Our Canada

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BRIGHTER DAYS!

Our Canada

VETERAN PROFILE

Portrait of a Community • Peter Turk of Toronto captures life during a pandemic in and around the farming community of Massie, Ont.

BULLETIN BOARD

THE BATTLE FOR THE BACKYARD • Discouraging uninvited guests from making themselves at home!

Angels Singing

HOW WRITING MUSIC BECAME A FORM OF THERAPY • Casting light on dark thoughts in the night

NOVA SCOTIA • Taking in the province’s beautiful coastal vistas with an old friend

Call Him ‘Mr. T’ • This long-awaited meeting was truly a whale of a tale!

My Mother Married an Astronaut • While he may not have been to space, this new dad was truly out of this world

Lights, Camera, Cobourg! • The cinematic charm of a quaint Canadian harbour town

Simpler Days • A lifetime of memories sprang from those early years on the farm

Finding Love in Leamington

Hot off the GRILL • Kabobs on the barbecue—the perfect summer meal!

Paddling with Purpose • A charitable cause that fuelled one of the most unique coast-to-coast journeys in the world

COME BLOW YOUR HORN • Changing a flat tire in the heat was tough enough without truckers chiming in!

A TRULY GRAND FINALE • Sharing a love for vintage cars, two old friends come together for one last hurrah—replicating a Model T ambulance!

SHARE YOUR CANADA • Congratulations to the winners of our annual photo contest—choosing among such amazing entries wasn’t easy! Here are the three winners, along with some others we felt worthy of special mention. Thanks to all who participated!

RUNNERS-UP

WIND AND RAIN • Helping a fellow mouse turn over a new leaf!

FLYING FREE • A memory-making walk among the butterflies

Hello, Pussycat • Capturing a few pics of this adorable baby lynx was a thrill

History on Parade • As the world prepared for WWII, five artists in Montreal banded together to capture the era in remarkable fashion

LOST YEAR • When pleasure travel stopped, an inner journey began

AN UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTER • Remembering an unlikely and brief friendship one long-ago summer

Just Try to Say No!

Send Us Your Best Stories & Photos • HERE ARE SOME OF THE FEATURES AND DEPARTMENTS WE’RE HOPING TO REPLENISH FOR UPCOMING ISSUES

SPOT THE LOONIE

Our Canada

PET CORNER

The Right House for Mouse • Creating the perfect home took the help of some well-meaning friends

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