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Parks Canada Free for Kids in 2018

Tuesday, January 16th, 2018

You can find the very best that Canada has to offer within Parks Canada parks and sites. When you visit, you learn the stories of where we came from and who we are, including the history, cultures and contributions of Indigenous Peoples.

The Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, along with Parks Canada’s Honourary Guide for Families, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, announced that admission for youth 17 and under is free for all national parks, historic sites and marine conservation areas.

By making admission free for youth under 17, Canada is celebrating families and the importance of our protected areas. They are hoping that by connecting with nature, youth will gain a better understanding of our urgent need to not only protect it, but maintain it for future generations.

While youth will enjoy free admission beginning in 2018, Parks Canada is returning to fee-based admission for adults and seniors to national parks, historic sites and marine conservation areas, including lockage at historic canals. The 2018 Parks Canada Discovery Pass is now on sale and is a great value, providing access to these national treasures all year long.

The Parks Canada Discovery Pass is the ideal way to discover nature and connect with Canada’s history. For information on purchasing the 2018 Parks Canada Discovery Pass, please visit the Parks Canada website: http://www.pc.gc.ca

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Ingenious Ingenium: Canada Science and Technology Museum Re-Opened

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018

What can you say about a museum when the 7-year-old you are with stops in her tracks at the entrance because she’s in awe of what she sees? Imagine you are walking thru a video screen of Canadian nature: the aurora borealis, crystals, wheat fields or fire. The museum has been completely re-done, with only two of the all-time favorite exhibits remaining – the crazy kitchen (it’s still so fun watching the video monitor of “drunken” people trying to walk through) and those majestic steam locomotives.
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Visiting with a group of kids with an age range of 4-13, all of them were entranced for over 5 hours. Even though it was a busy weekend day, it rarely felt crowded, since there were so many corners to get lost in. One you may not find was a favorite – go past those hulking locomotives and around a corner to look for the soundproof Sounds of Silence room. Nearby, behind those trains, are movable touchable displays called Sound by Design.

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The 13-year old liked the wearable technology and how it made the great outdoors easier to enjoy. He got to test a hockey helmets ( you get to whack one with a hammer) and perused the development of beekeepers’ gloves.

At Into the Great Outdoors, I was entranced by the land-water car owned by a family who needed it to drive/float to their chalet on an island.  Though the Zoom room was noted for ages 0-8, all of the kids had fun there – especially on the climbing wall with its secret smells and in the wind tunnel. The 4 year-old was in there for hours. We even saw couples on dates walking around in there with silly grins on.IMG_0167

Medical sensations was scary to one of the young girls, but they enjoyed manipulating facial features and guessing what the colorful patterns were which were captured by microscopes and telescopes.

The Exploratek room is near the cafe. Here the kids can gets creative and build buildings, create tube tracks or work with a robot.  The museum helps you keep costs down by making sure there are tables and cozy couches if you want to bring your own lunch, We’d suggest you do this, sinces the line for hot food in the cafe  moved slowly. There was a good selection of healthy foods.

A few times a day there are live demonstrations – we got lucky and saw one on pyrotechnics, including a rocket firing. Three-Two-One blast-off to this interactive fun learning museum.fire

Location: Canada Science and Technology Museum, 1867 St Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON K1G 5A3
Telephone: 613-991-3044 or toll-free: 1-866-442-4416
Hours: May 1 to September 1: Open daily; September 2 to April 30: Closed Mondays
https://ingeniumcanada.org

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Centaur Theatre is a Hockey Town in Flames Cause it’s “Playing with Fire”

Friday, October 6th, 2017

Montrealers have hockey in their DNA, so it is easy to suggest that you head to the Centaur Theatre to see “Playing with Fire”, a must-see play about hockey – it’s even performed on a hockey rink!  Okay, it’s a synthetic one, but the star of this one-man show, Shaun Smyth, skates and acts the entire show in full hockey gear as NHL’er Theo Fleury. Now that’s something Habs fans can enjoy – even though he played for the Calgary Flames when they beat us for the Stanley cup in 1989.

