Children with disabilities disproportionately affected during COVID-19

 By Lucyna Lach and Donna Thomson New study offers families parent training for children affected by neurodevelopmental disorders. The global pandemic has been hard on Canadians, but it has hit families affected by disability disproportionately, particularly young families. School-aged children with disabilities were suddenly without supports of any kind.  Schools were shuttered in

Value Village: Second-Hand Secret Weapon

 Value Village, first introduced to Canada in 1980, is a second-hand clothing paradise. No, it may not look like it at first glance. But after uncovering a few diamonds in the rough, one quickly recognizes the style potential amidst the rows and rows of clothing racks. Often mistaken as a

A Love Letter to the World

 "The world, the beautiful universe, the elemental Earth, is a divine and magical place. We are connected to that beauty and that magic all the time. In fact, we are the keepers and expressers of the world’s fundamental, eternal magic: LOVE." –      Brandon Wint  Brandon Wint came to the world