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Pedal your way through this menu of cycling posts! I will be adding to the menu so circle back on a weekly basis. NEW FOR THE 2024 CYCLE SEASON View our latest cycling photos on Bike Almonte on Instagram! Check out Cycle MORE Cycle MORE, a new adventure linking cyclists in Ottawa and the Valley…
Deconstructing Canada Justin Trudeau’s eight-year record Robbing From Future Canadians Trudeau’s perversion of justice Trudeau’s degradation of Parliament Sabotaging natural resources development This nation is now “irrelevant” in world affairs This six-part series originally ran in The Niagara Independent, November – December 2023. Chris George is an advocate, government relations advisor, and writer/copy editor….
Our government affairs and public relations firm, CG&A Communications, is passing its 30-year milestone on January 4, 2024. Here are some reflections on this accomplishment. Media Release: CG&A Communications Passes 30 Year Milestone 30 Facts You May Not Know About CG&A Communications 30 Significant Events of 1994 The Flashback Photo Gallery CG&A COMM 1994-1998 (the…
This sweet menu is our St. Valentine’s gift to you…. May your cupid arrows find their marks! Indulge. Enjoy. Lovely Quotes By George’s Top-Ten Love Quotes Some Lovely Thoughts on Love Quips on Love 5 Top-10 Lists of Quotes on Love Sir Anthony Hopkins on life and love A Sweet Potpourri Did you know these…
To commemorate CG&A Communications passing the 30-year milestone, we have selected the top 30 By George QOTDs from over the past dozen years. These are the very best of the best, counted down to the number one QOTD shared across the By George social media platforms. 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22…
January 4, 2024 – Today marks 30 years to the day since Chris George and business partner Lisa Hingley (now Lisa George) opened the doors of their government and public relations company. For three decades CG&A Communications has provided government affairs, issue management, and public relations services to a wide range of clients in the…
Always a Virtual Corporation – Since inception CG&A Communications has been a virtual corporation – a network of writers, graphic designers, web developers, translators – all working from their own home offices. When the company launched 30 years ago this business model was an oddity that had to be explained… now it’s the norm. The…
In celebration of CG&A Communications passing the 30 year milestone, here is a series of photos that record a few of the firm’s activities. Enjoy this trip down memory lane. Lisa Hingley in her first office (1994). Chris George – already with greying hair (1994). Airport President Paul Benoit (far right) helps to unveil the…
Here are thirty significant world events of 1994, the year CG&A Communications opened its doors. The world population reaches 5,670,000,000 (today it is 2 billion more) TV series ER and Friends debut OJ Simpson’s white Bronco is chased by police LIVE on international news Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa President Rwandan genocide begins…
CG&A Communications celebrates 30 years. To commemorate the occasion Chris George reflects on the company’s development. This is part six of a six-part series, 10 selected highlights from 2019 – 2023 when the company experienced adventures with copyright, politics, and writing. In operating out of quaint Almonte, CG&A Comm has had a successful period growing…
From the By George scribes at CG&A COMMUNICATIONS here’s to a healthy and happier 2024! Cheers! Our bons mots to cheer in the New Year. NEW YEAR TOASTS – Here’s to a bright New Year and a fond farewell to the old; here’s to things that are yet to come and to the memories…
As is the tradition around our workshop, throughout the Christmas season the By George elves will be provided merry quotes, seasonal facts, and interesting trivia to add frothy cheer to your days. Enjoy diving into our virtual eggnog bowl. Take up a glass and join the party through December. Cheers! With Eggnog, you know the…
From all of us at CG&A COMMUNICATIONS, we wish you the best through the holidays. Have a very Merry Christmas and a fun filled 2024! For our season’s greetings, we present ‘Toasts, Quotes and Verse for the holidays.’ Below you will find toasts, quotes, terrific sayings, and verse for both Christmas and New Year’s. We…
A story by Harvey Patterson It was Christmas Eve 1942. I was fifteen years old and feeling like the world had caved in on me because there just hadn’t been enough money to buy me the rifle that I’d wanted for Christmas. We did the chores early that night for some reason. I just figured…
The By George elves have selected a few very funny Christmas memes that have been found this season on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. (Right click on the meme below. You can copy or save it and then share it in an email or in social media to help spread the joy of the season.) And…
This year Canada’s national newspaper the Globe and Mail presented a Holiday Treats Bracket competition that had readers vote for their favourite Christmas sweets. What a great idea (and the elves at the By George workshop wished they had thought of it first)! Here are the results of the paper’s competition… you will have to…
Source: “The American Beacon,” Norfolk, December 24, 1817 Author: Anonymous While the little boys cry ‘merry Christmas is coming,’ Shall I be as dull as a water-drunk log? No! I’ll sing you a song (for we bards must be humming) And the burden shall still be, Beware of Egg-nog. When the bowl mantles over the…
Eggnog Scones Servings: Makes 8 scones Eggnog scones ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup cold butter, grated or cut into bits Chopped chocolate or fresh or frozen cranberries (optional) 1 cup eggnog, plus extra for brushing Eggnog scones method: Preheat the oven to 425 F. In a…
A Short Christmas Story by Charles Dickens Time was, with most of us, when Christmas Day encircling all our limited world like a magic ring, left nothing out for us to miss or seek; bound together all our home enjoyments, affections, and hopes; grouped everything and everyone around the Christmas fire; and made the little…
It is unsettling to consider why the Trudeau government has been so evasive on a review of the facts relating to the CCP’s activities in Canada. Last month I wrote two columns detailing specific reasons why Canadians must demand a thorough investigation of the seemingly tight relationship between the Trudeau government and the CCP. Links…