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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 »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Change changes us
By DR. LINDA HANCOCK on October 22nd, 2021
It is amazing how quickly summer left us, and fall moved in. We all knew it was coming but the transition seemed to occur so quickly. One day our air conditioners were humming, and we were enjoying the outdoors in light clothing and before we knew it, the air cooled to the point that we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Ghastly ghosts!
By PATTY ROOKS on October 22nd, 2021
I hope you all have been inspired the past few weeks with all of the Halloween science activities. We are fast approaching the scariest holiday of the year, so I hope that there is something here that you can use to frighten your ghosts and goblins with! n keeping with the Halloween theme, I hope ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miywasin Moment: Kookum’s Kitchen – Prairie Berry Crumble
By JoLynn Parenteau on October 20th, 2021
Pre-pandemic, I never considered myself a good cook. In my early 20s, if company was coming, the oven was a great place to hide dirty dishes. On more than one occasion I’ve definitely tried to pass off takeout as a home-cooked meal. Then after moving to the Hat a couple years ago, somehow tabs for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: It’s not slime, it’s not bubbles, it’s a bit bouncy – you decide what to call it
By PATTY ROOKS on October 16th, 2021
What a great week I have had experimenting with some pretty fun materials in order to come up with this amazing Halloween science experiment. It took some time this week, but I think I have come up with a bit of a unique one. It is not slime and it is not bubbles, it is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: The simple life offers many valuable lessons
By DR. LINDA HANCOCK on October 16th, 2021
Several years ago, I became a member of a family tree software program. I was surprised to learn that in the mid-1700s some of my ancestors lived in Pennsylvania and appeared to have Amish roots. As a child I had heard family talk about my maternal grandfather being Pennsylvania Dutch but, at the time, didn’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: Some thoughts from our volunteers
By EYE ON THE ESPLANADE on October 15th, 2021
Some thoughts from some of the Esplanade’s volunteer staff on working at the local facility. “I find the experience fun and rewarding. I enjoy the atmosphere and working with the other volunteers makes you want to be there. It has been a lot of fun volunteering in the Discovery Center with the Art Classes for ... Read More »
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