Updates and stories from The Edge, plus tips on green living, cooking local, special offers, and upcoming events.
If you had the ability to SEE inside of yourself, would you? The natural world is a powerful teacher and has the capacity to reveal to us our very own true nature. Visualizing your ‘inner landscape’ is a tool that can help you reflect and connect inwards to ‘see’ and interpret the bigger picture of […]
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In 2015, we took a new look at our website and decided it was time to make some bold changes. Likewise we decided it was time to freshen up our image with some new branding elements. The 2015 version of the Northern Edge Algonquin logo was designed by Shane Fleming at Spotvin Creative in Windsor,
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What does it mean to be a steward of the environment? By definition, a steward manages responsibly and with great care. At Northern Edge Algonquin, an environmental steward is someone who thinks about the health of future generations when they act, someone who is always learning and doing their best to leave their surroundings in
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The chance to hear the eerie sound of Algonquin Park wolves howling draws tourists from around the world to Canada’s Algonquin Park. Since 1995, Northern Edge Algonquin has been offering guests the opportunity to learn about the world of the wolf from naturalist guides on our small-group nature retreat experiences. These small groups venture into Algonquin Park
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Guest Post by Carly Stong, Retreat Facilitator This past month has been one of the busiest of my entire life as I prepared to open a second Life Yoga location while running on less and less sleep. This was not the week to check out, but I had already booked myself for four days off
I want to let you in on a little secret. I have important news for you about how you (yes, you) go about with your daily decision making and big time goal setting. I’m sharing this because I want to make sure that you reallllllly understand what’s going on inside of that powerful mind of yours and what drives you.
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I spend most of my work time at the office. There is always something to do, whether planning experiences, book-keeping, creating media, telling stories and simply paying bills! Summer is often a busy time at the nature retreat (some would call it a resort – but when you live off the grid, surrounded by nature,
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One for all and all for one! We’re very excited to unveil our new website, the home of everything Edgy!NorthernEdgeAlgonquin.ca Since 1995, Northern Edge Algonquin has offered experiences for many different types of guests on a number of websites. Over the past few months the team has been working to bring everything into one
In the winter of 2013-14, Ontario beekeepers lost an astounding 58 per cent of the province’s honey bees — well above the 15 per cent depletion considered sustainable for the honeybee industry. In 2014-15 Northern Edge lost it’s first small crop of bees too.
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This week, our team members were invited to Niagara-on-the-Lake to witness first-had the impact of Northern Edge Algonquin programming on youth leadership and empowerment. For the past two years a group of First Nations students from Niagara region have been coming to the Edge for their Indigenous Leadership Summit. “This was a really great day,
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