Smyth (through the storytelling gift of author and playwright Kirstie McClellan Day) grips you from the last bars of “O, Canada” and takes you through every sweaty moment of his roller coaster life. She glides you in to the sad family life of a diminutive kid from Russell, Manitoba who, after skating, “took his time getting dressed cause I didn’t want to go home”-  to one of only 90 NHL players who have scored 50 goals in a season and then went on to win a Stanley cup and even a gold medal in the Olympics. For Fleury,  “sports was his salvation and his escape”.fleury1

The story is based on the autobiography of Theo Fleury, a book which spent a year on the Canadian bestseller list. His tortured past included the awfulness of a a coach (Graham James) sexually abusing him as a young teen. This led him to years of self-destruction, blowing 50 million dollars on addictions to booze, drugs, strippers and gambling.

To be fully prepared for this part, Shaun Smyth hired a hockey coach to make him a good enough player to meet the expectations of the NHLers he knew would come to see the show. He spent two years practicing, renting ice time and playing pick-up games. If that wasn’t hard enough, imagine skating and acting in a one-man show at the same time (and memorizing 7 different versions of it). He, like Fleury, was fearless playing both jobs.

Director Ron Jenkins, along with set and lighting designer  David Fraser, impossibly make the hockey rink slide into everything from an ambulance/hospital room to a hockey sweater cupboard or a firy inferno. The projections and videos by Corwin Ferguson really illustrate the narrative, whether showing hockey cards of players Fleury is referencing or news stories, prairie scenes or even Calgary “flames”.fleury2

A hometown sidebar is the “So You Think You Can Sing O, Canada” contest which was held before the play opened. Contestants submitted a demo, and each night of the show, “O, Canada” starts the performance, sung by a different Montrealer. Come and watch your neighbours trill.

Meeting Theo Fleury on opening night was a privilege. He has become an advocate for abuse victims, giving over 50 lectures a year – even in prisons which include child molesters (now that’s forgiveness!). Fleury said, “We all get addicted to something. We can get rid of stigma. We can all heal“.

Though the play showcased a superstar behaving badly, Theo Fleury the man is a double hero: physically he’s a hero, succeeding in the impossibly tough game of NHL hockey, but he’s also a mental hero who was courageous and strong enough to beat his demons too.

Location 453 St-Francois-Xavier
corner: Notre-Dame
Tel: 514-288-3161
Dates: til Oct 29
Prices: $38.50 – $51.75 (deals for students and seniors)
www.centaurtheatre.com
Metro: Place d’Armes

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Finally! Someone to Organize your Kitchen, Garage, Office….

Monday, September 4th, 2017

Can you imagine your home totally organized? Closets by Design can. Simplifying your life is what they do. They design, build and install custom closets, garage cabinets (for workshop, garden center or arts & crafts), home offices, laundry rooms and pantries. With their wide selection of finishes, accessories and hardware, you will get the customized look you have always dreamed of.

For a complimentary design consultation, just contact them and they will send a talented designer directly to your home. The experts will take detailed measurements and will explore endless storage possibilities with you. They’ll guide you to the best choices possible taking into consideration your budget, style and preferences. Each unit is built to your specifications and a professional team will install the units quickly and neatly.

They strive for and build quality, beauty, and commitment into each piece constructed and offer good value. They can meet everyone’s different household budgets. Look for their monthly high-value promotions,

Location: 716 Avenue Calais, Dorval, QC H9P 2P3
corner: Hwy 20 Service Road
Tel: 514 – 631-6777
Hours: Mon – Fri 9-5
www.cbdmontreal.com
info@cbdmontreal.com

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Scrumptious Butcher-Cut Maple Bacon

Wednesday, July 5th, 2017

Perfect on the barbeque to top your steaks, burgers or even fish, is the thick cut artisanal bacon created by the Grumpy Butcher (Boucher Fache). Do you remember bacon the way it used to be?

