Category: Voices

  • Solutions & Substitutions By Reena: Removing Iron-On Clothing Labels

    Solutions & Substitutions By Reena: Removing Iron-On Clothing Labels

    By Reena Nerbas Used Razor Dear Reena, I shave my legs three times a week with a pull type razor. How long should I use it before tossing it into the garbage? Jessica Dear Jessica, If you ask ten different people, you will receive ten different answers. Some people recommend that disposable razors are fine…

  • It’s Official – Ontario’s Coal Phase-out Was All for Nothing

    It’s Official – Ontario’s Coal Phase-out Was All for Nothing

    Phasing out coal had almost no effect on Ontario’s air pollution levels – and the government knew this was likely to be the case By Ross McKitrick, Senior Fellow The Fraser Institute GUELPH, Ont./ Troy Media/ – The federal Liberal government plans to impose a national coal phase-out is based on the same faulty arguments used…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Relax More

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Relax More

    You would think people would take any chance they get to relax. But many people feel that they don’t relax enough – “relax more” is a popular New Year’s resolution. How many times have you found yourself wishing that you took more time to “smell the flowers” and less time on the go-go-go? And yet…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: January 23 – 30, 2017

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: January 23 – 30, 2017

    By Eric Francis ARIES — Some say it’s safer not turning your fantasies into reality. The wisdom of tantra would say that you’re only safe doing so, because the imagination is slippery and unwieldy until you focus your feelings on what’s solid and verifiable. True, one takes various risks doing anything physical, though it would…

  • Small Cabinet Shuffle Sees Trouble Continuation of Sabir

    EDMONTON, AB: Former Human Services Minister Irfan Sabir should have been removed during a small Cabinet shuffle today, not rewarded for his bad behaviour, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean said. A small Cabinet shuffle at Government House saw the Human Services Ministry split into two new ministries – Community and Social Services and Childrens’ Services. After…

  • From My Bookshelf: Ralph Heffer

    From My Bookshelf: Ralph Heffer

    By Lynn Willoughby Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived ~ Ralph Heffer This is one amazing true animal story. It begins in a small German circus town where a boy and an elephant are born the same day. The boy’s father is in charge of the elephants for a circus…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Laundry Detergent

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Laundry Detergent

    By Reena Nerbas Sparkling Stainless Steel Dear Reena, How can I brighten stainless steel cutlery to bring back the sparkle? Thanks, Sharon Dear Sharon, In commercial settings; it is very common to toss cutlery into a sink of plain old white vinegar, let soak and polish with a cloth. Or cut a potato in half…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Exercise More

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Exercise More

    The problem with getting more exercise always seems to be that it takes so much time. Who has the time to go off somewhere for an hour a day? Perhaps you make a schedule with the best of intentions, and you stick to it for a week or two, and then you have to make…

  • Vague Bureaucratic Grading System Hurting Students, Parents: Wildrose

    Vague Bureaucratic Grading System Hurting Students, Parents: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: The province should consider guidelines for grading systems for Alberta students that require the use of percentage grades for older students, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. Calgary parents are growing increasingly frustrated by an overly broad grading system that assesses K-9 students on a 1 to 4 scale. This grading system is a…

  • Millarville Horticultural Club: Seed Catalogues

    Millarville Horticultural Club: Seed Catalogues

    Every second Tuesday of the month (Sept to May) at 7:30pm a speaker is arranged to talk and share their knowledge with the club. We meet at the Millarville church house. Our next meeting is February 14 at 7:30pm. We will be ordering from seed catalogues. Bring your favorite to share with others.  Also please remember to like us…

  • Why Genetically-enhanced Crops Contribute to a Better World

    Why Genetically-enhanced Crops Contribute to a Better World

    Technological advancements on the farm mean lower supermarket prices, better environmental sustainability and less land use By Bob Bartley, Contributor Troy Media ROLAND, Man./Troy Media/ – Genetically-enhanced crops help farmers, consumers and the environment. I’ve been a farmer for more than 40 years and have grown genetically enhanced (GE) crops since 1996. We grow corn, soybeans…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: January 16 – 23, 2017

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: January 16 – 23, 2017

    By Eric Francis ARIES — Work with people behind the scenes and you’ll have much more influence over the flow of events. You don’t need to reveal who is helping you, though you would be wise to seek assistance if you need it. This might come in the form of ideas, intel or a direct…

  • From My Bookshelf: Nathan Hill

    From My Bookshelf: Nathan Hill

    By Lynn Willoughby The Nix ~ Nathan Hill What to say about this novel? It has moments that make you feel you are part of the action. It makes you better understand the US electoral process and that there have been violent protests for many elections so it seems timely. It is way too long,…

  • Richard Gotfried, MLA Calgary-Fish Creek Supports Jason Kenney for Leader of the PCAA

    Richard Gotfried, MLA Calgary-Fish Creek Supports Jason Kenney for Leader of the PCAA

    Calgary, Alberta – Richard Gotfried, Progressive Conservative MLA for Calgary-Fish Creek, has endorsed Jason Kenney for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta.  Gotfried and dozens of his supporters joined the Kenney team at a Calgary rally attended by more than 700 people working to unite Albertans into a single free-enterprise party conservative movement. Quotes…

  • Pipeline Protests Should Not Overpower Good Governance

    Pipeline Protests Should Not Overpower Good Governance

    Protesters should understand that good governance requires decisions be made for the good of all Canadians, not just one interest group By Ken Green, Senior director, Natural Resource Studies The Fraser Institute CALGARY, Alta. /Troy Media/ – In November, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave Canada, and particularly Alberta, not one, but two oil pipeline project approvals…