9 articles tagged with canada
Toronto's become something of a second home for me over the past five years, with quarterly supplier meetings bringing me back regularly. What I've learned is that this city rewards the business traveler who does their homework—the networking opportunities are...
Calgary surprised me. I arrived expecting cowboy culture and oil money, but found instead a city wrestling thoughtfully with its identity—much like the rivers that shaped it. The Bow and Elbow Rivers converge here, creating the confluence that determined where...
Edmonton surprised me. While researching landscape architecture projects across western Canada, I spent a week exploring this northern city and discovered something unexpected: a remarkably family-friendly destination that seamlessly blends natural river valley parkland with innovative urban design. The city's...
When most people think of winter getaways, they envision tropical beaches and umbrella drinks. But for those of us who embrace the exhilaration of sub-zero adventures, Timmins, Ontario is a data point worth plotting on your travel map. Located about...
When I first landed in Toronto with my digital forensics toolkit and a week of remote work ahead of me, I had no idea I was stepping into what the United Nations officially recognizes as the world's most diverse city....
Growing up just two hours southwest of Toronto, I've always had a complicated relationship with Canada's largest metropolis. As an urban planner, I'm fascinated by its architectural evolution and cultural layers, but as someone raised near the shores of Lake...
The first time I ventured to Sudbury, Ontario, I expected little more than a quick stopover en route to Lake Superior. What I discovered instead was a fascinating industrial landscape that has undergone one of North America's most remarkable environmental...
When my risk management conference in Toronto wrapped up early last summer, I made an impromptu decision that would lead to one of my most rewarding solo adventures yet: a week in Montreal. As someone who typically plans trips with...
There's a particular irony in retiring from refugee resettlement work only to find myself constantly displaced by choice. Yet here I am, standing at the edge of English Bay as the summer sun dips behind Vancouver's North Shore mountains, reflecting...
