Opinion

For the past 17 years Curtis Garrell and his West Moore Place neighbours have held a Canada Day block party.

Like sights, scents and sounds, places can evoke beautiful memories and feelings, too. This deeply felt sense of place certainly characterizes the emotions I experience when visiting the rural home of our globetrotting coffee companion, Ernst Enns.

As Canadians prepare to celebrate the country's 150th birthday, First Nations across Canada have had different reactions. I asked several people in our community what this occasion meant to them.

A short high-speed video, showing some of the process of my Canada Day cartoon for this year.

Last week’s column on lilacs resulted in some inspiring responses from our readers that go beyond simply what our eyes enjoy.

It’s just a humble little lilac bush tucked away in the back corner of our front yard, but WOW, does it know how to party! It must have got wind of all the lilac festivals going on elsewhere, so it decided to hold its own festival just for our person