It Was a Rainy Night
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Last minute Father's Day gifts you can make
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4 great mattresses for a good night's sleep
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Two easy ways to prepare rhubarb
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Editor's pick: The best hair ties
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5 steps to your best bikini body
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Green Living
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4 reasons to visit the Green Living Show in Toronto
I have a confession to make: Just back in the office from visiting the Green Living Show in Toronto, and I’m embarrassed to say I expected a lot of granola and bad upcycled sweaters. Thankfully, I was I wrong – so very wrong. Toronto’s Green Living Show is loads and loads of fun and there [...]
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Earth Day special series: Drink and BYOB
Today is the start of Earth Day Canada’s campaigns! Keeping the environment healthy doesn’t have to be hard, and the campaigns are filled with simple actions for you, your colleagues and kids to do just that. A simple but important action that everyone can do is to drink more tap water and get water-wise. Reducing [...]
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Earth Day special series: Eat and plant
In the weeks leading up to Earth Day on April 22, we will be sharing a four-part series of blog posts, courtesy of our friends at Earth Day Canada. Each post will highlight simple things that we can do to better appreciate our beautiful and giving planet. So without further ado, here’s the first post: [...]
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To the polar bear, with love
Renowned philanthropist and entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson was in Toronto yesterday to to call for the protection of polar bears in Canada. I bet you didn’t think that was an issue, hmm? Polar bears going extinct? It turns out that Ontario hosts the southernmost population of polar bears in the world, with at least a [...]
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8 things to know about that new girl in your blog
Hi, my name is Jen Melo (like “mellow” and not “mee-low”). What am I doing in The Life Blog? I’m the new girl here so I could use some new friends. You can help me to feel welcome by simply posting a comment below. But first, let’s get to know one another better, shall we? [...]
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Clearly, kids have a lot to teach us
We’re so used to looking to the experts for advice on how to better ourselves, but what about turning to kids? I attended an event today at the beautiful Toronto Botanical Gardens where the Sunlight Green Clean Kids were introduced. Ten Canadian kids between the ages of six and 13 chatted about their environmental commitments, [...]
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What are your acts of green? Tell us and you could WIN!
I’ve seen many ads with the handsome George Stroumboulopoulos, always talking about this One Million Acts of Green. I’ve been dying to know how I can get in on the George action … errrr … I mean, GREEN action. Here’s what’s worth knowing about this great campaing: It was launched last year with the intention [...]
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Glass vs. aluminum vs. plastic bottles
Recently, a reader e-mailed me and asked: When buying pop, is it more environmentally friendly to buy it in plastic bottles or aluminum cans? In doing some research on the Internet, I found some
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Days away from a green Christmas.
First off, the second winner of A Good Catch never claimed his prize, so that copy is up for grabs. All you have to do is sign up to receive my Green Living blog to your e-mail inbox and you are eligible to win Jill Lambert’s A Good Catch. Click on the word e-mail under [...]
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Book giveaway winner and another green gift idea!
Congratulations to this week’s winner of Jill Lambert’s A Good Catch. This week’s prize goes to
