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OZY • 14th August 2022

Middle School Just Got a Lot Harder

Tweens on the cusp of adolescence straddle two worlds. Hormones and friendship dramas are adult problems that can sometimes make them behave like toddlers. It’s a time of confusion and change — and two years of pandemic restrictions and lockdowns have made it even messier. But there are ways to help. – with reporting by Fiona Tapp from Ottawa.

OZY • 1st August 2022

Will These Kids Catch Up?

In elementary school, kids move from their cocoon at home or preschool into a world of stricter rules and more complex relationships, gaining skills that will last a lifetime. But pandemic lockdowns have limited kids’ learning in these crucial years. Today we ask: What have kids of this age lost, and how can we help them rebound?

OZY • 19th July 2022

Help Preschoolers Adapt, Post-Covid

What can parents and caregivers do to help children navigate new, post-pandemic transitions? In part one of a four-part series, today’s Daily Dose shares advice from a variety of experts in psychology, education and special needs on getting children back on track.

The Globe and Mail • 19th July 2022

How to avoid airport chaos by choosing flight-free travel this summer

Pandemic travel restrictions have lifted, and those eager to return to flying are creating a boom in bookings. But many environmental advocates are encouraging us to stay grounded, repeating the message that air travel is destroying the planet. Wasn’t the pandemic supposed to be the pause we needed to reflect on our unsustainable travel habits?

Adventure.com • 6th July 2022

The Pandemic Heightened My Anxiety: Now, Adventures Are Helping Me Get Back to Myself

The blade of my paddle slices a path through the clear waters of Arizona’s Saguaro Lake. Carved through canyon walls and surrounded by an abundance of towering Saguaro cacti, this man-made Sonoran Desert Lake is a refreshing oasis...

OZY • 30th May 2022

Should You Ground Yourself? Flight-Free Pledges

It’s no secret that planes aren’t good for the planet. The aviation industry is responsible for nearly 3% of global carbon emissions, even though several airlines are taking steps to reduce emissions. Inspired by the Swedish flygfritt movement, a global campaign has emerged in multiple nations, with Flight Free UK taking off in 2019 and Flight Free USA in 2020...

The Toronto Star • 16th April 2022

Ours to Discover: Enjoy springtime in Ottawa

Despite a few late-season snowfalls, spring is here, and it’s time to get outdoors and enjoy the milder weather. Events are back on in Ottawa after two years of shutdowns and postponements, and the downtown core is open for business. Come immerse yourself in the vibrant colours…

National Geographic Traveller (UK) • 22nd March 2022

Travel Geeks online: discover another side to the Balearics.

Join us as our expert panel offers insight into thoughtful longer stays on the beautiful islands of Formentera, Ibiza, Menorca and Majorca — and find the best gastronomic experiences and events to attend.

The Sunday Times • 12th February 2022

Postcard from Ottawa: In the frozen Canadian capital protesters and locals are locked in a bitter standoff

Like Narnia, with its never-ending winter, Ottawa is experiencing its own frozen stasis. Just as residents thought that boomerang Covid-19 restrictions might end, a new threat loomed — this time not a virus, but an equally insidious invasion.

The Toronto Star • 20th November 2021

Spend a Weekend in a Quaint Winter Wonderland

Almonte, a mill town a 40-minute drive from Ottawa, has plenty of practice crafting the perfect holiday feel. This small town has become a popular filming location for holiday movies.

The Toronto Star • 26th June 2021

Discover Ottawa

In Ottawa, a small capital of around 1.3 million residents, you can revel in Canadiana and visit the country’s Parliament and seat of government. But why not also check out the spots that locals favour, including seeing the city from its waterways and visiting the diverse neighbourhoods that make this place so friendly and accessible?

Ensemble: Ultimate Family Vacations • 21st June 2021

Playing It Cool-Iceland with Kids

Any time of year is the right time to visit Iceland with kids. Known as a playground for adventure sports and heart-pumping activities, Iceland, dubbed the “Land of Fire and Ice,” surprisingly, makes for an excellent family-friendly vacation. Given its name, you would expect Iceland to experience frigid weather, but the temperature in winter averages 32 °F in the south — and for some people, it will feel balmy compared to back home. In summer, temperatures usually get up into the mid-seventies.

Travel + Leisure • 7th September 2019

Explore the Beauty of Canada’s Northwest Territories With the Indigenous Tour Operators Who Know the Region Best

Standing on the frozen Arctic Ocean and looking out into the vast expanse of snow and ice makes you feel very small. On the shore of the tiny far northern town of Tuktoyaktuk, in the Northwest Territories of Canada, it’s hard to imagine how people could survive in such a remote, coastal tundra.

Edible Ottawa • 7th June 2021

The Artery Community Roasters

Will Wells, a self-named coffee snob and owner of The Artery Community Roasters, is excited about their newly launched varieties. Including a much anticipated and relentlessly requested dark roast. There will also be two pink bourbon coffees on offer which he describes as tasting almost like frozen strawberries.

Canadian Traveller Magazine • 11th September 2020

Wetsuit Wisdom

My first surfing lesson was an exercise in teenage humiliation. We shuffled around anxiously on the cold sand of a Welsh beach, pre-dawn, waiting for the wetsuit shack to open. Our teachers tried their best to cheer up the group of 14-year old students on an adventure sports field trip, but there was no escaping the horror that was about to unfold.

Lonely Planet • 17th June 2020

Why Tofino on Vancouver Island is the perfect wellness destination

Wellness in Tofino is not hard to come by – in fact, it’s this Canadian Pacific Northwest town’s brand. Whether in a downward dog, dipping in a hot spring, exploring the surrounding rain forest or the thundering waves, in Tofino, wellness will find you.

Edible Ottawa • 26th March 2021

Changing the World, One Worm at a Time.

Akil Mesiwala has a simple yet beautiful stack of cedar boxes in his home that house a most unusual pet. Inside “The Box of Life” he keeps between 1,000 and 2,000 red wiggler earthworms. Although Mesiwala feeds and cares for these pets and thinks of them affectionately, they are working animals. They have a very important job in his home with positive ramifications across the community.

CNN • 5th August 2020

One Pilot Brings the World to Iceland

To fully explore every corner of the dynamic landscape, unravel local folklore and battle the natural elements, one must take to the skies. Enter Jón Kjartan Björnsson, the pilot with a mission to show the real Iceland.

Photograph by Roland Bast Photo

WestJet Magazine • 5th February 2020

Sleeping with Wolves

The best way to understand pack life is to closely observe wolves at play. The experience is even more enjoyable from the comfort of a luxury lodge at Quebec’s Parc Oméga.