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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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, ...
Read More »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, ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »New light cast on ill-fated ‘Franklin Expedition’ to find Northwest Passage
Liz Buie — Fresh analysis of forensic and other historical data by University of Glasgow scientists has cast new light on the fate of Captain Sir John Franklin’s Royal Navy expedition to find the Northwest Passage nearly 170 years ago. ...
Read More »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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