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The team at THN Media, publishers of Neighbourhood and Curb Appeal Magazines, are concerned about the unprecedented impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and wish that you and your families stay well.
Collectively complying with the directives of our provincial and federal governments presents the best strategy to limit the pandemic. We appreciate that the announcement of new measures to control the pandemic have an economic impact worldwide. Our THN Media team work remotely and are able to continue publishing Neighbourhood and Curb Appeal magazines supporting Businesses and Realtors in Ontario. We would also like to take this time to thank all our hardworking First Responders, Health Care Workers and
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Grocery Store and Pharmacy Workers for providing the essential services critical in keeping Canadians safe and secure across the communities. We are seeing communities help each other with acts of kindness such as restaurants donating to food banks, neighbours helping each other with deliveries, businesses doing what they can to help anyone in need.Â
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CONTRIBUT0RS PEETER POLDRE LESLIE STYLES GARETH SKIPP
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No Better Friend than a Sister
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How to Support Small Businesses in these Uncertain Times
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Orange and Beet Salad
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Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) Taking Care of Your Mental Health
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NO BETTER FRIEND THAN A SISTER #WEAREINTHISTOGETHER
Tracey White Kirouac shared these beautiful photos of her 89-year-old Mother Eileen, socializing with her best friend Wynne, her 91-year-old sister. Both sisters lived through World War 2 together while living in Manchester, England. Today, they are experiencing the extraordinary changes with the COVID-19 pandemic. They speak to each other daily by phone, even though they live only two townhouses away from each other. They take turns cooking for each other and leave the prepared food and magazines at the front door. They are currently social distancing from each other, waving and blowing kisses through the glass window. We thank these two beautiful ladies for their role in stopping the spread of this virus.
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HOW TO SUPPORT
SM ALL B USINESSES IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES Thousands of businesses across Canada are feeling the financial strain of the coronavirus after closing their doors to uphold social distancing practices. For small business owners suddenly deprived of customers, any support from the local community can spell the difference between surviving the pandemic and closing their doors forever.
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Here are some ways you can help support small businesses during this trying time. Buy Online While some local restaurants have opted to close their doors to weather the outbreak, many restaurants are offering delivery and pickup, but check for delivery options at places other than restaurants. Your local hardware store, flower shop, bookstore or clothing boutique may not have their usual storefront, but many are providing delivery or curbside pickup.
Buy Gift Cards Purchasing a gift card to your favourite shop, theatre or restaurant is an immediate way to put cash into a business. Gift cards can go toward helping cash flow in these uncertain times.
See if Local Studios are offering Video Classes Quarantine life can get dull. Check out local exercise studios to see if they are offering livestream classes. You can also hire a financial planner, therapist, tax accountant, personal trainer, or music teacher right now ― they’re all providing services online.
Leave Good Reviews A word of support can also go a long way for stressed-out business owners. Go online to post positive reviews. Reach out by social media, e-mail, phone call, or whatever mechanism you have to tell them that you support them and when all of this is over, you’ll be there at their door.
Now might be a good time for Home Projects or Repairs If you’ve been meaning to put up a fence, do a bit of landscaping, replace some windows or tackle any other project that doesn’t take more than a few people to complete, find a local handyman or service to help. On-site auto mechanics are also available if you need them.
Tip Extra Generously, if you can Delivery workers are especially vulnerable to contracting coronavirus, given the nature of their work. If you can afford to tip 40% or even more, delivery workers would appreciate it. And if you’re worried about coming face to face with the delivery worker, ask them to put the bag on your front doorstep instead.
Share Your Knowledge via Social Media If you learn of a unique promotion or idea from a local business, share it online. Businesses are providing decorating and baking kits for kids and their parents, with curb side pickup. Because local businesses usually don’t have huge marketing efforts, their customers can help spread the word through social media.
Be Creative With much more free time than usual, use that time to be creative. Start an online contest / drawing for local business gift cards and services and promote it online and on social media. Each week, draw a winner and share the results. Just how long these small businesses will have to scale back operations is unclear, but ultimately, it’s going to be up to us, the local communities, and customers, to support them. Please do your part and stay safe.
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY PEETER POLDRE
During this pandemic, we’ve all been encouraged to stay inside to help stop the spread of COVID-19. THN Media photographer, Peeter Poldre took this opportunity to spend some time looking out his window recently and captured a wide variety of birds as they perched in the trees and his bird feeders. Thank you for bringing some colour to our world Peeter.
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JANETTE MITCHELL - After years of owning and operating a decorating and home staging business, Janette pivoted her career and sights on becoming a food stylist. She enrolled in culinary school and began assisting some of the best food stylists in Toronto. Janette now prepares food for print, packaging, editorials, social media and motion. @janettecooks ■ janettecooks.com
Prep Time: 10 minutes Serves: 4
INGREDIENTS For the Salad • 1 tbsp Olive Oil • 1 head of Romaine Lettuce, chopped • 2 cups Baby Spinach • 2 Beets, roasted and sliced about 1/4 inch • 1 Red Onion, sliced in thin rings • 2 Oranges, peeled and sliced • 1/4 cup toasted Pumpkin Seeds • 1/2 cup chopped Cilantro For the Dressing • 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil • 1 1/2 tbsp concentrated Pomegranate Juice • 1/2 tsp Salt
DIRECTIONS STEP 1. Place all ingredients, except pumpkin seeds and cilantro in shallow salad bowl. STEP 2. Whisk dressing ingredients together, pour over salad and gently toss. STEP 3. Add pumpkin seeds and cilantro. STEP 4. Serve and enjoy!
Cook's Tip For an added burst of flavour add a few dollops of goat or blue cheese
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