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Illumination at Sharon Temple an East Gwillimbury tradition

John McIntyre — The annual Illumination at Sharon Temple is a unique East Gwillimbury tradition that draws visitors from far and wide. On the first Friday night of September each year, the Temple comes to life with candles glowing in ...

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Sedate Canucks: only 14% bare it all for nudist holidays

East Gwillimbury, ON — The results of the 2014 survey on Canadians’ experience and attitudes toward nudity and naturism are now available. Identifying the size of the naturist movement has always been challenging. While it is easy to count visitors/members ...

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Out of My Comfort Zone and into adventure

Paul Holman — My first reaction to the idea of taking BikeHike’s active, adventure tour to Slovenia and Croatia (The Alps to Istria) was: “What?”, “Where?” and “Why?” While I am healthy and reasonably fit, I thought I might be ...

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Embracing the Rhone Rangers

David White — “Raise your hand if customers regularly come in and ask for a good Cabernet.” I recently issued this directive to a group of 40 sommeliers, retailers, and other wine industry insiders from across Washington, D.C. Unsurprisingly, just ...

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Ontario Volleyball Championships in Waterloo March 28

For the seventh year in a row, the Ontario Volleyball Association (OVA) will be hosting the 2014 Ontario Volleyball Championships at RIM Park Sportsplex in Waterloo, Ontario beginning March 28, 2014. The tournament will take place over four (4) weekends, ...

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Canada routs Sweden in Paralympic opener

SOCHI, Russia, March 8, 2014  – Seven different players scored goals and eight had at least a point as Canada’s National Sledge Team opened the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games with a 10-1 win over Sweden on Saturday. Adam Dixon (Midland, ...

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French businessman makes women cry as a profession

Nicolas Garreau, a 35-year-old French entrepreneur, decided that love would be his unusual job, putting his imagination and his romance skills at the service of men wishing, like him, to amaze their loved one in Paris. Only one goal for ...

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Top 10 list of tips for first-time cruisers

There is more to booking a cruise than meets the eye and a recent survey of Cruise Holidays agents offers a revealing list of things first-time cruisers should not forget to do – ranging from before they book to important ...

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Booking a winter get away? Here’s advice from the pros

Whether you book online, by phone or in person, consumers can tap into the expertise of travel agents registered with the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) to get professional advice and benefit from the consumer protection provided when booking ...

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