Rob Braide and his son Ian have been tinkering with bacon recipes for over 15 years to make it the way it should be. They locally craft it using Quebec pork, organic maple sugar and maple syrup. It is free from chemicals and full of character.

They have added to their repertoire: maple cured lardons which are a scrumptious topping for salads or eggs and now Jamaican Jerk bacon – expect a bit of a bite.

The sliced maple bacon is made in small batches for a great big taste. You can  order it on their Grumpy Butcher web site or buy it at Le Panier in Pointe Claire or at 5 other locations around town. Online, minimum orders are $25 and if you spend over $50, there’s free shipping.

Grumpy Butcher or Boucher Faché (La Cuisine 514 Inc.)
www.grumpybutcher.ca  
Tel: 514-316-3606

Le Panier: 274 Bord du Lac, Pointe Claire, H9S 4K9 Tel: 514-695-7038
Cinq Saisons: 1280 av Greene Ave, Westmount, QC H3Z 1C2 or 1180 av Bernard, Outremont, QC H2V 1V3
Boucherie Claude & Henri: Atwater Market, 138 Atwater Ave, QC H4C 2G3, Tel: 514- 933-0386
Alexi Le Gourmand: 1407 St Jacques St, 1H2  Tel: 514- 935-7676
Umami Montreal: 1195 Bishop St, H3G, Tel: 514-871-0401

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Found! La Baie Entrepot

Friday, June 23rd, 2017

Outlet shopping is a popular pastime for Smart Shoppers. Now that the weather is nice, you might want to head up to Mirabel to the Premium Outlets. Over the years I have followed La Baie’s Entrepot around the city and finally, it’s there that I found its newest home.

You will also find many major brand’s outlet shops like Gucci, Hugo Boss, Davids Tea, Salvatore Ferragamo, Under Armour, Vans, Brown’s Shoes, Coach, K-Way, and even Laura Secord (2nd’s in chocolate???). Here’s the store listing:

Suite on map   Store    Telephone

651   Adidas     (450) 437-1315
357   Aldo   (450) 434-2005
339   American Eagle Outfitters/Aerie   (450) 430-5599
712   Amnesia   (450) 420-2198
227   Banana Republic Factory Store   (450) 419-5161
406   Bath and Body Works   (450) 420-1549
648   Bench   (450) 595-2201
351   Bizou   (450) 430-5289
306   Boutique Lids   (450) 433-7745
421   Calvin Klein   (450) 420-3897
206   Carters / OshKosh   (450) 420-4321
509   Clair de Lune   (450) 437-2450
424   Coach Outlet   (450) 433-6291
639   Crabtree & Evelyn   (450) 433-6239
384   Desigual   (450) 419-1012
369   Diesel   (450) 600-3335
336   Dynamite/Garage   (450) 437-2282
409   Fossil Est. USA   (450) 419-1460
230   Gap Outlet   (450) 420-4882
201   Gucci   (450) 419-5557
224   Guess   (450) 437-2160
606   Haggar   (450) 430-1326
203   Hugo Boss   (450) 433-0409
412   Jack & Jones   (450) 420-8292
603   K-Way   (450) 420-4429
100   La Baie d’Hudson Entrepot   (450) 420-2131
612   La Boutique de la Compagnie des Cosmetiques   (450) 420-6622
318   La Vie En Rose   (450) 419-4923
378   Lacoste   (450) 437-2212
387   Laura  (450) 434-0767
352   Laura Secord depuis since 1913   (450) 433-8134
715   L’Entrepot De Jouet   (450) 420-6660
600   Les Ailes De La Mode   (450) 793-9720
348   Les Thes Davids Tea   (450) 420-7270
381   Levis   (450) 420-2513
418   Little Burgundy   (450) 419-6797
372   Manteaux Manteaux   (450) 420-2095
363   Max Mara   (450) 437-5995
354   Michael Kors   (450) 433-5103
209   Naturalizer   (450) 419-8987
500   Nike Factory Store   (450) 430-6325
618   Ok Kids   (450) 419-6969
706   Old Navy   (450) 420-5546
624   Pannizza   (450) 420-4620
345   Pefumes 4 U   (450) 434-6446
654   Point Zéro   (450) 433-2423
400   Polo Ralph Lauren   (450) 430-7156
503   Puma   (450) 420-2195
652   Reebok   (450) 434-5534
300   Rudsak   (579) 478-1033
218   Salvatore Ferragamo   (450) 337-1934
422   Sarah Pacini   (450) 433-6611
645   Signature Perfume   (450) 434-3492
321   Skechers   (450) 434-0021
506   Suzy Shier   (450) 419-9464
324   Think Kitchen   (450) 419-7787
700   Tommy Hilfiger   (450) 437-6130
512   Under Armour   (450) 430-5678
718   Urban Planet   (450) 430-5512
221   Vans Outlet   (450) 420-4866
609   Verona   (450) 437-0219
342   Watch Station International   (450) 419-1132

