Category: Lifestyle

  • Cardston Remains a Dry Town

    Cardston Remains a Dry Town

    The southern Alberta town of Cardston held a plebiscite on Monday, October 6th asking residents to vote on four main issues affecting their town: liquor, fluoride, backyard hens and opening recreation facilities on Sunday. There were approximately 1450 votes on 6 questions. The outcome for recreation venues was that sporting events would not be allowed…

  • AHS: Secret of our ‘Access’

    AHS: Secret of our ‘Access’

    Mental health info in Calgary just a phone call away Story and photo by Janet Mezzarobba Dheny Rivas has struggled with depression since she was seven years old. By the time Rivas was a teenager; she was desperate for help and decided to take action. “I went through a period of being completely housebound and…

  • OHS News: Family School Liaison Counsellor – Program Introduction

    OHS News: Family School Liaison Counsellor – Program Introduction

    By Angela Thiele, MC Just a quick note to introduce myself and the Family School Liaison Counsellor Program. My name is Angela Thiele and I am the Family School Liaison Counsellor (FSLC). For those of you who are not familiar with the program, the FSLC program offers confidential counselling support to students experiencing difficulties at…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Homemade Cleaners

    By Reena Nerbas Crayon on Walls Dear Reena, Recently my young daughter colored a beautiful picture; the only problem was she used the wall as her canvas. Can you please give me a few tips as to how to remove crayon from walls? Thanks, Bethany Dear Bethany, Smear the area with either lemon essential oil…

  • Blog: Why I Just Asked My Students To Put Their Laptops Away

    Blog: Why I Just Asked My Students To Put Their Laptops Away

    By Clay Shirky I teach theory and practice of social media at NYU, and am an advocate and activist for the free culture movement, so I’m a pretty unlikely candidate for internet censor, but I have just asked the students in my fall seminar to refrain from using laptops, tablets, and phones in class. I…

  • Home Smoke Alarm Basics

    Home Smoke Alarm Basics

    This NFPA video provides the latest information on types of smoke alarms you need, their placement and special features. Working smoke alarms give you early warning to help you escape a fire.

  • New Canadian Tourism Award Announced to Celebrate Excellence in Aboriginal Cultural Tourism

    New Canadian Tourism Award Announced to Celebrate Excellence in Aboriginal Cultural Tourism

    OTTAWA, ON – Today the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) and the Aboriginal Tourism Association of Canada (ATAC) are pleased to announce a new partnership to advance Aboriginal cultural tourism in Canada. Under a new Memorandum of Understanding, ATAC and TIAC will work collaboratively to produce industry research and recognize excellence in Aboriginal cultural tourism…

  • Do You Have What it Takes? Volunteer Firefighters are Needed in Alberta

    Do You Have What it Takes? Volunteer Firefighters are Needed in Alberta

    We are about to enter Fire Safety Week and we should reflect on the work of our local fire departments. Would you consider volunteering for your fire department? Here is one man’s story about his commitment. Pride and Appreciation As a member of a local Hutterite colony I feel very proud to serve as a…

  • Scrapping long-term care cuts not enough, more nursing beds needed

    Scrapping long-term care cuts not enough, more nursing beds needed

    EDMONTON, AB – Premier Jim Prentice must immediately commit to adding more long-term care capacity in order to avoid an emergency room crisis, Wildrose Seniors Critic Kerry Towle and Health Critic Heather Forsyth said today. According to recent reports, Alberta Health Services CEO Vickie Kaminski has pledged to abandon a long-standing plan to cut thousands…

  • Blood Inventory in Critical Condition

    Blood Inventory in Critical Condition

    Canadian Blood Services launches urgent appeal for blood donors (CANADA) – Canadian Blood Services is appealing to all eligible donors to make a blood donation immediately to increase Canada’s critically low blood inventory. All blood donors are needed, in particular those with type O and A blood. “Without the help of Canadians we may have…

  • Nature Conservancy of Canada Completes Landmark Project

    Nature Conservancy of Canada Completes Landmark Project

    Calgary AB  – The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) in Alberta has announced the completion of the largest conservation easement in the province’s history and the largest in Canadian history. The iconic Waldron Ranch project is 30,535 acres of privately owned property located along the Cowboy Trail (Highway 22), south of Longview and northwest of…

  • Pedalling On Dialysis Fuels Health Improvements: Study

    Pedalling On Dialysis Fuels Health Improvements: Study

    AHS boasts one of the largest renal exercise programs in Canada CALGARY — New research shows dialysis patients experience substantial health benefits if they exercise while undergoing dialysis. Patients who use a stationary bicycle for a portion of their regular dialysis sessions significantly improve leg strength and avoid some of the declines in health that…

  • Writs issued for four by-elections in Alberta: Calgary-Elbow; Calgary-Foothills; Calgary-West and Edmonton-Whitemud

    Writs issued for four by-elections in Alberta: Calgary-Elbow; Calgary-Foothills; Calgary-West and Edmonton-Whitemud

    Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler, confirms that Writs were issued today to administer four (4) by-elections to be held in Calgary-Elbow; Calgary-Foothills; Calgary-West; and Edmonton-Whitemud. “Returning Officers and Election Clerks have been appointed and trained along with their office teams and are ready to manage and conduct voting in the four (4) electoral divisions…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness Tip: Youth head injuries during sport and recreation

    AHS Weekly Wellness Tip: Youth head injuries during sport and recreation

    According to the Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research, sport-related injury is the leading cause of emergency department visits in Alberta among teens aged 15-19 years. Concussion is a common sport related injury that often occurs during hockey, football, skiing and snowboarding. A concussion is a brain injury that occurs when the brain suddenly…

  • Ben Gadd to Speak at Sheep River Library

    Ben Gadd to Speak at Sheep River Library

    [break] On Monday September 29th at 6:00pm the Sheep River Library in Turner Valley will have the first of the speakers that will be coming to the library this fall. So far 115 people have signed up to come and hear Ben talk on the wonderful wild world around us. He and his bible of…