Local Life
All Psyched Up: Ethnicity
By Linda Hancock on March 22nd, 2025
I have been a member of Ancestry.com international for several years and have entered over 6,000 relatives on their software portal. In fact, one branch of my tree goes back to B.C. (before Christ). I remember telling this to my older son who replied: “Mom you don’t really know if all of that is correct” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: What does God have to offer in the desert?
By Roland Weisbrot on March 22nd, 2025
The Church is currently observing the season of Lent, a time generally associated with prayer, fasting, and giving up things which may be obstacles in our relationship with God. Much is written about various Lenten spiritual disciplines, so instead of focusing on that, I want to ask another question: what does God have to offer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: Are we as old as our arteries?
By Dr. Gifford-Jones and Diana Gifford-Jones on March 21st, 2025
Sir William Osler was a wise old owl in explaining medical matters. He was a professor of medicine at McGill University in Montreal, John Hopkins University in Baltimore, and finally at Oxford University in England. He told students, “We are all as old as our arteries and it’s lucky to have good rubber in them.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Close-up on Co-op Place: Enhancement with passion for our guests’ experience
By Sam Hassan on March 20th, 2025
After joining the City of Medicine Hat as Food Service Manager, I have been committed to improving our food and beverage operations to enhance customer experience and efficiency. My role has allowed me to oversee and implement significant changes that have positively impacted our services and guests experience. One of the key improvements introduced with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heritage in the Hat: The Nobel Connection
By Sally Sehn on March 20th, 2025
In 1941, the Department of National Defence (DND) expropriated almost 2,600 square kilometres of land in southeastern Alberta, paying $1 per acre to develop a chemical warfare experimental station, a joint venture between Canada and the United Kingdom. The previous British chemical weapons testing facility located in French Algeria was lost earlier in World War ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: Jesus’ temptation and our Lenten journey
By Scott Raible on March 15th, 2025
Hundreds of millions of Christians worldwide take part in Lent as a season of spiritual growth, self-denial, and repentance, often marked by giving up certain comforts or doing acts of kindness and generosity. During Lent, we reflect on Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness, where He fasted and was tempted by Satan (Matthew 4:1-11). This ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: The magic of writing
By Linda Hancock on March 15th, 2025
A few years ago, I took a telehealth course from a children’s trauma centre in San Diego. The presenter talked about how important it is for patients to use their neurological system to help organize thoughts and heal. She began by stating that she gives each person a stack of blank paper and a pen. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: The sneaky strength of air
By Patty Rooks on March 15th, 2025
Can you believe we are only a week away from the 50th Anniversary of the Regional Science Fair? It has been a busy week, but amazing – I have seen so many creative, ingenious and well thought out science fair projects at the schools in southeastern Alberta. I cannot tell you this enough; we have ... Read More »
1 responseCommon Sense Health: Good health is a family affair
By Dr. Gifford-Jones and Diana Gifford-Jones on March 14th, 2025
Helen Keller knew it better than most. She said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Good health is often viewed as a personal responsibility, but what if we told you that your friends and family may be the key to success? Science shows that the people closest to us ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viva Vitality: Heads up! Recognizing, preventing and treating concussions
By Laura Lukye on March 14th, 2025
With warmer weather around the corner, kids will be excited to start their spring and summer sports. And when kids play sports – especially contact sports like football, soccer and lacrosse – they are at increased risk for concussions and other serious injuries. But it doesn’t have to be a contact sport to get a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Municipal Matters: Saamis Solar Park – an option, not an obligation
By Rochelle Pancoast on March 13th, 2025
The Saamis Solar Park (SSP) is a potential path to add clean and affordable energy into our electric franchise area, but a number of milestones need to be passed successfully for it to become a physical reality. To date, the City has executed the Purchase and Sales Agreement to acquire the project with all associated ... Read More »
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