Treasure or trash?
Over the past several years, I have had the task of sorting through years of collectibles; old photographs and memorabilia that have belonged to the older generations of my family.
Two to six doing it right
I enjoy feeding birds all year long but there is something about the summer season that makes me love it so much more. The beautiful colours of birds, having my…
Mitigate break-ins at your home
By James Hamm When we started to write this column, we thought this is the perfect time of year for folks to think about the small steps they can take
Woodstock, Manitoba style
On Sunday, May 24, 1970, 50 years ago this month, Manitoba experienced its very own Woodstock. Billed as the Niverville Pop Festival, the event was staged in a farmer’s field
Notes from the bridge
By Adam Glynn In over a decade of working in broadcasting I never thought I’d have a commute of only 10 steps, or a dress code which permits me to
Artist Spotlight for May: Gordon Lightfoot
By Helen Harper Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. was born in Orillia, Ont. in 1938. This “Canadian National Treasure” is credited with helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and
CJNU Personality of the month : Susan Earl shares her background
My pre-retirement life involved working in health care as a nurse manager in Burns, Plastics, and Head and Neck Oncology, and lastly, as a Director of Care in a long
Pollyanna’s “Glad Game”
In 1960, Pollyanna, the movie, came out. It was about a 12-year-old orphan daughter of missionaries who arrives in a small town to live with her rich and strict aunt.
Sri Lankan Seniors kept busy with yoga and monthly get together by using Zoom technology
Senaka Samarasinghe The committee members of Sri Lankan seniors called a number of committee meetings via Zoom. We finalized weekly yoga sessions conducted in collaboration with Trinity United Church (TUC).
We are in this together
Peggy Prendergast There is an old saying “There is nothing new under the sun.” The Spanish flu pandemic that ravaged the world a century ago took the life of my