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!...

17 Jan
Featured

The story of my shoes

Barbara EllisJanuary 17, 2024

I was putting on a pair of old runners this morning and once again thought it was time to get rid of them. But, these sneakers are my most comfortable shoes. They may be worn out and ugly, a far...

5 Jan
Current Events

A perfect resolution for 2024

Andrew McCutcheonJanuary 5, 2024

The New Year is here! And with it, so many traditions that come with everyone that passes. There are the more common traditions: the big party on New Year’s Eve of course. But I prefer the more low-key traditions. I have a...

27 Dec
Current Events

Unison’s look back for 2023

Larry MathiesonDecember 27, 2023

It seems like January is a great month to look back at all that was accomplished last year- and to envision what you want to accomplish in the upcoming year.In my article last month, I wrote about how Unison was...

20 Dec
Uncategorized

The tragic deaths of Stephen and Minnie Harvey

Amanda BorysDecember 20, 2023

Sometimes graves give us more questions than answers. One such case is that of Stephen Osbourne Harvey and Minnie Edith Harvey. We don’t know very much about Osbourne prior to his arrival in Canada. He was born in Lee-on-Sea, Essex, England,...

6 Dec
Wellness & Healthy Aging

A nut tree for Alberta?

Deborah MaierDecember 6, 2023

“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…” Christmas movies often show scenes of these smooth nuts on a grill over coals during outdoor activities. These nuts are “sweet chestnuts”. In North America, historically, the tree with this fruit was Castanea dentata,...

6 Dec
Current Events | Uncategorized

Making a difference

Larry MathiesonDecember 6, 2023

Unison continues to provide many of the same programs and services in Calgary and Medicine Hat that we always have.More and more over the past few years, we have seen a greater need to provide more basic needs support in...