This is the time of year when my office is filled with sick patients! Whether it’s the change of season or kids bringing germs home from school, here is how to use immune boosting herbs and vitamins properly! 1) Vitamin C – this can be used all fall and winter long to boost your immune [...]
Editor: Due to the sudden and unfortunate death of Councillor Ed Christie, council was required under the Municipal Act to declare the seat vacant and to take action to fill the position. At last [the Jan. 13] council meeting, council passed the following resolution: Be it resolved, that [...]
My New Year’s resolution is to get my finances in order, but I have a lot of credit card debt and I don’t know what to do to get it under control. Should I declare bankruptcy? I am worried this will make things even worse, any ideas? Sincerely, Julie (Drowning in Credit Cards) Dear Drowning! [...]
As teacher strike action escalates and the Grade 9 EQAO standardized test approaches, Ontario’s Education Minister Stephen Lecce is leaving it up to individual school boards to decide if they wish to delay the test. This is because high school teachers have included EQAO testing in their [...]
We often hear from our readers about potential scams that may put people in the community at risk. They hope by sharing the information it will enforce people’s vigilance so that they do not fall victim and lose money or personal information. Colleen Stamp is reporting a scam, similar to that [...]
As promised earlier I plan to continue writing about life on the Eighth Line south of the village of Glen Huron in earlier days. Schools were very important to the earlier settlers. In many cases schooling had been denied to the poverty stricken people of Great Britain who fled across the [...]
Georgian Triangle Humane Society (GTHS) transport volunteers were left shaken and shivering after a bout of bad luck on Airport Road just south of Highway 89, on a cold, snowy evening. On Nov. 29, Transport Volunteers Pam Odam, Canine Outreach Coordinator, and Sandra Robinson were returning to [...]
A beautifully written article by the Anglican priest Tish Harrison Warren recently explored the complexity of this season for her. She notes Advent’s “countercultural sparseness [and] silent stillness. The music turns to minor keys and becomes contemplative, even mournful. The Scripture [...]
During the winters my father got up early every morning to start the fire that had gone out in the kitchen stove and to restoke the living-room heater, that, if the night had been especially freezing, he had already fed a number of times. Then into his outdoor gear and away to the barn, [...]
I always find it difficult over the holidays to keep the costs down. Have you got any tips for making it through Christmas without spending too much? Thanks, Francis Great question Francis! Everyone feels the financial pinch over the holiday season and most tend to buy on credit and then try to [...]
