Seven hundred more

The number assigned to increased grocery costs for the average family of four next year is $702. If times weren’t difficult enough, Canadians will likely see another chunk of a week’s wages heading to basic needs.

Cherish Life

A few years back travelling on a high-speed train from Guangzhou to Shanghai we noticed a grand-dad keeping a close eye on his grandson. 

Hockey fever

Admittedly, we don’t get the politics, league specifics or any of the associated things a hockey dad should know.

Keep it real

After an incredibly difficult Friday, I made a point of getting some fresh air and physical exercise. Saturday was consumed with chores around the farm, not generally a day of leisure nor what one might suspect an executive (of sorts) to do in off-hours.

Have no fear

News last week that Metroland Media Group was declaring bankruptcy was a gut punch to news industry people across Canada. To date it is the single largest newspaper failure in Canadian history. Seventy-one print-edition community newspaper titles were shuttered in one-fell swoop.