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Miywasin Moment: Finding our direction
By JoLynn Parenteau on May 24th, 2023
“Oral storytelling tells us who we are, where we’ve been, and gives us lessons that we need in order to move into the future in a good way.” – Kerissa Dickie, Dene author, Fort Nelson First Nation Anytime people gather, stories and news are soon shared, drawing us closer together. That is the aim of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heritage in the Hat: The Gas City
By MALCOLM SISSONS on May 23rd, 2023
In 1883, the CPR, while drilling for water at Langevin siding west of Redcliff, inadvertantly encountered natural gas. In 1891, J. P. Mitchell and Albert Hughes, drilling to find a coal seam near the old hospital, were disappointed to strike gas instead. Until the early 1900s in Medicine Hat, coal was burned in stoves for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Traumatology
By Linda Hancock on May 20th, 2023
This week I decided to take a course through the Psychologist Association of Alberta called Traumatology and Psychology that follows the Pandemic. There seem to be so many people who are still struggling since the lockdowns have been lifted and this therefore felt like a timely thing for me to do. The pandemic was declared ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: We all scream for ice cream
By Patty Rooks on May 20th, 2023
This week, there was a “crisis” at my house. I have an avid ice cream eater and with the warmer weather here, ice cream is a “go-to” snack! In order to avert a crisis and a trip to the grocery store at such a late hour, I had to think fast. Of course, this made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: Embrace the journey you are on
By Grant Crichton on May 13th, 2023
I want to share a story. One day these two fellas were walking down a road. Suddenly another showed up and walked with them. They invited him to their house for supper, and after he prayed and broke bread apart, they realized who this was; a rather significant person named Jesus. This Grant Paraphrase Edition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Got milk?
By Patty Rooks on May 13th, 2023
I recently had a friend who realized they are “lactose intolerant.” Simply, this means they are unable to digest the sugar in milk products. They were quite upset they were going to now miss out on so many delicious food items. Of course, there are alternatives to cow’s milk, I thought. After a bit of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Assessing
By Linda Hancock on May 13th, 2023
As a psychologist I need to always try to figure out how to help people. This begins with having a clear understanding of what they are struggling with, their goals and then linking these things with strategies available so the goals can be reached. A long time ago I figured out that there are actually ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viva Vitality: Guiding kids away from vaping epidemic
By Chloe Trautman on May 12th, 2023
Vaping rates have surged among young people, considering it to be an epidemic. According to the Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs survey (2018-19) 20 per cent of students had used a vape compared to 10 per cent in 2016-17. The prevalence of vaping use was high among Grades 10 to 12 (29 per cent) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: Total family doctor prevents needless surgery
By Dr. Gifford-Jones and Diana Gifford-Jones on May 12th, 2023
How important is what I like to call the “Total Family Doctor” (TFD)? For years, I’ve praised the hardworking family doctor for the role he or she plays in medical care. Now, many North Americans say it’s impossible to find a family doctor. What has happened to them? Prior to becoming a surgeon, I had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miywasin Moment: A pledge for peace
By JoLynn Parenteau on May 10th, 2023
“May you bring back exceptional experiences to your home fires.” – Chief William Morin, River Cree Resort welcome guide For three days last week, over 200 change makers gathered on maskekosihk, land of the medicines – the traditional name of Enoch Cree Nation on Treaty 6 territory – to build relationships and seek a way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Shame on you!
By Linda Hancock on May 6th, 2023
Years ago, I heard someone say that guilt is when you think you made a mistake and shame is when you think you are a mistake. Merrian-Webster has several definitions of shame, one of which is “A condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute”, Most of us have heard someone say: “Shame on you!” but maybe ... Read More »
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