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The Invictus Games, founded by His Royal Highness, Prince Harry is a sporting competition for the wounded and Injured military soldiers and veterans. This year, there were 550 competitors from 17 countries taking part. Through the power of sport, they proved to the world that great challenges could be confronted with unconquerable drive, resilience and determination. Captured are the events that took place at the Invictus Games all week in Toronto. It all started on September 22 with the Flag Raising Ceremony. Sporting events followed throughout the week and ended with the Closing Ceremonies on September 30. The Invictus Games captivated audiences and left lasting memories. Photos by: Peeter Poldre
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HALLOWEEN 0I GO TO A HAUNTED HOUSE Are you ready to get scared? Every Halloween, places like Canada’s Wonderland and the EX put on horrifying Halloween displays for the entertainment of their customers. Check out these great “Haunted Parks”. a) Halloween Haunt - www.canadaswonderland.com b) Boo at the Wychwood - www.torontoartscape.org c) Screemers - screemers.ca d) Night of Dread - clayandpapertheatre.org
CANADA'S WONDERLAND
02 PICK YOUR OWN PUMPKIN Pumpkin picking and carving is a great memory for everyone. Spend the day wandering the rows upon rows of great pumpkins. Whether you’re looking to carve a scary face into it or using it for a delicious pie, the perfect pumpkin is necessary.
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Let your inner child out and go crazy this year with the decorations. Trick-or-treaters love a fully decorated scary house to walk up to in order to get their candy. WWW.THEJOYOFFASHIONBLOG.COM
04 DIY AN AWESOME COSTUME Pinterest is an awesome site to get great ideas on how to make a homemade costume or even just for some inspiration.
05 THROW A HALLOWEEN PARTY Gathering all your friends and family together is guaranteed to be a great time. Throw in a costume contest or fun Halloween games to get everyone in the spirit.
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HOME SHOW Written by: Leslie Styles
Home decorating buffs and renovators gathered at the Burlington Home Show in Mainway Arena September 15th – 17th, to seek information from home and lifestyle experts. Dozens and dozens of vendors were on hand with advice regarding renovation, landscape and decorating projects. Also featured were “Bird of Prey” demonstrations by the Raptor Conservancy. Between show times, Shauna Cowan introduced the ‘Harris Hawk’ from the southern USA, similar to the more familiar ‘Red Tail Hawk’ of Canada. Chad Cieslick, who recently completed a 1000 km walk for charity, sold ‘butterflies of hope’ with all proceeds donated to the Alzheimer’s Society. The Burlington Spring and Fall Home Shows provide great informative opportunities for vendors and home owners alike.
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01: Gina Ullmer of Landmark Solutions Windows & Doors. 02: Chad Cieslick of Butterflies of Hope - all proceeds went to Alzheimer’s Society. 03: David Archibald, Remax Aboutowne Realty & Trish Watson of SuCasa Home Staging & Design. 04: Jennifer Pope & Ryan Pender of The Phoenix Design Group.
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Crowds gathered on September 17th to celebrate harvest at the Ireland House Museum’s annual Applefest. Numerous activities included main stage entertainment, pony rides, face painting and many vendors – something for the whole family. The past came to life with tours of the Georgian-styled home, built 1837, one of Burlington’s oldest. The city purchased and restored the property in 1985 from a descendant of the original family.
04 01: Cathy Rocca with Ron Boyko & Paula Dissegna. 02: Rob, Marie & Clara. 03: Taryn Harisingh with her face painted like a lion. 04: Mike Camden selling his maple syrup products from Deerfield’s Sugar House.
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BOOK REVIEW cut you off in traffic. What eventually makes us happy is surmounting the associated negative experiences. If you want the perfect
I GIVE A F*CK
body, you’ve got to accept the pain that comes with training for hours a day almost every day. Want the perfect relationship, the one
ABOUT THIS BOOK
where you’re old, still holding hands and having sex? You have to go through some painful moments, stick it out when it might
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feel easier to run for the hills, have painful and vulnerable conversations, stay faithful
I’ve read a lot of self help books in my time. A LOT! But there is no book that has
no matter what. Want to be rich? You’ll have
helped me to feel better about myself and life as The Subtle Art of Not Giving a
to work harder and sacrifice free time, get
F*ck: The Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life. Yes, the book is filled
your finances in order, do a budget, take
with the f-word but I highly recommend this book to anyone who has ever felt
risks - you get the drift - all those painful and
insecure, anxious, hopeless, victimized, entitled, easily annoyed by life’s trivialities,
mundane things that a lot of us avoid doing.
wants success and happiness, felt right and everyone else was wrong, felt scared of…anything at all. It’s also for those who feel that anything that goes wrong is
Manson does not tell you to stop caring about everything entirely. He shows you
someone else’s fault. I think that covers all of us.
