This is a reminder to anyone who has visited this site in the past or discovers it in the future that I have streamlined things a little. Since there was very little response to the Gathering Place I’ve closed it down and returned to Substack for the bulk of our available resources to our followers.

We will still maintain some of our popular guides on this site, such as The Canadian Senior Discounts Guide, The Canadian Heritage & Museum Guide, and The Canadian Senior’s Master Guide to Scam Prevention.

Through Substack we continue to provide This Day in Canadian History every Friday;
The Canadian Senior Moment Weekly Roundup every Saturday; and on Sundays we will alternate between The Sunday Canadian Quiz and articles of interest to Canadian Seniors.

I’ve moved our book shop to my W.H. Gould Publishing Website. You can find it HERE.

Sincerely
William H. Gould

The Day a City Was Born On the morning of July 3, 1608, a French explorer named Samuel de Champlain steered his vessel around the great bend in the St. Lawrence River and came to a stop below a towering cliff of…

June 26, 1945: Canada Signs the United Nations Charter On June 26, 1945, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King stood on a stage in San Francisco, California, alongside his future successor Louis St. Laurent, to officially sign the United Nations Charter on…

June 19, 1816: The Battle of Seven Oaks and the Birth of Métis Nationalism On June 19, 1816, a brief but monumental 15-minute confrontation took place in the Red River Settlement (near modern-day Winnipeg, Manitoba). Known as the Battle of Seven Oaks…

When planning for your golden years, finding a roommate probably isn’t on your retirement checklist. But for a growing number of Canadian seniors, sharing a home is transitioning from a quirky concept into a practical financial strategy. With the median annual income…

For most of her life she was a letter writer. Proper letters, in envelopes, with stamps. She understood instinctively what so many people miss, that staying connected to the people you love across distance takes deliberate effort, and that effort is always…

When the demands of a lifelong career finally begin to shift, we are suddenly gifted with the most precious commodity of all: time. But having an open schedule can be a double-edged sword. Without a daily routine to keep us anchored, it…

As the years roll by, we start to realize that aging isn’t just about the number on a calendar—it’s about how much fuel we have in the tank. The daily choices we make in the kitchen and in our routines dictate whether…

When you reach a certain chapter in life, the question of where to live takes on a whole new meaning. Whether you are looking to downsize, relocate closer to family, or simply find a slower, more rewarding pace of life, Canada offers…

There used to be classic, predictable signs that let you know you were officially crossing over into the “senior” ledger. You’d notice the font on the medicine bottles getting smaller, the local music getting louder, or your joints predicting the weather better…

Here’s another sample of the descriptive articles to be found in our latest book: Nova Scotia & PEI Armchair Adventures which can be found HERE. It was built to save sailors the trouble of going around Cape Breton Island. The St. Peter’s…

Welcome, everyone, to this week’s roundup — and what a week to be a Canadian. Summer is officially knocking at the door. Daylight is longer, gardens are filling in, and this week marks a genuine historical moment: on June 11, the FIFA…

June 5, 1939: The Birth of “Joe Who?” — Canada’s Youngest Prime Minister On this day in 1939, Charles Joseph “Joe” Clark was born in the foothills town of High River, Alberta. Raised in a Prairie newspaper family, Clark would go on…

There is a unique kind of quiet that comes with retirement. The kids are long grown, the workplace hustle is behind you, and the days are entirely yours to design. For many seniors, that quiet is beautifully filled by the steady patter…

For a growing number of Canadian seniors, retirement is no longer a sudden, hard stop line. Whether you are working because you enjoy the routine, love the social connection, or simply want a financial buffer against today’s cost of living, staying employed…

When a high-profile political phrase goes viral around the world, it usually stays confined to the halls of government. But recently, a powerful sentiment surfaced in global headlines that deserves to be pasted on the wall of every examination room in Canada:…

Two of the problems with writing personal articles for posting on a blog is knowing where to start and how much information to include. One runs the risk of leaving out important information while possible including too much. With that thought in…

Today we bring you another sample of one of the chapters you’ll find in our latest publication now available on Amazon in Kindle or paperback. Nova Scotia & PEI Armchair Adventures is the first volume in our Ten Provinces, Zero Crowds series.…

Hello to all our friends and readers. We are about to officially step into June, and there is a distinct shift in the air. The tentative, breezy days of early spring are giving way to the steady warmth of a true Canadian…

On this day, May 29th, Canada remembers a tragic night on the St. Lawrence River, a historic maritime voyage, and a major political shift in Ottawa. The Deadliest Peacetime Disaster in Canadian Waters 1914: In the early morning hours, tragedy struck when…