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The Pandemic: Grow from it, learn from it, or fear it

The Pandemic: Grow from it, learn from it, or fear it

The pandemic leaves me with three choices. Grow from it, learn from it, or fear it. How was your week? This week, someone who I have known since a teenager, lost his wife to cancer in Toronto. What do you say? How do you say 

Denise Gardiner: Addiction and Getting Help

Denise Gardiner: Addiction and Getting Help

An addiction is a disease that you inherit, where mind and body crave something you have consumed more than life itself! It exists due to the disease you inherit, and you may not know you have the disease until you are hooked, and without help, your life could be doomed.

Aditi Katwala: Vegan Food Blogger

Aditi Katwala: Vegan Food Blogger

Aditi is a vegan blogger from Chicago. When I ask her to tell me something that nobody knows about here she replies “Something nobody knows about me is that I was a dancer for 15 years. I did Indian classical dancing, specifically a dance called 

What is Tequila

What is Tequila

What is Tequila made from? Tequila is made from the fermented juice of the blue agave plant’s core also known as the pina. The blue agave reaches maturity at around eight years. The blue agave is not a cactus but a desert succulent. It can 

Joanna Lafleur: 21st century’s Aimee McPherson

Joanna Lafleur: 21st century’s Aimee McPherson

Joanna Lafleur has an undergrad in communication and business and a master’s in theological studies focusing on how to use digital communication tools for evangelism and discipleship. Over the last 15 years, she has spoken at churches, conferences, camps, and ministries in North America, Europe, 

Never Did I Think

Never Did I Think

Aimee Williams, a poet based in the UK, wrote the poem Never Did I Think about COVID 19. Authors, poets, bloggers, professional soccer players, beauty queens, actors, actresses, and dancers worldwide recite the poem in aid of UNICEF. I want to thank Aimee for choosing 

Waupoos Estates Winery

Waupoos Estates Winery

Waupoos Estates Winery has the entire package needed in a winery. PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY Prince Edward County (PEC) is located 220 km east of Toronto. It is just south of Belleville. The ground is atypical with many valleys and the foundation is limestone. The cracked 

John Knox: Personal Wealth Advisor

John Knox: Personal Wealth Advisor

John joined Brian Gribben Insurance Planning after spending 6 years as a mortgage agent providing customized mortgages based on the unique needs of his clients. John’s financial experience dates back several decades managing a national sales force. In just 3 years in the business, John 

The Balanced CEO

The Balanced CEO

Entrepreneurship is about creating value. It is about taking risks and bootstrapping. It is the framework of designing, launching, and running a new business. The creator of this business is called an entrepreneur. The entrepreneur has to make business decisions and deal with government policies, 

Carlotta Salvini: The Best Sommelier in Italy

Carlotta Salvini: The Best Sommelier in Italy

I am super excited to present Carlotta Salvini. Carlotta was born in the beautiful Tuscan town of Siena, Italy, and is fascinated by the wine industry. She graduated in 2013, in agriculture from the University of Florence. Carlotta continued her training in the wine industry,