Chatham
hopeful out to try her luck in U.S. teen
pageant
She'll carefully pack the dress
resembling a Canadian flag and the lilac gown donated by the local
bridal shop.
Guys
gotta look good
Far different from the
shaggy bed-heads who once sneered at even basic hygiene, today's
teen boys are becoming grooming gurus, spending nearly as much time
in front of the mirror as their sisters.
Great
blue heron's death saddens angler.
A
familiar fisher will be missed in the coves.
Wildlife
deaths not due to West Nile, health unit
says
The Middlesex-London Heath Unit and
FYILondon.com received reports of at least four dead birds and two
dead squirrels last weekend, from north London residents concerned
about the West Nile virus.
Injured
black squirrel stole rescuers' hearts
Good
luck, Bandit.
Mammoth
Asian carp threaten Great Lakes, IJC says
A
species of mammoth carp posing a bigger risk than zebra mussels will
enter the Great Lakes in less than a year if steps aren't taken to
contain it, an international agency warned.
Health
Unit warns of rabid bats
Bats are toothy
creatures and unfortunately might carry a virus that can be fatal to
people.
Ministry
looks to capture threatened badger on
film
The provincial Natural Resources
Ministry is focusing its surveillance cameras on one of Southwestern
Ontario's most elusive residents.
DEET
the only way to effectively combat mosquitoes for long periods:
study
Hate bug bites?
Ticks
can spread combo of nasty diseases and threaten summer
fun
It's time to talk about the lowly
tick.
Uncomfortably
hot conditions dangerous for some
Ferocious
heat and stifling smog tainted Canada Day enthusiasm with
discomfort.
Pools
open for summer
The city's 11 outdoor
swimming pools opened up just in time for thousands of Londoners to
beat the first heat wave of the summer.
Crow
had W. Nile virus
The potentially deadly
West Nile virus is back in London and Middlesex.
Not
everyone takes a shine to the scorching
sun
It may have felt like a record breaker,
but yesterday's temperature came nowhere near what Londoners
experienced in 1988.
Nuisance
fishing is causing a big stink in Lake Erie
community
The Ministry of Natural Resources
wants anglers to throw their gobies back.
Members
share tips, tricks at Web-based photography
club
After buying his first digital camera,
Rob McPhee found he had no place to share his photos.
Unusual
cabinet the real family heirloom
This
phonograph came to me through my family.
Moorcroft
vase a beauty
This vase is about 46
centimetres high and appears to have a real signature, rather than
one that is stamped on.
Footed
vases made of 'satin glass'
Enclosed is a
picture of two vases that I believe came from England.
Zookeeper
snaps back at call to close
Lickety-Split
Kavou is a momma's boy.
Senior
saves treasured pet
A London woman will know
this afternoon if her pet Shih Tzu will be put to sleep because of
injuries from a vicious attack by two greyhounds.
Can
you canoe?
It's been 60 years since Bill
Chipperfield first paddled a canoe and 30 years since he helped
found the London Canoe Club.
Sailors
welcome visitors aboard
Anne McEwen is cool
about her position as the first female commodore in the almost
50-year history of the Fanshawe Yacht Club.
Anchors
aweigh
Dick DesRosiers grew up on the
water’s edge at Lac St. Louis in Lachine, Que.
Reel
fun
Ian James is as adept at raising
eyebrows as he is at raising fish to take his flies.
On
the run
The calendar says it's spring, so
all the fair weather runners are coming out of hibernation.
Image
makers
Marilyn Sweetland put photography
into a much sharper focus when she returned to her hobby seven years
ago.
Crush
on grapes
For Terry Rayner, the proof of the
challenge of winemaking is in the numbers.
Pool
party
The Music Man talks about trouble
"right here in River City."
Stage
struck
John Turner just can't drag himself
off that stage.
Winning
ways
Three local racing shell manufacturers
are riding a wave of international interest in rowing.
Spare
moments
Ian Cameron chose bowling over
hockey about four decades ago.
Snowbody's
business
Harry Smith and Irish Ferguson
carve their way down a run at London Ski Club with the grace that
comes with experience.
Rocks
on a roll
Television is often accused of
turning us into couch potatoes.
