What living off-grid has taught Sarita Harbour and her family.
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Loving Our Lakes with Rochelle Bryne
Rochelle Bryne is the Executive Director at A Greener Future and mom to 3-year old Linden. Rochelle’s organization has frequent litter cleanups around the shores of Lake Ontario. But it’s not just about litter. Bringing seniors, teens and even little kids like Linden together around a common purpose, creates a sense of community and belonging…
Grief and magic
When Skejl was born in 2001, Tanis and her husband became parents of a child with special needs.
Stitching together community
The women behind Nelson Stitch Lab understand that what they’re ultimately creating is a stronger and more sustainable community.
Nurturing natural connections
Jenn Gill’s classroom is the boreal forest. Literally. As a teacher at the Kingfisher Lake Outdoor Education Centre, she spends the vast majority of her days out of doors, guiding elementary and high-school students on hikes (on snowshoes when the terrain demands it), mucking about in soil and ponds as kids learn about the…
SEEKing adventure & happiness
With her new guided tour business, Sue Hamel connects people to local culture, community, food — and their bliss
Radical simplification
What Trish Jane and her family learned from life in an RV.
Ontario artist Annette Gaffney turns trash into treasures
For as long as she can remember, Annette Gaffney has felt the urge to create. “There are kids who pick fights with their brothers just to be sent to their room so they can draw for hours… That was me.” After high school, she worked as a legal assistant in Toronto by day and took art courses…
Tips for Creating Less Waste at Home
It’s a safe bet to wager many Canadians think of Canada as an environmental leader, but despite our image as a country of natural wonder on strong ecological footing we actually lead the developed world in garbage production. We produce twice — TWICE — as much waste as Japan, and — shockingly — 7 percent more (per capita) than the United States! On…
Parents with Purpose: Happiness Wrangler Lola Augustine Brown
With three kids and 20 years of writing, editing, social media, and content strategy behind her, Whole Family Happiness’ Lola Augustine Brown couldn’t have been more suited to the role of Managing Editor for the project. After writing an essay for WFH in the the early days, she accepted an invitation to manage the WFH’s…