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Education and Parenting- A NELSON THOMSON LANGUAGE ARTS INFOREAD TITLE: It's Up To Me
- A NELSON THOMSON LANGUAGE ARTS INFOREAD TITLE: Pioneer Food: Time-Travel Tuesdays Series
- A NELSON THOMSON LANGUAGE ARTS INFOREAD TITLE: The Pioneer Community: Time-Travel Tuesdays Series
- 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 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: 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.
- DURHAM TRADE & COMMERCE: Summer Company's Coming: Durham Region’s Summer Company program nurtures young entrepreneurs. The provincially-funded program provides students aged 15 to 29 with up to $3,000 in start-up funding, business training and one-on-one mentoring to build their own summer business.
- DURHAM TRADE AND COMMERCE: A fledgling university fulfills its promise : MIT of the north: That was Gary Polonsky’s vision when he pitched University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Ontario’s first university in 40 years, to then-Premiere Mike Harris. But what has University of Ontario Institute of Technology done to fulfill that promise since receiving its charter in 2002? First in a three-part series.
- DURHAM TRADE AND COMMERCE: Driving the Dream: Gone are the days when the backyard mechanic could crack open the hood of his car and tinker. Today’s increasingly complicated vehicles pack more onboard computer systems than the first space mission. The car of tomorrow is a dream away and the dreamers are the scientists, engineers, and researchers at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), Canada’s newest university. Here, in the heart of GM country, technology is taking shape that will revolutionize the automotive industry.
- DURHAM TRADE AND COMMERCE: Get With the Program: Serious about starting your own business? The Self-Employment Benefit program can help set the wheels in motion. The Self-Employment Benefit (S.E.B.) program is a federally-funded program, combining training and business coaching, that transforms EI claimants into successful entrepreneurs.
- DURHAM TRADE AND COMMERCE: Manufacturing the Future: Automobiles, antacids and armchairs. What do they have in common? They share more than just the same first letter. They are all manufactured goods, like many of the everyday essentials that we eat, wear, drive and work with.
- DURHAM TRADE AND COMMERCE: Mapping out the future : A distinct contrast from Queen’s Park, Durham College president Leah Myers relishes the opportunities ahead
- DURHAM TRADE AND COMMERCE: Missionary Man: The story of how Gary Polonsky brought the idea of a Durham university to life with a lot of determination, plenty of patience and a little bit of luck.
- DURHAM TRADE AND COMMERCE: The Changing Faces of the Trades
: As more and more tradespeople retire, those who are replacing them are not who you'd expect...
- DURHAM TRADE AND COMMERCE: The Essentials of Entrepreneurship: Peter Miller meets people who stand at life’s crossroads. He’s the program coordinator for Essential Communications Ltd., which runs Durham’s Ontario Self-Employment Benefit Program, a remarkably successful provincial initiative that helps people transition from unemployment to self-employment.
- DURHAM TRADE AND COMMERCE: You Do What? A Trio of One-of-a-Kind Entrepreneurs: Where does the germ of a business idea sprout from? Peter Miller of Essential Communications knows. He’s the program coordinator for Durham’s Self-Employment Benefit program, a federally-funded training ground for entrepreneurs.
- EAST OF THE CITY: A Fond Farewell: Durham College and UOIT students and staff bid a fond farewell to Dr. Gary Polonsky as he retires from joint presidency of the college and university. The dynamo who delivered a University to Durham Region leaves behind a priceless legacy and big shoes to fill.
- 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!
- Hiring a Caring Nanny - We Care!: Caring Nanny Agency International Inc.:
Our job is finding the perfect nanny for your family --- your job is enjoying irreplaceable quality time with your family.
- LIVE IT!: Fat Chance: Today’s children face a deadly epidemic. It’s not caused by a virus or a bacillus or a genetic mutation. It requires no pharmaceutical intervention or vaccination – it’s eminently curable. Nonetheless, this generation of children threatens to be the first in recent history with a shorter lifespan than their parents. What can be done to protect our children?
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