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Last year, when the Grey Cup was held in Vancouver, my husband and I, along with our friends visiting from Calgary, headed down to the convention centre to take part in the team parties. I waited in line for a photo with the coveted Grey Cup and we all had a good time that night, [...]
We try to limit TV and movies for our children. We don’t have any deep philosophical or moral objections to television, nor do we think the shows and movies we allow them to watch will harm them developmentally. No, we don’t let them watch a lot of TV because left to their own devices they [...]
The Odd Life of Timothy Green opens in theatres today. It is one of those heartwarming, inspiring movies that sticks with you for days after you have watched it. The story takes place in the small town of Stanleyville. Cindy and Jim Green (played by Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton) have learned they will never [...]
Do you have a budding sk8er boi or sk8er gurl in your family? West 49 LRN2SK8 is a one day educational event providing an introduction to skate culture instruction for beginner skateboarders, age 5 to 15. The LRN2SK8 program provides participants a full West 49 skateboard experience in their mobile enclosed skatepark, including the Sunny [...]
Cityline is heading west to Alberta! Cityline is Canada’s longest running daytime show. It’s been on air for 28 years can you believe it? Cityline decided to take the show on the road and do some tapings in Calgary and Edmonton. I got a chance to be in the audience of one of their tapings in [...]
After 28 years of welcoming guests into their Toronto studio, Cityline and host Tracy Moore take the show on the road and visit Alberta. Their first stop was in Calgary, my hometown, where I got a chance to meet Tracy at the Citytv studio and chat about her favorite things to do with her family. [...]
The latest Disney Pixar production, Brave, opens in theatres today. This is the Disney princess movie you have all been waiting for. It’s a story of an independent and tenacious young woman fighting for her right to define her own destiny. The story is less about the relationship between a princess and her prince and [...]
We just received an email from sweetspot.ca today that informed us they will be closing down this month. We are both super sad about this because we have enjoyed their website and newsletter with all its great parenting, fashion, fitness, food and fun articles for years. We want to say goodbye to this web pioneer [...]
By Melissa Vroon August 10th, 2011 Have you ever felt a little bit sad after you finish reading a particularly good book? This may not necessarily be because the ending was sad but because you were so engrossed in the lives of the characters of the book that you knew you were going to miss [...]
I had the pleasure of taking my 5 year old son, Evan, to Cars 2 the other night. While certainly not a professional critic, I have been known to provide my opinion on many things around the house, much to the “joy” of my wife. I work in the auto industry and have personally owned [...]
