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– by Suzanne Morphet – Can culture pave the road to prosperity? The people of Belgium think so and are investing 68 million Euros – that’s almost $100 million – to help their city of Mons rise to the challenge of being Cultural Capital of Europe for 2015. Canadians better know Mons as the place […]

– by Doreen Marion Gee – This is the second in a six-part series of profiles on some great local businesses that are working to keep us all in good health. A year and a half ago I dislocated my shoulder, an extremely painful ordeal requiring a trip to emergency. After my shoulder was reset,

– by Michelle Bourgeois, RT, Trainer, Sports Nutritionist – Ahhhh … wintertime! That time of year when many folks mimic the great grizzly and go into hibernation mode. Spending their spare time curled up in front of a warm fire with a book and a hot beverage just sounds so heavenly compared to the alternative of

– by Trysh Ashby-Rolls – My mother was born on December 13, 1914, in a boarding-house somewhere behind Paddington Station, London, where she worked as the housekeeper. Her father, a naval commander at the Battle of Jutland, took his tiny daughter home to his family in Yorkshire, explaining her as another of his “little scrapes.”

– by Michael Forbes – Dozing on the couch, I was jarred awake by the sound of bells. As my eyes adjusted to the TV, I made out the scene of a living room adorned with a Martha Stewartish tree, roaring fire and ice frosted windows. The pleasant holiday memories that washed over me abruptly