With the rapid changes in the world of technology, education, and society in general keeping on top of your skills is becoming more and more essential. There are various ways to expand your knowledge and improve your skills, with more information available to us than ever before. Prices can range from free, to low and […]
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Elder abuse is a complex societal problem that affects an estimated 10 percent of seniors. Yet Canada has no national elder abuse strategy that guides prevention and enforcement initiatives. Instead, many victims must rely on a patchwork of inconsistent services and supports, with too many cases going unnoticed, unprosecuted and unpunished. This federal election, voters […]
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The New Brunswick government has heeded concerns about the significant impact of dementia, by announcing plans to invest $2 million in a provincial dementia strategy. “These funds will be used to enhance the quality of life for people living with dementia and those that care for them,” Finance Minister René Legacy said in his budget […]
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The snow has been falling for several hours now on Pennfield Ridge blanketing the large expansive blueberry barrens that once bore witness to an active World War II Air Station. The snow, for the second time this year, is also cascading down upon on the so-called “RCAF Station Pennfield Ridge 100” memorial project. I say […]
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Last week, I went grocery shopping with specific deals I wanted to stock up on. New Brunswick-grown potatoes were $2.50 per 10 pound bag, fresh strawberries from Mexico were also $2.50 per 1 poundcontainer, whole chickens were on sale for $2.49 per pound, and pork chops were $1.99 per pound. I knew it was time […]
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I had asked you to wish Mildred and me luck as we ventured into the world of sourdough. Mildred, as you already know, is the name I gave my sourdough starter. I read everything I could about how to create a new starter. There are various schools of thought on the process. Some say you […]
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On a recent evening, I received a text from an unknown number. “Remember to deposit your money transfer from the Canada Revenue Agency,” it read. A link accompanied the message. In years past, scam messages were relatively easy to spot. But today the calls, texts and emails are more sophisticated, often with no spelling mistakes […]
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Many of us are discovering a love of bread-making. This return to baking bread took off five years ago when we started spending more time at home. That’s also when ingredients such as yeast became scarce. That created a movement toward traditional methods of bread-making, including unleavened varieties such as flatbreads and fermented sourdoughs. Traditional […]
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A craftsman, a songwriter’s songwriter, an everyman for the ages. John Hiatt is all that and more. One of my greatest concert memories is Hiatt at the Club Flamingo in Halifax test driving these songs. He wound up playing pretty much every track from this masterpiece as I sat front row two feet from him. […]
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By Barbara Rayner ST. GEORGE – Okay Old Man Winter – that’s enough! We don’t mind the light fluffy snow when the kids can toboggan and we can snowshoe or ski but this freezing rain/ice pellets is a bit much. Yes, there was a white Christmas which was what many people wanted but 2025 has […]
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