As summer draws to a close, the cold air starts creeping and the leaves begin to fall. Autumn is here! For many that means pumpkin pie near a warm fireplace drinking orange pekoe tea whilst enjoying a favourite book. That’s just one type of person. For more of us who have to stay in the…
http://youtu.be/JbVXHGmnlvw New legislative action in La Belle Province could cause another rift and alienation within Canadian society. The Charter of Quebec Values is a planned charter by the current Parti Québécois government. A similar situation occurred in the beginning of the summer. With the Premier’s blessing, the Quebec soccer authority banned turbans from all official soccer…
An incredible Youth Central volunteer and one of our very own Youth Are Awesome bloggers, Sheliza Kassam, started a charity called Children’s Birthday Miracles earlier this year. Every month, the charity hosts a birthday party for less fortunate children at Inn From the Cold. This summer, the Coca-Cola Open Happiness project partnered with Children’s Birthday…
The spring of life offers a wealth of beauty along with it’s essential role in our survival; water is deserving of the focal point when taking photos that involve it. Being adaptable, the flow can invoke excitement and tranquility at the same time. On the Labour Day weekend, I headed out to Bow Falls and…
Facebook, apart from being an informal networking website, is also emerging as a “personality check platform.” It’s not all so uncommon for us to go and search up a person we just met, look at his posts, his pictures, etc. and make judgement about his personality. Nowadays, even the corporate world relies on Facebook. The…
To put it simply, my family and I are food truck obsessed. So when two food truck events were happening in one weekend, of course we were there for both of them. On Sept 6 was the 2nd Annual Sundown Chowdown at the Calgary Farmers’ Market. The event featured various food trucks along with entertainment…
For most of us, it is back to school time. For some people reading, it may be their last year of elementary, or maybe even their first year of junior high. If so, welcome to my blog, I am writing this mainly for you! I’m not going to write the standard back to school/welcome to junior high…
Hello summoners! New to the game? Have no fear! Understanding LoL (League of Legends) is a series of posts that I will create in the next few weeks talking about small aspects of the game rather than mechanics. This includes champions or items to buy. Today, we’re talking about wards. Wards are one of the most…
Psychologist Carl Jung once stated that one of the most prominent archetypes in our dreams is the ‘visage’–a representation of the masks we wear everyday. How many of us can remain true to ourselves when facing peer pressure on a daily basis? We’re so conscious of other people’s opinions, we feel that we need constant…
I admit that snow gets boring fast (and I mean really fast), but the fascination never seems to die down when a snow globe captures the gaze of so many. The deep freeze may not seem picturesque, This creative touch of enchantment gave the urban winter a sense of vibrancy that makes it an equally…
Is IB right for you? Being a recent graduate of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, I simply could not escape the malevolence that the IBO has shadowed over my life: living memories of sleepless days (feeling one’s body turning stone-cold, eyelids accelerating downwards at 9.81ms-2 whist trying to recite Shakespeare’s plays without noticing the frighteningly similar…
1. Stay Organized If there’s anything that sends a student’s course-load spiraling out of control, it’s disorganization. By keeping a few key components organized at all times, it is much easier to stay in control and stress-free. Keep your notes and binders tidy and organized by date and topic, when it comes time to write a…
No more of those dubious infomercials or any of those tireless workouts on your thigh buster! Can you believe that the most illustrious secret that we have all wanted to know for staying lean may rest in the microbes of our gut? Well it has yet to be tested in humans, however, for mice, it…
Junior Achievement is an enriching world-wide program for students from Grades 9-12, from October to March, where students learn important business and life skills such as how to start a business, make a shareholder’s report, work together as a team to produce, market and sell a product/service, divide out wages equally and keep a company’s spirit…
Thinking about getting a dog? There are a few things you need to know first. Firstly, dogs require work and can be expensive, so you need to make sure you are prepared and you are choosing the right breed. This is because different breeds have different energy levels and some can require up to and…