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It’s no secret that playing the lottery is a sucker’s game. The stats are crystal clear regarding the probability of winning those jackpots; you’re just donating money. But we keep playing because … somebody must win. Consider Lotto 6/49, the first nation-wide Canadian lottery game launched back in 1982. The odds of winning the classic … Read more
“Are you still writing your blog?” Six simple words. One innocent question. A cast iron frypan of reality checking me right upside the head. A good friend and a close relative each asked this of me within weeks late last year. And with that, a nagging, unsettling truth I’d been ignoring for some time suddenly … Read more
My heart forever belongs to Sauble Beach. My childhood summers were spent there, and those memories warm my soul like a hot toddy. But once I turned 17, my eyes wandered south to Grand Bend where my friends and I made a very different suite of memories. All of them happened at Pinery Provincial Park. … Read more
When kids hit their teens, family camping trips become a tougher sell. Especially weekend outings to nearby campgrounds. If you’re not bringing their friends along or meeting some at the destination, the fun of just being at a campground is no longer going to cut it. I had this in mind as I began planning … Read more
I’ve been wanting to camp at Fort Steele Resort & RV Park for three years now. This past summer, it finally happened, albeit for one night only. My yearning to camp here was triggered during Covid. Outdoor activities had been greenlit, so my son and I went gold panning in Fort Steele, British Columbia. One … Read more