As a teenager and young adult, I worked at a Zellers location in a small town. Like many in small-town Ontario I was sad to see the staple of my shopping trips close down years ago, as I was building a family of my own. By 2013 Hudson’s Bay had closed down nearly every Zellers […]
Earth’s population reaches 8 billion in 2022
On Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, the world population was expected to reach 8 billion. According to the United Nations, this milestone in human development is due to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine. “While it took the global population 12 years to grow from 7 to 8 billion, it will take approximately […]
Adagio Teas new branch, Lardera, offers coffee ‘direct from farmers’
Coffee. Some call it the elixir of life. I just call it my go-to morning beverage. And now I have more choice when it comes to deciding where to buy my coffee! For the last 20 years, Adagio Teas has worked to establish itself as a premier source of gourmet tea. I have been drinking […]
Canadians now able to boost tree planting efforts until Earth Day
Ahead of Earth Day 2022, Dairy Farmers of Canada are inviting Canadians to contribute to tree-planting projects across the nation. Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) launched an exciting new campaign entitled ‘All for Earth Day’ highlighting the steps dairy farmers are taking to capture carbon, according to a release from the organization. DFC also launched a new […]