Sustaining our Cities
Nathan Putnam
 and Mark Ouseley Co-owners, Living Cities Company
nathan.putnam@livingcitiescompany.ca
www.livingcitiescompany.ca
With the increased concern over the health of our planet, sustainable urban living has become a vital component to improving the quality of life in our cities. The good news for Kingston is that Nathan Putnam and Mark Ouseley have decided to call our city [...]

Playing Wisely
Jane Forrington
Founder, The Lila Centre
www.lilacentre.ca
The Lila Centre (pronounced ‘Leela’ Centre) was founded by Jane in 1997  (originally Yoga & Relaxation Centre).  ‘Lila’ is a Sanskrit word that means ‘the Cosmic play’. This named jumped out at Jane as her wish was for us all to learn to ‘play’ wisely while cultivating an intention to [...]

Colouring our World
Maureen Walton
Artist, Maureen Walton Murals
www.maureenwalton.com

“Hey! you’re not allowed to paint on the wall!” - a concerned student tells Maureen as he passes in the school hallway. After an hour he’s painting alongside her and feeling like a graffiti artist of sorts.
Principals have been spreading the word about Maureen’s murals in various school districts [...]

An Independent Birth
Jennifer Allan
President, Childbirth Kingston
www.ChildBirthKingston.com
Jennifer Allan is a childbirth educator, a doula and the President of Childbirth Kingston, which is an independent childbirth education association that promotes and supports informed decision making through prepared childbirth classes.  Jennifer attended prenatal classes in 1990 while pregnant with her first child and immediately felt a connection [...]

Kingston’s Lone Wolf
Joe Vidal
Owner, Lone Wolf Construction
strawhomes@hotmail.com 
Why as a society did we ever feel we could do it better; that man made was the answer over what nature had to offer?  We’ve seen it in all aspects or our lives.  Our food, our clothes, our cleaning products, our homes…the list goes on.  Perhaps that was [...]