… or just Mont Tremblant, if you’re our Memoirs of a New Dad columnist. A dad takes on his longtime nemesis with just shoes, water and a pair of cool shades Editor’s Note: This story was a part of the series […]
Dad’s Corner
You can teach your kid about perseverance: Can’t stop, won’t stop
Broken bone? It’ll heal. Struggle to learn the guitar? It’ll come. Impossible puzzle? Someone’s done it before. Our Dad’s Dispatch columnist turns everyday challenges into valuable life lessons for his son Editor’s Note: This story was a part of the […]
The gift of opportunity: Take a chance on me
Editor’s Note: This story is a part of our series, The Gift, which appeared in the March 2026 issue. Many organizations across the Ottawa region offer invaluable volunteer opportunities to eager trainees I remember standing at the hatch […]
The gift of presence: The gift of gab
Editor’s Note: This story is a part of our series, The Gift, which appeared in the March 2026 issue. Once Chris Hunt overcame his bias, he discovered a talent for connecting with those who needed it most I didn’t […]
A case of mistaken identity
What’s worse than being misidentified as a former patient of a mental health facility? Having it happen on the first day of college. Our Memoirs of a New Dad columnist skips down memory lane My very first day of college […]
Jonny be good
More than two decades later, a professor’s life advice still lives rent-free in the Dad’s Dispatch columnist’s mind The best advice I’ve heard came from an instructor in journalism school at Western University. “Don’t be a jerk,” the instructor […]
Side splitter
Before journalism, before becoming a dad — this humour columnist was already making people laugh Stand-up comedy is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks about diversions in Ottawa. That’s a shame, because the capital […]
Glove at first sight
Like parents, like son — what happens when a young boy takes up the sport where mom and dad first met? It was inevitable. At some point in the first seven summers of his life, Miles would be on a […]
Health scare
A negative test led me to make some positive changes The tumour snuck up on me. I didn’t notice it until discomfort woke me in the middle of the night. It wasn’t pain exactly, more a profound numbness […]
Morning magic
The weekend warriors can keep their laundry lists of elaborate plans. Our Dad’s Dispatch columnist prefers to ease into his days off I admire families that can leave their homes before 9 a.m. on the weekend. As I look out my […]