On September 30th, please observe National Truth and Reconciliation Day. It is to remember the truth behind the Residential schools that Native children were sent to, some forcibly. Some even died.
Here is a small video of the painted stones found outside the public library at Bobcaygeon, Ontario. The stones represent a child that had died at the residential school in Kamloops. Sadly, the truth is that there were 4000 recorded deaths at these schools.
In my travels around Ontario and now into Quebec and the States, I have been to thousands of places over the past years. The one thing that I have learned in all of this is that there are so many places to visit and see.…
I have one particular student on my school bus. The first time I picked her up, and then a few hours later, the first time I dropped her off at her home, I noticed she got off the bus with a hop. I chuckled. I…
We are fortunate to live in an area with plenty of songbirds. These flying musical delights are protected by law because they are just beautiful to have around. Each morning, just before the sun rises, one bird starts to sing, followed by another, and then…
Sackets Harbour Battlefield surprised me. I am Canadian and am very proud to call myself such. I am well aware that the USA declared war and attacked Canada (then British North America) wth the hopes of conquering the continent. The War of 1812 was a…
It has been many, many decades since I sat in a Young Drivers of Canada classroom. I remember a few things about taking this course before I got my driver’s license. The first was that it was very expensive (at least my parents paid for…
Mother’s Day is coming up, and we have the opportunity to take Mom out to see flowers, more flowers and many more flowers after that. We will stop at the annual Fleur Des Ville in Toronto, then head to Niagara-on-the-Lake to see more floral designs.…
