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Newspaper Writing- DURHAM BUSINESS TIMES: Beautiful Game, Big Business: What’s Canada’s biggest participation sport? Hockey? Baseball?
Try soccer. And why not? All you need is cleats, shin pads, a soccer ball and a little patch of green.
- DURHAM BUSINESS TIMES: How Blogging Can Build Your Business : Every minute, 122 new blogs burst into life; every second, 18 new posts are entered. Will blogging gain importance over the next five years? – 89% of businesses say yes.
- DURHAM BUSINESS TIMES: Lick's reopens in Whitby, saves 25 jobs: “Ordering two of those juicy home burgers, ordering a sky high and a gobble-gobble.”
- DURHAM BUSINESS TIMES: Upscale Resale: Champagne taste and a beer budget? Look around in Durham and you’ll discover an abundance of consignment shops, some as far removed from the local Sally Ann as haute cuisine from hamburgers.
- DURHAM PARENT Trail Tales: A bird in the hand ...: “Note to self: bring LOTS of sunflower seeds next time.”
- DURHAM PARENT Trail Tales: A peaceful walk in the snow: The first snow of the year had fallen in Whitby. Not enough to take seriously; it barely covered the ground. We hoped we’d find more snow at Long Sault, where we planned to hike.
- DURHAM PARENT Trail Tales: Discover Darlington's Hidden Jewel: Out of sight on the grounds of Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, lies a hidden jewel, a link on the Waterfront Trail.
- DURHAM PARENT Trail Tales: Enjoy a Greenwood Getaway this summer: Bring a net, pack a lunch and you’re good for the day at Greenwood Conservation Area in Ajax.
- DURHAM PARENT Trail Tales: Explore Brooklin's Lion Trail: The Brooklin Lions Wilderness Trail is short but sweet.
- DURHAM PARENT Trail Tales: Explore Whitby's Waterfront: On a Sunday far too balmy for late October, my daughter and I bundled our bikes into the van and headed for the Whitby Waterfront Trail.
- DURHAM PARENT Trail Tales: Exploring Walker Woods
: “Did you see all the warblers?” shouted the cyclist pedaling toward us.
- DURHAM PARENT Trail Tales: Getting Down at Heber Down: Kids and creeks go together like peanut butter and jam.
- DURHAM PARENT Trail Tales: Stay all day at Petticoat Creek: Buried at the bottom of White’s Road in Pickering is a 1.5 acre outdoor swimming pool, the largest in Ontario.
- DURHAM PARENT Trail Tales: Take time to explore Purple Woods: “What do you call those tennis racket things that you put on your feet?” Alison asked.
“Snowshoes?”
“Yeah, snowshoes. They’d sure come in handy today.”
- DURHAM PARENT: CSI -- UOIT: A murder has been committed: a splatter of blood, a partial fingerprint and a tire track are the only clues the murderer has left behind. Is this the plot from the latest episode of CSI: Miami? No, it’s CSI: UOIT.
- DURHAM PARENT: Discover Lynde Shores: Lynde Shores is a zoo without bars. On our last visit, within minutes of parking the car, my children had already spotted a gaggle of Canada geese, a pair of swans, mallards galore and - for the very first time - a muskrat, industriously paddling by, not two metres from shore. The kids grabbed a great view of the muskrat's slicked-down fur and bright black eyes when he took a breather on the bank right below our feet.
- DURHAM PARENT: Doggone Family Fun: Guess where you’ll find one of the best dog sled racing events in Canada. If you said British Columbia, think east. If you guessed the Yukon, head south. You didn’t think of Durham Region, eh?
- DURHAM PARENT: Durham Forest Comes Alive: Autumn's first flush had flamed the treetops when we hiked Durham Forest a couple of weeks ago. Imagine what a show we'll see by mid-October, I told my daughter.
- DURHAM PARENT: Our Capital with Kids: Your adventure starts at Parliament Hill. Be ready for your children’s reaction to an up-close and personal view of the scene that decorates postage stamps and money.
- DURHAM PARENT: The importance of a university tour: "If this is what university life is like, I'm in.' That was my 16-year-old's enthusiastic response to her first look at university digs. Anne and I had decided to stay in residence at University of Ottawa for a soccer tournament rather than opting for a hotel like her teammates.
- GREEN LIFE: Bin, Box or Bag: Durham residents love their blue boxes. Last year, we diverted 56% of our waste, an astonishing 145,000 tonnes, from landfills through a combination of Blue Boxes, Green Bins and yard waste. Nonetheless, recycling day often finds us asking, “Bin, box or bag?”
- HEALTHCARE CAREERS EXPRESS and LIVE IT!: Art Therapy -- A picture paints a thousand words : All art is a kind of confession, more or less oblique. All artists, if they are to survive, are forced, at last, to tell the whole story; to vomit the anguish up. ~ James Baldwin
- HEALTHCARE CAREERS EXPRESS: Psychologists -- Lean on Me: Lean on me, when you're not strong,
And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on.
