Canada bowed its head in sadness on Wednesday with the news that a Canadian legend had passed away… Continue reading
Tag Archives: Canada
Love in a cold climate…
You know you’re settled in Canada when…
Signs you’ve been here awhile… Continue reading
Pucks and Punch-Ups
What a night! I couldn’t be classed as a sports fan by any stretch of the imagination, but as some of you know from yesterday’s post, Monday evening saw K and I brave the cold to take the GO train to Toronto for our first ever hockey game… Continue reading
The Good ‘Ole Hockey Game
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be playing on home ice for the first time this season tonight, and thanks to a lucky break, K and I won Platinum tickets… Continue reading
5 Ways to Wind A Canadian Up
Canadians have a global reputation as peacekeepers and pacifists but, just like the rest of us mortals, their patience isn’t limitless; some things are guaranteed to get them fired up. Here are five situations where you’re unlikely to see them at their best… Continue reading
Welcome to Canada – the home of over-priced telecommunications!
When it comes to telecommunications in Canada, there’s one certainty: they’ll make you pay, one way or another… Continue reading
Same language, different ballgame
Before moving to Canada the only consideration I gave to language was with regard to accent; I was coming from England so it wasn’t as though I was going to be unintelligible to anyone – or so I thought… Continue reading
Toronto Time-Lapse
Next time I find myself exasperated on a Toronto sidewalk with moaning children and and an absent sense of direction, I’ll try to remember the beauty that surrounds me when viewed from a different angle and remind myself that I’m one small part of a living, breathing bigger picture… Continue reading
The Unity Button
Today T brought a Unity button home from school. The button (or badge as we call them in Britain) is a circle divided into black, white, red and yellow quarters. It’s a reminder of the teachings related to the Medicine Wheel… Continue reading
Crash Course in Canadiana
I know that working your way through the latest tome from Lonely Planet isn’t for everyone, that’s why I’m bringing you this… Continue reading
Drive-Thrus Done to Death
Today at school pick-up, as I described the goldfish experience of being scrutinised by the drive-thru queue while having coffee at Tim Hortons, a friend happened to mention drive-thru wakes in the US. Yes, you heard me right – drive-thru wakes… Continue reading
History – a moveable feast, or so it would seem…
Canadians have this curious tendency to move things to a new location when the fancy takes them. I’m not talking about furniture or fridge magnets here – that would be perfectly normal! No, I mean historical artifacts – buildings to be specific. Continue reading
The Ribfest Comes to Whitby
A three-day grilling extravaganza – the first ever Whitby Ribfest, organized by the Rotary Club of Whitby Sunrise. Several traveling professional rib-teams were in town to romance us with their ribs and seduce us with their sauce… Continue reading
The soundtrack to life abroad
In this month’s column for Expat Focus I talk about my life’s new soundtrack. If you’re curious come with me on an auditory adventure in Canada… Continue reading
