Since 2005, my brother, sister and I have been raising money for the Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta to help send kids and their siblings who have been touched by cancer to a special summer camp. Camp Kindle is owned and operated by the KCCFA and the camp tuition is paid only by donation. For…
Hey readers. This will be my final Perspective post (at least for quite some time), so I thought I’d leave you with something special. As photographers, we can be obsessed with getting just the right shot. Sometimes it just takes a quick snap of the shutter to get what we want, and sometimes we can…
Social Studies 30 was one of the best high school courses I could have ever taken! Well, for a military and history buff like me, learning about the interesting topics of the Cold War, totalitarianism and the many methods employed by dictators and their regimes, political ideologies from autonomous Communism to lassiez- faire Capitalism, economics,…
Passion meets pop in this Calgarian singer/songwriter du0, Boy & GurL. Jarred Nicklen and Crystal McGrath have been creating together for years. They formed a musical duo group in 2008 and recorded their first EP together in February 2009. They are about to release their first full length album and on their website you can vote…
I’m sure that most of us have had to write English or Social Studies papers this past week…and because of that fact, I was reminded of an article I read a while ago about spelling. “English spelling “truely atrosious”, says academic“ This article basically highlights how…unique (to put it nicely) the English language is. Don’t…
Calgary City Parks aren’t the only things turning 100 this year – Chinatown will also be celebrating a century of existence with celebratory events taking place from June through August. Coming up quickly on Saturday June 19th, the United Calgary Chinese & Calgary Chinese Elderly Citizens Associations will be hosting a Stampede Breakfast. Food will be…
Wanted: Street Team for Sled Island It’s that time of year. Sled Island Music and Film Festival time of year that is. The line-up is pretty wicked this time around and we need some equally wicked volunteers to go to the shows (volunteers will receive festival passes) and watch Girl Talk, King Khan & BBQ,…
The New Black, a Calgary-based non-profit music venue/recording studio, is the perfect spot for music lovers of all ages to come and see live gigs, create music themselves, or simply hang out with their peers. The New Black also offers its all aged clients a stage to practice their music as well as a recording…
Looking for something to do this summer? Interested in making new friends and scoring some volunteer hours while you’re at it? Child and Youth Friendly Calgary has a few opportunities coming up if you answered “yes” to the questions above. The Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC for short) is a program that provides youth-approved volunteering opportunities for…
I love to read. I really do. I read books of all kind, different genres, different authors, and just styles too. Most articles I do are based off of what I read. I had the chance of even reviewing a few for the newspaper at Scarlett. Though, what I’ve noticed now is that there are…
Last week, I told you about the first day of my trip to South Korea, and now, here’s what I did on Day 2! On the second day, I went to visit the palaces of the old loyalties of ancient Korea. Even though now South Korea is a democratic country, long time ago it had…
Have you heard the song Crank Dat by Soulja Boy? If not, you can listen to it here. A couple of friends have mentioned to me that there was a similar version to this song. I know many students, especially in Calgary, are doing exams right now. In between all that studying, take a break…
It has become extremely difficult for me to find youth novels for guys. I was asked “why don’t you just read girl books”. Well the answer is… I don’t think girl books are very good. But when I think about it, are girl books really inferior or are they just of a different style, and why…
Summer is coming and we are all probably looking for something that can keep us cool. Many people might be planning to go on a picnic or do some other summer activities. If you are, you can make your own ice-lollies or smoothies for the summer! Here’s the recipe to make your summer better and cooler. Fruit Ice Lollies Ingredients: (you’ll need extra…