I am not a cheap person. That is to say I am not someone who chooses price over quality. When I shop for products or services, I try to support local as much as possible. There are certain items that I will spend the extra money for brand name rather…

Robert Wilkes was my teacher in Grades 7 and 8. He was one of the few teachers that made an impression on me in school that has lasted into adulthood. Mr. Wilkes taught history like few who I have known. He made it interesting, which for some Canadian history is…

Everyone has certain words or phrases that will trigger a cringeworthy response when heard or read. Something that when you hear that word spoken, it personifies a nails-on-chalkboard response. Your spine tenses and blood pressure doubles at the mere thought of hearing it spoken. And when that word or phrase…