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My Canada: the southern charms of Pelee Island

When people in Canada say they are “going south”, generally it means Florida. Caribbean. Mexico.

Feb 27, 2017

My Canada: the southern charms of Pelee Island

Feb 27, 2017

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My Canada: Niagara Falls

If someone comes to visit Ontario for one day from halfway around the world, there’s a good chance Niagara Falls will be on the whirlwind…

Feb 25, 2017

My Canada: Niagara Falls

Feb 25, 2017

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My Canada: The Elora Gorge

I grew up near Elora, in the town of Elmira. “Ooooh,” people would say when I told them my hometown. “That’s so pretty! I love the gorge.”…

Feb 24, 2017

My Canada: The Elora Gorge

Feb 24, 2017

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My Canada: The food of love

My mother Mary Woznuk Teahen — here on her wedding day and five decades later, wearing the same headpiece at my parents’ 50th wedding…

Feb 24, 2017

My Canada: The food of love

Feb 24, 2017

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My Canada: How warm fur cooled

The canoodlers here are the young loves who, many years later, became my parents. And what remains of this picture — beyond the family…

Feb 23, 2017

My Canada: How warm fur cooled

Feb 23, 2017

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My Canada: When Irish eyes are smiling

I’m one of 4.5 million Canadians who reported having Irish blood, in some quantity, in our country’s latest national census in 2016.

Feb 22, 2017

My Canada: When Irish eyes are smiling

Feb 22, 2017

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My Canada: Rough waters on the journey

If you’ve read my previous post, A nation molded by immigrants, you’ll know my grandfather Steven Woznuk came to Canada before the First…

Feb 21, 2017

My Canada: Rough waters on the journey

Feb 21, 2017

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My Canada: A nation molded by immigrants

Unless you are a member of one of Canada’s aboriginal First Nations, the truth about being Canadian is that you got here because you, or…

Feb 20, 2017

My Canada: A nation molded by immigrants

Feb 20, 2017

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My Canada: The games Canadians play

I assumed everyone grew up with a round wood game board in the back of the closet.

Feb 19, 2017

My Canada: The games Canadians play

Feb 19, 2017

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My Canada: The ark of love

In 1964, a man from Canada was living in France. At the time, his father was Canada’s Governor General, carrying out the duties of Head of…

Feb 18, 2017

My Canada: The ark of love

Feb 18, 2017

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Kelley Teahen

Storyteller, arts wonk, local food lover, and Communications pro based in Toronto. In 2017, I’m sharing reflections on “My Canada” to celebrate Canada’s 150th.

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