Multi-media look at the Juno Beach Centre, a memorial to Canadian soldiers.
Putting African relief into a Durham Region perspective.
Q&A with notable Durhamites.
Research Nunavut - for Grades 3-6.
Explore Durham is your guide to the best of what Durham Region has to offer. You'll see the nature, get tips on dining, shopping and local accommodations, experience the sports, find out about local history, and get a feel for life on the farm. Your tour guide is award-winning travel writer Betty Zyvatkauskas.
A young man from Blackstock, a bike, and the adventure of a lifetime with a trek across the African continent! Josh Martyn will be providing the exclusive account of his 12,000 kilometre journey here on the durhamregion.com blogs. "We will suffer through the sands and heat of Sudan, and bathe in the morning light rising over the plains of the Serengeti", he writes as he prepares to head out.
Read Josh's blog
Laurence feels that the genres of alternative history, sci-fi and
fantasy have been ignored for too long. It’s time to lift the stones
and rotting wood and let the sun shine in. This will be an adventure in
time and space that we all can share. From Asimov to Turtledove and
Rowling to Tolkien, this will be one heck of a ride. Strap yourselves
in and start your rocket boosters. We are going to meet characters,
both old and new, with, I hope, some surprises. Remember to also dodge
the bullets; the odd military adventure will also come barreling along. Read Laurence's Blog
Pamela Kullo-Egelton, a Whitby Shores resident, retired from the City of Toronto in 2006 where she
was employed as an Emergency Planning Coordinator. She has been an
instructor in the Emergency Management Program at Durham College. She
is also a private consultant involved in emergency management training. Follow her blog.
With over 35 years of fishing experience and 25 of those competing on
Canada’s most competitive Bass and Walleye circuits I have fished in
some of the best and worst fishing conditions. With a unique outlook on
fishing, the environment and life, I hope to pass on and share
information on the how, where what and when of catching Southern
Ontario’s game fish both big and small. Second to this by having the
ability to travel globally and fish I have been able to discovery some
not so popular techniques and experience adventures from start to
finish which should make for some interesting conversation. follow his blog here.
BACK FOR YEAR 2: Ché Lafoy, 32, is a teacher in Oshawa and the PR guy for the Oshawa Touch Football League. As a child he lived overseas in Jakarta, Indonesia for 8 years. Back in Canada he attended Dr. F.J. Donevan Collegiate in Oshawa and later went on to earn a BA from the University of Western, Ontario. He then moved to Perth, Western Australia to earn a Bachelor of Education degree. He has been playing touch football in Oshawa, London, and Toronto since 1992 and is here to keep you up to date with the latest statistics, scores, personalities, and happenings of the OTFL and touch football in the Durham Region. follow his blog here.
Between corporate and technical writing gigs, Pickering resident
Valerie Bean writes magazines features, news, profiles, and
general-interest articles. She is a published book author and an
internationally published poet. Check it out!
Duane Cook, born and raised in Durham Region has been gardening
organicaly for about 20 years. He began blogging in this space about gardening naturally and is now sharing his insights on living sustainably. When not working at his "real" job with
a local manufacturing company, Duane can often be found roaming around
his two acres in Kendal with his wife of 18 years and their four sons.
Visit Duane for his tips on Sustainable Living in Durham.
Tyler Ohlew, currently a journalism student at Durham College, has never
spent a day where he hasn’t at least touched a video game controller.
While just touching a controller does seem odd, it at least shows his
commitment to the hobby. Read of his adventures of playing video games
into the early hours of the morning, and learn of his frustrations as
he tries to beat Kid Icarus for the first time of his life. Pressing Buttons
Laurence Cutner moved from England to Canada 20 years ago and has lived
in Durham Region for 11 years. He has been so long in the IT industry
that he has a Tandy Portable, a Compaq ‘luggable’, a Commodore 64 and 4
PCs at home. Beyond that he is an avid reader of sci-fi and his current
obsession, alternative history. He has, in the past, backpacked through
Europe and traveled to the Middle East and South America. His real
boast is that he has been married for 26 years and has a son who is
possibly even more ‘techie’ than him. Read Laurence's Blog
Karem Allen has lived in Ajax for about 12 years now. The goal of her transit coalition, Concerned Citizens for Smart Transit, is to
raise awareness of local transit issues and Durham's part in GTA-wide
future transit needs with options to more places then downtown Toronto. Check out Transit Nightmares
Christy Chase, a Durham resident for 30 years, loves music, drama and
art. Luckily for her, she's an entertainment editor with Metroland
Durham Region Media Group. She covers the arts scene in Oshawa, Whitby,
Clarington and Port Perry, although she has been known to venture into
Ajax and Pickering and even Uxbridge in search of entertainment. Check out the drama fiend.
In
'No Stupid Questions', we tackle readers' inquiries for general interest
information they are wondering about. Wonder how much water goes over
the Niagara Falls in a day? Curious why Mickey Mouse only has three
fingers on each hand? Wondering about something closer to home like
what's being built downtown? Send us an e-mail at
questions@durhamregion.com. Check out our not-so-stupid questions.
Will McGuirk has Scene and Heard it all when it comes to music. Follow along as he keeps an ear to the local music scene. Read Will's blog.
Steve Bevan is an amateur astronomer, a member of the Durham Region Astronomical Association and spends far too much time looking up, except when he is driving.. Read Steve's blog.
