In Mort’s Village everything has its place, every day is the same and everyone likes it that way. Until one morning, crash, boom, bang! Down comes Beep from the sky. Who is this noisy robot, and how will she find her home? BEEP offers up a story about unexpected friendship, finding
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I sure hope some of you can relate and that I’m not the most pathetic parent out there. I’ve rarely seen midnight on New Year’s Eve since the birth of my kids (11 years ago). The idea of staying up until midnight only to be woken up by over-energetic kids
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We are planning a pumpkin-carving party for our boys’ birthday party this year. Pumpkin seeds, pumpkin innards, kids with knives, what could possibly go wrong? I’m hoping if I plan the heck out of this party everyone’s digits will remain unscathed and our house won’t smell like the inside of a
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Have you heard? Hastings Park is being transformed into Harvestland – Canada’s largest harvest festival – from October 10 – 20, 2019. It’s family-friendly. It’s immersive. Harvestland promises an enchanting all-ages celebration of community, nature, agriculture, exploration and imagination, featuring rides, attractions, food, live entertainers and more. (There is also
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When I tell my children about the next exciting adventure we have planned, it can go one of two ways. They will be excited (which is the preferred reaction) or they will immediately launch into a bevy of over the top reactions arguing that they do not want to go
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Recently we had the wonderful opportunity to spend a weekend at Green Acres on Saltspring Island.  Earlier in the summer a friend raved about his experience at Green Acres and we knew we needed to check it out. The weekend we visited was a proper West Coast weekend: grey clouds,
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