Halloween is an excellent time to take the pulse of a community. You can really tell your neighborhood’s age and spirit by the volume of candy in a bowl by your door. To monitor it…
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Cheers For The Chooch
My kid is cuter that your kid. Here’s the story of how The Chooch got on a Cheerios box. Beat that. BuzzDad. Broadcaster. Writer. Three time Guinness World Record Holder. I run the world for…
Fall At The Inglewood Bird Sanctuary
[twitter]Inglewood Bird Sanctuary – 2425 9 Ave S.E. [map] Area: 36 hectares Park hours: sunrise to sunset, year-round Nature Centre hours: Daily 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., closed on statutory holidays When it comes to…
All Of This Almost Never Happened
Steve Jobs is dead. At 56, the biggest visionary of a generation is gone far too soon. Much will be written of the technological contributions Steve has made. I am writing this on a Macbook…
187 Chelsea Rd, Kingston, Ontario
A few years back Arcade Fire had a great online video for We Used to Wait. It asked you for the address of your childhood home and it used some HTML 5 magic to instantly…
Camping With Kids #3: Camping at Crimson Lake Provinical Park
Camping at Crimson Lake Provincial Park in Alberta is a great place for families. There’s a shallow lake for swimming, or boating.
Kids In Calgary: Summer at Calaway Park
[twitter]Calaway Park Hwy 1 and Range Road 33, Calgary [google map] Admission: 7+: $34, 3-6: $27, Under 3: free, Family of 4: $79 If you have kids between the ages of 4 and 9, there…
Train Rides At Iron Horse Park
Ironhorse Park 820 Railway Gate, Airdrie [google map] Open Sundays 11-4, May – October $3 a ride (8 rides for $20) Miniature trains are one of the greatest gifts old train nuts can give kids….
I Am Not My Father
[twitter]The moment Zacharie pulled the rainbow trout out of the water and it lay on the dock gasping I started mentally gasping along with the fish. I have been fishing since I was a young…
A Day Out With Thomas The Train at Calgary’s Heritage Park
[twitter]Every year, just before the official season opening for Heritage Park, Thomas the Train comes by for a visit. Over 2 weekends in May “A Day Out With Thomas” is celebrated as kids clamour around…
A Royal Wedding Breakfast
[twitter]I distinctly remember the summer of 1981. My grandmother and great-grandmother were visiting us in Vancouver from their home in Montreal. I was 11 and I didn’t understand why every woman in our house was…
Bring Your Kids To The Ballot Box
Election day is coming quickly. While apathy may have set in with our 4th election in 7 years, I’m still doing my best to try and instill the habit of voting in my son. Zacharie…
How To Do Extreme Couponing In Canada
[twitter]I do the grocery shopping in our house. I find it relaxing, peaceful and I take the art of the deal very very seriously. I bring along my son, Zacharie, and it’s a blissful 90mins…
Great Spot For Train Watching In Calgary
[twitter]My grandfather is a bona fide train nut. One of my earliest memories of our time together was heading down to the Dorval station in Montreal to just hang around the tracks. Grumps, as we…
Calgary Maple Festival Des Sucres
[twitter]Spring is in the air across Canada and that means the sap is running. French Canadian festivals are happening across the country as ex-pats celebrate the season of syrup. Carnaval de Quebec is happening in…
Sixty-Six?
Last year my grandparents celebrated their 65th Wedding Anniversary. A huge surprise celebration was held for them with family and friends gathering from across the country to revel in the longevity of their love. 8…