The theatre’s mandate has shifted throughout the years. For the first few years, it focused exclusively on Shaw.
My Canada, 120/150: Ontario Cottage country
In my life, I’ve owned two cottages. Not the kinds with a dock along a lake.
My Canada, 119/150: Sea-worthy
A few years ago, I ended up on the HMCS Halifax, docked for a few days in its home harbour and open for public tours.
My Canada, 118/150: A monkey gets his wings
Like so many of his generation, my father volunteered to serve and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.
My Canada, 117/150: Standing guard
To grow up in southern Ontario is to be smug about one fact: back in 1812, we whupped the Yankees good.
My Canada, 116/150: No trivial matter
Trivial Pursuit, one of the top- 10-selling board games of all time, was invented one evening in 1979 when two journalists got bored.
My Canada, 115/150: A Kingly education
Lest you think this sounds all unbearably stuffy, King’s can also be, shall we say, high-spirited.
My Canada, 114/150: Northern imprints
May the gods forgive me, but in my first encounter with Inuit art, I remember the encounter more than the art.
