Joanne Richard
LATEST STORIES BY JOANNE RICHARD
Ticks: A ticking Lyme bomb
Nice weather is here and you’re out and about? Be on the lookout for eight-legged menaces on the march. Tick populations armed with the Borrelia bacteria are increasingly creeping into Canada, expanding and growing – and so too the number of tick-borne diseases, predominantly Lyme.

Breaking into the beauty biz
You might strike gold – the Canadian beauty industry is glowing with new products and rosy profits, expected to reach $15.8 billion in sales in 2021 (that’s in U.S. dollars). With an estimated $532 billion global market in 2017, it’s on a tear. Makeup and skincare are the leading drivers, a lust apparently fuelled by the need to be Instagrammable at all times.

Embracing outdoor living
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, winter! Let the sun shine in, and out on your outdoor living space. We know that spending time outside is excellent for our health, yet three out of 10 Canadians spend less than spend five minutes outside per day.
