Martin Renaud

What is the number one, first priority for turning your home into a smart home? A brilliantly fast Wi-Fi router.  Linksys has just released the newest and best router available: the WRT1900ac. Now you have a chance to win a great prize pack that includes that router, as well as a 50 inch smart TV from LG. Read on to learn all of the details: 

So you put off telling people that you are starting a new fitness regime at the beginning of the year because of all the raised eyebrows you received last time. Some people just don’t understand – it’s not failure if you keep trying! So try again, and again: don’t stop trying to build fitness into your everyday life.   And Best Buy may be able to help with the fantastic prizes they are offering in their new Facebook fitness contest.

January is a big month for new product announcements. In early January there was CES – the largest trade show for consumer electronics. Many companies keep their new products a secret so they can excite and surprise consumers with their announcements during the conference.  Late January has the NAMM show – the largest trade show in the world for musical instruments. Just like at CES, attendees at NAMM often keep the products they will present under wraps, until the show. What will be the biggest news in musical instruments for 2014. Best Buy will be at the conference to find out for you.

Throughout November Shelly has been featuring recipes from across Canada. She began in British Columbia, where she now lives. Last week she wrote about the prairies, where she was raised.  This week she asked me to guest post, since my family is originally from Southern Ontario before we headed west to BC. We love the west coast, but still cherish our French Canadian heritage, especially the tradition of serving our family’s version of tortière for Christmas