6 Jan
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España por siempre

Jerry CvachJanuary 6, 2022

Driving east from Portugal I am nearing the Spanish border, nervous about what awaits me. The closer it is the faster I drive to get it over with. Will I need to prove my vaccinations? Will the flimsy documents I carry be an acceptable proof?The border is now only seven kilometers away. The gently winding road is scenic but I pay no heed expecting a checkpoint behind every turn. My anxiety is rising as I go through turn after turn and nothing yet. Finally there is a sign in the opposite direction. Looking back over my shoulder I read –...

23 Dec
Featured | Opinion

We’re supported by folks like you

Larry Mathieson - CEO, Kerby CentreDecember 23, 2021

Two years ago, we thought of Kerby Centre as a place that offered programs and services for older adults.

Then March 2020 was upon us and we had to close down Kerby Centre.

For almost 50 years, 100 per cent of the programs for older adults happened in the Kerby Memorial Building. Overnight, a total of zero per cent of what we were provided was occurring in the building and we were doing many new things in different ways to support seniors and they all occurred outside of this building.

This past summer, we started operating Veiner Centre, Meals on Wheels and Strathcona...

20 Dec
Featured | Money

Five steps to stay vigilant against investment scams

Alberta Securities Commission December 20, 2021

In today’s ever-evolving online world, we have become used to the convenience and intuitive experiences available through the internet. While these technological improvements have been game-changers in our daily lives, scam artists are increasingly taking advantage of our comfort and...

18 Dec
Current Events | Featured

Sounds along the railway track

Barbara EllisDecember 18, 2021

Like so many Canadians, I watched with horror as the weather-related disaster unfolded in British Columbia. They called it an Atmospheric River. This term is new to me but I came to understand very quickly how destructive it can be....

25 Nov
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A message from our CEO

Larry MathiesonNovember 25, 2021

There are some things we would rather not know. Our lives are easier that way. Many seniors in Alberta suffer food insecurity — not having reliable access to affordable, nutritious food. Our Food Security Programs offer free food markets, food hampers, frozen...

9 Nov
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Doug Lansdell’s farm tractors of the past

Tim JohnstonNovember 9, 2021

One morning a few years back, Phyllis Lansdell looked out the kitchen window of her home in the hills south of Turner Valley. What she saw prompted her to call to her husband, “Doug, somebody has dropped off another tractor.” That...

13 Oct
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The ringing of the bells

Barbara EllisOctober 13, 2021

It is not known exactly when or where the bell was invented, however, bells have been with us for millennia. One of the oldest bells discovered so far is a clay bell and is thought to be over 3000 years...

7 Sep
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Alberta’s most colourful mayor

Andrew McCutcheonSeptember 7, 2021

Kerby Centre has recently taken over the operation of the Veiner Centre in Medicine Hat. But less recently — in fact, over 100 years ago — the namesake of the Veiner Centre, Harry Veiner, was born. Harry Veiner was an enigmatic, mountain...

3 Sep
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Gold panning for fun — not profit!

Lesli Christianson-KellowSeptember 3, 2021

I tilt my gold pan and backpan gently, and just where it should be, in the groove of my gold pan, fine, powdery gold has collected along with a bit of black sand. Once again I have found gold.My husband...

25 Aug
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A plant you can touch!

Deborah MaierAugust 25, 2021

Soft and fuzzy, white and green, lamp-ear-shaped leaves are the identifying features of Stachys byzantine, a plant commonly called lamb’s-ears. Having never caressed a lamb’s ear, I cannot vouch for a similar feel between the plant and the animal, but...