Q: I am a 22-year-old student. I am worried that I may become addicted to marijuana. Is it true that if your parent is an alcoholic, that you can inherit some type of addiction? I am not an alcoholic, but my father is one, even though he hasn’t had a drink for about six years. […] Read more
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Marijuana addiction – Health Clinic
Walk raises awareness and hope
MAYMONT, Sask. – Lorrie Bett was awake at 5 a.m. May 4 and had dragged her sisters out of bed so she could hit the road by 6:30. She is in the first month of a walk to raise awareness and money for Parkinson’s disease. Bett, who has the disease, plans an 1,880 kilometre walk […] Read more
Alberta family copes with water shortage
BUFFALO, Alta. – Alberta’s dry spring isn’t bothering the Jaques family. Arthur and Heather are pumping water from the nearby Red Deer River into a lake that sits in front of their unfinished dream house. Water from “Jaques Lake” will help irrigate 1,400 acres of sunflowers, durum and perennial ryegrass this summer. They are also […] Read more
4-H member ousted for poor attendance
There is one disappointed teenager and a set of angry parents in the Maidstone, Sask., area. The 14-year-old girl was kicked out of her 4-H club last month because of a rule on attendance. Her parents say the rule is too strict but provincial 4-H officials say they cannot interfere with club autonomy. Whitney Weston […] Read more
Too little testosterone – Health Clinic
Q: I am a 28-year-old male. I am worried I have too much body fat compared to muscle. Even if I work out at the gym and lift weights, I do not get much muscle built up and still look flabby. Someone has said that I may be low in testosterone, even though I can […] Read more
Health concerns and driver’s licence requirements – The Law
Q: What are the legal requirements for a driver’s licence, especially if one has a health concern such as epilepsy or a heart condition? What if one has such a condition but nevertheless requires a driver’s licence to get to work or see a doctor? A:Provincial laws set out in general terms the requirements to […] Read more
Gardening teaches children valuable lessons, skills – TEAM Resources
It is great to be home after spending 21/2 months in Arizona. One activity I enjoyed while away was quilting. A nearby quilting store offered lessons so I enrolled in a beginner’s class. We learned the basics of cutting with rotary cutters (a first for me), accurate stitching and the importance of pressing. I wonder […] Read more
Female-led businesses operate in unique style
Women run their businesses in a different way, says Ann Coombs, a Vancouver author who has led a consulting business for more than two decades. Women tend to be natural collaborators, she told a session at last week’s Pan-Western Conference for Women Entrepreneurs. The conference, held in Saskatoon and sponsored by a federal government agency, […] Read more
Pressure canner recommended when processing meat – TEAM Resources
May means Mother’s day, a career that has been called the most important and difficult in the world, building the lives of children. So why has this job been undervalued? I will admit there are times when I would like to get away from my chosen stay-at-home career. Just this week I washed an undeveloped […] Read more
Confirm details of lease agreements – The Law
Q: What are the tenant’s rights when renting land? A:As you have written from rural Saskatchewan to a farm newspaper, I assume you are asking about a farm lease. Unlike residential leases, there is no law or code that sets out a tenant’s rights. A lease is a contract between the landlord and tenant and […] Read more
