Ah, spring. A time of year filled with hope, clichés (including one about young men’s fancies that doesn’t really make much sense) and, well, often snow. It’s also a great time to get back outside and get active. After all, Alberta has the most diverse landscape in North America, so right now is a great time to take advantage of it. ...

March 15, a few Odvodians descended upon Global’s annual Woman of Vision luncheon to recognize 12 women who are “building our tomorrow with the young women of today.” Hosted by Global Edmonton’s Lesley MacDonald, the event spotlighted some wonderful women doing excellent work and making our community an even better place to live. And our very own Charlene Navarra came away with door prize of a pair of beautiful end tables donated by TruWood Artisans (which you can find at Edmonton’s Upperwoods Furniture). ...

As everyone knows, starting a new job is intimidating. You usually don’t know anyone and you never really know what to expect. Most people expect the worst — a first day where you’re forced to buy everyone coffee. From Colombia. And grind the beans by hand in a dimly-lit sub-basement. Or, conversely, you fear you will spend your first week reading dusty historical tomes or mountains of papers about the work you will be doing. ...