Well – it’s out, and it’s on. Yesterday, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced the 2011 federal budget for Canada, and reactions were expectedly quick and varied. Here are the highlight’s that affect Canadian families and individuals.
World Water Day 2011: What Water Means in Today’s Cities
Carly Maga
March 22 is World Water Day. Taking off in canoe, or simply sitting on the shore to listen to the waves provides landlocked campers a cherished escape, but in rapidly expanding cities around the world, water poses a number of challenges that we’re struggling to solve.
Our Kids News Roundup: Mar. 14 – Mar. 18
Carly Maga
Our Kids provides the education, camp, and parenting headlines you should know.
Our Kids News Roundup: Mar. 07 – Mar. 11
Carly MagaOur Kids provides the education, camp, and parenting headlines you should know.
From Tunisia to B.C.: A Canadian Student’s Mideast Awakening
Guest Author
Although the dust has far from settled from the revolutions in the Middle East, a few things are clear: The Internet revolution together with mobilized youth have made history, and it’s important for us to be attuned to the history that’s unfolding beyond our borders, writes Gabrielle Tang, 16.
International Women’s Day Reads: Be Inspired!
Stacey MacNevin
March 8th is International Women’s Day. A day to celebrate the social, economic, political, humanistic and family role that women play in all of our lives and to celebrate the achievements of women and girls everywhere. Women’s Day has been celebrated from the 1900s and is a national holiday in many countries around the world. In celebration of this day I have chosen three amazing titles that not only showcase the power, strength and contributions of women have made to our society, but the great lengths some of them had to go through to live their lives in a manner of their choosing.
