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Celebrating the first

Celebrating the first

We’ve just celebrated Canada Day, the 150th birthday of the country I call home.
Passport for summer

Passport for summer

There feels a pretty intense amount of pressure in central Canada to make the very most out of the summer months. To be honest, I'm on board with this. Not the pressure, but I love to use the summer weather to its fullest.
Fun in the sun

Fun in the sun

Know your ABCD s. You may have lots of little spots on your skin, possibly because you got too much sun some years ago.
Re-design at The Observer

Re-design at The Observer

We’ve been putting in a lot of work recently to revamp The Observer.
It’s a leaner oilpatch, folks, and it shows

It’s a leaner oilpatch, folks, and it shows

It was three years ago this month that oil prices began their big decline. Three years, folks. We’re now entering year four. The downturn didn’t really show its teeth until Nov. 26, 2014, when OPEC met and decided to let the price of oil float.
Going up in smoke

Going up in smoke

Well, once again I’ve taken the plunge, butted out my last cigarette (hopefully) and quit smoking. It’s never easy, in fact it’s downright maddening, but I’ve had good runs in the past and, with any luck, this time it’ll stick.
Cheers and Jeers for July 7

Cheers and Jeers for July 7

Cheers: Cheers to all of the people who entered floats, vehicles, horses and more into the Bienfait Canada Day parade. It was great to see all the entries.
Our money went to who?

Our money went to who?

Not surprisingly, millions of Canadians are furious that Omar Khadr will be receiving $10.5 million in taxpayer dollars for what he has termed as human rights abuses. Khadr was born in Canada, but fought against soldiers from Canada, the U.S.
Don’t get addicted to mobile devices

Don’t get addicted to mobile devices

C anadians are getting increasingly addicted to their mobile devices.
Canada is in for some major changes

Canada is in for some major changes

Changes are underway or are in the wind for Canada, just as she marked the occasion of her 150th birthday since Confederation, with impending trade negotiations with the United States looming on the horizon, and a major G20 summit meeting coming up i
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