Belleville - Lifestyle http://www.emcbelleville.com Belleville en-us Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/Redcoats+stand+their+ground+200+years+later Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Redcoats stand their ground 200 years later EMC Lifestyles -Norwood -As far as parties go it would be hard to top Norwood District High School's 200th anniversary celebration of the War of 1812.

After a one-year pause, the award-winning experiential history program was back with another remarkable War of 1812 re-enactment weekend, but this year's event was particularly notable because ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/The+awesome+San+Antonio+%22Fiesta%22 Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 The awesome San Antonio "Fiesta" EMC Lifestyles -I had the good fortune to attend this year's awesome San Antonio "Fiesta." It's held every year in April, and it pays

tribute to the approximately 200 Alamo defenders who held out against Santa Anna's Mexican army of more than 2,000 for 13 days, before finally falling on March 6, 1836. This historic event has become a symbol ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/Reach+out+and+touch+someone Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Reach out and touch someone EMC Lifestyles -As a card-carrying fuddy-duddy, I can rattle off a multitude of reasons why our culture is going downhill. And chief among them is technology. We text at the dinner table instead of talking. We play video games and lose out on relationships. We find our community on Facebook rather than in real life.

And yet, as much as I ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/We+still+need+safe+sex+...+in+the+garden Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 We still need safe sex ... in the garden EMC Lifestyles -My good friend Tom Ogren is finishing off a tour of eastern Canada. He has been spreading the message about the dangers of urban forests which consist of mostly male trees. Tom is an amazing fellow, sort of a cross between Jack Kerouac, Louis L'Amour and Gene Autry, who has a mission. That mission is to educate folks and especially ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/Redcoats+stand+their+ground+200+years+later Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Redcoats stand their ground 200 years later EMC Lifestyles -Norwood -As far as parties go it would be hard to top Norwood District High School's 200th anniversary celebration of the War of 1812.

After a one-year pause, the award-winning experiential history program was back with another remarkable War of 1812 re-enactment weekend, but this year's event was particularly notable because ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/The+awesome+San+Antonio+%22Fiesta%22 Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 The awesome San Antonio "Fiesta" EMC Lifestyles -I had the good fortune to attend this year's awesome San Antonio "Fiesta." It's held every year in April, and it pays

tribute to the approximately 200 Alamo defenders who held out against Santa Anna's Mexican army of more than 2,000 for 13 days, before finally falling on March 6, 1836. This historic event has become a symbol ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/Reach+out+and+touch+someone Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Reach out and touch someone EMC Lifestyles -As a card-carrying fuddy-duddy, I can rattle off a multitude of reasons why our culture is going downhill. And chief among them is technology. We text at the dinner table instead of talking. We play video games and lose out on relationships. We find our community on Facebook rather than in real life.

And yet, as much as I ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/We+still+need+safe+sex+...+in+the+garden Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 We still need safe sex ... in the garden EMC Lifestyles -My good friend Tom Ogren is finishing off a tour of eastern Canada. He has been spreading the message about the dangers of urban forests which consist of mostly male trees. Tom is an amazing fellow, sort of a cross between Jack Kerouac, Louis L'Amour and Gene Autry, who has a mission. That mission is to educate folks and especially ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/Area+schools+boogie+down+at+the+fairgrounds Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Area schools boogie down at the fairgrounds EMC Lifestyles -Belleville -Over 3,000 pairs of arms and legs waving and spinning with the music, might sound like a visual mess, but the actual spectacle of the annual celebration of dance had a special sort of harmony to it.

The event, now in its 22nd year, seeks to highlight the importance of physical activity like dance present in the ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/Area+schools+boogie+down+at+the+fairgrounds Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Area schools boogie down at the fairgrounds EMC Lifestyles -Belleville -Over 3,000 pairs of arms and legs waving and spinning with the music, might sound like a visual mess, but the actual spectacle of the annual celebration of dance had a special sort of harmony to it.

The event, now in its 22nd year, seeks to highlight the importance of physical activity like dance present in the ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/Help+for+hoarders+in+the+friendly+city Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Help for hoarders in the friendly city EMC Lifestyles -Belleville - Collecting is seen as a positive hobby, but what happens if that hobby is taken too far.

Judy Brant, hoarding coordinator with the Canadian Mental Health Association, spoke to the EMC about the phenomenon that has received so much attention through the Arts & Entertainment channel show entitled Hoarders. ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/Help+for+hoarders+in+the+friendly+city Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Help for hoarders in the friendly city EMC Lifestyles -Belleville - Collecting is seen as a positive hobby, but what happens if that hobby is taken too far.

Judy Brant, hoarding coordinator with the Canadian Mental Health Association, spoke to the EMC about the phenomenon that has received so much attention through the Arts & Entertainment channel show entitled Hoarders. ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/Wayne+and+Bernie+walk+to+the+YMCA+for+the+kids Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Wayne and Bernie walk to the YMCA for the kids EMC Lifestyles -Quinte West - Wayne Dewe and Bernie Ouellet went for a walk on Friday, May 11. It was a long walk, 22 kilometres, from the Belleville YMCA to the Quinte West YMCA.

