Category: Voices

Canada’s Food Guide: New Dish, with a Dash of Condescension

After years of celebrating our agricultural know-how, the guide has gone urban – and is more than a little patronizing By Sylvain Charlebois Senior Fellow Atlantic Institute for Market Studies Say goodbye to the four food groups. Almost 12 years after the launch of the previous version, the new Canada’s Food Guide celebrates food by…

February 1, 2019
Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Icy Steps

By Reena Nerbas Blackened Pot Dear Reena, I have burnt a pot very badly. It had red cabbage in it and I cannot remove the black from the bottom. Can you give me a solution for this? Thank you. Hulda Dear Hulda, Soak the pan with dishwasher detergent and hot water for a couple of hours,…

January 31, 2019
Planet Waves Horoscopes: January 28 – February 4, 2019

By Eric Francis ARIES — You must guard against being too aggressive this week. That’s not an easy thing to measure; it would be fair to dial back your self-assertiveness to statements that include “please,” “thank you,” and “I have an idea.” Mars, your ruling planet, is now passing through the most sensitive corner of…

January 28, 2019
Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Quartz Countertop

By Reena Nerbas Gummy Residue on Clothes Dear Reena, I was at an early Valentine party, to begin the evening we (ladies only) were given a peel and stick red heart. I peeled mine and pressed it on the lapel of my black finely ribbed pant suit. To make sure it stuck, I gave it…

January 24, 2019
Planet Waves Horoscopes: January 21 – 28, 2019

By Eric Francis ARIES — Our society has come to the point where it’s impossible to do much of anything without imagining how it might be perceived by some vast public, or one’s idea of the public. Yet it’s essential now that you conduct your creative or sexual experiments in the sanctity of your inner…

January 21, 2019
From My Bookshelf: Unsheltered

By Lynn Willoughby Unsheltered ~ Barbara Kingsolver Kingsolver’s extensive research, her exposure of history as seen through the eyes of her characters, the mix of fictional and non-fictional characters, all kept me coming back. As in all her writing, there are no lack of social issues of the day. This book did not disappoint. The…

January 19, 2019
Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Baby Powder as a Cause of Cancer

By Reena Nerbas Cleaning an Exercise Ball Dear Reena, I have a large, vinyl exercise ball that I have tried to clean but it has sticky areas. Why would it be sticky? Is it starting to break down from age? Deb Dear Deb, Absolutely, rubber is a petroleum-based product that will eventually breakdown down over…

January 17, 2019
Planet Waves Horoscopes: Jan 14 – 21, 2019

By Eric Francis ARIES — Do not allow yourself to be led astray; at this stage in your life, there can be no such thing. If you find yourself making choices based on belief, or hope, pause and make them based on known facts. You do seem to have considerable responsibility on your shoulders at…

January 14, 2019
Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Saving a Wet iPhone

By Reena Nerbas Wet iPhone Dear Reena, I dropped my iPhone into the water. Is there anything that I can do to fix it, or is it garbage? Candace Dear Candace, Step 1: Turn the phone off immediately. Step 2: Dry the phone with a soft towel (not a hair dryer). Step 3: Fill a…

January 10, 2019
Planet Waves Horoscopes: January 7 – 14, 2019

by Amy Elliott Aries (March 20-April 19) — With your ruler Mars now back in your sign, you may well be more comfortable in your own skin. Be wary, however, of feeling under pressure to perform relentlessly or carry out impossible tasks. You’re a human, not a machine, and quite apart from anything else you probably…

January 7, 2019
Faith Forum: Can I Start Over?

By Gloria Wessner With 2019 just blossoming, it makes me aware of resolutions and changes I’d like to make within myself. I’ve often wished I could somehow just get a new start. Sometimes it‘s because it’s been a bad day and I wish I could start the day over. Sometimes I meet a new person…

January 6, 2019
From My Bookshelf: The Wonder Garden

By Lynn Willoughby The Wonder Garden ~ Lauren Acampora This novel had a great concept and lots of potential, and while I am not one who needs a conclusion where everything is settled and tied neatly together, it does have to have a conclusion. This fell short by not creating any real relationships or connections. It…

January 5, 2019
Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Best Kept Secrets

By Reena Nerbas Contributors Share Their Best Kept Secrets Potatoes, remove food stains from fingers. Slice a potato and use the exposed side to rub stained skin, wash as usual. Edna Real vanilla (not imitation) is great for keeping ticks and mosquitoes away. Wipe vanilla onto skin and let dry, mosquitoes will not bother you,…

January 3, 2019
Planet Waves Horoscopes: December 31, 2018 – January 7, 2019

By Eric Francis ARIES — There’s no better way to start the New Year than Mars arriving in your birth sign. Nothing could possibly better express your desire to be the full-on individual that you are. This is the theme of your entire existence for the foreseeable future, by which I mean the next eight…

December 31, 2018
Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Cabbage Rolls

By Reena Nerbas Non-Toxic Toilet Bowl Cleaner Dear Reena, Can you provide me with an inexpensive non-toxic toilet bowl cleaner? I am looking for something that I can use every day, without stripping the paint. I am also wondering if the toilet tank should ever be cleaned, if so how often do you recommend? Mary…

December 27, 2018