14 Jul
Featured

Sunny weather, at last!

Barbara EllisJuly 14, 2020

Finally, a warm and sunny morning. It won’t be long before the trees will be in bloom. The bushes are already happily showing off their baby leaves which burst their buds overnight. The trees have a shade of green about them, so soon, their flowers will be popping their buds too. I noticed several dandelions already in full bloom.  

Evidently once again they had no problems getting through the winter. No doubt soon many more will be decorating the lawns and bringing a splash of yellow to all the green spaces of Calgary.

I love spring and the beauty that comes...

8 Jul
Featured

The Purveyors of Possibilities

Andrew McCutcheonJuly 8, 2020

It’s a Saturday morning with crisp June air, just cold enough that you can see the steam coming off of paper cups of coffee, held in hands by folks sitting in hard plastic chairs on a cold concrete driveway.

They are sitting out of a small machine shop. The shop itself is filled with a menagerie of wonders. The walls are covered: pictures and tools and pieces of scrap metal and wood and electronics.

The people there are filled with excited energy. It’s palpable in the air. There’s something happening in this little machine shop that would blow the average person away....

6 Aug
Wellness & Healthy Aging

Knowing the past, planning the future

Deborah MaierAugust 6, 2020

Why keep a garden journal? For the past couple of springs, I have heard gardeners’ comment about the late starts of perennials. However, when I look at pictures that I’ve captured of noteworthy plants this year and last, they are emerging...

4 Aug
Wellness & Healthy Aging

Learn the ukulele at any age

Lesli Christianson-KellowAugust 4, 2020

I’m holding my ukulele as my fingers awkwardly strum a rhythm pattern. It’s a combination of up strumming and down strumming while changing between the A minor and G chord. I’ve taken a few lessons in the past. Lately, I’ve...

29 Jul
Money

Five Steps to Manage Financial Stress

Alberta Securities CommissionJuly 29, 2020

We are living in challenging times and every day Albertans face the unprecedented combination of economic uncertainty, ongoing COVID-19 dangers, volatile stock markets, a shaky job market and rising costs of living expenses. In a recent national poll by FP Canada,...

10 Jul
Opinion

What I learned from Zoom

Angie FriesenJuly 10, 2020

I remember back in March when I was approached by Kerby Centre about taking my yoga classes online. At that time, I really wasn’t sure how I felt about that, as I’ve only ever conducted classes in person, and I...

7 Jul
Featured

It’s not the size of the trailer

Lesli Christianson-KellowJuly 7, 2020

The rain was coming down hard. My family and I were warm and dry in our 1973 Scamper trailer. We were enjoying our annual camping/gold panning trip to the Cariboo region in B.C. My daughters, six and nine-years-old, were stretched...

29 Jun
Current Events

One-time payments for seniors coming in July

Andrew McCutcheonJune 29, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 epidemic, a one-time assistance payment will be coming specifically for seniors in early July, according to the federal government. The tax-free payment will consist of $300 for those eligible for Old Age Security Pension and an...

26 Jun
Featured

The ironing board

Barbara EllisJune 26, 2020

Today’s the day, I can’t put it off any longer. I have to get that ironing done. With all the determination I could muster, I wrestled my ironing board out of the cupboard and dragged it into the living room. The...