Tim Hortons collector cards
Once again this year, collectors have been given the opportunity to put together a set of hockey cards while sipping their coffee. There are 100 cards in the Tim Hortons collection, beginning with #1 Tim Horton. These cards came out as the World Cup of Hockey was getting underway in Canada. Naturally, one of the […]
China ascending
In Greek mythology, Zeus (clearly no fool) delegated the task of choosing the fairest of three goddesses— Hera, Athena and Aphrodite—to Paris of Troy. This first “Judgement of Paris” set the stage for the Trojan War and eventually led to the founding of Rome. The second Judgement of Paris rocked the wine world in 1976. […]
Nobel prizewinners and everyday heroes
They awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last Friday to Juan Manuel Santos. Santos is the president of Colombia who negotiated what has so far proven to be an uncertain end to 50-plus years of civil war. Peace Prize winner last week, right here in Wellington. Dan McDonald, the co-proprietor of the It’s Wickedly Sweet bakery, […]
Muzzled
Recently I’ve been feeling as though my physical voice is being taken away from me. Nope, no one has told me to shut up. Although I’m sure some would love to do just that. Actually, like a lot of all y’all, I am mostly wary about making a comment on any subject, at any time, […]
Birds of a feather
Bird migration has become a topic of some discussion in these parts lately. Apparently, the Orioles are not quite ready to head south, and are planning to hang around the Metropolitan Toronto area for the next couple of days. The Blue Jays have consented to stay around and join them for a friendly game. It […]
Working together
Although we are well familiar with the concept of agricultural co-ops in Canada, we have yet to see its impact on smaller Canadian wine producers. In Europe, wine cooperatives are fully owned and operated by the vineyard owners who bring their fruit to the co-op for processing. Everything is shared— from machinery to wine storage […]
A good month for beer
It’s been a good month for beer. Karl Meltzer, on his third attempt, has set a new record for the completion of the 3,524- kilometre Appalachian Trail. His time of 45 days, 22 hours and 38 minutes eclipsed the previous record by some nine hours. That works out to more than 75 kilometres a day. […]
Thank you
How many years now? Go on, count how many years the PEC Marathon has been a fall event in the County. Lost count? Well, to save you the time it takes to put the newspaper down and go to your computer to Google “how many years”, it has been 13 years. Yup. Yessir. It has […]
Represent
When Transparent debuted, the reaction from the LGBT community toward the webbased television series, produced by Amazon, was mixed. On the one hand, it was a funny, sweet, clever representation of creator Jill Soloway’s own experience with her transgendered parent. It was a much more sensitive and realistic depiction of one experience with gender transition […]
Belleville Senators
Hundreds of hockey fans crammed into the main lobby of the Sports and Wellness Centre in Belleville to hear the news regarding the relocation of the AHL franchise of the Ottawa Senators. In perhaps the worst kept secret of the century, Belleville’s mayor Taso Christopher announced that the city had approved significant renovations to the […]