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Even rocks need love

Never underestimate the power of confidence.

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What Community Is All About: Nelson Reacts to Fire

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The best test of community is when tragedy befalls those around us.

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Whitewater: The First Run of the Season

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I’ve never lived in a town that has a collective passion. In Nelson, it’s the snow.

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Raining Raccoons: The Masks We Wear and the Roles We Play

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In which I wonder if raccoons falling from the sky ‘might’ be a sign from above.

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Nova Scotia Road Trip: Halifax to Guysborough

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Two nights and three days on Nova Scotia’s Authentic Seacoast.

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Gravedigging in Halifax [PHOTOS]

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Every Saturday in Halifax, a group of volunteers gathers at Holy Cross Cemetery to repair the untended grave stones.

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Woody Allen and the Perfect End to New York City

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We couldn’t have scripted it any better.

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4 Nights on the Great Ocean Walk

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A flash of panic washed over me. I quickly scanned the back of the van although, in my mind’s eye, I could already see them, stacked one upon the other, on the shoe rack at home. Yvonne’s orthotics were not going to make the trip.

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