Pride in Our Capital
I love this photo ( below) and
wanted to share it with your
readers. On a trip to Ottawa to
visit family last fall, I was able
to see Parliament Hill and the
surrounding buildings from their
apartment building. One evening,
I could not help but notice how
the setting sun had warmed the
stone of the buildings and turned
the architecture to warm gold,
especially the National Library
on the left and the Peace tower.
It fills me with such a feeling of
pride to be a Canadian in such a
great country and to see our gov-
ernment buildings like this. Truly
this is our Canada!
Karen Cook, Kingston, N.S.
FACEBOOK CHALLENGE
IN THE GARDEN
Heather McIlravey of Severn Bridge, Ont., shared this sweet
pic of her now dearly departed cat Eddie to our “In the
Garden” Theme Pic challenge. “This is Eddie checking out
my catnip plant,” shares Heather. “He was a fun subject to
photograph.” To see more great Theme Pic photos and learn
what the next “theme” is, head to our Facebook page!CORRECTION: In the July issue, the primary image in the
Cause for Applause story “Will Swim for Food” was improp-
erly credited. The credit line should have read: SPORTDAD
Sports Photography. We apologize for the error.THEME PICJILL WALTERS
Born and raised in Toronto, Jill now
lives in the heritage town of Perth,
otherwise known as the retirement
capital of Ontario. Jill is a former
publisher of the monthly online
newsletter Diversity! in the Work-
place. Recently retired, she now busies herself attending
fitness classes, tai chi, a local film series and, of course,
playing mahjong, the subject of this issue’s inspiring
It’s Tradition story on page 38. Along with Johana
Lintaman, one of her mahjong tablemates, Jill has started
up a food recovery program called Under The Table, to
ensure that no one in Lanark County goes hungry.RHONDA MACLELLAN
Rhonda loves the music, art, beauty and
culture of the Maritimes. She was born in
Chilliwack, B.C. and lived in Creston, B.C.
for more than 20 years. After many
years back and forth from British
Columbia to Nova Scotia (her dad was
from Deepdale, on Cape Breton Island), she finally made the
journey in early 2017 “for keeps.” With her children grown
and pursuing their careers, nothing was holding her to the
West. See Showcase on page 28 to see how Rhonda used
her love of the Maritimes as inspiration for her artwork—and
landed her first art exhibition in the process!
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