Winnie Czulinski – This newspaper bridges several communities that may offer the per­fect, meaningful, December-seasonal local gifts you seek. Such as: Cabbagetown, Riverdale and Downtown small-batch honey (with…

Dennis Hanagan – The tradition of putting up greenery – wreaths, mistletoe, etc. – to celebrate Christmas is similar to how ancient civiliza­tions celebrated the winter sol­stice. The…

Bruce Bell, History Columnist – One of my favourite Christmas stories is about George William Allan, son of one of the wealthi­est families in Ontario, who de­cided to…