A Father’s Plea for Funding
On April 1, 2019 my son’s life will be irrevocably changed.
His name is Jack. He is five-years-old and he has autism. He lives with me, my wife and his little...
Opinion
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Too Bad, So Sad: Saying Goodbye to Open Sesame
I often joke that although Open Sesame — my gallery/shop/event venue, which until Feb. 28 occupied 220 King Street West in Kitchener — wasn’t a registered nonpr...
Breaking Down Eating Disorder Myths
With Eating Disorders Awareness Week in Canada taking place the first week of February, I thought I’d bust some of the prevailing myths surrounding this serious...
Wise Minds: Engaging the Head and the Heart
One of the exercises used in our agency’s Partner Assault Response (PAR) program and in educational programs by the Male Allies, is called “Act Like a Man Box.”...
Waterloo Region Through A Traveller’s Eye
I have this fantasy of being able to jet off to far flung destinations at a moment’s notice. Of course, time and money would be no object. Environmentally f...
The Absolute Truth About Fruitcake
The thing about fruitcake is this: we all know about it. Well, sort of. We have all held a heavy loaf in our hands, marveling at its dense heft. If you’re a...
Editor’s Note: Holidays With My Big Blended Family
At the beginning of every December, I have the same conversation with my older sister, Rachael. I ask her where we’re going on Christmas Eve, who we’re h...
The Future Is Female? The Future Is All Of Us
“Are women trying to take over from men?” my tween son innocently asked in response to my enthusiastic announcement that both the Cambridge mayor and regional c...
Advice from an Eternal Optimist on How to Get into the Holiday Spirit
Hey guys, it’s your buddy James here. You might know me from creating sandwich art at your local uptown Waterloo grilled bread restaurant, or from applying extr...
Addressing the Complexity of Rough Sleepers in KW
A couple of weeks ago, there was a fire in the former Trinity Church next to the YW’s shelter on Frederick St. in Kitchener. The YW is a not-for-profit that pro...