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Silent Spring: Honey Bees in Peril

May 20 was World Bee Day, a time to celebrate nature’s most prolific pollinators, even as we fret about their fate. For years, Canadian honey bees have struggled against a range of environmental obstacles. Dwindling populations, collapsed colonies and vast acres of...

The neighborhoods of Ancaster

It’s no secret that I love where I live, Ancaster, a historic town in the city of Hamilton, Ontario that was founded in 1793 and decades later merged with Hamilton but maintains its own feel from the city and overall Ontario region. There’s a lot to like about...

The sights of Historic Ancaster

Welcome to Ancaster, my home for many, many years. It’s a charming, historic little town within the city of Hamilton, Ontario in Canada and it’s simply a wonderful place. It was founded in 1793 and became one of the first important early British Upper Canada...