Anyone hoping to stay a night at Quebec’s Ice Hotel when it opened on January 5 was out of luck. All of the available suites-architectural works of art carved into …
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Through the Red Door
Does your son or daughter act out their favourite characters? Do they do great impersonations of their teachers? Are they forever producing shows and plays? Are they shy, and this …
Stride for Stride
With what we called Production Day slowing to a halt, I was handed what I called the Blue File (classified ads and the like) for editing. As I opened that …
The Laurier Palace Theatre Fire, January 9, 1927
A small fire with tragic results that occurred in a movie theatre in Montreal on Sunday, January 9, 1927, was also known as “the saddest fire” or the Laurier Palace …
Written in stone: Canadian highlights in Washington, D.C.
Sharing one of the longest uncontested international borders, Canada and the United States have maintained a strong alliance for nearly 200 years. In the U.S. national capital, Washington, D.C., evidence …
“Eye” can see clearly now
When referred to an ophthalmologist for surgery to correct cataracts, my optometrist told me that my sight would be as good as it was thirty years ago. I underwent surgery …