Lifestyle


SUDBURY MIGHT BE THE WEDDING CAPITAL OF THE NORTH!

We already knew we loved Sudbury, but as it turns out this might be one of the best cities to be in love in too! Sudbury was well represented at the recent Ontario Wedding Awards in Sudbury and really stood out among the many spectacular wedding vendors nominated! Top wedding professionals from across the province were recognized for their excellence and dedication to making couple’s wedding dreams come true. Notably, a few Sudbury entrepreneurs were honoured with top awards in their categories, Guilty Pleasure’s Bakeshop + Bar took home Cake Designer of the Year, Lavish Events & Florals were......

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SUDBURY COMMUTER CHALLENGE IS UNDERWAY

Its time to step up your environmental game and join reThink Green in the 2019 Sudbury Commuter Challenge! June 2nd – 8th give an eco-friendly mode of transportation a try. Walk, carpool, bike, use transit to your destination or even connect online and stay home (pjs optional). This is a group effort to engage commuters in more sustainable forms of travel and perhaps not so coincidentally coincides with Canadian Environment Week. Here in Sudbury city council just unanimously declared a state of climate emergency on May 29th, what better way to start off this commitment on the right foot!......

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Eats & Asana with Selina Rose

Selina Rose is a Holistic Nutritionist, yoga teacher and recently published her first cookbook, Everyday Eats. We spoke with Selina to find out more about her 7-week nutrition and yoga course called Eats & Asana and the process of publishing her first cookbook. Tell us a bit about what you do. I’m a holistic nutritionist and yoga teacher who helps ambitious professionals align their health goals with their life goals so they can be resilient to stress and have the stamina they need to live the life they desire. I do this through my 7-week nutrition and yoga course......

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Top Five Fitness Classes: Melbrook Martial Arts

Have you had a chance to check out our other two Top 5 fitness class posts yet? For our first post we spent some time at CrossFit Sudbury learning more about the gym and what exactly Crossfit is. You can check that out here. Our second stop was Zen Fitness where we tried a Kettlebell flow class. You can check out how we did here. For our third and fourth stops we tried two intense classes at Accelerated CycleBarre and you can see those here. Our fifth stop on our fitness tour of Sudbury brought us to Melbrook Martial Arts......

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ESSENTIAL OILS AND HOW TO USE THEM

Let’s start with the basics: what is an essential oil? For those of you who are not aware an essential oil is the concentrated natural oils found in plants extracted through a distillation process. What might this be used for? The list of things I use my essential oils for is never ending. Some examples are: room fresheners, steaming my floors, cleaning my counter tops, laundry, mouth wash, baths, topical treatments, and bug spray. Essential oils are a big part of my life and were integrated into my lifestyle years ago before I even had much knowledge on them.......

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Top Five Fitness Classes: Accelerated CycleBarre

Have you had a chance to check out our other two Top 5 fitness class posts yet? For our first post we spent some time at CrossFit Sudbury learning more about the gym and what exactly Crossfit is. You can check that out here. Our second stop was Zen Fitness where we tried a Kettlebell flow class. You can check out how we did here. Our third and fourth stops were at Accelerated CycleBarre where we were able to try two different classes. A cycle class and a pilates class. Both were really challenging but equally as great so we decided......

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Top Five Fitness Classes: Zen Fitness

We’re doing out Top 5 series a little bit differently this year. Instead of just rounding up all five in one short post, we’re going to be spreading it out into a series of five posts AND we’re including videos this time. Have you checked out our first video in this series? We spent some time at CrossFit Sudbury learning more about the gym and what exactly Crossfit is. You can check that out here. Today we’re sharing a video with our second stop on our fitness tour of Sudbury: Zen Fitness. We tried out a Kettlebell flow class which......

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Top 5 Fitness Classes in Sudbury: Crossfit Sudbury

We’re doing out Top 5 series a little bit differently this year. Instead of just rounding up all five in one short post, we’re going to be spreading it out into a series of five posts AND we’re including videos this time. Do you ever get stuck in a gym rut? I know I do ( full disclosure, I actually hate the gym) so I like to switch it up with different types of classes.  When I was thinking about my fitness goals for 2018 I was having a hard time figuring out what classes were for me and......

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Off-Grid Energy: The Pros And Cons

Imagine no longer having to pay a supplier for the energy your home consumes. Off-grid energy allows you to do just that. By having a standalone renewable energy system in your home, you can say goodbye to energy supplier bills and be fully in control of the power your home requires and uses. What better way to enjoy the money you’ve saved than to explore some local hot spots with friends and family? In recent years, renewable energy has become a viable option for many, due to the reduced costs in equipment and the push to go green. America has recently......

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The Regional Business Centre wants to help you open your own business

The Regional Business Centre offers seminars on various topics throughout the year and they have just posted their FREE seminar schedule for Winter and Spring 2018. They are offering a wide variety of sessions that will give you information about everything from writing a business plan, to marketing your business, to managing your own bookkeeping and much more! Visit regionalbusiness.ca/seminars, or call 705-688-7582 for more information. February 7, 2018 – Starting A Small Business – 12:00 – 1:30 pm Navigate through the federal, provincial and municipal government programs, services and regulations that may apply to your business. February 8, 2018 – Let’s......

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