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Food service industry's disconcerting glass ceiling

Food service industry's disconcerting glass ceiling

Gender equality in restaurant management makes strategic sense - how else do you fully understand markets and see new opportunities?
Expanding CPP won't help financially vulnerable seniors

Expanding CPP won't help financially vulnerable seniors

Some low-income seniors could end up with a lower net income because it could result in a reduction in other government-provided transfers
Expensive lights won’t improve safety

Expensive lights won’t improve safety

Dear Editor A few years ago a fatal accident happened on the railroad crossing in Paynton on provincial Highway 674.
There are unlit warning signs on the south side and nothing but the standard X on the north side.
Urban chickens

Urban chickens

Where will they spend their old age?
Looking for the magic

Looking for the magic

I was updating my daycare blog when this sentence fell off the tip of my finger, "My little daycare daughter found a magical forest when we were out on our walk last week. I found a magical land right in our own back yard this week.
It is a myth that Canada has a retirement income crisis

It is a myth that Canada has a retirement income crisis

Even after deducting debt of $1.8 trillion, Canadians are left with an accumulated net worth of $7.8 trillion outside the formal pension system
Ants do have a good side

Ants do have a good side

Ants are synonymous with picnics and pants. And for some, that list also includes their yard, where they may have invaded the lawn, garden and patio, driveway and sidewalk. Despite their reputation, ants have a good side.
How firm a foundation

How firm a foundation

Soon after writing my first column in 1997 I established the routine of choosing, preparing and submitting my work every Sunday evening. It’s been part of my pattern of worship.
How to make your home energy sustainable

How to make your home energy sustainable

Canada's most significant residential energy uses - transportation, space heating, electricity and hot water - can be minimized
Horticultural therapy

Horticultural therapy

Plants are an important part of life. Throughout our history they have provided food, medicine, shelter and more. Today, they still provide but instead of cherishing what plants do for us, we instead often neglect taking time just for ourselves.
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