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Unless you’ve been isolated in the desert, living in a cave, or touring the remote areas of the jungle; there is no doubt someone has mentioned the word ZUMBA. Chances… Continue reading "The Weigh I see it (Joan Minnery)"
I can’t say for sure if I’ll have children in the future, but I am pretty sure that if I do, they won’t be of my own flesh and blood.… Continue reading "Advice for my Unadopted Son (Markus McDaniel)"
The education system has failed our young people. Old ways, old curriculums, have never been changed. After all, it worked for most students, right? Did you know that as much… Continue reading "How We’re Not Educating Our Children (Belinda Joseph)"
I left Brantford in grade six, only to come back for university, years later. Arriving on day one, in 2009, I was genuinely excited, but the state of the city… Continue reading "Community Building (Leisha Senko, @LeishaSenko)"
I opened my Facebook page on Tuesday morning to a splendid mess, one of those “group messages” where everyone Replies All. The grammar and spelling were…well, small children and English… Continue reading "Moving to Brantford (Layne Becker Grime)"
Passion is a strange thing. It’s most commonly known as people holding passion for one another. Some are passionate about the newest fads, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, or their careers,… Continue reading "A Passionate Advocate For Change (Nicole Hingston)"
When I was a little girl my dad worked at AVRO Malton, which was later to build and fly the CF 105 also known as Avro Arrow. He had to… Continue reading "The Trains (Lynne Joseph)"
As a little girl, my sister Angie and I would try and spend as much time as possible at our Nana and Granddad’s Devon St home in Brantford’s Henderson Survey. … Continue reading "Visiting Nana and Granddad (Stacey Farrant, @BrantfordDiva)"
Could you see yourself talking to a store clerk for an hour at Walmart or Zehrs? Most likely not is going to be my assumption, or at least not until… Continue reading "Small Business Small Print (Rob Michalchuk)"
In cities and towns across Canada, traditional economic sectors have disappeared. Jobs in manufacturing have decreased, and many experts and economists agree that going forward, Canada will have a “creative… Continue reading "The Economy of Ideas (Rob Rombouts)"