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Julia Palfrey: Milk & Honey

Julia Palfrey: Milk & Honey

Julia is the Pastry Chef at Eden at the Rimrock Resort in Banff Alberta Canada, 5 Diamond BCAA rating, one of three 5 diamond restaurants in Canada. She grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, and started cooking at 19 years old. She did a 4-year …

Canadian Minted Immigrant

Canadian Minted Immigrant

The immigrant has made Toronto the most multicultural and diverse city in the world. More than 200 ethnic groups live here and speak 140 languages. Toronto is one of the most educated cities, creating more jobs in tech than New York and San Francisco. There …

Casey Palmer: Canadian Dad

Casey Palmer: Canadian Dad

Casey Palmer is an amazing blogger, father to two, husband to one, second to none, and part of the Toronto Bloggers Collective.  I have had some interesting conversations with him over the last year and he has some amazing insights into being a Canadian Dad. …

Puneeta Varma: Maple & Marigold

Puneeta Varma: Maple & Marigold

I love everything about Puneeta Varma. She is a foodie, blogger, world traveler, activist, and a game changer. Puneeta left her high powered marketing job to become a stay at home mom. That changed soon and today she blogs about food, family and brings a …

Kevin Robbins: Minister Focusing on Radical Optimism

Kevin Robbins: Minister Focusing on Radical Optimism

I have a deep respect and admiration for a minister (evangelist, pastor, cleric, chaplain, missionary, priest, rector, preacher, Reverand). The job of a minister is tough and demanding. It can be satisfying from an intrinsic perspective. However, there are metrics to deal with. The modern-day …

Divorce Mediation

Divorce Mediation

Divorce mediation involves a good-faith negotiation between two parties and an experienced mediator who assists them in reaching an agreement during a fair process. If two spouses cannot agree on issues concerning their divorce or separation, a mediator can help them resolve these matters out …

Anu Bidani: An Authentic STEM Entrepreneur

Anu Bidani: An Authentic STEM Entrepreneur

Anu Bidani is the CEO of STEM MINDS (a BCorp certified Social Enterprise) and Inno-Hive, an Innovative Learning Community – Not-For-Profit), two companies that focus on shaping the future of education by transforming learning experiences for both children and adults. STEM Minds is on a …

10 Questions to Ask Your Financial Advisor

10 Questions to Ask Your Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor, Financial Consultant, Financial Planner, Wealth Advisor, or a Peddler In 2019, just before COVID hit, I was attending a financial seminar in a mall. The first booth had a bunch of firemen who worked three days on, three days off, and were selling …

County Cider

County Cider

Cider is unfiltered raw apple juice. Apple juice is filtered and pasteurized for long shelf life. Outside of North America, cider is always alcoholic. Apple cider and hard cider can be sweet, dry, bubbly, and refreshing. Cider was popular in North America because it was …

Why you need a will

Why you need a will

“In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Benjamin Franklin The truth is that being human, we are mortal. I strongly recommend a will, and it has the following benefits: – It is you who decides how your estate …