Business of Beauty: Coty's CEO on What's Heading for Your Makeup Bag
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Top 5 Museums for Kids on March Break
Filed under: Family Finances, Travel
The learning doesn't have to stop during March Break. Museums and resource centres across Canada have plenty on the go for kids during March Break, including many activities that will teach them about art and culture. Here are five museums in Canada that offer great activities for kids during this month's prolonged recess for school:
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- Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto - With loads of programs, the AGO keeps kids entertained from March 12-16. Activities include a hands-on learning centre, a series of "Tin Tin" episodes to watch, a room where kids can build their own "sculpture garden" using soft plush pieces and family-friendly tours of the galleries.
- Diefenbunker, Ottawa - If your kid has dreams of being James Bond - or Austin Powers - then the Diefenbunker Spy Camp is for him, or her. Kids will learn the art of espionage, which some parents may not be too keen about, but it's all in good fun. The Diefenbunker, so-named because it was a secret Cold War facility created during John Diefenbaker's administration, features lots of history as well as this unique experience. Kids will create a disguise for going undercover, make and break codes, and configure spy gadgets, among other things. The week-long camp ($225 per child) runs from March 12-16 and is for ages 7-12.
- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax - Sculpture, mixed-media and traditional painting are among the skills kids can learn from professional artists at this gallery. Classes run from March 10-18 with full-day ($250) and half-day ($125) sessions available.
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal - This fantastic museum has a 2-for-1 admission special during March Break to the special exhibit called "Feininger the Great Carnival," in which the work of Lyonel Feininger is explored. But what makes the Montreal Musem of Fine Arts special is its devotion to Canadian art, as best illustrated in the newly opened Claire and Marc Bourgie Pavilion of Quebec and Canadian Art. For older kids, the museum offers a cultural insight into Canada that they may appreciate if they're keen on art or the nation's history.
- TheMuseum, Kitchener, Ont. - Hockey, art and skill development are all rolled into one fun package in this museum an hour southwest of Toronto. "Arena" features art work that comments on the national pastime as well as celebrates it. There are fun interactive displays and excellent art, including hockey masks from Wanda Koop that resemble tribal paintings and Graeme Patterson's mesmerizing stop-animation film featuring Darryl Sittler's famed 10-Point Game. The Canada-Russia Summit Series documentary will transfix parents. It runs continuously on the museum's top floor. With this being the 40th anniversary of the Summit Series, the memories are even more poignant for some. "Arena" runs until May 6 at TheMuseum.
Save on Pants and Belts at Banana Republic
Filed under: Daily Deal
Banana Republic is offering 40 per cent off full-priced pants and belts during their Power Lunch sale. That's today only between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. You can score the deal in stores or online. Just enter the code "BRCDAPOWER" at checkout.
Get $10 Off at Shoppers Drug Mart
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Shoppers Drug Mart is offering a coupon for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more. It's only available on March 7, 2012. Print it off here.
How to Have a Classy Wedding - Dollar Store Style
Filed under: Weddings
Getting married is one of the most important days of your life and you want it to be perfect. Too often, 'though, people equate perfection with dollar signs and it doesn't have to be that way. There are lots of websites out there that will show you how to have a classy wedding dollar store style.Dollar stores have vases, candle holders, glassware, candles and so much more that no one could tell didn't come from a specialty shop. All it takes is a little know-how to make them wedding-worthy.
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Save at Old Navy
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Until March 6, 2012, get 30 per cent off your entire online Old Navy purchase. Just enter the code "MERCI" at the checkout. This offer unfortunately doesn't include jeans.
Where the Jobs Are: A Breakdown Province by Province
Filed under: Employment & Careers, Entrepreneurship, Weird & Wonderful, Back to School, Small Business, New Year New Start
It's no secret that with the weak economy, job growth has stagnated in Canada. A recent report from Statistics Canada shows that there has been minimal job growth over the past year, with a 0.7 per cent rise across all sectors. British Columbia, Alberta and Prince Edward Island were the only provinces to see job growth of over one per cent while employment was on the decline in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. With so few gains being made, and a lot of Canadians looking for employment, it begs the question, if there are any jobs, where are they?Depending on where you live in Canada, the job prospects may differ.
Let's break it down by province:
Western Canada
British Columbia saw gains in the utilities and natural resources sectors as well as in construction, transportation and warehousing industries (the latter of which means there has been job growth in the areas of air and rail transport, trucking, postal services and in storage facilities).
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What the Truck? The Financials of the Food Truck Phenomenon
Filed under: Employment & Careers, Entrepreneurship, Food & Drink, Travel, Small Business
Don't call it a comeback, they've been here for years.Yes, food trucks have been serving treats on the streets in North America ever since westward expansion following the American Civil War saw Texas cattlemen travel to New Mexico and through the Canadian prairies supplying meat to the pioneers. But while cattleman were traveling day and night across the continent to feed the settlers, no one was feeding them -- that is, until a man named Charles Goodnight came along in 1866 and invented the first food truck, the chuckwagon.
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Teaching Young Women How to Manage Their Homes on a Dollar Store Budget
Filed under: Budgeting & Planning, Family Finances, House & Home
Ash Greymane is a self-proclaimed career-housewife who has spent the last several years being a mentor in the art of homemaking to young women with limited resources. She considers herself "a sort of surrogate mom-slash-domestic skills tutor" who enjoys teaching young women how to manage their homes on a dollar store budget.Ash told me that she estimates the number of women she's helped at about two dozen, usually young girls, but there have been exceptions. "The oldest person I was able to help was in her fifties," Ash says.
"By the time I meet them, they are usually depressed; the house is a shambles; they've forgotten what the term "make-up" even means, and so forth. There is typically one basic problem keeping them from moving forward in life, often involving a pattern of thinking and self-image," she says.
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Buffet Has Chosen His Successor. Have You?
Filed under: Budgeting & Planning, Entrepreneurship, Family Finances
In an effort to quell shareholder concerns, 81-year-old Warren Buffet "Oracle of Omaha" revealed days ago that he knows who his successor will be.The catch is his successor doesn't know that he's the chosen one. If you're a business owner with plans of having your business survive you, it's never too early to start thinking about your succession plan. Here are five tips to consider:
1. Determine what makes your organization valuable.
After years of toiling away at your business, have you ever stopped to analyze what has made your it a success? You should. The person who replaces you will have to be in alignment with your vision. Moreover, you want to find someone who shares the same goals. If your achievement is linked to the skills and knowledge that you as the business owner have, make sure you provide ample time to train your successor. For example, if you're a lawyer or an accountant, hire a junior practitioner who will eventually take over your firm long before you decide to step down.
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