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Writer's Bloc
Face of the opioid crisis
By Carole Fawcett If we work together, we can help to create an educated awareness concerning the opioid crisis helping to remove the stigma and being more open...
Sick of being sick
By Bernie Bates For those who know how it feels to have a runny nose, cough and icky green stuff – I feel your pain. Some of my regular readers may have...
Face of the opioid crisis
By Carole Fawcett Almost 1,500 people died in B.C. of an opioid overdose in the past year, according to the provincial government — 232 of those people...
Trumped up on Trump
By Ray Regan Trump! Trump! Trump is a term in card games. Today, it's a stand-out name that brings up emotions in folks all over the world: joy pride...
Turning a new page
By Michael Van Soest Change is constant, from the vibration of molecules to the rotation of the planets and stars. Just as the seasons change, so do we. Every...
A rabbi's reflections
By Rabbi Shmuly Hecht I love wishing people happy birthday. Sometimes though, I’ll encounter a student, child, or friend who really can’t stand...
Mind buzz antidote
By Ray Regan Mexican drug lord "El Chapo" was found guilty; will he bust out of Supermax in Colorado, too? What a movie! The tunnel…he could...
Be organized if living small
By Tara Tschritter Some people’s personalities really complement their job. Lisa Knutson, co-owner of a Kelowna-based professional organization company,...
Not jolly this season?
Tis the season to be jolly, right? By Nadine Munson For many, Christmas is the toughest season of the year. Perhaps you can relate. Contributing factors might...
Changes for your waistline
By PJ Henri In our early history, we didn’t have gyms or fitness programs to help maintain a somewhat healthy lifestyle and we didn’t have the...
Is it yin, or is it yang?
By Michael Côté As an acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner, I am frequently asked,: how does it work? will it work for my condition?...
No kindness too small
By Kate Dalton I’m looking for a new job. I could write numerous columns about the job seeker journey but for now I want to share about the big impact...
Suicide is silent, pervasive
By Ray Regan I have things around the house that need doing, like de-cluttering, getting rid of stuff I don’t use. I avoid working on the project by...
Our need to be right
By Ray Regan Susan, friendly and bright, enjoys teaching me what’s right. Sue takes her health and chemical toxins seriously. Me? I eat apples without...
Don't rake in the pain
By Cheryl Witter I love fall. Warm sweaters, delicious apples, the popular pumpkin-spiced latte — and leaves. Lots of leaves. Raking becomes a part of...
Do you feel understood?
By Kate Dalton Is there anything more gratifying than feeling understood by a fellow human? On the contrary, is there anything worse than feeling that you are...
Lemon or lemonade?
By Peter Enns The Stats Canada number can be discouraging: 13.7 per cent of Canadians have a physical or mental disability that interferes with their daily...
A new measure of success
From success to significance: Why giving back is the new measuring stick of success By Jody Pihl A growing number of successful individuals feel that giving...
Another piece of the puzzle
Adding Another Piece to the Puzzle in the White Lake Basin By Judie Steeves Yellow monkey flowers scattered along the pathway through tall grass tell a tale of...
B.C.'s enviro hypocrisy
By Danielle Smith All right, British Columbians. I have had it up to my eyeballs with your wilful blindness to environmental issues in your own province. So,...
