This story a happy ending. It’s about hundreds of people coming together to have fun and delight in each other’s company. They’ll have some friendly competition and raise money for … Continued
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It’s hard to fix what you can’t see. Five tools to help you magnify small details, explore hidden spaces, and scan behind walls. This story originally appeared in our June/July … Continued
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November 2024 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Lucy Maud Montgomery, the author of Anne of Green Gables. Both the writer and her works are synonymous with P.E.I.; … Continued
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Growing up to 30 cm in early spring, field horsetail’s pallid, distinctly jointed, cone-headed stem appears akin to an elongated mushroom. Indeed, it lacks chlorophyll and releases hundreds of thousands … Continued
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In early February, the city of Yellowknife and surrounding communities were plunged into darkness for four hours due to an outage at the Jackfish Lake substation. When power was restored, … Continued
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Whether you’re edge-gluing two boards together, attaching solid wood strips to a raw plywood edge, or gluing joints, a bit of glue squeeze-out is a sign that you’ve applied enough … Continued
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Sometimes, it seems like the English language just doesn’t have enough words to correctly describe the winter inconveniences we experience in Canada. So we made up a few portmanteaus to … Continued
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Compound mitre saws (a.k.a. chop saws) need adjusting—when they’re new and periodically after that—so the cuts match the angle you set. By checking and adjusting so the tool cuts square … Continued
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North America’s oldest operating hand-fired steamship, the RMS Segwun, is set to hit the water this Labour Day, following extensive upgrades and repairs that will keep the historic ship docked … Continued
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Nothing degrades a rope or frustrates its use like a frayed end. While thin polypropylene rope ends can be fused with a “butane backsplice”—melting fibres with a lighter—this isn’t practical … Continued
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Ontarians are finding themselves in a bit of a pickle this winter—minus the brine—as a province-wide salt shortage sweeps from Ottawa to Kenora for the second year in a row. … Continued
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Despite 98 per cent of public feedback pushing back on the move, the Ontario provincial government approved the transfer of around 60 per cent of Wasaga Beach from Ontario Parks … Continued
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