Quinte Real estate Blog

I was driving along a rural stretch of road the other day. There were fields on either side and the snow was blowing all around. I wouldn't quite say it was a "whiteout" condition, but it was fairly close. Can you spot the polar bear eating a bowl of vanilla ice cream in the corner of my windshi...

I'll admit that I can be a bit of a stick-in-the-mud. I get that from my mother who for years refused to use a microwave. My old cell phone was pretty good, I could call people, recieve text messages, snap the odd picture, and store information. As far as checking email goes, yes, it was capable ...

Here's a very happy story, which not only highlights the determination of three young men, but can be a lesson for all of us about the power of social media. In 2003, three young men from California travelled to Africa. Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey, and Laren Poole were three young film makers wi...

Are we prepared to make the necessary changes? In a rather stunning admission last month, Dominos Pizza announced that they were well aware that they have been selling an inferior product for years. I personally haven't ordered Dominos for years because I have a variety of other options when it ...

I'm not sure I would want these guys working on my construction site. What do you think?

Today was another bad day in Haiti. I sometimes wonder about the fairness in life. The struggling country was hit by an aftershock measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale. 6.1 would be considered a major earthquake by any standards, yet after the disaster of last week this aftershock pales in compari...

 Canadian generosity for Haiti quake victims overwhelms charities Donations crashing Internet servers  Toronto Star article Louise Brown, files from Canadian Press OTTAWA-Canadians are opening up their hearts and wallets so quickly for disaster-relief efforts in Haiti that some agencies are havin...

Today, World Vision will rush 18 metric tons of life-saving supplies from its warehouse in Denver to the island nation of Haiti, which was hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake Tuesday, which has affected some 3 million people.  These supplies and others already pre-positioned by the aid group will ...

From the Toronto Star Half a dozen Canadian aid workers from Mississauga-based World Vision Canada are on the ground in Haiti and more are on the way, the charity organization said Thursday. They're the vanguard who'll help more than 800 other World Vision workers based in the Caribbean nation o...

World Vision is on the ground right now in the Haitian city of Port-Au-Prince, helping families and children devastated by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake Tuesday afternoon. Your donations are vital to the relief efforts and are needed today. Every dollar makes a difference and now if you give a do...