CBC is reporting that four of Ottawa’s unions — CUPE 503, CUPE 5550, ATU 279 and ATU 1760 — are grieving the city’s no jab, no job policy. And it is here that I part company with my siblings. These are (among others) bus drivers, child care workers, public health
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cmkl.ca: Killarney Park: The Crack, Silver Peak and The Pig
Five days paddling and hiking in Killarney Park with the kid.
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Five days paddling and hiking in Killarney Park with the kid. Read more
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This morning while Mallory was at ski practice I rode the last kilometres of my Great Cycle Challenge. A comfortably paced Gatineau Park loop with a bonus tour out toward the Aylmer marina. I ended up grabbing a few extra and finishing with 2174km for the month. It’s more than
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This morning while Mallory was at ski practice I rode the last kilometres of my Great Cycle Challenge. A comfortably paced Gatineau Park loop with a bonus tour out toward the Aylmer marina. I ended up grabbing a few extra and finishing with 2174km for the month. It’s more than
Continue readingcmkl: Matching donations: all the dollars, twice the relevance
August is here and I’ve started pedalling toward my goal of 2150km to raise money for the Sick Kids Foundation as part of their Great Cycle Challenge to fight Kids’ Cancer. This is my fifth year riding the GCCC and I’ve been part of an effort to raise millions of
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August is here and I’ve started pedalling toward my goal of 2150km to raise money for the Sick Kids Foundation as part of their Great Cycle Challenge to fight Kids’ Cancer. This is my fifth year riding the GCCC and I’ve been part of an effort to raise millions of
Continue readingcmkl.ca: A belated greeting to those who remember their fathers well
I have an ambivalent relationship with the parent days. I’ve lost both mine so these days forever remind me of that fact. I’m a parent too. But it’s such a joy it feels like every day is Fathers Day. So I don’t usually make much of them. But this year
Continue readingcmkl: A belated greeting to those who remember their fathers well
I have an ambivalent relationship with the parent days. I’ve lost both mine so these days forever remind me of that fact. I’m a parent too. But it’s such a joy it feels like every day is Fathers Day. So I don’t usually make much of them. But this year
Continue readingcmkl.ca: Now’s the time
Expect emails from me. And selfies. Now is the time of year when I saddle up to raise money for Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital Foundation’s Great Cycle Challenge Canada. Donate Now It’s my fifth time doing this virtual event where riders pledge to ride a certain number of kilometres and
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Expect emails from me. And selfies. Now is the time of year when I saddle up to raise money for Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital Foundation’s Great Cycle Challenge Canada. Donate Now It’s my fifth time doing this virtual event where riders pledge to ride a certain number of kilometres and
Continue readingcmkl: How I fight my inner gym teacher
An occasional riding buddy asked me why I pay for a coach when I don’t race bikes. I enjoy riding my bike. So much so that if I could, I would get on my bike and never get off. Until I was too distraught and exhausted to continue. The coaching
Continue readingcmkl.ca: How I fight my inner gym teacher
An occasional riding buddy asked me why I pay for a coach when I don’t race bikes. I enjoy riding my bike. So much so that if I could, I would get on my bike and never get off. Until I was too distraught and exhausted to continue. The coaching
Continue readingcmkl: Five great days in Algonquin Park
My daughter and I have started a tradition it seems. This is the second year the two of us have gone canoe tripping. This year we decide to go a bit bigger since we were trying to make up for a whole month of COVID-cancelled summer camp. It’s the best
Continue readingcmkl: Great Cycle Challenge Canada
A dollar per kilometre. This year I’m taking it to 2K. Be part of this journey. I just bought my kid her first road bike. She’s put 65km on it since we brought it home 48 hours ago. I love biking and I love hanging out with my daughter.… More
Continue readingcmkl: Brandt-Sorenson upcycled jersey
Back in February I sent the Los Angeles-based boutique cycling gear company an old event jersey and $250 and asked them to upcycle it into something that I would actually wear. I got it in the mail the other day. It took a lot longer than expected, but in February
Continue readingcmkl: Punjabi Poutine — Jagmeet Singh thank for changing my world
In October 2019, in a master stroke of campaigning genius the federal NDP let Jagmeet Singh out of the cloister of earnest policy pronouncements and righteous indignation with Punjabi Poutine. A short video about how to make a brilliant fusion of South Asian and Québecois cuisine. It’s been a staple
Continue readingcmkl: The cycling I’m doing during the COVID-19 lockdown
There are countries where the distancing and isolating measures enacted include a total prohibition on cycling. But Canada isn’t one of them. And until Theresa Tam or Vera Etches tells me not to, I’m going to ride outside. Read more
Continue readingcmkl: What to do with the event jerseys
Do you have a drawer full of cycling event jerseys that you never wear? I do. You know the type. Cheap and cheerful, festooned with logos, ill-fitting and suffocating. Can’t give them away. But Brandt-Sorenson will make them into a new jersey for you. That fits. That breathes. That you
Continue readingcmkl: Road biking in Umbria
A world full of beautiful back roads wending their way through valleys, fields, medieval hilltop towns, up mountains. Umbria is a great place to ride. It’s known mostly for food and festivals. Where I was, the countryside is dotted with agri-turismo places — basically farms where you stay the night,
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