We’re filling a few positions at the Edge today. Big welcome aboard to Kate Hood who will be answering the phone and responding to email in about a month when Wendy MacCrimmon steps away from the office for maternity leave.
Alexis Burnett will be joining our adventure facilitation team this summer. Alexis [...]
It’s been a lengthy process but our new Northern Edge cabins are just about complete now and are well designed for year round use even, our northern Ontario winters. These featured cabins will have new amenities such as washroom facilities, propane heating and lots of space! Although our wilderness retreat cabins are only offered [...]
These days if you walk into the Edge office you might be greeted by two round women- nibbling away on snacks. Not sure what was in the water this fall but both Wendy and I ended up pregnant.
We do a lot of talking about our current pregnant state these days, as well as how we [...]
What a beautiful weekend we had. The sun was shining and the temperature was above zero. For me the official hallmark of spring is that the maple sap was running! We have numerous trees tapped and it is always exciting to lift the lid to the sap buckets and see what the trees have produced. [...]
Martha and I are in Toronto where earlier today I had the great privilege of seeing Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth presentation, live in person, actually from the second row of the Canada’s Top Employers Conference.To say Al Gore’s presentation was inspiring would be the understatement of the year. I’ve seen the Academy-award-winning video on [...]
The day was perfect and the recommendation from our hosts Sue Rendall and Bob Hicks (Gros Morne Adventures) to head up the Gros Morne coast to Cow Head and snow shoe out to the lighthouse couldn’t have been better. My mom, Linda (picture taker) greatly enjoyed the opportunity to shoot images of snowbound fishing [...]
I was stepping out on my very first solo snowshoe hike, I will admit I was feeling a little anxious, but knew it was the next step for me. With camera in hand I headed for the trail I had travelled many times before with Greg, Hardwood Heaven.
With every step that took me closer into [...]
These days conversation revolves around back pain, heart burn and lunch plans. I’ve just reached the six month stage in my pregnancy, and Alix (also here in the Northern Edge office) is also 5 months along! We’re so excited about our New Beginnings that we’ve created [...]
Greg, Matt and Steve have been hard at work this winter crafting four new accommodation spaces. The new winterized cabins are comfy and include a grey water system, and two pc bathroom with a composting toilet and sink. Most of the interior carpentry for all four units is complete. Time for a [...]
