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Eye on the Esplanade: It’s the busiest, most wonderful time of the year
By Tobie Laliberte on November 17th, 2023
The time leading into the Holiday Season, for a marketer, wanting to sell products that can be given as gifts, is one of the busiest of the year. It is when sales and promotional campaigns are at their peak. It is also a time filled with seasonal activities, social gatherings, and all sorts of fun ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: Have faith in the doctor, with limitations
By Dr. Gifford-Jones and Diana Gifford-Jones on November 17th, 2023
Is it wise to believe what the doctor tells you? Or are there misleading types, not entirely honest with their patients? Does the medical system place the patient’s best interests first, as commonly stated on health center posters? Or do other factors, like pressure to ease wait times for a high-demand treatments, mean that some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viva Vitality: Improve your health with more plant-based foods and proteins
By Julia Rowland on November 17th, 2023
The latest version of Canada’s food guide emphasizes eating more plant-based foods and proteins due to their many health benefits. Diets that include more plant foods are typically higher in important nutrients like fiber and lower in saturated fats. Fibre helps keep your bowels regular, can help keep you feel full for longer, and helps ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mental Health Matters: Five ways to prioritize your well-being over the Holidays
By Erin Teichroeb on November 17th, 2023
With the Holiday Season just around the corner, there are many festive things to look forward to. Holiday shopping for the special people in your life, lively celebrations with coworkers and friends, hosted gatherings with family from far and wide. For some, the Holidays are not a time filled with joy or laughter. They are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: The value of honour
By Nancy Cocks on November 11th, 2023
I told the children at church about James “Pete” Robertson on Sunday. He’s on St John’s Honour Roll, having served in WWI. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for an act of bravery that cost him his life on November 6, 1917. He ran straight toward the enemy line to rescue two comrades pinned down ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: If you are a veteran
By Linda Hancock on November 11th, 2023
Over the years I have been fortunate to have worked with Canadian, British and American veterans. This has given me great insight into the unique and sacrificial roles that military personnel have played in order to secure and protect our freedom. It doesn’t matter which of the three countries in which you served; you have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Somethin’ fishy about this!
By Patty Rooks on November 11th, 2023
Recently, I had a friend who put some fish into their pond. An interesting question was asked: “Why you would do that now; won’t they freeze?” Of course, with temperatures dropping and winter setting in, this seemed like a logical question and, of course, it made me wonder as well. You know me – I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Insurance Understood: Replacing your toothbrush
By Steve Meldrum on November 11th, 2023
How often do you replace your tooth brush? I went for a dental cleaning last week and this topic came up. I told the hygienist how I felt a few teeth were harder to clean in the past week or two. I have an electric toothbrush, so I was puzzled. She asked me when the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viva Vitality: Sugar season!
By Maria Degethoff on November 10th, 2023
Sugar is a common ingredient in many foods and can be hard to avoid, especially during this treat-filled season. Around every corner there is something sweet and sugary awaiting. Most people are aware that sugar causes tooth decay, but how? The mouth is full of hundreds of bacteria, both healthy and harmful. The harmful bacteria ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: Beware of falling, it may kill you
By Dr. Gifford-Jones and Diana Gifford-Jones on November 10th, 2023
What a sad way to lose a friend. Not from a heart attack or cancer. Rather, a slip and backwards fall caused a strike of the head on a hard unforgiving surface. The traumatic injury resulted in death a few days later. As Aristotle wrote centuries ago, “To have a good friend you must partake ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heritage in the Hat: Under a bluebird’s wing
By Sally Sehn on November 7th, 2023
During this month of remembrance of our military veterans, the significance of women in international warfare can be overshadowed by a war theatre of predominantly men. But women played an important role. In the Second World War, 2845 Canadian nurses served with the Canadian Army Medical Corps receiving equal pay and relative rank to male ... Read More »
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