Five More Good Reasons to Visit Ontario for WorldPride Toronto
From June 20-29, 2014, Pride Toronto will host the first WorldPride event ever held in North America in an effort to raise awareness of inequality and, consequently, to effect positive change through education and outreach. As Pride Toronto Co-Chair…
Five Good Reasons to Visit Ontario for WorldPride Toronto
Nearly thirty years before the Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in the United States, Upper Canada banned slavery in 1834, enabling escaped African-Americans to settle in Toronto. In 2005, Canada became the fourth country in the world to recognize…
Ontario Is Not Only Toronto
Most everyone falls in love with Toronto – but there’s more to the province of Ontario than Canada’s cultural, entertainment, and financial capital. In spite of all that Toronto is, the largest city in Canada is not the country’s…
Toronto Pride 2012: Out, Loud, and Proud
“We call this a loonie,” she said, holding the coin to the sunlight. It was brand new, freshly minted, which was what had caught our attention. “See the loon? Most of our coins have animals on them.” A loonie for the Canadian…
The Joys of Winter at Mont Tremblant, Quebec
The snow started slowly, almost hesitant, as if uncertain about its form. For ten minutes or twenty, it looked as if we would get icy rain – and then, miraculously, the snow commenced: big fluffy fat flakes that clustered on our lashes and clung to our…