances cause cancer? Indoor...
While the credits roll
When a feature film shoots in town, it carries with it a big boost to the local economy. Businesses...
Giving faith to Faith — why we do what we do
Faith came to us in a desperate time. She was lost and unloved. For so long, she had no...
Imagine if everyone said yes
When I retired in 2011, I was the recipient of three common questions from people I would see in...
