Auntie Anabel
It’s been a tough couple of weeks heading up to this Canada Day. Lots of terrible news of late that’s likely got a lot...
Tid Bit Musings
by Elva Patterson Rutters RSSW
Role-modelling is often both a conscious and sub-conscious action. If you are in doubt what you are role-modelling to young...
Some Common Nutrition Myths (#1)
by Marie Traynor RD, Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
Registered Dietitians receive many questions about foods commonly found in supermarkets and specialty shops....
First Budget Meeting
Submitted by Jim Bertram
The preliminary budget meeting held on November 4 at 6:30 in the library on Prescott Street was an excellent opportunity for...
In all things …
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about something I heard years ago. Someone was teaching about Paul’s letter to the Romans, and he quoted...
Gardening this summer
Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit
Danielle Labonte, MAN, RD
Registered Dietitian and Public Health Nutritionist
Finally, winter is over and people can get to...
We Are Back!
The day following the solar eclipse, and upon leaving my regular Tuesday morning breakfast venue, I decided to sally forth along the shores of...
Why visit Dementia patients after the memory is gone
by David Herman
This is the fourth in my series of articles on Dementia to go along with my observance of World Alzheimer’s (Dementia) Month....
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month
COVID-19 and Parkinson's: A Double Pandemic
Parkinson's disease is on the rise with Canada experiencing one of the highest rates with over 100,000 individuals currently...
Organ Donations – the Logan Boulet effect
by David Herman
On April 6, 2018 sixteen people were killed and thirteen injured when a northbound coach bus struck a westbound semi-trailer truck near...