- HEALTHCARE CAREERS EXPRESS: Sports Medicine -- Keeping athletes in the game : …And the Maple Leafs have the puck… Sundin races down the ice… McGrattan cuts in to intercept ... And just hammers Sundin into the boards!
- THE TORONTO SUN: A little staging can go a long way: By the time they leave, your house could be dotted with dozens of red flags. Small or large, each bears a price tag -- and you pay the price. Add it all up and that's the amount they subtract from their offer.
- THE TORONTO SUN: Anybody Home? The ins and outs of staging vacant houses: "Staging brings out a home's positives and minimizes its negatives. That's especially important when there's no furniture." ~ Darren Brand, home staging professional
- THE TORONTO SUN: Creating Curb Appeal: Buyers can't see past what is; they can't imagine what could be. And many don't want to do the work -- they overestimate the time and expense involved.
- THE TORONTO SUN: Giving a choice -- Kingsway Arms at Clarington Centre opens its doors in Bowmanville: “Right next to this project, which has 129 rooms, we’re building 72 condo units, connected by an underground walkway, so people can buy a unit and get access to all the facilities here.” ~ Bill Daniell, president, Kaitlin Group
- THE TORONTO SUN: Hey kids, we're moving -- Staging children's rooms: "Teenagers are really bad for having tons of posters up on the wall -- not always the nicest ones, either. Usually the posters come down and a fresh coat of paint goes up." ~ Kelly Ralph, home staging professional
- THE TORONTO SUN: Make your master bedroom a retreat: "Rooms should have a single function. If it's a master bedroom, it should be viewed as a bedroom, not as an exercise room or a home office." ~ Suzanne Ethier, CSP, ASP, of Real Appeal Real Estate Styling Services
- THE TORONTO SUN: Stage It First! Sell It Faster!: Some items on the action list cost nothing, like cleaning out the linen closet or rearranging furniture to make a room appear more spacious. Others, like a fresh coat of paint, cost very little.
- THE TORONTO SUN: Staging sizzles in the kitchen: A thorough spring cleaning is good preparation for any room in your home; it's absolutely critical for the kitchen.
- THE TORONTO SUN: Staging Suites and Smaller Spaces: Two big mistakes condo owners make can interfere with a quick sale, says Darren Brand CSP, of StagedToSell.ca. One is leaving the suite empty; the other is leaving it too full.
- THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: A symphony of scents : When summer warmth bathes the garden, the heavy blooms of roses and peonies open, providing a joy for the nose as well as the eye.
- THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Backyard Bounty -- Giving Fruit Trees a Healthy Start: You’ve dreamed all winter of biting into a juicy, sun-warmed globe of fruit from a tree you’ve grown in your own backyard. It’s a tempting dream, but don’t grab a shovel until you’ve done your homework.
- THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Building a Greener Future: Just as a child selects from many shades of green in a box of crayons, the homebuilding industry offers several green brands.
- THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Ornamental grasses -- the grass isn't always greener: The “grass isn’t always greener”: it may be pink, grey, purple, yellow, red, white, blue or black.
- THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Xeriscaping -- Can your garden take the heat?: Have you ever noticed how some folks can spend hours in the sun without getting sunburned while others burn with the least exposure? Plants are like that, too.
- TORONTO SUN: A roof with a view: If you buy a condominium in Markham today, one feature you’ll find on your list of amenities or energy-saving features is a green roof. In some buildings, green roofs will open up a private outdoor living space, complete with treed and landscaped terraces. In others, their vegetated surfaces will augment a pretty view.
- TORONTO SUN: Access Granted -- New homes are breaking down the barriers: “It defies logic to build new homes that block people out when it’s so easy and cheap to build new homes that let people in.” Illinois Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
- TORONTO SUN: Architects of the city's future : New book sheds light on firm's 'beautiful buildings that work'
- TORONTO SUN: Big Ideas for Small Spaces: Decorating a condo is a little like doing a jigsaw puzzle. With a little care and planning, you can craft a beautiful setting where everything fits perfectly.
Home décor guru Karl Lohnes, considered to the leading word on decorating small spaces, doesn’t do jigsaw puzzles, but he loves to select stylish furnishings and accessories that fit in condos and lofts. He will be sharing his do’s and don’ts of decorating twice a day in an interactive seminar at the upcoming National Home Show.
- TORONTO SUN: Every watt counts: The Target for this year's Earth Hour is one billion people
- TORONTO SUN: Getting yourself in hot water: An incredible $40 billion of hot showers, bath water and dishwater flows into the sewers of North America every year. You can stop sending your money down the drain – and take the shiver out of your shower -- by installing a drainwater heat recovery system.
- TORONTO SUN: Going Solar: The province pays for energy you generate
- TORONTO SUN: I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas: Light up for Less with LEDs
- TORONTO SUN: Make it a clean, green sweep: TV host Mike Chalut wields a mean bullhorn
- TORONTO SUN: Raising the future without razing the past: The face of the Warden Corridor is changing. Old neighbours are moving out, new neighbours are moving in. The old Scarborough artery cleans up well.
