Buy Local funds to benefit apple growers in Okanagan
The growers of two varieties of apples that were first known as SPA493 and 8S6923 and then introduced to consumers as Salish and Aurora Golden Gala are now receiving Buy Local program funds to help promote these tasty new B.C. products. The Okanagan Plant Improvement Corporation (PICO) is receiving $25,000 to assist in building...
Interior Health hosts community consultation sessions
Interior Health has scheduled a number of community consultation sessions (March 24-26) to engage area residents in productive dialogue around sustainable health-care services associated with the Kaslo Victorian Community Health Centre. Focus groups will also be held with elected officials, physicians and health centre...
Cancer Treatments —Those That Have Proven Results
I would like to focus on what has been shown to be the most effective treatments from studies that have either decreased tumour growth, minimized chemotherapy and/or radiation effects and in some cases increased their efficacy or have been shown to change the body’s pattern to ultimately reverse the cancer process. The most...
In Winter Wonder time mittens are a must—and a magnifying glass, too
It’s Winter Wonder time! Primary students all over the snowy Columbia Basin are learning about how plants and animals adapt to winter. Kids take a magical journey to discover the natural world in winter through these walking field trips, which occur in and around their schoolyards and neighbourhoods. Exploring snow crystals...
Breast Cancer Prevention
Cancer has become one of the greatest fears for patients, since most have a family or friend facing cancer. Since cures, other than for specific malignancies, have not been very successful to date, prevention of cancer is the only sensible approach. Reviewing research shows the hunt for magic bullets. However, the most...
COMMENT: Why this problem can’t be buried
Twenty-five years ago, after consensus on the reality and impacts of manmade climate change led to the formation of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change, western governments had two choices. They could either stop subsidising fossil fuel industries and invest the savings in promoting energy efficiency and renewable...
New coordinator moves Age Friendly Community Project into exciting phase
The Age Friendly Community Project is getting a new Project Coordinator. The Age Friendly Community Project, a three-year local initiative led by Nelson CARES Society and funded by the Osprey Community Foundation and Columbia Basin Trust, has hired Corrine Younie to work with the community on this remarkable initiative. Younie...
COMMENT: For frack’s sake
When Josh Fox received a letter offering him nearly $100,000 for the natural gas extraction rights on his Pennsylvania property, his first reaction was: nice chunk of change. Then he started wondering what was involved in the hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) process proposed. Looking for the answer took him on a road trip...
Beating those Grey Winter Days
“It’s not severe, but there’s definitely a change in my mood on winter days, especially since I go to work in the dark and come home in the dark. What can I do to feel more cheerful and still motivated when the days are short and the sun is behind the clouds.” It’s been great to get some e-mail suggestions for articles, so,...
BC rolls out new card to replace CareCard
Starting Feb. 15, 2013, and over the next five years, eligible British Columbians between the ages of 19 and 74 will be required to replace their CareCard with the new BC Services Card by renewing their enrolment in the Medical Services Plan. The current CareCard was introduced in 1989 and has not been significantly updated...
