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Local Stories

Active seniors prove age is just a number


When Pat Fraser says “age is only a number,” she isn’t just talking the talk. She’s walking the walk—or, more accurately, jumping the jump. Last year,  [more…]

Whistle-stop tour promotes Olympic spirit


Chantal Sawotin had never ridden a luge but after giving it a try on Saturday. she couldn’t wait to do it again. Sawotin, 11, was one  [more…]

Super speller from Ecole St. Germaine


Julie Thiessen acknowledges that she is pretty indiscriminate when it comes to reading. It doesn’t matter if the words are on a cereal box or  [more…]
Columns

Lotto excitement still to be found at the track


Do you play the lottery? Then this column is for you. I’m going to tell you how to play a different kind of lottery, one  [more…]

Ivan Bigg

Rooftop deck requires proper drainage


Q: I have an existing tar and gravel roof and wish to utilize it as a summer deck. Other than laying down new tar and  [more…]

Shell Busey

Natural sprays often the best solution


There are only a few commercial pesticides left for use in the garden today, and even these are mostly based on natural plant products readily  [more…]

Dorothy Dobbie

To sleep, perchance to smell


Woe be to the boy who falls asleep first at a sleepover. Sleepy heads know that an all-night endurance test with your friends is the  [more…]

Bruce Naherniak

Ordinary people can make a difference


It’s fitting that Bike to the Future’s annual fall forum will take place the day after Canada’s federal election, as the local cycling advocacy group  [more…]

Marlo Campbell

Euphemisms still leave bitter taste


Do you remember raspberry vinegar? It was a popular summer refreshment favoured by ladies when I was a child, but I never tasted it. I  [more…]

Martha Morgan