In my small hometown, my dad was “the beer man” and I, “the beer man’s daughter.”
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My Canada, 68/150: A monumental sacrifice
It was soon decided that the Allward design would proceed at one location — Vimy — and the others would have simpler monuments installed.
My Canada, 67/150: Five pins of fun
Few Canadians realize five-pin bowling was invented here.
My Canada, 66/150: The Lord of the Manors
If you want luxury in Waterloo County, it doesn’t get any more deluxe than Langdon Hall.
My Canada, 65/150: Truckin’ along
People travelling across Canada’s most-populous province have a hate-hate relationship with Highway 401.
My Canada, 64/150: The fruits of technology
It’s hard to picture what Waterloo Region would be like if BlackBerry never happened.
My Canada, 63/150: The innovation engine
Waterloo’s a place where school’s more important than cool: terms such as “nerd”, “geek” and “wonk” are compliments, not insults.
My Canada, 62/150: Plain and not so simple
It took many years for me to realize, growing up, that not everyone had horse-drawn buggies clomp-clomping by their home.
