Category: Outdoors

Celebrate Canada Day with Parks Canada – Free Admission on Canada Day!

Celebrate Canada Day with Parks Canada – Free Admission on Canada Day!

  Canada is celebrating its 149th birthday and Parks Canada wants you to join in, experience the outdoors with your family, for free! Parks Canada invites Canadians and international visitors to celebrate Canada Day on Friday, July 1st with free…

Garden Days: Canada’s Celebration of Gardens June 17 to 19, 2016

Garden Days: Canada’s Celebration of Gardens June 17 to 19, 2016

Gardening is such a wonderful past-time. It’s a great hobby to partake in alone or even as a project with the whole family. Everyone can enjoy the beautiful flowers and pitch in to help them grow.  If you have a…

Where have all the bees gone? #BringBackTheBees

Where have all the bees gone? #BringBackTheBees

When we see them, we duck for cover. They come into our gardens and scare our children – most people don’t see bees as friends but did you know how important the buzzing little bugs really are? Bees do more…

Winter Activities with the Family #CTChristmas

Winter Activities with the Family #CTChristmas

It’s finally the weekend, which means time to get out and enjoy some winter activities! Our family is big into sports. And my husband and son get really excited when hockey season starts up. We’ve already been to the rink…

Preparing our Home for Fall – Snow Removal

Preparing our Home for Fall – Snow Removal

It’s never too early to start thinking about what you’ll need to help remove snow from driveways and walkways. It’s better to get everything early than be caught scrambling for a shovel once the snow falls. Canadian Tire has several…