Category: Lifestyle

What is a Water Softener

What is a Water Softener?

A Water Softener removes hard minerals – calcium and magnesium – from water by exchanging these minerals for the same sodium found in common salt.

Backyard Makeovers on a Budget

Backyard Makeovers on a Budget

If you’ll be enjoying a ‘staycation’ this summer, why not transform your backyard into a four-star resort with these fast, inexpensive and easy-to-do projects to create your own outdoor retreat.

VanDusen Botanical Garden

VanDusen Botanical Garden

Considered one of the top ten public gardens in North America, VanDusen Botanical Garden is a scenic 55-acre botanical garden – a living museum of plants collected from around the world and artistically displayed amidst rolling lawns, woodlands and five tranquil lakes.

George Wainborn Park

George Wainborn Park

Vancouver’s newest jewel of a waterfront park is open! George Wainborn Park is located downtown off Pacific Boulevard at the foot of Richards Street.

The Bank of Nova Scotia expects Canadians to concentrate on saving more of their incomes while governments focus on climbing out of deficits

Consumer spending will continue to cool

While Canadian households may be setting new highs in debt-to-income ratios, the country’s corporations, governments and citizens are in a much stronger position to handle that risk, a new report from the Bank of Nova Scotia said Thursday.