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 of a man — both in his personality and his literal stature. And boy was he fast.

But back to the beginning: Harry Veiner was born in Dysart, Saskatchewan in 1904, to a family of Jewish immigrant farmers. In 1930, he would move to Medicine Hat, Alberta, the town he would eventually become mayor of, and opened a hardware store.

His business...

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 and I have just returned from our family’s annual gold panning and camping trip. Yes, gold panning. No, we didn’t find any gold nuggets.

No, we didn’t strike it rich. Yes, it’s a real thing that people do as a recreational hobby. How much gold did we find in a two week period? Well, maybe $7.00 worth.

Why do we...

20 May
Wellness & Healthy Aging

Early spring blooming

Deborah MaierMay 20, 2021

When a person thinks of a garden, typically the summer garden is what is pictured in the mind — a beautiful yard with lush green lawns, fully leafed-out trees and shrubs, and mature perennial plants and containers of annuals adding...

11 May
Featured

A downtown tour of art

Andrew McCutcheonMay 11, 2021

We all know how this story starts. Since the rise of COVID-19, every single story has to include some sort of mention of the world-changing pandemic, how it’s made it more difficult to do basically anything fun or recreational. This is where...

6 May
Featured | Money

Being scam-smart this year

Devin GaynorMay 6, 2021

There are a variety of scams and frauds happening all the time in Canada, with new ones being invented daily. In 2020, Canadian reports of fraud reached 69,411, with 41,007 victims of the crime. In total, Canadians were defrauded to the...

4 May
Featured | Opinion

A year of incredible challenges

Larry MathiesonMay 4, 2021

On the day of Jan. 6, 2020, I arrived at Kerby Centre for my first day of work. I had all sorts of ideas about what my priorities would be as the new CEO for my first 90 days on the...

27 Apr
Featured | Money

Robo-advisers: The best way to invest?

AndrewApril 27, 2021

First launched in the early 2000s, robo-advisers were used as an online interface to assist investment managers in handling their client’s assets efficiently. Since 2008, robo-advisers have become publically available, providing beginner and experienced investors with a simple and relatively...

15 Apr
Opinion | Wellness & Healthy Aging

A grocery conundrum

Barbara EllisApril 15, 2021

I was low on the staples — bread, milk, eggs and the like — so it was time to go shopping. There was a time when I disliked this chore but because of these isolationist days, grocery shopping has become...

7 Apr
Featured | Money

Before investing in meme stocks

Alberta Securities Commission April 7, 2021

You may have heard or read about a series of select companies discussed heavily on social media and Reddit, surging in value seemingly overnight. Referenced as “meme stocks” in the news and online, these companies are a select but growing...

1 Apr
Current Events | Featured

Behind the tricksters

Andrew McCutcheonApril 1, 2021

Checking the news headlines on April 1 is always a gamble, every single year. Many organizations will put out their jokes and japes to celebrate the annual holiday of pranks, trying to catch readers unaware for a light laugh. With consistent headlines...

25 Mar
Current Events | Featured

Pride in our volunteers

Larry MathiesonMarch 25, 2021

A message from Kerby Centre CEO Larry Mathieson I looked for a definition of volunteerism online this morning. Volunteerism: the use or involvement of volunteer labour, especially in community services. A little uninspiring, given how volunteering really changes the world. Most years,...