by Renee Tratch | Dec 2, 2015 | Annual, Fresh Air
Our holiday wish list has us running around the city – but in a good way. Instead of filling our stockings with a whole bunch of ‘stuff,’ we’re loading up on all Toronto has to offer. The best part of giving the Gift of Experience is that you can enjoy them...
by Renee Tratch | Nov 27, 2015 | Annual, Fresh Air
Holiday festivities are already in under way but it’s this Saturday – November 28, 2015 – when the City gets its serious sparkle. Families have a lot to choose from – from citywide parties to neighbour gatherings. Not only are they free –...
by Renee Tratch | Nov 5, 2015 | Fresh Air, Park & Playground, Screen Time
When you’re park-hoppers (like us), you get to know Toronto’s world of playgrounds — the old school metal-meets-plastic that reminds you of your own childhood, the cool ones (like the castle in High Park, the pirate ship at Cherry Beach Soccer Fields or...
by Renee Tratch | Oct 14, 2015 | Fresh Air, Trails
The race is on. Fall is prime time for Brown Trout, Coho, Chinook and Atlantic Salmon to move up through the GTA’s river systems (sometimes leaping over minor barriers as high as three metres) towards habitat suitable for spawning. We’re kind of obsessed. And we...
by Renee Tratch | Oct 11, 2015 | Free, Fresh Air, Trails
How about a worldwide game of hide-and-seek? Welcome to Geocaching and for those who have yet to try, let me tell you, it’s one of the easiest adventures to get kids outside, active and exploring their surroundings. Geocachers have been at it for 15 years. The...
by Renee Tratch | Oct 7, 2015 | Free, Fresh Air, Green, Trails
What’s more Canadian than a hike with the family in the great outdoors? Well, lucky for us in Toronto, we don’t have to leave TOwn for a trip into nature. It’s hard to believe that almost 20 per cent of our city is ravines and forest. According to Toronto author...
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