Local Life
All Psyched Up: Our unique veterans
By Linda Hancock on November 8th, 2025
For years I have been working with veterans and not only highly respect them but also have learned so much from them that I thought I should share. Did you know? 1. According to the 2021 Census there were 461,240 veterans in Canada. 2. Veterans in that year represented 1.5% of the population (aged 17 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: Reflecting on mothers and fathers
By Diana Gifford-Jones on November 7th, 2025
We don’t choose the starting line. The family and life circumstances into which we are born is happenstance. Reading “Straight Life: The Story of Art Pepper,” a book described as ‘sheer horror’ and the ‘saddest autobiography ever written’, I’m reminded of my more fortunate start. Pepper was a jazz musician, born to a runaway, 14-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viva Vitality: Wartime rationing inspired nutrition tips
By Pat MacIntosh on November 7th, 2025
As Remembrance Day approaches, many Canadians are preparing to honour the sacrifices made by those who served in times of war. However, I have also been thinking about the less-known aspect of wartime rationing. During both the First and Second World Wars, the Canadian government brought in food rationing to support the war effort and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Municipal Matters: Snow and Ice Control – Keeping Medicine Hat moving in winter
By Trevor Funk on November 6th, 2025
Winter is on its way, and the City of Medicine Hat’s Snow and Ice Control team is ready to keep roads, sidewalks, and public spaces safe and accessible. Behind every cleared road and sidewalk is a dedicated team of operating staff who take a lot of pride in their work. Long before most residents begin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Root beer science
By Patty Rooks on November 1st, 2025
It is a special someone’s birthday today so I thought long and hard about what I should write about so I can dedicate this article to them! Well, one of the first times I met this person, and subsequently many times later on in the years, they would always order this beverage when we were ... Read More »
1 responseAll Psyched Up: Investing
By Linda Hancock on November 1st, 2025
The world has gone kind of crazy when it comes to pricing. Gold and silver have hit all-time highs as countries and individuals scramble to hold assets that they hope will maintain or increase in value. My condo has almost doubled in price during the four years since I bought it. Cryptocurrencies are climbing but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: The law for us
By Shane Hein on November 1st, 2025
20 For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. – Romans 3:20 The other day during bible study we got into a conversation over how God’s fifth commandment, “Thou Shalt Not Kill,” is not necessarily obvious. If we were begin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viva Vitality: Loneliness
By Taniel Zanidean on October 31st, 2025
Loneliness is a universal human experience like hunger or thirst. It is a natural signal that something is missing from our lives – in this case, human connection. While everyone gets lonely, some are more susceptible to acute or chronic loneliness. Loneliness has reached pandemic levels that affect both rural and urban areas, and people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: The strange power of fake pills
By Diana Gifford-Jones on October 31st, 2025
I have been sorting through unpublished Gifford-Jones columns. Among them, I found a dusty clipping from a Reader’s Digest article by Robert A. Siegel and a rough draft of this week’s column. In it, we find a glimpse into a lecture hall at Harvard Medical School 75 years ago, and the teachings of Dr. Henry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: Painting in the Park
By Dayna Walls on October 30th, 2025
There is something magical about the evening light in the transitional days leading up to fall. The way that the sun hangs low, the shadows stretching long across the grass, the way warm and cool colours combine and blend together. Artists have long gathered outdoors to capture these passing moments together, finding inspiration not only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heritage in the Hat: Lumber barons of the hills
By Malcolm Sissons on October 30th, 2025
Outside the city, with nary a tree in sight, it is hard to imagine a nearby lumber industry. And yet, lumbering in the Cypress Hills goes back to 1883 and began with a boondoggle. In 1882, the future route of the CPR across the southern prairies became known and speculators tried to profit. Lumber was ... Read More »
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