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 amilton, Ontario is in the heart of the “Golden Horseshoe” against the Niagara Escarpment. With a population of over 300,000 people, it’s the ninth biggest city in Canada. |
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Because of Hamilton’s proximity to the Great Lakes - positioned on a bay at the western end of Lake Ontario – its’ climate is ‘continental’. That’s fancy meteorologist talk for ‘warm summer, cold winter’. 2004 so far has |
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proven to be a ‘cold winter’ indeed, and to address that issue, the City of Hamilton has partnering with health departments across the central west Ontario region in a project meant to urge Canadians to get active this winter.
Their Interactive “Cabin Fever” kit is packed with informative winter safety tips, ‘50 ways to leave your sofa’, a winter themed reading list, and a calendar of 29 activities, one for everyday of February.
One famous Hamiltonian who won’t need any pressuring to get out and play in the snow is politician Sheila Copps. Ms. Copps has been described as ‘an athlete’, in addition to her profile as ‘a mother’, ‘an activist’ and above all else, ‘a passionate Canadian.’
Monday Report decided Hamilton, and Ms. Copps would be an ideal place to visit when searching for fun things to do on a cold January afternoon.
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 BelindaMania. The Belinda Invasion
Call it whatever you like, but there can be little debate about the fact that Conservative Party leadership hopeful Belinda Stronach has stormed onto the Canadian political scene like a stud goes for a beer on a hot day.
Approachable and committed to public service, Stronach hopes to make “all Canadians, particularly young Canadians, more politically engaged” and inspire them to participate in public service.
Stronach can rest assured that her unique combination of style, personality and colour coordination has already provoked Canada’s next generation of leaders to get on camera and speak their mind.
Let’s take a look at how her target audience is taking to her so far.
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