My daughter’s Excel instructor taught her the following spell: on the night before a storm,  wear your pyjamas backward, flush ice cubes down the toilet, and sleep with a spoon under your pillow. If it works, you’ll get a day off school!  But – when the snow day finally arrives, what
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We arrive at the new Dingle Playground on Remembrance Day, just before noon. A small cluster of children wait excitedly, their noses pressed up against a heavy green fence that separates them from the clean new playground structures, and the impressive new climbing tower. Tom Jangaard, a landscape architect and project
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Any hotel that offers guests a complimentary bag of microwaved popcorn is OK with me. When you add board games, cartoons in the lobby, movie nights, a mini-market stocked with ice cream and candy, and a 150 foot waterside, the Hampton Inn and Suites Dartmouth Crossing definitely earns its reputation as
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Two weeks ago, I became concerned at the increasing number of cars speeding up the road I live on, so I emailed my local councillor. Within a day, her staff had responded. Within a week, there was a traffic survey being conducted on my street. The councillor in question was
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This week, my 8 year-old daughter and I visited Neptune Theatre to see the fairy tale classic, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. We made a night of it, having pre-show drinks and a delicious chocolate mousse at Obladee Wine Bar, before heading up the hill to the show. Going to the theatre
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Last night my two young children fell asleep clutching glowsticks, their day’s clothes thrown in a heap on the floor by their beds, covered in dried grass, sticky cotton candy and ketchup. It was three hours past their bedtime when their heads hit the pillow after a wonderful, magical night at the Northern
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If a fun weekend away is on your summer wish-list, then look no further than one of Canada’s most stunning national parks, located at the tip of our own beautiful province. And, with options like equipped camping and the oTENTiks, you don’t even have to bring a tent! Our top recommendation?
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Ah, the technology-free road trip. You’re just trying to get from A to B safely, so your little darlings can have a wonderful family vacation…but, rather than enjoying the view out the window, the way you did in the 1980’s, your precious passengers are intent on causing a backseat brawl at best,
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Parks Canada introduced something new for campers in summer 2016, the unique Cocoon Tree Bed: a comfortable camping bubble suspended high in the trees above Ingonish Beach in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. It was the first ever of its kind in Canada. What is a cocoon tree bed? The bubble-shaped
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Imagine delicious lobster, chicken or vegetarian sandwiches, fresh salads, muffins or chocolate truffles, enjoyed from the comfort of your own cheerful picnic blanket, surrounded by some of the most stunning scenery in the world! This summer, at The Cape Breton Highlands National Park, you’re in for a treat. The gorgeous views of highlands, beaches,
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