Tourism

Photo Finishes from Cobourg Ontario

the web age of visual images, Jacques Surveyer

Jacques Surveyer is a writer, a web developer, and a very passionate photographer that lives and works in Cobourg Ontario. Years ago he studied photography at the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto before getting an MBA (Masters of Business Administration) from the University of Western Ontario. With this background he found that…

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Whimfield, Modern Pre-Industrial Living in Prince Edward Island

Whimfield pre industrial blog

Laura-Jane Koers started blogging in 2001 when the practice of writing personal stories on the web was still called journaling. She describes it as a ‘social outlet for a socially awkward girl’. The practice served her well, and now Canada Blog Friends is proud to present her portal as the most sophisticated blog on the…

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Jennifer Jilks writes My Muskoka

muskoka lakes sign

Jennifer Jilks is an Ottawa school teacher now living in beautiful Bala, Ontario. She’s over 50 and that’s a huge niche right there. She’s also a travel expert, wildlife photographer, hiker, and blogger who posts twice a week about a special little part of Canada called Muskoka. My Muskoka cottage blog is an inside look…

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The House in Arctic Bay, Nunavut

house in artic bay Canada

Clare Kines turned fifty this year. Born in 1959, he was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer for 24 years, and served in Manitoba, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and the North West Territories. In 1999 he transferred to Arctic Bay, Nunavut where he spent the last four years of his career.  Clare retired from the RCMP force…

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Vancity Buzz in Vancouver BC

view from the sky of coal harbour vancouver

The consortium of creative thinkers that conspire to craft Vancity Buzz are as diverse as the blog. Vancity Buzz formed on the 21st July, 2008.  That’s when three contributors first put their heads together to create the best local blog in Vancouver.  And they succeeded in crafting a fine portal, and one that guarantees readers…

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Endless Banquet in Montreal

endless banquet

Anthony J Kinik and Michelle Marek really do appreciate their life in Montreal, and they share their passion for their city’s culture and cuisine in an extraordinary ‘food lovers’ blog. Their weekly adventures in the old city are filled with details relating to hidden fruit and vegetable markets, butcher shops, seafood shops and of course…

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Casie Stewart in Toronto

casie setwart in 2011

Casie Diana Stewart is a restless 26 year old artist, poet and blogger. She documents urban charity events, shopping excursions, and fashion parties. She writes about herself mostly, and describes her adventures cycling in Toronto, surfing (online & on waves), her art and assorted photography projects, sewing & making clothes, funky local stores, and twitter.…

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Zucket in Toronto

zucket

Sass Zucket is a twenty three year old Asian girl from Hong Kong who grew up in Vancouver before coming east to go to school. She’s smart. The girl was enrolled in the University of Toronto at age 16 and graduated at 21 with a degree in human biology and genetics. So what’s she doing…

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Net Chick in Vancouver

net chick canada

Tanya Marie Davis has been writing her thoughts online for over eleven years! That makes her the most experienced blogger, with the oldest domain yet profiled on this friendly index. The thirty something British Canadian lives alone in Vancouver, and plays a big part in the city’s social net. Her easy going manner, self deprecating…

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Midnight Poutine in Montreal

midnight poutine in Montreal

Unlike other domains profiled here, Midnight Poutine is not someone’s personal blog, but rather, a blog collective. The writers get some of the revenue paid by advertisers. Midnight Poutine is a tasty dish. The picture below is very indicative of the raw citizen journalism that doesn’t wait for snow removal or police barricades to come…

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