Q: Could you please clarify the column you wrote regarding foot and mouth disease? It is causing some consternation in our northern Saskatchewan community where there has been a recent outbreak of hand-foot-and-mouth disease. A: Thank you for your concern, because I do not wish to alarm anyone about foot-and-mouth disease. The person who wrote […] Read more
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Hand-foot-and-mouth disease different from foot-and-mouth – Health Clinic
Looking at the past to figure out the future – Coping
The month of January is named for the Roman god Janus who had two heads, one looking forward, the other backward. We need to look in both directions in life. If we want to get somewhere, we need to know where we are coming from and where we want to go. Reviewing the past is […] Read more
Checklist can help cheer away the winter blues – TEAM Resources
When the Christmas decorations, with all their color, are put away, our surroundings seem dull. At this time of year the nights are long and the daylight hours short. January is cold and winter well entrenched. If you feel like you’d like to be cheered from the winter blues, consider the following: Take time to […] Read more
Druggists shed pill-pusher image
– This story is part of our Prairie Spirit series about the people and actions that build communities. – FORT QU’APPELLE, Sask. – From the high counter that blocks a customer’s view, Janet Bradshaw and her colleagues can cast surveying eyes over the drug store. Seven million prescriptions are filled each year in Saskatchewan from […] Read more
Sask. NDP candidates outline rural policies – Nettie Weibe
She is a farm partner and mother of four. She drives 50 kilometres twice a day from her farm home in Laura, Sask., to a job in the city. Now Nettie Wiebe wants to sit in the Saskatchewan premier’s chair. Wiebe dismissed concerns that she has no political experience. She said she counts her elections […] Read more
Recipes, ornaments for Christmas – TEAM Resources
I’ve just completed a busy two weeks looking after three little grandchildren while their parents had a holiday. Often, as it is with little children, the house was upside down. It reminded me of the following saying: “If you come to see me, come anytime. If you come to see my house, make an appointment.” […] Read more
A little dab can do a lot – Coping
The radio jingle for Brylcream was, “a little dab will do ya.” I often heard it as a child when the radio was the only electronic news medium in our home. The dictionary defines a dab as “a quick, light touch, or a pat with something soft.” A dab is gentle and friendly. A poke, […] Read more
They gave their lives… how can we ever forget?
Saturday, Nov. 11 is Remembrance Day. That day will mean different things to people. I will proudly wear a poppy, attend the Remembrance Day service in our town and remember. I have a childhood memory of Charlie, a neighbor’s boy who was home on leave, walking down the road in his uniform, coming for a […] Read more
Control and dependency – Coping
A recent letter from a reader focused on a problem for many: The control or dependency that family members try to maintain after a person has become an adult. Sometimes a child fails to mature and become independent from parents and siblings. Some children may get involved in joint business ventures, as often happens in […] Read more
More detailed food labels
In Canada, we can expect to see more nutritional information on food labels. A label outlining the food’s nutritional information will soon be mandatory on nearly all food packages sold in Canada. Currently, nutrition labeling is voluntary. The lack of nutritional information on food labels is something we “snowbirds” have missed, after returning to Canada […] Read more
