Maclean's magazine

How one Ontario family in health crisis found remedy in a Vancouver Island barn https://lnkd.in/gVFuuYwp

When these Edmontonians moved to Mexico, they found a new home that was cheaper, warmer, and buzzing with Canadian expats. Sean Murphy tells Maclean's about his big move https://lnkd.in/gpyb2t_9

"It makes us feel like we succeeded in building a place that facilitates end-of-life experiences: a place with a soul." The Gies Family Centre, the home of Hospice Waterloo Region named after its chief donors — Gert and Bill Gies — was recently featured in Maclean's magazine. The building was designed by Laird Robertson and Doug McIntosh, partners at NEO Architecture Inc. From the article: The centre makes its residents’ final days as peaceful and comfortable as possible. For example, one resident had her bed rolled through her back door and onto her private patio so she could take her last breath outside. Another watched her granddaughter get married in the spiritual room before she died. Read the full article: https://bit.ly/4bqV0wd #HospiceWaterloo

In June of 2021, a wildfire ripped through Lytton, B.C., destroying Kevin Loring's hometown. Years later, rebuilding has finally begun—but it's a tricky process rife with red tape. Inside the fallout of a devastating fire, three years later. https://lnkd.in/ewPmAjKq

The Gies Family Centre is Waterloo Region’s fresh answer to end-of-life care. Construction took three years and $13 million, but the end result was worth it: a three-wing, 27,000-square-foot modern facility wrapped in retro charm. https://lnkd.in/epxfzzb4

Toronto-based judoka Nigara Shaheen fled Afghanistan with her family when she was a baby. This summer, she's headed to the Paris Olympics. How she fought her way to to the top. https://lnkd.in/ezSBF7XC

Thank you for the interview, Allie Jaynes and CBC ! We chatted about my piece in Maclean's magazine on Charlottetown’s immigration boom, and how it’s transformed the city and my home province of PEI. https://lnkd.in/gU4MqWcg

More parents are using Slack, GCal and other apps to manage their overstuffed lives. How I used tech to solve my family's scheduling burnout. https://lnkd.in/gmbDatH4

Flying is the most environmentally harmful way to travel, particularly for shorter trips, but urging people not to hop on a plane is a difficult sell. What if we made flying more sustainable—using food waste, cooking oil and landfill debris as fuel? https://lnkd.in/eXmnSry5

Thousands of refugees live in shelters, hotels and on the streets of Canada’s largest cities. Here's how the country is struggling to cope with a massive surge in global asylum seekers. https://lnkd.in/dxJ2J7iF