27 Mar
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Remembering Burma Shave

Barbara EllisMarch 27, 2024

During the 70s, my husband and I would drive to Pennsylvania for our summer vacation and visit my parents. They lived in Beaver Falls and while the trip was long and tiring, it was always worth the energy it took to spend time with the people we loved.

The drive would usually happen in July or August, two of the hottest months to be stuck in a car with no air-conditioning. Our drive began in Lethbridge and from there we drove south to Montana and then east through that state and North Dakota into Minnesota.

Once we arrived in Minnesota, the trip...

20 Mar
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Why you need to be at our Seniors’ Expo

Andrew McCutcheonMarch 20, 2024

At Unison, we’re constantly hearing questions from our senior population: Where can I find affordable senior housing in Calgary? What senior’s benefits am I entitled to? How can seniors keep active? What are the best services and organizations to help seniors out?

And those are just the tip of the iceberg. There are so many questions out there, and while we’re great at pointing people in the right direction, wouldn’t it be ideal if we had all the answers, all the people to talk to, all the organizations to assist — all in one place?

Well of course we do! We’re Unison!...

29 Sep
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Truly, there is no place like home

Barbara EllisSeptember 29, 2022

The word home signifies something special and important to all of us.No matter where in the world one comes from, home symbolizes security, love and a place of belonging.Home is not just a house, although it usually involves houses, it...

29 Sep
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On the hunt for trolls in Denmark

June ReadSeptember 29, 2022

In April 2022, we travelled to Denmark with the intent of learning more about my Danish heritage (my maiden name was Johansen) My father came from Haderslev, about one hour from the German border, and after graduating from Agriculture College,...

29 Aug
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A letter in the mail

Lesli Christianson-KellowAugust 29, 2022

As I reach into the compartmentalized slot of the postal box, one of 50 other compartments with keyed doors, I have a flash from the past of a time when mail was personally delivered to the mailbox right outside the...

26 Aug
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Bonnie the Cat

Jaroslav MariaAugust 26, 2022

She had been an abandoned cat living in a shelter. Being an orphan with an uncertain future must be very stressful even for an animal! Then she was picked up by our daughter who lives in a two bedroom condo,...

25 Aug
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I am not an athlete

Andrew Glen McCutcheonAugust 25, 2022

I am not an athlete.I’m what you might call an indoor kid. The most exercise I get is from throwing dice during a particularly raucous board game.And yet I found myself at the Kerby Centre Charity Classic, rental clubs in...

25 Aug
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Living well and eating better

Andrew McCutcheonAugust 25, 2022

On July 5, the menu is a tangy citrus chicken, with herbed potatoes, buttermilk pasta salad and a summer slaw. The folks in the kitchen need to work hard: there are 100 meals of these to make and eventually deliver. Over...

27 Jul
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Family: our first and most important connection

Barbara EllisJuly 27, 2022

I have been watching the news showing Ukrainian families fleeing their homeland. Fear and uncertainty are written on their faces. Where will they go? How will they live? Which country will take them in? Most importantly, will they ever be able to...

13 Jul
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Wandering Through Butchart Gardens

Lesli Christianson-KellowJuly 13, 2022

As I get older I find myself enjoying flowers more than ever before. I’ve always had a penchant for peonies, but now I even enjoy the first tulips that start popping up in the spring, why is it I’ve never...