Feature Articles

Anne Remmer Thompson's Monday Morning, NFLD, 2020. Photo Credit Anne Remmer Thompson

Borrowed beauty

An Ottawa non-profit cooperative offers art lovers the chance to experience beauty without commitment or a hefty price tag     It’s (almost) as easy as checking out a book from the library. No longer the exclusive territory of the […]

Participants are on a mission to create at the Ottawa Art Gallery. Photo Credit Lindsay Ralph

Aging artfully

Older adults have their own hubs for creativity through popular local programs and workshops It’s welcoming, it’s a place to be creative, it showcases art and artists from the Ottawa-Gatineau region and it’s free. Welcome to the Ottawa Art Gallery. […]

Anastasiia Temborska with her books. Photo Credit Tracey Tong

Writing for a reason

Three local children’s authors and illustrators share the goals behind their books     Derville and Tasha Lowe   “We believe books are excellent resources for introducing and explaining difficult topics.”   It started off as a “simple project” to […]

A Treat Accessibly Halloween Village. Photo Courtesy Treat Accessibly

Treats for all

How one Ontario family turned an accessible Halloween for one child into a Canada-wide goal to make trick or treating safe and open to everyone Editor’s note: This story is part of an occasional series, Families with a Cause. The families featured […]

Sharon Lois and Bram. Submitted Photo

Beyond Sharon, Lois and Bram

Looking for classic kids’ entertainment? Parenting Times Magazine rounds up 10 artists you should check out “For kids and parents, singable songs offer fun and learning,” Raffi tells Parenting Times Magazine. “A daily source of joy, music can enhance kids’ […]

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A quiet discrimination

One in five Canadians will be over the age of 65 by 2030, yet the World Health Organization states that ageism is a global health epidemic “Ageism—the bias or prejudice based on age—continues to be socially acceptable, going largely unnoticed,” […]