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Quebec’s National Holiday
June 24, 2009 – 7:56 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Quebec’s National Holiday

Happy Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day!

Although Quebec celebrates all of Canada’s national holidays, the province also has its own “Fête Nationale”. This “national holiday,” also known as Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, is held on June 24 and is part…

British expats meet up in Burlington
June 23, 2009 – 8:56 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
British expats meet up in Burlington

Calling all British expats in the Burlington-Hamilton area!

The Burlington British Expats Meetup Group is hosting a get-together this weekend.

Head to the Beaver and Bulldog Pub Saturday afternoon, June 27, at 2pm…

World Naked Bike Ride: Streaking through a city near you
June 10, 2009 – 8:37 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
World Naked Bike Ride: Streaking through a city near you

Last June, I happened to be walking across Vancouver’s Granville Island, when a parade passed by — a whooping, shrieking, cheering procession of bicyclists, all in various states of undress.

Some were sporting bras…

No dilemma for Vancouver foodies this Saturday
June 2, 2009 – 8:20 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
No dilemma for Vancouver foodies this Saturday

If you’re concerned about food in North America and you’re in Vancouver, you’ll have no dilemma about what to do this Saturday, June 6: Head for the UBC Farm.

Author Michael Pollan, who wrote the…

Cheap Ethnic “Eatz” in Montreal
May 29, 2009 – 8:25 am | No Comments yet. Add yours.
Cheap Ethnic “Eatz” in Montreal

New to Montreal? Love food? On a budget?

If you want to meet fellow foodies without spending a fortune (and these days, that’s a requirement!), check out the Montreal Cheap Ethnic Eatz Meetup Group.

The…