Good Choice Initiative

Although COVID-19 might be stopping us from celebrating Mother's Day with Mom IRL, there are many ways to show her you care even while social distancing. We love how the Support Local movement is gaining traction and local businesses are offering flexible options for buyers: from online shopping, to pick up and delivery services and even virtual markets. To save you some time and research, we've compiled a list of Ottawa's best resources that support our city's local businesses and will help you find something special for Mom while practicing physical distancing: BREWERIES, COFFEE SHOPS, RETAIL & MORE Not sure what to get Mom but you'd like a comprehensive list of different types of businesses to start? Together Apart  is the place to go to support small businesses in the Ottawa region, from retail to restaurants, coffee shops and grocery stores. Their website is very user-friendly and it is easy to search for businesses by category and/or neighbou...

Welcome to 2020! It's a new decade, and with it comes a whole new set of resolutions - and expectations - to live better. In the past, I've set ambitious resolutions to meditate daily or to stop eating dairy in the hopes that I could be motivated to change my ways. Knowing myself, these expectations were in fact unrealistic and I was inevitably disappointed when I couldn't stick to them. So, now I'm trying another approach - one where I set realistic goals considering my habits and I stick to them. I am committed to living by my values of minimizing my impact on the environment, supporting local businesses and doing my best to buy products from abroad that are sourced ethically and sustainably. As long as I live by my values, I can only win...right? Right 😉 For those of you who are making sustainability part of your New Year's resolutions, I've come up with a list of 5 tips that you can easily implement into your daily habits ( it may take some ti...