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As March settles in, the sunlight begins to feel stronger. Snow slowly melts into soft streams, and rain replaces the quiet fall of winter flakes. The days stretch a little longer, inviting people to step outside again after months of winter hibernation. It’s the perfect time to rediscover the outdoors and there’s no better way to welcome the season than at the Purple Woods Maple Syrup Festival . Purple Woods Maple Syrup Festival Taking place on March 14–15, March 16–20, Marc

Although the month of March is about birth, rebirth, about earth bringing forth new life, March is oddly named for Mars, the god of war, and not Venus, the goddess of love. It's all Greek to me, but anyway to balance it out, the International Women’s Day is on Sunday March 8 this 2026. That seems appropriate. Alexandra Luke International Women’s Day would be a good day, then, to visit the heritage of one of Oshawa’s extraordinary women, Alexandra Luke , a painter, and membe

Long before the world filled with cards and candy hearts, St. Valentine’s story was one of quiet rebellion and tender courage. In a time when love faced limits and boundaries, he offered gestures of care, small acts of devotion, and notes that carried the weight of the heart. That spirit of gentle, patient love lives on if we pause long enough to notice it, and in Oshawa , even in the deep marrow of winter, something begins to shift. The days grow marginally brighter and the

Oshawa, a city of almost 200,000, is located on a deep water port east of Toronto, Canada’s biggest city. But Oshawa sits far from the shadows of those skyscrapers in T.O. Oshawa has its own rich heritage and identity; one which grows from its creeks and shorelines, and its factories which drew people from all over the world for well paid union jobs. Jobs which allowed people to build families and businesses and futures and even once along those very same shores secure the f

Dear Gentle Reader, It’s a new year! Perhaps it is because I was born in January that I have always felt it a time of luxury, indulgence and resetting. As we go back to work adorning all of our holiday gifts, there is newness in the air. January is also when we can look forward to the latest season of the hit Netflix show, Bridgerton. Divided into two parts, the worldwide release of Season 4’s A-side is scheduled for January 29th, with the back half becoming available on Feb