Tag - September 2023

PLAN AHEAD

WhatsApp? DON’T FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR DIGITAL ASSETS IN YOUR WILL By Nuwanthi Dias What about your email, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other social media accounts? And what about your loyalty point accounts, like PC Optimum, your Netflix account, and any dating sites you have signed up for? These are all digital assets...

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GOING, GOING, GONE!

THE LONG GOODBYE OF THE OTTAWA LYNX Ottawa’s Triple-A Baseball Team Wrapped Up Its First Season 30 Years Ago By Dan Lalande “You can open the book you’re writing with the most cliché line of all time and you would be perfectly justified,” I advised Mark Sutcliffe, then not lording over our city but calling games, along with...

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Close to Home: Addressing the Urgent Need for Age-Friendly Housing

By Peggy Edwards, Council on Aging of Ottawa Everyone deserves a suitable place to call home. Age-Friendly Housing meets the needs of the growing number of older people in our cities and communities. It is defined by 4As. Affordable: costs less than 30 per cent of your before-tax income. Accessible: for people with all kinds of...

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“Mulled” Parsnip and Apple Soup

Whether you bake them into a pie or a crisp, simmer them into sauce, chop some up for muffins or stir them into a salad, apples are a favourite taste of autumn. This versatile recipe and photo from Foodland Ontario, foodlandontario.ca, will inspire you to enjoy them to the max. With its bright spices, this creamy soup is...

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Apple Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts

Whether you bake them into a pie or a crisp, simmer them into sauce, chop some up for muffins or stir them into a salad, apples are a favourite taste of autumn. This versatile recipe and photo from Foodland Ontario, foodlandontario.ca, will inspire you to enjoy them to the max. The addition of apples makes these baked doughnuts...

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Salted Caramel Apple Roll

Whether you bake them into a pie or a crisp, simmer them into sauce, chop some up for muffins or stir them into a salad, apples are a favourite taste of autumn. This versatile recipe and photo from Foodland Ontario, foodlandontario.ca, will inspire you to enjoy them to the max. Apples and caramel are a perfect marriage in this...

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Pork Medallions with Rosemary Applesauce

Whether you bake them into a pie or a crisp, simmer them into sauce, chop some up for muffins or stir them into a salad, apples are a favourite taste of autumn. This versatile recipe and photo from Foodland Ontario, foodlandontario.ca, will inspire you to enjoy them to the max. Take entertaining to the next level with this easy...

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Lentil and Apple Salad

Whether you bake them into a pie or a crisp, simmer them into sauce, chop some up for muffins or stir them into a salad, apples are a favourite taste of autumn. This versatile recipe and photo from Foodland Ontario, foodlandontario.ca, will inspire you to enjoy them to the max. When Ontario lettuce is hard to find, look to...

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Nature and Community:

The View from Brenda Deugo’s Camera by Iris Winston A photograph sparks a memory. A candid shot brings a smile. The beauty of nature seen through the lens offers a sense of peace. “I’ve always wanted to preserve those special moments and had a passion for nature,” says  photographer Brenda Deugo, a longtime Pakenham resident...

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Bringing old photos back to life

Photographer and photo restorer Jeff Ryan has been called “an artist without pretense.” More and more people are keen to learn about their family history. Describing the pursuit as “an absorbing, lifelong pastime,” a story by John Blackwell and Laurie Stanley in The Canadian Encyclopedia puts it this way: “Although detective...

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