Who knew that sleepy Summerside, Prince Edward Island, was the birthplace of the prestigious worldwide fox-farming industry? In the early 1900s, over 8,000 fox ranches dotted the Island, keeping the rich and royal fashionably warm.
Small Ponds featuring Carol Bruneau
Your name? Carol Bruneau. Home (or adopted) town? Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Population? In 2001, the town proper had 7,312 people,...
Farm Fresh – From Farm to Table
Not quite an island, there is still a sensation of leaving the big city behind when you cross over the Trent-Severn Waterway canal to what locals...
Gleaning knowledge
What do knitting, glee clubs, board games and food preserving have in common? If you guessed the 1950s, you wouldn’t be wrong, but these old-school...
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FireWorks and Sticky Buns
I have to admit, although I’m a dedicated fitness enthusiast, another passion that I have to counterbalance is my love of food. Our recent summer...
What we’re listening to – Compostela, Jenn Grant
A collection of songs inspired by love, life and death, Jenn Grant’s Compostela is a heartfelt tribute to her mother, Spain and her lakeside home....
A Child’s Christmas in Danger
with a salute to Dylan Thomas One Christmas was so much like the other when I was a boy in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia that I can't remember if I got six...
Small Ponds featuring Juno Awards Winner George Canyon
The country star discusses his home town of Pictou County, Nova Scotia and why he loves Canada.