Memoirs of a New Dad

Now 12 years old, Riley Hunt is pictured here at 18 months. Photo Credit Angela Jacques

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 […]

Riley Hunt loves to read about a certain iconic overweight cat. Photo Courtesy Chris Hunt

Love connection

Our Memoirs of a New Dad columnist reflects on his childhood relationship with books   I’ve been infatuated with the written word for as long as I can remember.      Growing up, every second Friday was pizza day at the Hunt […]

Riley Hunt (with parents Angela Jacques and Chris Hunt) graduated from elementary school in June. Photo Courtesy Chris Hunt

Dear Chris

Knowing what he knows now, our Memoirs of a New Dad columnist writes a letter to his younger self I know you hate the whole “writing letters to yourself” thing. When your teacher asked you to do the same in […]

Chris Hunt emerges from the fog at the top of Mount Tremblant. Photo Credit Angela Jacques

Staycation nation

After a childhood of holidays close to home, Chris Hunt dreamed of seeing the world, only to come full circle   I didn’t travel much as a boy. Vacations were usually stay-at-home affairs as my family was on a limited […]

It's tradition: Riley Hunt perches atop a rock for a photo. Photo Credit: Angela Jacques

Ugh, dad!

Embarrassing your kid is practically a rite of passage This column was meant to be completely different.  It was supposed to be a delightful and amusing narrative describing my son’s infatuation with spending his summers with his grandparents. Specifically, it […]