Taking care of business

Parenting plus pandemic means double the work for local business owners Running your own business can be difficult enough, but for many local small business owners who are also juggling parenthood, the pandemic has proved a time of challenges and […]

Janet Beath of Paint with Janet. Photo Courtesy Joy Affleck

Painting through the pandemic

Thousands of aspiring artists — including writer Tracey Tong — have Carleton Place’s Janet Beath to thank for their new COVID hobby     Some artists create art, and others, like Janet Beath, create other artists.   During the course […]

Editor Tracey Tong and her daughters, Millie, 7, and Ellie, 3. Photo Courtesy Tracey Tong

From the editor

I’m writing this piece on my older daughter’s lunch break from virtual school. Some days, it’s one of the few time slots I can work uninterrupted. It’s when Millicent, 7, doesn’t need me nearby to help sort out tech issues, […]

Editor Tracey Tong and her daughter, Ellie. PHOTO COURTESY TRACEY TONG

From the editor

  If you’ve been reading Parenting Times for a while, you’ll know that our fall edition celebrating the magazine’s anniversary (we’re officially a tween!) is our recap issue, where we take a look back at some of the most popular […]

The editor as a Ryerson University journalism grad. Photo courtesy Jostens Canada

From the editor

Socially speaking, it was an awkward time, and for someone with a tendency towards being high strung, being a student gave me plenty to worry about. Despite both of those things, my scholastic years were some of my happiest. As […]

onnie Thompson with her crochet versions of Bernie Sanders and Bob Ross_Photo Courtesy Bonnie Thompson

Stoking the inner fire

When parents don’t take time for themselves, it can lead to stress and burnout While researching the flora and fauna of west Ottawa about 10 years ago, photographer Deanna Wright was surprised to learn just how many bird species live […]