For Children

206   Carter’s | OshKosh   (450) 420-4321
618   O.K. Kids   (450) 419-6969
706   Old Navy Outlet   (450) 420-5546
400   Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store   (450) 430-7156
512   Under Armour   (450) 430-5678

Shoes

651   Adidas   (450) 437-1315
357   Aldo   (450) 434-2005
366   Brown’s Outlet   (450) 430-5821
309   Clarks Bostonian   (450) 433-6403
424   Coach Outlet   (450) 433-6291
375   Ecco   (450) 420-0860
215   Famous Footwear Outlet   (450) 419-8585
333   Geox   (450) 433-4369
418   Little Burgundy   (450) 419-6797
209   Naturalizer   (450) 419-8987
500   Nike Factory Store   (450) 430-6325
327   Nine West Shoe Studio   (514) 447-8315
503   Puma   (450) 420-2195
652   Reebok   (450) 434-5534
303   Rockport   (450) 434-4408
321   Skechers   (450) 434-0021
221   Vans   (450) 420-4866

Fine Leather & Luggage

403   Bentley Luggage   (450) 433-5555
424   Coach Outlet   (450) 433-6291
300   Rudsak   (579) 478-1033
330   Samsonite   (450) 419-3331

Accessories & Jewelry

351   Bizou   (450) 430-5289
424   Coach Outlet   (450) 433-6291
409   Fossil   (450) 419-1460
306   Lids   (450) 433-7745
354   Michael Kors   (450) 433-5103
642   Sunglass Hut   (450) 420-2421
342   Watch Station International   (450) 419-1132

Housewares & Home Furnishings

509   Clair De Lune   (450) 437-2450
324   Think Kitchen   (450) 419-7787

Gifts & Specialty Items

612   The Cosmetics Company Store (450) 420-6622
639   Crabtree & Evelyn   (450) 433-6239
348   David’s Tea   (450) 420-7270
715   L’Entrepot de Jouet   (450) 420-6660
50-681   La Boutique de la Compagnie des Cosmétiques   (450) 420-6622
352   Laura Secord   (450) 433-8134
315   Lindt Chocolate   (450) 420-2111
349   Olive & Olives   (450) 434-7070
345   Perfumes 4 U   (450) 434-6446
645   Signature Perfume   (450) 434-3492
65   Stylin   (450) 420-3050

http://www.premiumoutlets.com/montrealpremiumoutlets/store_listing

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First Time Sale for Menswear, Shoes, Ladies Handbags and Leather Goods

Friday, May 5th, 2017

Dash65  has opened up to the public so take advantage of their fine leather products at warehouse sale prices along with shoes for both men and women and men’s sample clothing. Men can buy Altemflower shirts from Italy in fine fabrics with lots of details and t-shirts. The guys who can wear sample size medium will go to town on the blazers, lightweight sweaters, belts, jeans, denim shorts, jewelry and shoes.

