Everything I learned in life, I learned from my ginkgo

Everything I learned in life, I learned from my ginkgo

By Beth Moore Community Contributor There’s a saying gardeners like to quote: First year it sleeps. Second year it creeps. Third year it leaps. It’s comforting. Reassuring. It suggests effort will be rewarded on a neat and predictable schedule.  Ginkgos, apparently, did not get the memo.  Ginkgo biloba has been around for more than 200 […]

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 EDITORIAL: Civility matters in our political discourse

EDITORIAL: Civility matters in our political discourse

Civility matters — or at least it should. In recent months, we have seen a rise in the opposite. From geopolitical upheaval to provincial mud-slinging and local tongue-lashings, our discourse is steeped in incivility. Following the recent tragedy in British Columbia, Canada’s political leaders stood together. The Governor General, the prime minister, and the leader […]

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 Mid-Day Reset: Finding Balance in Your Career

Mid-Day Reset: Finding Balance in Your Career

Simple steps that can make a mid-day routine boost productivity and well-being. Let’s face it, in our society today, everything is getting back to being fast-paced. However, in a different way than pre-COVID. AI and advances in technology are making us move faster online and in life than ever before. With this, finding balance can […]

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 Obituary for Evelyn May Walker (Pinches)

Obituary for Evelyn May Walker (Pinches)

November 27th, 1924 – January 26th, 2026 It is with great love and admiration for a life well lived that the family announces the passing of Evelyn Walker on January 26, 2026, at the magnificent age of 101. Evelyn May Pinches was born on November 27, 1924, at Lady House Farm in Shropshire England, the third […]

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 FEATURE: Archives digitization brings history to you

FEATURE: Archives digitization brings history to you

Two golden flowers adorn John Cadman “Caddy” Norris’ sacraments of initiation card, hanging from interwoven cords to frame the dates each rite was received in St. Andrews over a century ago.  The artwork is beautiful. To see it last year, you would have had to book an appointment with our archivist and wait while she […]

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