As I celebrated my fourth birthday on September 25, 1976, with cake and cousins aplenty at my party in Grande-Greve, I had no idea that a young… Read more “Canada 1976: Down In Fogarty’s Cove”

In 1976, as my four-year-old ears were hearing children’s favourites performed by the likes of Big Bird and Mickey Mouse, a folk singer who stumbled into kid-friendly performing… Read more “Canada 1976: The (R)evolution of Raffi”

Only a couple of months before my fourth birthday, Canada hosted the Olympics for the first time in its history, and the 1976 Summer Games would have… Read more “Canada 1976: Diving Into The Montreal Olympics”

I had many ways of learning and using the alphabet as I turned four years old in 1976 – books, toys, games, helpful hints from my parents,… Read more “Canada 1976: The Canadian Game Show, Defined”

By the time I reached my third birthday, I had joined the millions of young Canadians hooked on the Holy Trinity of Canadian children’s television: The Friendly Giant,… Read more “Canada 1975: The Canadian Side of the Street”

I got my first peek at the Pink Panther at the age of three, in 1975, while watching cartoons with my cousin Dana during a family visit… Read more “Canada 1975: Richard Williams’ Road To Toontown”

In honour of Bell Let’s Talk Day, which encourages Canadians to have an open and honest conversation about mental health on a local and national level, I… Read more “Canada Today: Clara’s Big Ride Hits Home”

I turned three years old on September 25, 1975, and the CBC gave me a present – or, more accurately, they actually gave it to the entire… Read more “Canada 1975: All Hail The King of Kensington”

As I reached my third June on the planet, happily discovering the unique joy of peanut-butter sandwiches, the Canadian singles charts were dominated by a legendary rock… Read more “Canada 1975: Hey You! Remember BTO?”

When I was getting familiar with this bizarre new world called “television” (Canadian and otherwise) in 1974, it was probably for the best that I found something… Read more “Canada 1974: Discovering Mr. Dress-Up”