Screen Time vs Green Time
by Jill Sturdy, NatureHood Program Manager, Nature Canada
Excessive screen time is becoming a public health issue. We have seen a dramatic shift in the way Canadian kids and teens...
Good news for family history fans
I am always amazed at how popular family history is in Canada. Library and Archives Canada reports that fully 90% of visitors to their...
The Accidental Treaties
June is Indigenous History Month and the Times has been publishing articles dealing with aspects of Indigenous culture and history. This article deals with...
Always wanted to take a family cruise?
by Scott Waldron and Diane Wilson
The best family cruises can vary depending on your preferences, budget, and the age of your children. However, some...
New Year Birds
A very Happy New Year to you from all your feathered friends and myself who, like you, have stayed here to endure and, maybe...
Spider‑bird, not Spider‑man!
Life speeds onwards apace as summer and all the bird activities carry on in the day to day routine of living. The competition for...
Talking about a Revolution: Cause and Effect 1
If it was possible to go back in time and visit the first Christians, many modern church-attending believers, as well as non-Christians, would find...
Fundamentals: More seeing and believing
First of all, thanks to those who wrote after last month’s article, “Seeing is believing”. Not everyone wanted their letters published, but we enjoyed...
Amputee’s story highlights importance of farm safety
With farming season here, Merrill Loeppky, a War Amps Regional Representative, is reminding parents to pass on an essential and possibly life-saving lesson to...
Baldwin’s Birds
Having partaken of a breakfast, with friends, and having my camera with me, I decided to revisit the small riverside park, where a week...