Nov 9, 2023 | Blog, Stories that Inspire
Growing up in the small town of Chesley, Ontario, one of my strongest recollections was the annual Remembrance Day Service. The cenotaph in Chesley was a short distance from my school, right across from the Chesley post office, which was built about a decade before...
Oct 5, 2023 | Blog, Stories that Enrich
I’ve been writing this newsletter now for the better part of a decade, and it amazes me that month after month we can still come up with all the great stories that we’ve shared. Still, it can be quite a challenge to make things fresh! Welcome to our first ever...
Sep 6, 2023 | Blog, Stories that Enrich
It’s pretty rare for me to write twice in the same year about the same issue. I’m going to make an exception, and deviate from my usually storytelling this month, to put a spotlight on an urgent issue that will be of high concern to many of our readers. You might...
Aug 10, 2023 | Blog, Stories that Enrich
My wife’s favourite place in the whole wide world is Killarney Provincial Park. We’ve just returned from spending time hiking and back country camping over the last week of July into the Civic Holiday. If you’ve never been, it’s worth a visit. The geography is unique,...
Jul 6, 2023 | Blog, Stories that Empower
I’ve known Paul my whole life. He’s a pretty easy-going guy, but lately he’s had an emotional couple of months. In the span of a couple of weeks, Paul’s had to say goodbye to a dear friend, as well as a much-loved colleague, both of whose cancer journeys came to their...
Jun 8, 2023 | Blog, Stories that Amplify
As hard as it is for me to believe, once upon a time, I was 18 years old. In the house I grew up in, when you turned 18, it was a big deal, and we had a ritual that my dad insisted we follow. We had to open an RRSP. Yes, you’ve read that right – our right of passage...
