These 25 Photos Lured Our Readers to Lust For More

Posted on 17/08/2018 by maggiem7 • Leave a comment

By theWedge.LIVE ❤️ TO SHARE click icons at story’s end. To comment click text at story’s upper right. TO SUBSCRIBE go to upper right column–it’s free and confidential. We continue to celebrate our two years completed and the start of our third with this “photorial,” images that elicited oohs and aahs from our readers. Maggie’s … Continue reading →

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BEST OF BOATING : Three Families and One Woman Buoy Our Waterways

Posted on 05/04/2018 by maggiem7 • Leave a comment

By MAGGIE M, Editor, the wedge.LIVE 🖤 TO SHARE scroll to story’s end and click icons. “I discovered boating when I was five years-old.” “I’ll never forget the first fish my son speared.” “We’ve never had a bad day on a boat.” Such are emotional quotes from people living life more fully on our waterways. … Continue reading →

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Street Beauty : it’s a thing and it’s not going away

Posted on 30/05/2017 by maggiem7 • Leave a comment

By MAGGIE M, Editor, http://thewedge.LIVE A village, town or city that gives its residents a sense of place is in good stead. It will stave off migration of talent and stimulate growth. This sense of belonging to something special is not achieved by spaghetti nights at the local hall. It requires far more. Where we … Continue reading →

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Historic shift hits Nepean, Kanata North, Kingston and Smiths Falls

Posted on 16/05/2017 by maggiem7 • 2 Comments

By MAGGIE M, Editor, http://thewedge.LIVE A global shift has now arrived here in the wedge, East Ontario, and it’s all good. Global data confirming this shift has been rolling in for several years. It is now evident, the world is leaving the trading of their labour for diminishing wages and benefits at such velocity that … Continue reading →

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Tiniest Beach in North America

Posted on 27/04/2017 by maggiem7 • Leave a comment

By MAGGIE M, Editor, thewedge.LIVE The tiniest beach in North America is in our neck of the woods, in the Village of Portland. Last year, I held a conversation with a traveler across the beach without raising my voice. You could cross it in three or four leaps. This miniature treasure with a grand view … Continue reading →

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MAGGIE M Dog Grooming Fail : First comedy

Posted on 16/04/2017 by maggiem7 • Leave a comment

by MAGGIE M, Comedian? Editor, http://thewedge.LIVE Well, here we are. I warned you all, I was willing to make an utter fool of myself. It is my pleasure if it makes you laugh. This is my first ever comedic effort; however, another skit is coming on its heels. Hint : food is involved. I have … Continue reading →

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Secret Solaces : Escapes minutes from the noise

Posted on 08/04/2017 by maggiem7 • Leave a comment

By MAGGIE M, Editor, http://thewedge.LIVE At times everyone feels the tug of tranquility, an escape from mobile ringtones, tedious routines and gnawing responsibility. We forget to breathe deeply, to commune with the earth from whence we came. Our region is covered in secret places that heal, places of solace. This writer frequents a few spots … Continue reading →

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Ottawa declared, “No. 1 place to visit in the world,” New York Times

Posted on 21/03/2017 by maggiem7 • Leave a comment

Businesses in the wedge are you ready for tourism this 2017? Here is one of the chief reasons why tourists are flocking to the region. Watch MAGGIE M’s interview of Guy Laflamme and how he is changing Ottawa, for ever. Be ready. Paint your awnings, shine your windows, and practice, “Hello” and “Thank you,” in … Continue reading →

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ENDORPHIN HIGH : Our comedic videos begin !

Posted on 06/03/2017 by maggiem7 • Leave a comment

We are jacking up our promise to be positive at thewedge.LIVE ! Now we are getting positively silly. We want you to giggle, cackle and howl with laughter. Let’s get endorphins coarsing through your body! (No, it’s not an aquatic mammal, it’s a happy brain hormone.) I, MAGGIE M, will be holding the mic and … Continue reading →

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VIDEO AND SNAPSHOTS : Skate The Lake 2017, Portland

Posted on 29/01/2017 by maggiem7 • Leave a comment

By MAGGIE M Host of “Where in the Wedge is Maggie M?”, Editor thewedge.LIVE Portland was the ‘buzz’ today. Skaters of every age group and those bootin’ it like me were spread out over the lake and the grounds. Some skated aimlessly, some did some serious speed-skating around the oval, some curled, while others slurped … Continue reading →

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Portland’s Skate-The-Lake Bigger Than Ever

Posted on 18/01/2017 by maggiem7 • Leave a comment

By MaggieM, Host of WHERE IN the wedge IS MAGGIE M? “I love to watch people enjoying the event,” glows Portland Outdoors President, John Bongers. How he finds the time to oversee the 2017 Skate The Lake, Portland, beats me. Bongers is a sophisticated cattle farmer who rises at 4:30 am. Portland is a quaint … Continue reading →

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WHERE IN the wedge IS MAGGIE M?

Posted on 31/08/2016 by maggiem7 • Leave a comment

And now…we started this! Action! Unchartered, fresh, real. “It’s a bird! It’s plane!” No, it’s Maggie M with a film camera. Shooting everything and anything in The Wedge! Foodies and treasure hunters (everybody) will love it. Continue reading →

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We fell into Rideau wonderland

Posted on 08/08/2016 by maggiem7 • 1 Comment

We could write endlessly about Rideau Valley; but, pictures are worth a thousands poems. On the West edge of The Wedge is this jewel that spreads out with endless vistas and quaint corners. We ventured into key hot-spots; but, many treasures await us still. You could spend a summer experiencing the Rideau, suspending European landmarks … Continue reading →