This past weekend, students from Dr. Brown’s BioChem lab, McMaster University, came to the nature retreat. Their experience was a little different from many of the educational programs that we usually provide. They wanted a relaxing space to get away and discuss their research ideas, with a nice balance of outdoor activities. Well, I thought […]
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I’m sure in some culture, some dialect, some language there is a word for what I’m thinking of today. . . but not in English. Often in work or home life we are engrossed in our own activities, striving for a feeling of personal accomplishment or did-it-ness. In team work, we are faced with an
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I’ve just returned from two weeks of “Community Team Building” working with two good friends in delivering an Experiential program in Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland. The Wonder of such places, motivates and inspires all people to look at the potential within themselves and their team. Whenever I deliver a team building program I
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We just returned from an adventurous retreat in Dominica. Martha and I stayed at Jungle Bay Resort (really an eco-retreat like the Edge in philosophy) . Our getaway was truly inspiring. Sam and Glenda have a unique take on tourism in the Carribbean, like the Edge blending Adventure, Yoga and other holistic retreats into a
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I just returned to the main house after enjoying the first products of Rockie the Bake Oven. After weeks of waiting for the water to evaporate from the clay, with the help of small fires, Greg decided it was time for a test firing, before the big celebration with a party on the 15th of
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Clutter makes it difficult for me to get things done. Two years ago I picked up a book in the airport when I read on the back cover the invitation to – Empty your Inbox. At the time, I was floundering in information. Numerous projects, inquiries that needed to be responded to and the information to
What is ecotourism? Perhaps more Canadians will find out today, when Martha Honey of the international ecotourism society is featured on CBC news. Ecotourism is sometimes difficult to define. Most people think of tropical hiking and nature experiences amid native peoples in remote lands…. but here in Ontario we have ecotourism too.Northern Edge Algonquin has
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Yesterday,Todd, Kara, Tim, Wendy and Chris Bogart (Wendy’s guy) headed out for a full day of adventure. 7 hours and 45 minutes of canoeing to be exact. We gathered at the Edge at 9:15, loaded canoes and drove to our put in point on the South River, just about a km from our put-in for
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Call Guinness, no not Wendy’s dog, and not the beer company in Ireland the World Record People. I’m sure we just set a record for the shortest contest ever. Yesterday evening we posted a contest inviting visitors to our web site to guess the day that ice would cover our lake, gateway to Algonquin Park
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