Lifestyle

Shade from a single umbrella pole and the promise of summer sun: that’s what awaits the prepared at Centennial Beach this year. Those who come equipped with more than just sunscreen will find Barrie’s rules as watchful as any lifeguard’s gaze. For the unprepared, surprises—some pleasant, others less so—are all but guaranteed. As summer settles […]

Staring at a grocery receipt, Canadians often wonder how much heavier their basket could have been if they’d crossed the street to another store. The answer, buried in a tangle of flyers and price tags, tells a story of more than just dollars. Food inflation has been gnawing at household budgets across the country, with

Sunlight shimmers on Lake Simcoe’s surface, laughter drifts across the sand, but every seasoned Ontarian knows a day at the beach brings more than sun and surf. Something else lurks beneath the warmth—a thriving world of tiny, hungry beach bugs, waiting for their summer debut. When temperatures rise, so too does the bug population. Ontario’s

Barrie on July 1 isn’t just a dot on the map—it’s a living canvas, splashed with red and white, where every crazy Canadian comes out to play. The hum of anticipation travels the length of the waterfront, carrying whispers of fireworks and laughter, and the promise of one more story to add to the town’s

Chlorine, bromine, and a dash of community vigilance—recent pool closures in Simcoe County weren’t just a matter of paperwork or chemical charts. They were a wake-up call, one that would ultimately set the stage for safer swimming and a determined march toward reopening. Public pools in Simcoe County have always been more than rectangles of

Cheque in hand or direct deposit on the horizon, June brings a pulse of anticipation for Canadian seniors watching the calendar: the Old Age Security payment arrives soon, but not everyone will see the same number on their bank statement. Who qualifies—and why does it matter so deeply for those counting on every dollar? The

Drive through the heart of Ontario and you’ll find a landscape defined not by steel and glass, but by a unique stretch of black soil: Holland Marsh. For a century, this patchwork of fields has quietly supplied vegetables to Ontario tables, earning its reputation as the vegetable basket of the province. Holland Marsh didn’t always

Somewhere between the squelch of sun-warmed sand between your toes and the unmistakable crunch of a potato chip in a homemade sandwich, you sense it—it’s that time of year! Not just any summer, but a Canadian summer on the shores of Lake Simcoe, where rituals unfold like old jokes in the family group chat: charming,