"Our goal was to raise $10,000 for the Strong Kids campaign," said Dewe.

They raised more than that, according to David Allen, regional director of the YMCA of ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/Wayne+and+Bernie+walk+to+the+YMCA+for+the+kids Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Wayne and Bernie walk to the YMCA for the kids EMC Lifestyles -Quinte West - Wayne Dewe and Bernie Ouellet went for a walk on Friday, May 11. It was a long walk, 22 kilometres, from the Belleville YMCA to the Quinte West YMCA.

"Our goal was to raise $10,000 for the Strong Kids campaign," said Dewe.

They raised more than that, according to David Allen, regional director of the YMCA of ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/BTG+summer+programs+filling+fast Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 BTG summer programs filling fast EMC Lifestyles -Belleville - Summer enrollment for Bridging the Gap Quinte's summer programs is ramping up.

Nancy Saleh, program co-ordinator for Bridging the Gap's Quinte and Belleville locations, said that both the after school programs and the summer program offered by the agency focuses on social, life and academic skills.

"It is ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/BTG+summer+programs+filling+fast Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 BTG summer programs filling fast EMC Lifestyles -Belleville - Summer enrollment for Bridging the Gap Quinte's summer programs is ramping up.

Nancy Saleh, program co-ordinator for Bridging the Gap's Quinte and Belleville locations, said that both the after school programs and the summer program offered by the agency focuses on social, life and academic skills.

"It is ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/Walk+a+Mile+blessed+with+weather+and+support Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Walk a Mile blessed with weather and support EMC Lifestyles -Belleville -They came, they inwardly cringed at the idea, but then roughly 100 men and women strutted their stuff down Front Street in Belleville sporting hot red high heels.

From firefighters, police officers, fathers and sons to local politicians and of course the women in their lives, joined together in the common cause of ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/Walk+a+Mile+blessed+with+weather+and+support Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Walk a Mile blessed with weather and support EMC Lifestyles -Belleville -They came, they inwardly cringed at the idea, but then roughly 100 men and women strutted their stuff down Front Street in Belleville sporting hot red high heels.

From firefighters, police officers, fathers and sons to local politicians and of course the women in their lives, joined together in the common cause of ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/It's+no+mystery Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 It's no mystery EMC Lifestyles - Why is May Mystery Month? It's no mystery ... Last October, during our celebration of Canadian Library Month, we asked patrons which genre was their favourite and mystery was the winner. So in honour of our most popular type of fiction, the Belleville Public Library decided to devote this month to murder, mystery and deeds ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/It's+no+mystery Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 It's no mystery EMC Lifestyles - Why is May Mystery Month? It's no mystery ... Last October, during our celebration of Canadian Library Month, we asked patrons which genre was their favourite and mystery was the winner. So in honour of our most popular type of fiction, the Belleville Public Library decided to devote this month to murder, mystery and deeds ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/An+unconventional+canoeist+launches+series Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 An unconventional canoeist launches series EMC Lifestyles -Tweed - If you have ever checked Kevin Callan's Youtube films on camping and canoeing you will quickly realize there is nothing conventional about this guy's approach to experiencing the outdoors. Kevin is the author of the Happy Camper series and it is like Monty Python meets the Canadian wilderness.

Kevin is presently ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/An+unconventional+canoeist+launches+series Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 An unconventional canoeist launches series EMC Lifestyles -Tweed - If you have ever checked Kevin Callan's Youtube films on camping and canoeing you will quickly realize there is nothing conventional about this guy's approach to experiencing the outdoors. Kevin is the author of the Happy Camper series and it is like Monty Python meets the Canadian wilderness.

Kevin is presently ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/Fourth+year+fabulous+for+Fishing+with+Kids%2c+Photos%3a+Ray+Yurkowski Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Fourth year fabulous for Fishing with Kids, Photos: Ray Yurkowski EMC Lifestyles -Trenton - For the first time in its four-year history, the Blair Smith Memorial Fishing with Kids event last weekend enjoyed something they have never experienced: good weather.

And with that, organizers were somewhat puzzled as to why they registered their lowest numbers ever as only about 60 took advantage of the free, ...

]]> http://www.emcbelleville.com/20120517/lifestyle/Fourth+year+fabulous+for+Fishing+with+Kids%2c+Photos%3a+Ray+Yurkowski Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -04:00 Fourth year fabulous for Fishing with Kids, Photos: Ray Yurkowski EMC Lifestyles -Trenton - For the first time in its four-year history, the Blair Smith Memorial Fishing with Kids event last weekend enjoyed something they have never experienced: good weather.

And with that, organizers were somewhat puzzled as to why they registered their lowest numbers ever as only about 60 took advantage of the free, ...

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