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
Let No One Be Alone needed now more than ever before
Brenda Tonn ‘The Let No One Be Alone’ grass roots initiative started in 2012 as a result of a sleepless night. In my role as a resource coordinator, I felt
Why should government be taking EI funds into general revenues?
By Fred Morris After World War 1 and the Spanish Flu pandemic, the population of Canada’s urban centres surpassed the rural population. This led to increased problems in the urban
Let’s call a john a john and stop using “news” to cover up
“If you do not read the newspaper, you are not informed; if you read the newspaper, you are misinformed.” Mark Twain Does mainstream news publish false stories? Definitely, for young
Stuffed Peppers, just what the doctor ordered
Most Italian dishes include olive oil, not that that is a bad thing. I am a big proponent of it but this dish has none. My belief is that when
Lowering your immune age
As we age, our immune system gets weaker. This natural, gradual deterioration is called “immunosenescence” and starts to affect most people’s health at about 60. It’s the primary reason those
In the midst of covid-19 virus
This article is written on Wednesday, April 15th, 2020. The world is anxiously gripped by the ongoing spread and fear of the Covid virus, although we are all optimistic about
What you need to know about COVID-19
By Assiniboine Pharmacy Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory tract infection caused by a newly emergent coronavirus first recognized in Wuhan, China in December 2019. While most people with