It’s always nice to eat somewhere new and unusual. I trekked out past Vermillion, Alberta to a family catering business. A 9.7 km drive from the main highway and 12.9 km from Vermillion, this retreat in rural Alberta will be a neat place to stay and eat in the future.
Red Feather Ridge (780-763-2385, email) is [...]

Kalyna Country doesn’t seem to be known outside of Edmonton, AB. When I told my family and friends I was going to Alberta to explore a region called Kalyna Country, I got mostly blank stares.
22,000 square kilometres of land east of Edmonton, Alberta is a melting pot of European cultures that settled here. Most prominently [...]

I wasn’t sure what to expect at Highland Feeders farm in Alberta, Canada. I’m on assignment to research the alternative energy biodigester that converts cow manure and other waste into electricity and green energy.
An hour and a half drive from Edmonton, AB, the Kotelko family has been running their farm since 1947. Starting as a [...]

With all the travelling I do, as well as all the time I spend typing away on my laptop (oftentimes in un-ergonomically correct positions), my body takes the toll with sore muscles in my neck and arms.
I have decided to make it a priority to get regular massage therapy treatments when I’m home in Vancouver, [...]

I don’t have a car and don’t even like driving all that much (except on road trips to places I’ve never been!). So it’s interesting that my grandfather spent 52 years driving a truck through North America’s shoddy roads (at the time) and was as happy as he could be.
Although he talked about his colourful [...]

Ukrainian dance is alive and kicking in Saskatoon, SK, as I so delightfully discovered two weekends ago. I attended the Vesna Festival of Ukrainian Dance and visited the Ukrainian Museum of Canada.
One of the highlights of the trip was seeing the wonderful Pavlychenko Folklorique Ensemble dance. This group is a non-profit organization of semi-professional dancers [...]