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Writer's Bloc
Stress, the silent threat
By Michael van Soest We all experience stress and we all experience it differently. Stress is a natural physical and mental reaction to life experiences —...
Picking teaches life lessons
By Raina Dawn Lutz Picking fruit used to be a rite of passage for young people in the Okanagan. It can be again; this year, it needs to be. Farmers got hit hard...
Going to the birds
By Dianne Bersea What do you do when a pandemic shuts down your normal activities? You put on your walking shoes, grab your binoculars and go birding —...
Hwy expansion way behind
By Greg Kyllo The first of three phases of the long-awaited Salmon Arm West highway expansion project has finally gone to tender – three years behind...
The secret I heard last night
By Rabbi Shmuly Hecht An Open letter to my beloved community: Long ago, when I just started on my way, There was light, I felt Joy, It was a time I called...
America has lost its way
By David Crawford At the end of the Second World War, during the Nuremburg war crime trials, it was learned how soldiers and guards at extermination camps felt...
Small business is key
By Greg Kyllo Over the past few weeks, we have heard a great deal of talk about economic recovery and the government's re-opening plans in British Columbia....
Oil is NOT dead
By Tim McMillan Federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May recently said “oil is dead” and her “heart bleeds for people who believe the sector...
500-year-old plague advice
By Doreen Zyderveld-Hagel It has been said that there are no atheists in a fox hole, and I can’t help but wonder if we on planet Earth aren’t in a...
A deficit of empathy
By Matthew Rigby Never. That’s how often you should read the comment section on a parenting blog. This is probably true at the best of times, but I think...
Family escapes to Canada
By Doreen Zyderveld-Hagel A threatening letter anonymously sent warned the Gonzalez family that they were targeted for kidnapping. It was the last straw, and so...
Helping hands in a crisis
By Dorothee Birker It’s National Volunteer Week and there is no better time to acknowledge the value of volunteerism than right now. Volunteers are the...
Travel amidst COVID-19
By Rachela Pollock The current state of travel is something that we have never seen before. COVID-19 has brought travel across the world to a shattering halt,...
The impact of isolation
By Fiona Patterson Upon my return to my practice after the spring break that never was, I found myself asking the same simple question to my clients: what is...
Pregnant in a pandemic
By Kate Dalton Pregnancy is difficult at the best of times, let alone during an international crisis. They say expectant mothers get this radiant glow, but...
How's your immunity?
Looking at our immune system holistically By Raina Dawn Lutz Our immune system. Our food intake and diet. Our digestion and our stress levels. So many...
No longer winning
By Matthew Rigby I’m not sleeping well, friends. All this past week I’ve been receiving thoughtful messages asking how I’m doing. And...
Keeping anxiety in check
Managing stress during these challenging times By Jennifer Kirkbride As a clinical counsellor, I want to contribute what I can during this challenging time. I...
Hey, look out for me!
By John O’Flaherty Hello, I am a school bus. I am big, yellow and black, and I carry children to and from school. I have red lights flashing both front...
Practising the pause
By Matthew Rigby You need to take a moment. I know, I know. You don’t have a moment. You’re multitasking. You’re stressed. All of life’s...
