Changes to the Canada Health Transfer mean a large windfall for some provinces

The Canada Health Transfer to the provinces has grown steadily from $20.3 billion in 2005 and is

Melodies in the Forbidden Fruit

Rosanne Fortier   Forbidden items are often the most interesting to children. This desire first presents itself when a two-year-old child reaches for an object as mother firmly calls out, “No!” My clearest memory of this was during my preschool years. My mother’s most treasured possession was her record collection of approximately 100 records in [...]

Baking Babky

Submitted Just before Easter, students in grades 3 & 4 Ukrainian Bilingual at A. L. Horton School made Babkas (a traditional Ukrainian Easter bread).  The students had all the ingredients and utensils they needed listed in Ukrainian, and had their recipes to follow also written in Ukrainian. Students enjoyed separating eggs, mixing ingredients, and kneading [...]

Esthetic Essence opens doors in Vegreville

  Michael Simpson Staff Writer The tender age of 24 and living a dream earned with focus and determination, Vegreville resident Ruth Ewaschuk, along with the help of husband Brett and their family, has taken her skills as an esthetician to the big leagues. Ruth has opened a store specializing in nails, pedicures and waxing [...]

Change of Season Can Trigger a Change in Breathing

Michelle Thompson The Lung Association, Alberta & NWT   Albertans have lucked out with an unseasonably mild winter, but for allergy and lung disease sufferers, the weather isn’t always counted as much of a blessing. Warm weather brings both good and bad news for such people, said Cheryl Tonn, chronic disease program specialist with The [...]

Pomeberry frozen berries may contain hepatitis A

Alberta consumers are being warned not to consume Pomeberry Blend frozen berries manufactured by Western Family because the product may be linked to the hepatitis A virus. As a precaution, anyone who has the Pomeberry Blend product in their refrigerator or freezer purchased since November 2011 is advised not to consume it, and to discard [...]

Volunteer Vegreville spearheads recognition effort

Lisa Topilko Volunteer Vegreville   Vegreville will join 150 Alberta communities in recognizing the contributions of its volunteers during National Volunteer Week, April 15-21, 2012. This year’s theme, “Volunteers Grow Community,” sets the stage for local and national organizations to applaud the efforts of volunteers, and encourages others to get involved in strengthening their communities. [...]

Birthday cake to die for

Are You a Safe Driver?

More and more people are on the roads these days, but it’s important to know that getting older does not automatically turn people into bad drivers. Many of us continue to drive safely as we age, but there are changes that can affect our driving as age sneaks up on us. Safe driving is important [...]

Earth Day Focus: Air Quality and Breathing Matters

Michelle Thompson The Lung Association, Alberta & NWT   Albertans can breathe more easily this Earth Day by taking simple steps to improve and protect their lung health, says an environmental scientist. “Being aware of what environmental triggers affect you is the most important step,” said Beth Nanni, a program specialist environment and infectious diseases [...]