The forty-ninth hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, His Highness the Aga Khan, is in Ottawa December 6th to open the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat.
The celebrity environmentalist, scientist and author was recently chatting with George Stroumboulopoulos about his latest how-to guide on greening your life and our planet. Check it out here.
Fresh wins Gold at the Canadian Culinary Cookbook Awards!
This little book filled with farm-fresh recipes and detailing John Bishop's relationship with farmers has scored the highest points at the annual cookbook awards in Ontario. Presented every year at the swish Royal Winter Fair, this year's award for overall best English language cookbook went to John and his team. Check out one of the recipes here.
D&M Publishers Inc. becomes our new name Douglas & McIntyre Publishers Group has become D&M Publishers Inc.
CEO Scott McIntyre explains, "With new ownership, the acquisition of New Society Publishers, and other exciting developments in the works, it seemed the right moment to reaffirm our corporate identity ... more >>
David Suzuki On The Hour Celebrity environmentalist, scientist and author David Suzuki was recently chatting with George Stroumboulopoulos on The Hour about his latest how-to guide on greening your life and our planet ... more >>
Fresh wins Gold at the Canadian Culinary Cookbook Awards! This little book filled with farm-fresh recipes and detailing John Bishop's relationship with farmers has scored the highest points at the annual cookbook awards in Ontario ... more >>
Golden Jubilee visit of His Highness the Aga Khan to Canada His Highness the Aga Khan is in Canada for a 10-day visit from November 18 to November 26, 2008 and returning on December 6 to officially open the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat located on Sussex Drive in Ottawa ... more >>
West Luncheon Gets Rave Reviews To launch the new cookbook for the award-winning West restaurant in Vancouver, guests were treated to a four-course meal complete with impeccable wine pairings ... more >>
S'abadeb the Exhibition is Now on at the Seattle Art Museum If you happen to be near Seattle in the next little while, be sure to check out this outstanding show at the Seattle Art Museum ... more >>
Dirty Oil, Filthy Accusations A little controversy has been kicked up over the past two days, wherein the Energy Resources Conservation Board in Alberta has gone on the defensive and accused Andrew Nikiforuk of factual errors in his book Tar Sands ... more >>
How To Tell Spin From Fact: Tar Sands Truths Andrew Nikiforuk tell us how the Canadian Government twist facts to minimize our understanding of the Tar Sands:
SPIN: The Alberta government minimizes the amount of climate-changing gases coming from the tar sands by saying that tar sands represent only 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions ... more >>
Fresh In the Running for the Canadian Culinary Book Award John Bishop’s latest cookbook Fresh: Seasonal Recipes Made With Local Foods, cowritten with Dennis Green, has been nominated for the Canadian Culinary Book Award, sponsored by Cuisine Canada and the University of Guelph ... more >>
Catch Our Authors at Word on the Street Vancouver! It's the last weekend of September, which means Word on the Street across the country. Vancouver WOTS hosts a slew of D&M and Greystone authors at stages across the Vancouver Public Library space ... more >>
