A Child, A War and A Bad Penny

When Remembrance Day comes around each year, I feel either blessed or cursed – I can never decide which one. As a child, there was no question in my mind that I was cursed.
I was born on November 11th, into an extended family of Dutch grandparents, a parent and assorted uncles and aunts, most of [...]

The City of Windsor’s War on Pedestrians

Sharing space with other road users doesn’t come easily to North American drivers. Growing up “North American” usually means that our experience with walking and cycling is limited to going through a rite of passage known as “learning how to ride a bike” and then either riding shank’s mare or a bike as our primary [...]