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Having a ball for vets

Article online since August 3rd 2008
Elyse Amend elyse.amend@transcontinental.ca When the idea for a veteran’s ball came up last year at the Ste. Anne’s Hospital Foundation, no one thought then the event celebrating the hospital’s 90th anniversary would become an annual affair. “The reason we did that was not to have...

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Life’s a picnic…

Article online since August 1st 2008
With about 120 millimetres of rain in July – and what seemed to be many more grey days than sunny ones – I’m hoping things will improve for August. I like to take advantage of the summer and recharge before winter sets in by spending as much of it as I can outside. And that includes mealtime. I...

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Time travelling the easy way

Upper Canada Village brings history to life

Article online since July 20th 2008
Elyse Amend elyse.amend@transcontinental.ca Families won’t need a time machine to take a trip through the 19th century this summer. As a matter of fact, it’ll only take you about a 90 minute drive. Located in Morrisburg, Ontario, Upper Canada Village is an outdoor living museum that...

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Dorval businesses get onboard recycling pilot project

Program may be expanded city-wide

Article online since July 18th 2008
Elyse Amend elyse.amend@transcontinental.ca Just over 50 businesses on Lakeshore Drive and Dorval Avenue will be keeping landfills a little emptier thanks to a recycling pilot project the City of Dorval started last week. According to the city’s communication officer Sébastien Gauthier,...

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Painting the kitchen green…

Article online since July 18th 2008
Well, not literally. I’m quite happy with my kitchen walls as they are now. But with The Chronicle’s ‘green’ issue coming out this week, I starting thinking of ways to be more environmentally friendly in the kitchen. I think I could be doing a much better job ‘going green.’ There’s...

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