February is heart month
While all of February is Heart Month, the week of February 7-14 is Congenital Heart Defects Week. As couples around the world celebrate their romances, the parents of children born with congenital heart defect celebrate their children’s survival and lives. Congenital heart defects are the Number One killer of...
A visit to a local business: fresh
One of my all time favourite movies is North By Northwest , the classic romance thriller directed by that master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock. Our hero, Roger Thornhill, played by the inimitably debonair Cary Grant, meets the lovely heroine Eve Kendall on a train. Eve is portrayed by the...
Love & belonging
Learning to open our hearts and honestly express love and appreciation for each other, our communities and our planet is what shifting our consciousness is all about….and it starts with each one of us as individuals reaching out to our families, friends and neighbours with compassion and understanding. ...
From the Editor…
Some months back I read an interesting editorial comment in one of the daily provincial papers. This editorial essay commented upon what a big fat waste of money it is to have so many services provided all over the province in our “crazy patchwork of rural communities”. The author...
Perth-Andover Community Garden
The P-A Community Garden Meeting on January 28th was attended by a baker’s dozen of interested potential gardeners. The meeting was led by local organic gardener Wayne Sabine, with David Dow as the special guest speaker. Dave is a long-time organic gardening maestro, and he offered much useful advice...
Maliseet Language Project
There are estimated to be about 6,500 different languages spoken in our world today. This might sound like a lot, but there have been even more languages that have been lost. When we lose the language of any cultural group we lose a piece of living history, and...
The fluoride flim-flam
So. If poisons in our food isn’t enough to piss you off, how about deadly poison in our water and toothpaste….which has been sold to an innocent and unsuspecting public as a tooth decay preventative. Seriously, you have to hand it to the criminal masterminds who’ve been controlling...
GMO crops play Genetic Roulette with our health & our planet
As the world continues to wake up to the various scams and skullduggeries perpetrated against our planet and peoples one of the biggest con games going is genetically modified food. We’ve all been held in thrall to the so-called powers that be, who we have innocently believed had...
Strength Training for Women
When women decide to shed some pounds and become more fit, they are usually advised to make healthier dietary choices and to exercise. Common wisdom has it that a program of aerobic exercise is the best way to lose weight, because you will burn more calories during your...
Home Care in Perth-Andover Goes Green
You may have noticed a lot more green around town in the last few months. That would be thanks to the new home health services company in town, Kindred Home Care. You may have seen one of their “Kindred Green” brochures or flyers, or noticed their new sign as...