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Viva Vitality: Be careful with chemicals when working in the yard
By Amanda Poll on April 12th, 2019
Spring is here and that means sunshine, warmer weather and yard work! As we start planning out all of the work that needs to happen on our lawns and in our gardens, we may forget that the chemicals we use to make everything lush, green and fruitful can also be dangerous. Chemicals like fertilizer and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: What are you tolerating?
By Medicine Hat News on April 12th, 2019
A few years ago, I hired a personal coach. She taught me a wonderful concept that I have used to this day. A toleration is something that drains our time and energy. It may be as small as a missing button or pile of paperwork that hasn’t been sorted. It may be something larger like ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Praxis: The weighty issue of strong paper cups
By Patty Rooks - Praxis on April 8th, 2019
praxis@praxismh.ca@PraxisMedHat Oh my has it ever been a busy few months, and do you know what it all comes down to this weekend – the Kiwanis Regional Science Fair is today at Medicine Hat College! We will have students from all over southeastern Alberta showcasing their months of hard work and research. I do not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clubs Calendar April 8-14
By Medicine Hat News on April 8th, 2019
MONDAY – Do you have a drinking problem? Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held seven days a week in Medicine Hat. For times and locations, call 403-527-2065. – Moms’ Walking Group, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., meet in Mall Food Court in front of A&W. Walk, then have coffee. – TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 5:30 p.m., ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: Lent offers feeling of renewal and deepened faith
By Kristy Reimers-Loader on April 6th, 2019
Lent. Every year, as I prepare for the liturgical season of Lent, I hope that it will be a time of devotion, prayer, and serene anticipation of Easter, that most glorious of Christian festivals. I pray that the weeks of Lent will be for me a time of holy reflection upon the gracious gift of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heritage in the Hat: An unamphibious frog
By Malcolm Sissons on April 6th, 2019
I am often asked about frogs, not the leaping kind, but the depression in the bedding plane of a brick. The frog served to force the clay to the corners of the mould and provided a key for mortar. There is a big frog population to be found in Medicine Hat! The very first bricks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Financial Focus: U.S. citizens in Canada and taxes
By Craig Elder on April 6th, 2019
Being so close to the border there are quite a few people in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan that have close ties and relations in the U.S. Some “Canadians” have U.S. citizenship because of a parent being born American, but because they never spent any time living in the U.S. they never thought they needed to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHS smoking cessation program begins April 23 in Medicine Hat
By Medicine Hat News on April 5th, 2019
QuitCore, a free Alberta Health Services tobacco-cessation program that provides tools and support to help individuals build a tobacco-free lifestyle, returns to Medicine Hat this month. Led by trained cessation professionals, the QuitCore program teaches tobacco users how to develop a plan to quit while providing strategies to address recovery symptoms, manage stress and, ultimately, prevent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: I’m perfectly imperfect
By Medicine Hat News on April 5th, 2019
I remember my friend Paul once asking me what I would call the medical student with the lowest passing grade. The answer is doctor. You see the lowest passing grade is still a pass and the student is given the title of doctor because of it. We are living in a rather interesting world where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prolific photographer takes his talents to London, Ont.
By Medicine Hat News on April 5th, 2019
Local amateur photographer Dwayne Myers, who supplied the Medicine Hat News with hundreds of wonderful photos over the last few years, has moved to Ontario. He and his wife Carole have sold their Medicine Hat home and moved to London, Ont., to be closer to family. Myers said he was “inspired to take photos and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viva Vitality: Positive oral health is the start of positive overall health
By Medicine Hat News on April 5th, 2019
Welcome spring! April is Canada’s National Oral Health month. Having good oral health is important and is related to good overall health. Oral pain, tooth decay, missing teeth and infection decreases a person’s quality of life. Missing teeth or pain from decay can cause a person to be unable to eat. This lack of nutrition ... Read More »
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