Lifestyle
Consumer Protection Gets New Teeth
(June 20, 2011) - The Team
[caption id="attachment_6021" align="alignright" width="217" caption="New Law Takes Effect Today!"][/caption] A new consumer protection law takes effect across Canada today that will have advocates breathing a sigh of relief. The Consumer Product Safety Act, proclaimed a year ago, gives the go
Are You Ready for Parenting?
(June 19, 2011) - The Team
While doing a bit of 'digging' for Father's Day I came across this gem by Colin Bowles that bears sharing - we can all relate! - ml * * * * * Preparation for parenthood is not just a matter of reading books and decorating the nursery. Here are 12 simple tests for expectant parents to take to pre
Autistic Pride Day
(June 18, 2011) - Mark W. Law
[caption id="attachment_5881" align="alignright" width="160" caption="Autism is a 'Difference' not a 'Disease'"][/caption] Autistic Pride Day is a celebration of the neurodiversity of people on the autism spectrum on June 18 each year. Autistic pride is pride in autism, about shif
365 Foreign Dishes
(June 15, 2011) - The Team
I found this while surfing for summer reading over at Gutenberg... So if you are out of ideas for what to make here's some for every day of the year! * * * * * Title: 365 Foreign Dishes - A Foreign Dish for every day in the year (1908) Author: Unknown JANUARY. 1.Austria
Reading Assistance
(June 14, 2011) - The Team
(I just received this from Anita Hofmann and thought it would be great to share - ed.) * * * * * Hi Mark: Thanks for posting www.gutenberg.org site. This site was mentioned to me when I was in college because of my learning disability. I somehow feel like technology is finally get to the rural
Wither The Children
(June 10, 2011) - The Team
[caption id="attachment_5907" align="alignright" width="293" caption="June 12th is World Day Against Child Labour"][/caption] Imagine a population 7 times the size of Canada's - all children. That is the number of child labourers in the world, children who will trudge off to work in the mornin
Supporting a Painful Life
(June 9, 2011) - The Team
Pain is our body's way of telling us something is wrong. But what happens when our body's sense widespread pain when there are no other obvious symptoms? Fibromyalgia is a little understood disease, affecting about 2% of the population, usually women (about 9:1). It can strike in childhood tho
If The River Rises
(June 6, 2011) - The Team
Imagine if we had 20 or 30 days of torrential rain - in every part of Canada! With basements flooded, rivers overflowing their banks, a rise in typhoid and possibly Cholera Canadians would be forced to move, en masse, 33 million of us. Sound impossible? In the last year 42 million people ar
Eat Safe This Summer!
(June 5, 2011) - Mark W. Law
The Rural Life Service picnic today reminded me that this is the season for picnicking, shoreside barbecues and family get togethers. With all these outdoor activities it is easy to forget that the warmer, humid temperatures in Ontario in July and August are perfect breeding conditions for bacter
Exciting Summer at The Teeswater Pool!
(June 2, 2011) - The Team
After looking forlornly at the Teeswater Pool for months tomorrow is the BIG day as the Pool opens for another season! Lots of great events are planned for this summer including: Funky Fridays- Every Friday night bring your own pool toys! July 1st – Canada Day, come down and show your Can
War on Drugs a Bust?
() - The Team
A new report to be issued today says that the global 'War on Drugs' is a colossal failure.Compiled by the Global Commission on Drug Policy, which includes former heads of state, a former UN secretary-general and a business mogul, the report calls on governments to end the criminalization of
Shuttling Into History
(June 1, 2011) - The Team
Under a cloak of darkness, STS-134, the Space Shuttle Endeavour, landed at Kennedy Space Center last night, bringing to an end the penultimate flight of the shuttle program. Only the flight of Atlantis in July 2011 remains before the entire program is shut down in favour of the next generation Orion
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May 22, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
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