Cruisin for A Cause!
Last Thursday A&W employees dressed 50s style for restaurant’s country-wide fundraiser ‘Cruisin’ for a Cause’ to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis. The event brings back an earlier time when car-hops…
Midtown Community Garden seeks artistic flair and donation of concrete
By Kathy Smith In the spring of 2011, Danny Soles and the Farmer’s Institute held a meeting to discuss interest in creating a second community garden. He proposed that the…
Diabetes isn’t just a human disease
I’m still getting used to it being 2013 so it’s strange to say that last year I started covering some urinary issues that are common in pets. One hormonal cause…
What you should know about toilet seats and pigs
Was Mother right when she advised to never sit on a public toilet seat? Vancouver believed it had solved this “pottie” fear by installing automated toilets. But they proved we…
Community 90-day ‘Commit to Get Fit’ challenge
In September, 75 members from our community made the commitment to get fit: to become more healthy, exercise regularly and make health and wellness a priority. The Community 90-Day ‘Commit…
Jason Ross – Fort Nelson Annual Community Christmas Dinner 2012 Time Lapse
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Food safety tips for the holidays
OTTAWA – Food is an important part of many holiday celebrations. However, many of the foods found at holiday parties, such as baked goods, eggnog, cider, seafood and turkey,…
Zero waste? Not when it comes to Metro Vancouver politicians
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on five regional mayors and councillors to pay back more than $2,000 in meeting fees they collected for taking part in…
Simply Bread – open daily and caters
By Kathy Smith Before opening Simply Bread just a month ago, Denise Ryser sold homemade baked goods at the farmers’ market in Grande Prairie. She even turned her basement into…
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