Category: Lifestyle

  • Take The Unexpected Out Of Your Snowbird Getaway

    Take The Unexpected Out Of Your Snowbird Getaway

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] The leaves are falling, the temperatures have dipped and you’re all packed and ready to escape Canada’s cold winter months. According to The Conference Board of Canada, in 2012, about 1.2 million trips were taken by Canadian snowbirds and this number is expected to increase by five per cent each year. Are you completely…

  • How To Create Memorable Moments With Your Kids

    How To Create Memorable Moments With Your Kids

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] When was the last time you looked into your kids’ eyes, or just lay on the ground and laughed? In a world of agendas and day timers, many parents find it helpful to block off time just to “be” with their kids. We must all schedule that time, and stick to it. Here are…

  • How to Beat the Afternoon Slump

    How to Beat the Afternoon Slump

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] Does afternoon slump, post-lunch dip, or midday crash sound familiar? Call it what you will, it’s a cycle that affects most of us to varying degrees. Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised. Researchers from the Work and Health Research Centre at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom found that during a typical work-week, office workers…

  • Five Tips to Pack Like a Pro

    Five Tips to Pack Like a Pro

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] Are you planning a getaway? With ever-increasing baggage fees for flights and often unpredictable weather conditions, packing smart, simple and small can help us reduce pre-trip stress.Clocking in more than 400,000 kilometres and eight passport stamps already this year, Taylor L. Cole, a travel expert with Hotels.com, says she has learned the secret to…

  • Shopping Locally Impacts Your Lifestyle

    Shopping Locally Impacts Your Lifestyle

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] Think before you click your mouse to buy something online. Shopping locally has more impact on your life than you might think. Consumer dollars can have a big impact locally, and have positive side benefits. Small businesses create jobs, reinvest in the community and help keep decision-making power local. All of this contributes to…

  • Five Tips For Quick and Healthy School Lunches

    Five Tips For Quick and Healthy School Lunches

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] You’re out of bread, can’t find a water bottle and the school bus will arrive in four minutes. Is this a familiar scenario in your house? If making your child’s lunch seems stressful, here are five tips to ensure their lunchbox is filled with healthy, quick options. Think about balance: Use a lunch container…

  • Healthy Habits for Fall Cleaning

    Healthy Habits for Fall Cleaning

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] Spring cleaning gets all the attention, but fall is the perfect time to get the outside of your house ready to guard against cold temperatures and the inside of your house set up to begin the hibernation process that winter often brings for many Canadians. Not sure how to get started? Here are the…

  • AHS Weekly Wellnes Tip: Childhood Immunizations

    AHS Weekly Wellnes Tip: Childhood Immunizations

    New Alberta website launches When it comes to childhood immunizations, Albertans have questions. But where is the best place to get good answers? Not only can you chat with your family doctor or local public health nurse about your child’s immunization, you can also visit Alberta Health Services’ new immunization website: ImmunizeAlberta.ca. ImmunizeAlberta.ca was designed…

  • AACL Opposes Premier’s Position on Michener Centre and Institutions

    AACL Opposes Premier’s Position on Michener Centre and Institutions

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] The Alberta Association for Community Living (AACL) remains deeply opposed to institutionalization.  Like most Albertans, tens of thousands of Alberta families with sons and daughters with developmental disabilities were looking forward to a new premier who promised a bold vision guided by an ethical and moral compass.  Instead Premier Prentice’s first and only statement…

  • Oilfields Arena Reaches ‘Green’ Milestone

    Oilfields Arena Reaches ‘Green’ Milestone

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] The month of July saw the Oilfields Regional Arena reach a zero cost for the first time on their energy thanks to the solar and wind power alternative that is installed on the roof of the arena. That means that the energy produced by the system matched the amount of energy used. A significant…

  • Ride the Red Rock

    Ride the Red Rock

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] Celebrating All Things Biking  Waterton Lakes National Park is providing a sneak peak at how enjoyable the Red Rock Parkway is when the road is closed to motor vehicle traffic between November and April each year. On Saturday September 27th, cyclists will have the road to themselves on the Red Rock Parkway by participating…

  • AMA News: A First-Hand Senior Driver Evaluation Experience

    AMA News: A First-Hand Senior Driver Evaluation Experience

    This gentlemen took the test and wants to relate his experience for other seniors. [weaver_iframe src=’http://ama.ab.ca/2014/08/19/senior-driver-evaluation-experience/?WT.mc_id=10952&utm_source=enews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ama-enews-201408′ height=600 percent=100 style=”style”]

  • September is Arthritis Awareness Month

    September is Arthritis Awareness Month

    Over 4 million Canadians have some form of arthritis. In fact, it’s one of the leading causes of long-term disability in Canada today. Appropriate treatment, as well as learning how to manage this chronic condition, can go a long way to help. Find out about the differences between the most common forms of arthritis and…

  • Remind me again: Who wants GMO labeling?

    Remind me again: Who wants GMO labeling?

    Science surrendering to superstition, pro-GMO activist argues By Mischa Popoff Organic activists claim 92% of consumers want genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) labeled. It turns out the overwhelming majority of consumers support the status quo when you don’t ask a misleading question like, “Do want toxic pesticides genetically spliced into your food?” But still, activists insist that…

  • Millarville Horticulture Club News

    Millarville Horticulture Club News

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] Every second Tuesday of the month(Sept to May) a speaker is arranged to talk and share their knowledge with the club. Our first speaker of the year is Pam Vipond and she will be speaking on edible flowers. This is on October 14 at 7:30. November 11 has Suzanne Maidment speaking on blue birds Also please remember…