Monthly Archives: March 2021


Canada From Coast to Coast – The Northwest Territories




Well we’ve moved on from the prairies, or should I say UP to Northern Canada. If you though British Columbia was wild, I think this takes it to another level. Living up here is not for the faint of heart, and certainly not for city girls like myself who prefer major European cities. Northern Canada is like its own country, and I think it’s fair to say that very few of us ever get there. Not because there isn’t a part of us that doesn’t think about it, but well like I said, it’s not like going to Paris. The…


Canada From Coast to Coast – Manitoba




Manitoba, the last of our Prairie provinces. In some ways you’d think they are all the same, but really they aren’t. Alberta has the Rockies and cattle, Saskatchewan lakes and farmland (the heart of our breadbasket) and Manitoba has farming the Canadian Shield and Churchill right on the Hudson’s Bay, with all its polar bears and beluga whales. Full disclosure, I spent almost 2 full years in Winnipeg, MB, and well, I only lasted 2 years…it’s either outrageously hot or crazy cold. Well that was my experience anyway, plus I missed the mountains, not because I’m a climb them kind…