Ladies can find shoes, wallets and tons of greatly reduced designer leather handbags (some by Hobo). Let’s say a $400 purse might be reduced to only $120. Shoes are there for the ladies, mostly for $80 a pair with booties at $95.

They are very strong in selling executive, business, and travel accessories such as: briefcases, tablet cases, wallets, travel organizers, passport and currency holders. And look too for umbrellas, toiletry cases, coffee mugs and water bottles.              

Check out their facebook and Instagram for pix. There’s free parking, and Visa, Mastercard and cash are all accepted. All sales are final.

Location: 8170 Ch. Montview, suite 101, Mont-Royal H4P 2L7
Dates: May 4 – 7, 2017
Times: Thurs 9am – 8pm, Fri 12-6pm, Sat & Sun 10am -5pm
Tel: 514-600-3736 or 514-726-3561
info@dash65.com
www.dash65.com

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Winter Break Idea: See Wildlife Up Close in Canadian Safari at Parc Omega

Wednesday, February 15th, 2017

Whether you’re in the Montreal or Ottawa area, I bet you didn’t know that you are only 1 1/2 hours away from an exciting safari adventure. Parc Omega is the perfect day outing for kids (and folks) of all ages. It’s an 800 hectare park where the animals roam free and you are “caged” in your car. It’s such an easy drive to be able to come face to face with Canadian wildlife: reindeer, elk, arctic wolf and fox, bison, musk ox, turkey, boar, coyote, black bear, and many kinds of deer.IMG_0362

Along a 12-kilometere safari nature route which takes you past lakes, meadows, small valleys, forests and rocky hills, you meander at your own pace. You can pick up bag of carrots at the visitor center (or bring your own), and as you slowly make your way through, you are allowed to open the windows to feed the wildlife. Kids are thrilled that they do not have to be in their car seats here and can flit from side to side of the vehicle to say hello to the animals.

You tune your radio to a station which fills you in on all sorts of information about the species you will be seeing.

  • We learned which males are good daddies and stay around to raise the youngsters and which ones only show up for mating season.
  • I never knew that the musk oxen’s heads are strong as hammers and they butt and knock everything down. Their quarters are specially built to withstand their strength.IMG_5699
  •  You pass by low slung “condos” for boars designed to keep the big predators out.
  • Coming here in winter gives you the opportunity to see how the arctic fox blends into the snowscape.

About 2/3 through, there’s a place to stop,  get out to stretch legs and visit some wooden buildings for bathrooms, gifts, food and hot cocoa. Friendly deer are in the parking area to get a snack too – those carrots – buy lots.

This is one experience that all Canadian families should take advantage of. It’s not only educational and fun, but will bring lasting memories for the whole family.IMG_0369

Location: Parc Omega is a safari park in Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours, Quebec, Canada
Address: 399 Route 323 North, Montebello, QC J0V 1L0 Click for map Google Map

Phone: (819) 423-5487
www.parcomega.ca

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Almost Free Art for Your Walls

Monday, January 2nd, 2017

You certainly can cheer up the bleak winter with beautiful art works on your walls.

It’s the 50th Edition of Art Rental and Sales Service in Pointe Claire which offers you, for as little as $6 per month, art to rent. With more than 100 works of art to choose from created by many local artists, you can certainly find something beautiful to rent which would liven up your home or office.

Any kind of art you may like: watercolours, prints, photographs, sketches and mixed media are there to peruse on their web site – or in person in Stewart Hall. Over 450 works of art were submitted this year and they selected 113 to offer you.

When you fall in love with your art work, you can buy it too.

