27 Mar
Featured

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
Current Events | Featured

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!...

13 Oct
Featured

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...

5 Oct
Wellness & Healthy Aging

Reflections on a Growing Season

Deborah Maier October 5, 2021

It was another atypical gardening season with a lot of planting being driven by what was on hand. To ensure I had seeds, they were ordered online in the fall. The spring plant browsing at the garden centre didn’t happen....

30 Sep
Current Events

Truth and Reconciliation, questions and answers

Andrew McCutcheonSeptember 30, 2021

The following article deals with frank discussion of the experiences of residential schools and their survivors and may be distressing. The residential schools crisis line is available 24 hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result...

29 Sep
Money

Kicking off the school year with RESPs

Alberta Securities Commission September 29, 2021

With the new school year kicking off and kids headed to classrooms, now is a great time to start thinking about how prepared you are for their future education. While it may seem far away, planning for your child or...

13 Sep
Wellness & Healthy Aging

Danger of addiction in older adults

Andrew Glen McCutcheonSeptember 13, 2021

Substance abuse is an often neglected topic when it comes to older adults. When we think of something like alcoholism, we might imagine a young individual participating in binge drinking in post-secondary institutions or while managing a high-stress job. But substance dependency...

7 Sep
Featured

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
Featured

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...

2 Sep
Current Events

Heading into Fall

Larry MathiesonSeptember 2, 2021

Writing this article in mid-August for the September edition makes me wish I was either an Epidemiologist or a Fortune Teller.  During August we cautiously began to open programing and services in Veiner and Kerby Centres. Meals on Wheels operated...