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The winter holiday season is right around the corner! Here are our tips for making the most of the season and enjoying this special time with family and friends:

Holiday Decorating
Decorating your home (both indoors and outdoors) is a fun part of the holiday season. Try to be eco-friendly in your decorating projects this year by reusing decorations or making new ones from items you already have around the house.

• Repurpose used wrapping paper and ribbons to create unique and festive ornaments - th

Each November, thousands of men and women participate in Movember, sporting moustaches to raise funds and awareness for men's health, specifically prostate cancer. Last year, Canadian Mo Bros and Mo Sistas raised over $22.3 million CAD!

All funds raised over the month of November will support Movember's men's health partner, Prostate Cancer Canada and the Prostate Cancer Canada&l

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Cocamide is a chemically-modified form of coconut oil. It forms the structural basis of many surfactants, which act as detergents, emulsifiers and foaming or thickening agents. It is found in many chemicals such as DEA, DEA-CETYL phosphates, DEA OLETH-3 phosphates, Myristamide DEA, Stearamide MEA, Cocamide MEA, Lauramide MEA, Oleamide DEA, and TEA-Lauryl Sulfate. These ingredients can be found in the majority of body care products, including shampoo, hand soap, makeup and facial cleansers to give them a better consistency.

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Local food has no strict definition - it can refer to food grown at home, in your community, your region or your country. Most people who strive to eat locally purchased foods that are produced as close to home as possible. By eating local food, you are supporting agriculture in your community. Buying local also supports a more sustainable food system. Less processing, packaging, energy use and transportation is required to put local foods on your plate compared to foods that are imported from other countries.

When you eat local, you are supporting sustainable farming which ha