Location  , 176 Lakeshore Rd. 2nd floor Stewart Hall Cultural Center
To view collection: www.pointe-claire.ca/en/art-rental-sales-services

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Weekend Getaway: Low Fat Donuts, Fair Trade Coffee, Chainsaws and Friendly Alpacas

Monday, December 26th, 2016

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Now that the holidays are over and we have more time to play, why not take a quick getaway with your family to Almonte, ON which is only about 2-1/2 hours from Montreal. The very first reason is that Ed Atwell of Healthy Food Technologies (hft) has figured out how to make low-fat donuts that are scrumptious. He “tricks” the donuts by frying them (in zero trans fat oil) for 1/2 the time and then baking them at the same temperature. Watch the video to see him explain the process he invented.

Now take a walk around the corner and pick up your to-go-with coffee at fair trade high quality Equator Coffee Roasters. They roast the beans right there, having bought them from small-scale farming communities and paid the farmers well. Do not  miss the Oh-so-Canadian maple-flavored latte. It’s worth driving there just for that! Kids can enjoy the hot chocolate.coffee


Next you can pick up snacks for the car or yummies to take home at Dandelion Foods co-op before a 45 min. drive to Wheelers Pancake House and Maple Sugar Camp. D andelion Foods co-op sells whole, local and organic foods and some for specialty diets. Here you can buy the famous Hummingbird chocolate bars favored by Prime Minister Trudeau. Note the PB & Joy (with peanut butter) and the spicy Mayan.  Please bring back the Empire Cheese caramelized onion cheddar cheese for me.
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For lunch and fun, at Wheelers Pancake House you can visit the Maple Museum and the Chainsaw & Logging museum and the kids can have fun in the playground. Handy men and women will be mesmerized by Mark Wheeler’s dad Vernon’s collection of hundreds of chainsaws. Everyone will enjoy his “largest collection of pure maple syrup artifacts” which help explain the history of the maple sugar industry. From First Nations wooden spigots to the plastic lines of today, syrup pour-ers, molds, pails, and everything else related to this sweet topic, it’s all here at this 38-year family business. Don’t forget to leave room for the freshly made pancakes and delicious syrup right from their trees.
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For the grand finale, we visited Keith and Elizabeth Adam’s alpacas and llamas at their  Serendipity Farm. For retirement they decided to raise alpacas for the fun of it. The couple exudes their enjoyment of spending their golden years with these elegant, fluffy friends. They’ll chatter about the little quirks of each of the animals as well as the work associated with raising them.

Alpacas produce fiber that is as fine as cashmere, soft, silky and much warmer than sheep’s wool, while also wicking moisture away from the body.alpacas
In their little shop you can buy scarves, gloves, purses, as well as fiber felted sheets, alpaca and fiber rovings and handspun yarn.

Leave some time too for the local shops which wind their way along the downtown streets. Yes there’s plenty to do in Lanark County for a low-key interesting getaway weekend. We are not sure how this area attracted so many hippie/free trade/entrepreneurial types who seem to care for the planet. You can feel virtuous spending time and money in this town.

Equator Coffee Roasters, 451-A Ottawa St, Almonte, ON K0A 1A0, Tel: 613-256-5960
www.equator.ca

Dandelion Foods, 541 Ottawa St, Almonte, ON K0A 1A0,  Tel: 1-613-256-4545
www.dandelionfoods.ca

Healthy Food Technologies, 25 Industrial Rd., Almonte ON  Tel: 613-256-9900
(HFT) https://www.facebook.com/HFTinc

Wheelers Pancake House and Maple Sugar Camp, 1001 Highland Line, McDonalds Corners(Lanark Highlands), ON K0G 1M0 Tel: 613-278-2090
www.wheelersmaple.com

Serendipity Farm Alpacas & Llamas,  929 South Lavant Rd, Lanark, ON K0G1K0  Tel: 613-259-3304 or 613-222-6303
www.serendipityalpacas.ca

www.lanarkcounty.ca

 

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