Getting
in stride
Don't tell John Russell this is
the first good winter for cross-country skiing in years.
Is
boyfriend a probable soulmate?
Q: My
boyfriend is usually very attentive and supportive but recently he
has started to ask me to make some difficult choices about the
amount of time I am spending with my family and friends.
SHRINK
RAP: Why are moral standards falling?
DEAR
DR. GOLDEN: Why do people these days have such low moral
standards?
Summer
getaways involve ideas, energy
Summer is the
season for stepping out of our regular 9-to-5 routines to plan a
getaway.
Relationships
all need ABCs
When a couple arrives at my
office to work on a problem, one of the first things I evaluate is
how well they know their relationship ABCs, that is, how well
Assertion Balances with Compromise.
Striking
a match
The only experience most Canadians
have with a matchmaker is watching Fiddler on the Roof.
Minidating
mixes interview, follow-through
A modern-day
matchmaking scheme with an efficient twist is coming to London.
Looking
for love in all the wrong places? Try Alberta, census data
suggests
If the search for a soul mate seems
slow, Statistics Canada might have some advice for the lovelorn: try
a tryst in Taber, some romance in Red Deer or a little wooing in
Whitecourt.
Gap
in numbers between men, women in Canada narrowing, census
says
At first blush, it might be heartening
news for the single woman in search of Mr. Right: a long-standing
shortage of men in Canada is starting to disappear.
Hot
dates or soul mates -- mini-dating may help find
both
If you've been looking for love in all
the wrong places, a couple of matchmakers from Guelph, Ont. may have
just the thing for you.
SHRINK
RAP: Is it erotica or pornography?
DEAR DR.
GOLDEN: What is the difference between erotica and pornography? --
Curious
Sticking
to the subject, watching body language helps end
conflict
Keeping an argument on track will
reduce the amount of time spent in conflict.
Common-law
unions becoming increasingly popular, stats
suggest
Sovereignty-association isn't just a
political option for Quebecers, new numbers from Statistics Canada
indicate. About 70 per cent of people in the province say they
expect their first conjugal union to be a common-law
relationship.
Arguing
respectfully can help resolve problems with less
hurt
Fighting and arguing with your partner,
if done 'properly' can help to resolve issues quickly and with less
emotional upset.
More...
FYI
London's Dating and Mating guide
Long-distance
kayaker credits London facility
After
suffering a heart attack 10 years ago at the age of 39, former
Londoner Robert Morrissette was afraid to do anything physical.
Running
programs help shed the pounds
If you are
looking for a surefire way to shed a few pounds and get into shape
there are few things more effective than running.
SHRINK
RAP: High responsibility, low power recipe for classic case of
burnout
DEAR DR. GOLDEN: I work in a social
service agency looking after people with all kinds of difficult
problems.
KEEP
FIT: When it comes to summer drinks, water's best at keeping us cool
and hydrated
The only thing better than a
long bike ride on a hot summer's day is a cool refreshing beer.
Cutting
sleep time may fight depression
You're
depressed, but don't like the idea of taking anti-depressants?
More...
FYI
London's health and wellness guide
Summer
theatre packages hot ticket
Summer theatre
is an even hotter ticket this year, thanks to a provincially
supported program called Just the Ticket.
Airline
sued by woman who was forced to pull humming sex toy from her
luggage
A woman who says she was pulled off
an airplane and asked to take a sex toy out of her luggage after it
started vibrating is suing Delta Air Lines, saying she was publicly
humiliated.
Britain
on a budget takes sleuthing
Britain is
expensive, by Canadian standards, and the American dollar's recent
weakness hasn't helped.
Endless
street theatre of New Orleans best seen on
foot
If an army marches on its stomach, so,
surely, do tourists bent on seeing New Orleans' French Quarter the
way it should be seen -- on foot.
YOUTHBEAT:
Youth on adventure quests explore their world and place in
it
For almost three months, Brenna Kelly
climbed rocks, crawled through caves, clung to an ocean dingy on
stormy waters and lived primarily on pasta while meandering the
country alone.
Tourist
bus delivery still weeks away
Miss the
bus?
More...
FYI
London's travel guide
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