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Vinnie Buchanan

A summer’s day spent exploring the slow-moving Grand River below Brantford will also help you to better understand its deep roots in Ontario’s history.

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Travel: Rebel without a cycle? Jasper company helps visitors ride the road less travelled
By Stephen A. Nelson 

Any real rebel knows that it takes more than an odd haircut and a leather... read more

Travel: Ecuador . . . without the Galapagos
By Alicia Chang 

No offence against the Galapagos Islands. Home to giant tortoises,... read more

Travel notebook:

A website dedicated to backpacking in Canada was named best travel blog at... read more

Humour: If our appliances were kids, we’d say they were spoiled rotten
By Lori Borgman 

More and more I find myself taking care of appliances and gadgets that were supposed to take care of me.

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Books: What they’re reading

Karl Kessler grew up in New York City, but now lives in Waterloo where he is a co-coordinator of Doors Open Waterloo Region. He is reading:

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Books: Two novels that offer escape and more
By Chuck Erion 

Annabel (Anansi, 461 pages, $32.95 hardcover) is a coming-of-age novel set in a small Labrador village and later in St.John’s.

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Books for children
By Brenda Hoerle 

As the last days of summer fade, it’s time to hit the books.

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Books: Angus McLintock, the reluctant MP, is back in Terry Fallis’ sequel to The Best Laid Plans

by Terry Fallis

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Temple kitchen serves up equality for all
By LYDIA POLGREEN 

The groaning, clattering machines never stop, transforming 12 tons of whole wheat flour every day into nearly a quarter-million discs of flatbread... read more

Flash from the Past: Post office clock tower was a Preston landmark
By Jon Fear, Record staff 

Time was when the post office was the grandest building in just about every Canadian town and city.

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