All Posts Tagged With: "canada"
Pairing Food with Wine
Video 6 from the FoVA Wine Tasting Event at the Niagara Falls Hilton
Lauren Pibworth of Pibworth Professional Services, explains what to consider when pairing food with wine. She asks us to consider matching the weight of the wine with the food served. She provided the wine education as part of the festivities during the Forum [...]
Just Breathe! How and Why you “Breathe Through” the Wine
Breathing Through the Wine: Video 5 from the FoVA Wine Tasting Event at the Niagara Falls Hilton
Lauren Pibworth of Pibworth Professional Services, explains how to breathe through the wine. She provided the wine education as part of the festivities during the Forum on Virtual Assistance, held in Niagara Falls June 3-7, 2009.
This is the fourth [...]
Provincial Park Camping with Dad
Today is Father’s Day and in celebration of all the great things Dads do for their children, I thought I’d share my most memorable times with my father.
Living in Ontario, we spent every summer camping. I have camped in many (if not all!) provincial and national parks in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British [...]
Did You Wake Up Canadian?
Is it possible you’re a Canadian citizen? Citizenship and Immigration Canada says:
A new law amending the Citizenship Act will come into effect on April 17, 2009. The new law will give Canadian citizenship to certain people who lost it and to others who will be recognized as citizens for the first time. It will [...]
Does Canada have a Public Relations Issue?
Last week I posted the following on Twitter which also updated my FaceBook status:
Should Canadians really be insulted by this? I don’t think so, I can’t take them seriously: http://bit.ly/1TOgPq
I was referring to this video:
I got the following response from a long-time friend whom I love and respect. Aside from being an avid [...]
30Mar2009 | Pat Williams | 2 comments | Continued
My Pick for Canada’s 10 Most Romantic Locations
I’ve had the good fortune of travelling across most of Canada and here are my best picks for the places that made me want to stay and breathe in the beauty with that special someone. Keep in mind that I’m not just referring to Valentine’s Day. If you want true romance in your [...]
14Feb2009 | Pat Williams | 0 comments | Continued
Last Year to Take Advantage of the Molson Barrie Community Fund!
If you live, work or operate a business in Barrie, Ontario you have a great opportunity to improve your city!
This is the final year of a 10 year, 2 million dollar investment by Molson, to help finance improvements in the community where they once operated a plant. Past ventures include financial assistance for projects [...]
Barrie, Ontario Trivia Eh?
City Parkland: over 740 acres in 90 parks
MoneySense Magazine May 2008: Barrie scored an A+ in the Economic Strength category for appeal to real estate investors
Barrie’s Festival of Ice uses 300 lb blocks of ice for their professional ice carvings.
Average Temperature
July: 26 C, 78 F
January: -8.1 C, 18 F
The [...]
Barrie Ontario Canada
Growing up in Toronto, Barrie Ontario was the gateway to Muskoka, a fantastic wonderland of never ending lakes, rocks and summer fun. In the winter it was minutes away from some of the best places to ski in Ontario. After moving to Wasaga Beach, Barrie became the marker that we were 30 minutes from [...]
18Jan2009 | Pat Williams | 2 comments | Continued
The Huron Carol
The Huron Carol is a loose translation of the story of Jesus written by St. Jean de Brebeuf. Brebeuf was a Jesuit missionary in Quebec, 1625 to 1649.
During his time in Canada he wrote Jesus Ahattonia (the Huron Carol) as a way to teach the Huron’s about the birth of Jesus Christ from the perspective [...]