how to discover what you value and to commit to it. Manson tells you in no uncertain
The author Mark Manson is not a world renowned psychoanalyst. He’s a successful blogger but his writing is backed by some pretty extensive research. Thank God there’s a book that finally says stop looking in the mirror and telling yourself you’re happy because if you’re doing that, chances are, you’re not happy and it’s totally okay to have negative feelings.
be the best all the time and to be having the best time. This constant search for happiness and perfection is making us all unhappy so stop trying. Sometimes life sucks. The negative emotions we feel are a call to action - change what needs to be changed. Start caring about what’s truly important and it isn’t the person who
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and extraordinary and the quicker we accept it, the better. The problems you face actually make you happy when you solve them. Most of the time you’re wrong and you’ll never grow if you keep thinking you’re right. Manson says we’ve been asking the wrong question the whole time. It’s not what do you enjoy but, what pain do you want to sustain? This is the path to happiness. I could go on and on
Social media, by the way, is a major culprit, by making us believe that we have to
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so I’ll just say you’ve got to read this book. You’ve just got to. It may be the one that saves you from yourself, that gets you to the place where you need to go. But please, don’t ask to borrow my copy. It stays by my bedside. "THE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING A F*CK" CAN BE FOUND in the Toronto Library System or ordered from Chapters
By Peeter Poldre, Photographer Always learning and striving to CAPTURE the next great photo!
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On September 17th, the Amazing Bed Race, a fundraising event for Joseph Brant Hospital, was held at Civic Square on Brant Street. Each team member was required to collect pledges of $300 in order to participate. Burlington Eye Care’s team were the top fundraisers and came second in the race. Acura on Brant were the Grand Champions, while Access Storage won for the best decorated bed. A fun and successful event!
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The room at The Credit Valley Golf & Country Club was beautifully decorated and transformed into a Marketplace for the Ladies’ Luncheon/Afternoon Tea & Marketplace fundraiser, in support of Wellspring Birmingham Gilgan House on Thursday, September 14th. Ladies shopped the Marketplace which featured Zest for Living, Saks Fifth Avenue, Lemonwood and Miracle 10. Wellspring Birmingham Gilgan House is a beautiful, warm and welcoming facility that offers a variety of supportive care programs, at no cost, for cancer patients and their families in the Oakville, Mississauga, Halton, Burlington and surrounding communities. 01: Barbara with Sheri & Vinnie. 02: Eva & Anna. 03: The Miracle 10 Team. 04: Vincenzo & Paulina from Saks.
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EVERY WEEKEND - OCTOBER 28 Burlington Mall Lions Farmers’ Market ∧ burlingtonmall.com
EVERY WEEKEND - OCTOBER 29 Harvest Festival at Springridge Farms ∧ springridgefarm.com
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OCTOBER 19 The Great Pumpkin Trail at the Royal Botanical Gardens rbg.ca/pumpkintrail
OCTOBER 23 Etsy Made in Canada - Halton ∧ etsyhaltonregion.ca
OCTOBER 26 Toddler Days - Halloween Theme at Ireland House Museum museumsofburlington.ca
OCTOBER 28 Treats in our Streets in Burlington ∧ burlingtondowntown.ca
OCTOBER 28 Song of the Grand - a Musical at St. Stephens United Church ststephenunited.ca
NOVEMBER 4-5 2nd Annual Tea Festival – RBG Centre ∧ rbg.ca/teafestival Lego Club – Inventions at the Ireland House Museum museumsofburlington.ca
NOVEMBER
NOVEMBER 18 Rotary Burlington Music Festival rotarymusicfest.org/index.html
NOVEMBER 18 St. Luke’s Christmas Market in Burlington stlukesburlington.ca
NOVEMBER 24 Santa Parade and Lighting Ceremony churchstmarketplace.com
NOVEMBER 25 6th Annual Small Business Saturday churchstmarketplace.com
NOVEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 10 Christmas Activities ∧ springridgefarm.com
DECEMBER 3 Burlington Santa Claus Parade ∧ burlington.ca
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DECEMBER 9 Burlington MADE ∧ burlingtonmade.com
DECEMBER 22-23 Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol ∧ burlingtonpac.ca
DECEMBER 27-31 Victorian Christmas at Bronte Creek ∧ brontecreek.org
DECEMBER 31 Coyote Howl Hike on New Year’s at Bronte Creek brontecreek.org
HOPE
IN HIGH HEELS Halton Women’s Place takes the community by shoe storm in September! For 3 days, the only women’s shelter in the Region, hosts Hope in High Heels – a men’s only walk in heels that shows how men and boys can be a part of the solution in ending violence against women. The event started in Burlington seven years ago and then grew to Oakville in 2011 and Milton last year! This year, approximately 150 men and boys walked in all three events. Halton Women’s Place hopes to raise $150,000 this year from all three events. To find out more about the shelter visit www.haltonwomensplace.com To find out more on how you can get involved in their events or how to donate, email cbozzo@haltonwomensplace.com Submitted by: Halton Women’s Place.
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