Tag - July/August 2025

Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad

Recipe for Summer Pleasure Let your oven gather dust as you round up fresh, local produce and other seasonal ingredients to mix up some deliciousness and enjoy the sensational tastes of summer. This recipe and photo from Foodland Ontario, foodlandontario.ca, will inspire you to get creative. Fresh, light and perfect on its own...

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Easy Tzatziki Dip

Recipe for Summer Pleasure Let your oven gather dust as you round up fresh, local produce and other seasonal ingredients to mix up some deliciousness and enjoy the sensational tastes of summer. This recipe and photo from Foodland Ontario, foodlandontario.ca, will inspire you to get creative. This easy version of the classic...

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RUST BUCKET  OTTAWA’S ROCK OF AGES

 By Dan Lalande “I still love the sound of a band when it comes together,” bassist Wayne Bartlett says excitedly. “That thump in the chest.” Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!—like that song by John Lee Hooker that Wayne and his bandmates, collectively known as Rust Bucket, blare from the bandstand. “We don’t do the standard cover band...

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Pleasures of Quebec’s Eastern Townships

Within driving distance, North Hatley and its lakeside hotel Manoir Hovey beckon you to enjoying a distinctly Canadian getaway. Photos courtesy of Manoir Hovey For a relaxing getaway within driving distance, you can’t beat Quebec’s Eastern Townships. The region in southeastern Quebec is famous for its scenic natural beauty...

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Calling for Help

Now and Then  by Iris Winston I still think of Anna. Not often anymore. After all, it has been many years since we last talked. I never met her in person. That wouldn’t have been allowed for any of us who were volunteer listeners on that city’s distress line. Anna was a regular caller. She would phone in great distress every...

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For the Record

Graphic designer Jody Maffett has produced a must-have journal that’s also an invaluable gift for your nearest and dearest. When Jody Maffett’s dad had a life-altering injury a few years ago and then she had mishap of her own, she recognized something both personal and universal:  Everybody needs to document key information, so...

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