Life

Community Futures Entre-Corp supports all flavors of entrepreneurs, but the smile that crosses Entrepreneur Advisor Pat Guist’s face when she talks about youth entrepreneurs belies her otherwise diplomatic facade. She loves working with youth. And why not? Their infectious enthusiasm, limitless potential and glass-half-full attitude is refreshing. You may have noticed the increased number of [...] Read More »

I love camping. Specifically, ultralight backcountry camping. It requires attention to detail, takes me to wonderful places and provides balance in an otherwise hectic world. This summer I am taking my daughters out and want them to have great experiences too. Camping can differ a lot based what you want to experience. The same holds [...] Read More »

Work-integrated learning is an internationally recognized strategy that places students into real-world work placements, exposing students to interactive learning experiences in their field of study and equipping them with the required employability skills to succeed in the workforce. These placements are an important element in developing the future workforce and include applied research projects, apprenticeships, [...] Read More »

The new leader of Medicine Hat College’s business programs is bringing experience in entrepreneurship, business leadership, and academia to the table. Timothy Spielman, Dean of Business and Continuing Studies, has lived in Alberta all his life but has had the opportunity to work around the globe and has spent significant segments of his career in [...] Read More »

Invest Medicine Hat and the City of Medicine Hat are now accepting applications for the 2021 development incentive program. The City of Medicine Hat encourages development and redevelopment in the City and incentives are an effective way to stimulate investment and support desirable economic growth that would have not otherwise occurred. City council approved a [...] Read More »

I know this is a food column but I’m going to share a little story with you that is not so appetizing. In fact, here’s a warning: This column may contain content some might find culinarily offensive. A few years ago I was out at a local restaurant. My succulent Caesar salad topped with grilled [...] Read More »

Summer is officially here! School is out, the warm summer sun is shining in the sky and summer storms have started. I love the thunderstorms but I could definitely do without the hail. I have a few pots and perennials looking somewhat sad with some shredded leaves and bent branches after last Thursday’s storm. At [...] Read More »

So it’s going to be a challenge to follow the last column guest written by my youngest son Benjamin while I was struggling with a cold. Thank you so much to everyone who commented on how much they enjoyed it. And no I did not write the headline; my editor actually picked that one. And [...] Read More »

March is Nutrition Month and the theme Unlock the Potential of Food is a continuation from last year’s theme so some of the simple yet key messages can be emphasized. The focus is on looking at the many benefits food has to offer in so many areas of our lives. It’s also an opportunity to [...] Read More »

Christmas season is in full swing with just seven sleeps until Christmas Day. I truly hope you are taking time to enjoy the seasonal celebrations. This time of year can be very busy and somewhat stressful. It is so important to stop and take a deep breath and really look around at the delightful decorations, [...] Read More »

December is usually a very busy month for me, but this year was probably the craziest yet! The fact that I have been working from home for nine months meant a lot of changes. My dining room table has become my office centre and each chair has specific filing bins with forms that I use. [...] Read More »

Why is it that some people eat to their heart’s content and never gain a pound, while others gain weight with a glance at the plate? As Bill Gates said, “Life is not fair. Get used to it.” But fair or unfair, is there a complex, unseen system that plays a role in weight management [...] Read More »

Are you overweight or obese? Easy way to find out is by measuring your height and girth. Your girth should be half the size of your height. Studies have shown obesity is a significant factor for critical illness during COVID-19. Obesity was also an important factor for mortality in patients with COVID-19. This is most [...] Read More »

Winston Churchill, Great Britain’s wartime Prime Minister, once remarked that, “he had gotten more out of alcohol than alcohol had taken out of him.” During the Nazi bombing of London perhaps an alcoholic drink eased his tension. But recent reports from Tufts University in Boston and the University of California, question the increased use of [...] Read More »

October is Occupant Restraint Month, and with many sports such as hockey returning this season, safety guidelines have been developed to help prevent the risk of COVID-19 transmission. To save time, space, and be prepared, some parents may be dressing their children in their gear at home ahead of time. Although this may seem like [...] Read More »

First reading of Medicine Hat’s 2025 Tax Rate Bylaw occurred at Monday’s City Council meeting. Property taxes support services like police, fire protection, roads, sidewalks, transit, parks, recreation, social services and more. When the City budget is approved, it includes a certain amount of revenue collected from property taxes to meet the expenses of providing [...] Read More »

I know I sound like an old lady when I talk about years ago and when I grew up, but I am old! I remember the day that we got the TV in the small apartment where we lived. It was a huge wooden box with two dials and a wire antenna on top. Of [...] Read More »

I know it may not seem like it, but I think baseball season is here. Signs have been up all over the city preparing for registration – what an exciting time to take part in some outdoor spring sports! Unfortunately, I will miss baseball season this year as I do not have any children playing [...] Read More »

April is Oral Cancer Awareness month. Every hour, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, someone dies of oral or oropharyngeal cancer. With that in mind, this is your friendly reminder that early detection and treatment of oral cancers greatly reduces the mortality rate and many health-related problems. Head and neck cancers usually begin [...] Read More »

The Japanese have an expression, “Effort never betrays you.” A visit to Japan this past week has been a reminder that hard work and perseverance are enduring elements of the national identity. Both of us first visited Japan decades ago – in 1962 and 1988. This latest visit has provided the opportunity for perspective. What’s [...] Read More »

Is Hydra famous for its donkeys? Or, are the donkeys famous because they live on Hydra? Essentially, the answer is moot, as this Greek island (pronounced: EE-dra) has notoriously never succumbed to motorized vehicles. So, the only ways to get around this 64-square-kilometre paradise in the Aegean Sea is on your own two feet or [...] Read More »

Somewhere between Emerald Bay and Seal Rock we achieve ocean-kayaking nirvana. The sun is burning off the morning marine mist and we’re slicing through the smooth Pacific, at one with nature, counting ourselves lucky to be in this surreal Southern California setting. My son, Alex, and I are on La Vida Laguna’s two-hour Ocean Kayak [...] Read More »

After being starved of travel for the past 17 months, we board an Air Canada jet and reclaim our joie de vivre in Montreal. This return to travel is as much a spiritual reawakening as it is the logistics of flight, hotel, activities, sightseeing, eating and drinking. My wife, Kerry, and I have desperately missed [...] Read More »

Harbour seals certainly know how to make an entrance. This particular playful, silver-and-black mottled marine mammal unexpectedly pops up to say hello just a flipper length away from the left side of my kayak. Harbour seals are a friendly and curious sort and love to gracefully follow paddlers and have some fun gawking at our [...] Read More »

The Bajan Queen partied too hard. And now she’s at rest on the bottom of the Caribbean Sea. But, all is good. This 45-metre tugboat, which toiled for years at the port in Bridgetown, Barbados and finished out her above-water life as a tourist-party boat, was sunk deliberately in Carlisle Bay in 2001. Now, in [...] Read More »