Welcome to the fourth column featuring the animals of Speaking of Wildlife, various native species that can’t possibly be released into nature.

Today we’ll be looking at our physically largest resident: Maverick, our grey wolf.  Or just ‘wolf.’  It doesn’t have to be that complicated.

The Toddler Tourist: Exploring Hidden Gems In Your Own Backyard

There’s something in the air in August. Is it the smell of school and September on the horizon? Is it the magic of a month of potential for fun and frolic? Or could it be a different kind of magic. Maybe a hint of fairy magic.

Remote and rugged Camp Xaragu, Twyfelfontein is surrounded by steep, craggy hillsides. We pitch our tents on the sandy valley floor, under mesh-covered shelters which help keep tents cool when the weather is scorching. 

While Orillia hosted a gathering of Scottish Clans during the 44th Annual Scottish Festival, there was also a gathering of another sort at Springwater Provincial Park just north of Barrie. It was a gathering of the Ojibwe Doodemag (Doe-deh-mug), family groups, which...

Activist Mariame Kaba has said that hope is a discipline. “I always tell people, for me, hope doesn’t preclude feeling sadness or frustration or anger or any other emotion that makes total sense. Hope isn’t an emotion, you know? Hope is not optimism.” Hope is not...

Welcome to the third column featuring the animals of Speaking of Wildlife, various native species that can’t possibly be released into nature. Today we’ll be examining not one but two residents, whose relatives you have probably encountered on their way back into the...

Pizza is always a fan favourite and at Youth Leadership Camps of Canada we make huge quantities. Here’s a quick basic lean dough recipe you can make or better yet teach your children to make it. Allow them to be part of the process, give them options and have fun!...

Indigenous Facts and Myths When I was in the Canadian military as a young man serving in Germany, I was asked a question by one of my fellow soldiers. This young soldier from Georgetown Ontario asked me if it was true that an Indian (which was still vernacular in the...

Cancer Chemo Radiation and Healing The days are quieter now that treatments have finished. A time to relax, and heal, something my golden doodle does easily. While I was braving treatments he was learning and trying out different pieces of furniture that best suited...

As a Business and Success coach, I answer questions about business and your own personal path to success. Send your questions in to risha@yorkemotivational.com. I make no time for myself. I am not a priority, and my needs keep getting shoved to the bottom of the list....