Author: Brendan Murphy

  • Brewing Up Big Business

    Brewing Up Big Business

    For one Ontario brewer, love for the art of beer making is something born of a lifelong passion for science. But as the appetite for craft beer in our province continues to grow, the business of microbrewing is increasingly attractive to entrepreneurs from a wide range of backgrounds. Our reporter Brendan Murphy brings us along…

  • Student housing market spins up for a busy summer as studies wind down

    Student housing market spins up for a busy summer as studies wind down

    Worn out sofas litter boulevards, and U-Haul trucks crowd driveways and city lanes. Cars weighed down by mattresses weave in and out of traffic, and university towns across the province grow a little quieter… at least for a few months. Certain sights are an indication of the changing of seasons, as sure as the onset…

  • Keeping London’s Meals on Wheels Program Rolling

    Keeping London’s Meals on Wheels Program Rolling

    It isn’t exactly an attempt to reinvent the wheel, but Rosalind Horne sees dispelling misconceptions as a key part of her job. “A lot of people – even some of our volunteers – approach the program with this idea that it’s all about delivering meals to nice old ladies,” says Horne, Resource Development Lead for…