- TORONTO SUN: Scoring a Room with a View: The view from Adnan Virk’s Yonge and Sheppard condo is spectacular. From his box-seat vista on the twentieth-floor, Yonge Street leads straight into the sporting heart of Toronto: to Rogers Centre, home base for the Jays and Argos; the Air Canada Centre, where the Leafs and Raptors play; and the downtown television studios of The Score where the sportscaster works.
- TORONTO SUN: Seymour Says: To find your own personal style, listen to the artist within, advises author Jane Seymour in Making Yourself at Home. You’ll find great satisfaction from collecting and displaying the things you love.
- TORONTO SUN: Shades of Green -- EcoEnergy Retrofit: Green is the new buzzword. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the housing industry. LEED, EnergyStar for New Homes, EnerGuide for New Houses, EQuilibrium, R-2000, ecoEnergy Retrofit -- all green brands pouring into the marketplace. The average homebuyer can be excused for feeling confused. It’s all green but what does it mean?
- TORONTO SUN: Shades of Green -- EnerGuide for New Houses: Green is the new buzzword. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the housing industry. LEED, EnergyStar for New Homes, EnerGuide for New Houses, EQuilibrium, R-2000, EcoEnergy Retrofit -- all green brands pouring into the marketplace. The average homebuyer can be excused for feeling confused. It’s all green but what does it mean?
- TORONTO SUN: Shades of Green -- Energy Star: Green is the new buzzword. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the housing industry. LEED, Energy Star for New Homes, EnerGuide for New Houses, EQuilibrium, R-2000, EcoEnergy Retrofit -- all green brands pouring into the marketplace. The average homebuyer can be excused for feeling confused. It’s all green but what does it mean?
- TORONTO SUN: Shades of Green -- EQuilibrium: Green is the new buzzword. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the housing industry. LEED, EnergyStar for New Homes, EnerGuide for New Houses, EQuilibrium, R-2000, EcoEnergy Retrofit -- all green brands pouring into the marketplace. The average homebuyer can be excused for feeling confused. It’s all green but what does it mean?
- TORONTO SUN: Shades of Green -- LEED: Green is the new buzzword. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the housing industry. LEED, EnergyStar for New Homes, EnerGuide for New Houses, EQuilibrium, R-2000, EcoEnergy Retrofit -- all green brands pouring into the marketplace. The average homebuyer can be excused for feeling confused. It’s all green but what does it mean?
- TORONTO SUN: Shades of Green -- R-2000: Green is the new buzzword. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the housing industry. LEED, EnergyStar for New Homes, EnerGuide for New Houses, EQuilibrium, R-2000, EcoEnergy Retrofit -- all green brands pouring into the marketplace. The average homebuyer can be excused for feeling confused. It’s all green but what does it mean?
- TORONTO SUN: Taking Action: Think. Believe. Act. That’s what it all comes down to, declares Peter Love, Ontario’s Chief Energy Conservation Officer in Taking Action, his 2007 Annual Report.
- TORONTO SUN: The Power to Make a Difference: What do authors Kenneth Oppel, Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson, Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie, chef Jamie Kennedy, horticulturalist Mark Cullen, politician Bob Rae and former Toronto Mayor David Crombie all have in common? They’ve all been “bullfrogpowered”.
- TORONTO SUN: The roots of family memories: Why our family goes out on a limb to get a real tree every year
- TORONTO SUN: What's Hiding Inside an Energy Star Home?: Two new homes sit side-by-side. One wears a bright blue logo and bears an Energy Star label; the other doesn’t. The two homes may look identical, but the Energy Star home will save its owners thousands of dollars.
So what’s so special about that little blue star?
- TORONTO SUN: What's sucking energy from your home?: It’s been dubbed leaking electricity, phantom load and wall warts but Dave Walton of Direct Energy prefers to call it vampire electronics. They’re all terms for standby power, the electricity gulped by electronic devices even when they are turned off.
- TORONTO SUN: Winning Design: When the task is a basement-to-bedroom decorating assignment, where do you start? With the bones, answers Lynda Reeves of House and Home magazine, the host of House and Home Television. The designer diva was invited to decorate the $2.25 million grand prize for this year’s Princess Margaret Hospital Lifestyles Lottery -- a 4,700 sq. ft. fully decorated and furnished show home, complete with a shiny BMW 535i parked in the garage.
- TORONTO SUN: You had me at 'Hello': Long before a soaring condominium kisses the sky, years before its posh aeries overlook the city lights, even before a shovel breaks the earth, developers and designers ponder how to help potential buyers see, feel and touch the high-rise lifestyle they’ll be purchasing. That first peek at a new GTA condo usually comes in a sales office. So how do some of Toronto’s premiere designers translate their vision from paper to reality?
- TORONTO SUN:The colour of savings -- Going green at Mattamy's Hawthorne Village: The goal is to build an ecologically-conscious community of Green Initiative Homes, a community where man’s footprint falls less heavily on the earth.
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