Chances are if you are reading a publication like The Advocate and you are a young person you already are active in this community. On Friday May 25th, the

Politically, I’m a Conservative. That word evokes all sorts of different emotions in people. In some ways, it philosophically resonates quite deeply in me, and in others ways,

Photo by Marc Laferriere "Canadians won't work those jobs. They're too {insert your preferred adjective here} for that." It's a common phrase, one I heard a lot growing up. There's

Photo by Stephanie Amanda Paige People ask: what should municipal governments do? It's a difficult question to answer because of the variety of business services that municipal corporations provide. All

Photo courtesy of Tia Robinson Photography After years of living in a community that has be hard hit by the decline in manufacturing both in the 1980’s and in

Screen capture of WWE Superstar John Cena and a twenty-something Marc Laferriere courtesy of Liam Newell I have a deep dark secret. I’m a huge wrestling fan. This may not

On March 31, 2012 people all around the globe will come together to take action on one unified cause by turning out the lights from 8:30pm-9:30pm to raise

Brantford City Hall photo by Steph Paige. Growing up as the daughter of a former City  Councillor, I was determined to stay as far away from municipal politics as

Recently I had the privilege of being invited to join the Board of Directors of the Brantford Seniors Resource Centre, a not-for-profit organization that offers services to senior