Local Life
Parks and Recreation: A Medicine Hat winter recreation checklist
By KEZIAH LESKO-GOSSELIN on November 3rd, 2021
While autumn’s arrival has been quite gentle, cold weather is inevitably somewhere around the corner. Even in chilly weather, physical activity is important to maintain good physical and mental health. This winter, check out what Parks and Recreation offers to help you lead an active and healthy lifestyle year-round. Being active in winter does not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miywasin Moment: A season of change, a time for growth
By JoLynn Parenteau on November 3rd, 2021
“Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a person is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves.” — Black Elk, Medicine Man of the Oglala Sioux, 1863-1950 A season of change is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Beliefs influence behaviours
By DR. LINDA HANCOCK on October 30th, 2021
Most of us have heard the story of Chicken Little. An acorn fell on his head and without any research he assumed that the sky was falling. As a result, he decided to go and tell the King. During his travels he met Ducky Lucky, Henny Penny and Goosey Lucy who were all easily convinced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Ghosts flying around
By PATTY ROOKS on October 30th, 2021
Well, it would not be Halloween in southeastern Alberta if it was not going to be cold and perhaps snowy! As I write this article, the weather is supposed to take a change for the worse on the weekend, but that is OK. If anyone can do it, we can, as we know how to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Collector’s Corner: COVID has made collecting coins a challenge
By RON SCHMIDT on October 30th, 2021
It has been almost a year and a half since we were able to provide you with an article. There has not been much that has happened. The Royal Canadian Mint has been closed, or limited staff, for part of the time, and therefore not as many new coins have been produced over this time. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The ultimate disease: too many rats in a cage
By DR. GIFFORD-JONES & DIANA GIFFORD-JONES on October 29th, 2021
What catastrophic event could end all lives on this small planet? Some say nuclear war; others, another pandemic worse than the current one that’s caused over 700,000 deaths just in North America. Still others, the failure to tackle the problem of climate change. But here’s a surprise. The ultimate disease is a population time bomb ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: Historic Halloween tricks, from blowing beans to soaping windows
By JENNI UTRERA BARRIENTOS on October 29th, 2021
The spooky decorations are out, young and old are finalizing details, and the hope for good weather is high as Oct. 31 draws near. Halloween has been around for a while, but it has drastically changed over the years. Hatters have been celebrating Halloween in the city since the early 1900s, but it is by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miywasin Moment: Language revitalization fosters fellowship at Metis retreat
By JoLynn Parenteau on October 27th, 2021
Going back to your roots sometimes means getting back to nature. For four days this past week, deep in the southern foothills of Cypress Hills, a lively group of people from all over the Western provinces of Turtle Island – the name for North America based on an Indigenous creation story – gathered together at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heritage in the Hat: A manly sport
By Sally Sehn on October 26th, 2021
During the early 1900s in both Canada and the U.S., the sport of bowling was reserved for men. Thomas Ryan from Toronto is credited with opening the first bowling alley in Canada in 1905. He also gets credit for the invention of five-pin bowling. As bowling was considered a gentlemen’s sport, no women were allowed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s Up Doc?: Pancreatic cancer on the rise in Canada
By Dr. Noorali Bharwani on October 26th, 2021
Some years ago, my sister died of pancreatic cancer. She was only 60-years old. Not long ago, a friend of mine died of the same illness. Over the years, as a general surgeon, I’ve looked after many patients with pancreatic cancer. None of them lived more than six to 12 months after diagnosis. The most ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: The case for vaccination is clear
By DR. GIFFORD-JONES AND DIANA GIFFORD-JONES on October 22nd, 2021
What helped to shape my career? As a small child I became spell bound when I read Paul de Kruif’s book “Microbe Hunters,” published in 1926. It offers a sweeping history of the earliest microbiologists and immunologists, dating back to the discovery of microbes in the 17th century. Louis Pasteur features prominently as the researcher ... Read More »
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