Cornwall ON – Geez I’m po’d this morning! I’m supposed to be playing hooky today and heading off for a day trip to get away from everything. It’s not easy running a newspaper with our shoestring budgets 🙂 I haven’t had a real day off in over two years and this morning as […]
Dorval QC – Like so many others I missed out on the theme of WASH week I learned that W.A.S.H. stands for World Action on Salt and Health. In the United States the increase in salt consumption has been accompanied by an increase in obesity and higher blood pressure readings among more and […]
Toronto ON – The amount Canadians spend on healthcare is set to rise rapidly over the next two decades and Canadians need to face up to tough choices to deal with this “spending disease,” according to a new C.D. Howe Institute study by David A. Dodge, former Governor of the Bank of Canada, and Richard […]
Dear Sir, . Counties Councilor Jim McDonell, who is a candidate for the Provincial Conservative Party’s nomination, is quoted as saying that it will cost an extra $3 million to mow the Counties’ roadsides if we cease the controversial spraying program. . The annual cost of the Counties mowing is $300,000. Mayor McDonell tells me […]
Cornwall ON – New Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines have been developed based on recent scientific evidence that shows a compelling link between physical activity and important health benefits. The new Guidelines have been developed by the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) and the Public Health Agency of Canada. According to CSEP, Canadians’ physical activity […]
Ottawa ON – Has the Japanese nuclear disaster got you thinking about the effects of radiation? What is PR and what is fact? Come to Saint Paul University in Ottawa Friday and Saturday, March 25th and 26th. Physicians for Global Survival will bring you facts – and provide an opportunity to answer some of […]
Courtice ON – Greenpeace members are delaying the hearings for an expansion of the Darlington Nuclear facility at Hope Fellowship Church 1685 Bloor Street, Courtice. The Japanese crisis is fueling the protest and Canadians fears not only of Nuclear power in general, but about safety and precautions to protect people from current facilities such as […]
Cornwall ON – Over one thousand ostomy surgeries per year are performed in the Ottawa area , some temporary and others permanent. People from all walks of life, politicians, royalty, sports figures, professionals, teenagers, children and babies have had their lives saved by this surgery. And yet the word ostomy is often still a word […]
Cornwall ON – I don’t get to many United Counties of SD&G meetings, but I should. Monday’s meeting featured a presentation by David Rawnsley of Citizens Against Roadside Spraying. There was actually a nice sized crowd to support Mr. Rawnsley and his position that the Counties could save $55,000 on spraying and that they […]
Cornwall ON- People watching and reading the news in Japan have been reacting to it with reports across the world of people buying up Iodine tablets and even Kelp extracts which are a natural source of Iodine. While most experts are suggesting no real fears of winds of radiation impacting people in Eastern Ontario I […]
Cornwall ON – You asked me for an editorial on the nuclear thing. You know what. I’ve tried a few pages. I am way too angry and mad to write something I can live with. My contempt for Parliament, the Kremlin and The White House is a burden. We got here because we can’t learn […]
Cornwall ON – A long time ago I learned that there were in fact many people that knew much more about some things than I did. I know, shocking! Yet I marvel at how people elected to government, on this case “The Harper Government” seemingly don’t grasp this simple tenet to success. Police […]
Cornwall ON – Blair River, spokesman for The Heart Attack Grill has passed away at the age of 29 from an undisclosed cause, although a Heart Attack hasn’t been ruled out. Flat Liner Fries and Double Bypass Burgers are most likely the culprit. When I lived in Los Angeles Black Death cigarettes were sold […]
Cornwall ON – Starting in March, the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) will be offering a new dental care program for children from low-income families. The new Healthy Smiles Ontario (HSO) program is funded by the Ministry of Health Promotion, and provides regular dental care free-of-charge for children 17 and under who don’t have access […]
Montreal QC – Kidney disease is a major risk factor for heart disease, both of which are among the top ten causes of death for Canadians. During Kidney Health Month, March in Canada, The Kidney Foundation of Canada is reminding the public that addressing kidney disease early is one way of having a positive impact […]
Toronto ON – With so few people affected by rare diseases, how does a group of less than 90 patients across Canada make their voices heard on a life-and-death issue such as access to treatment? Barry Katsof, President of the Canadian Association of PNH Patients, says his group is turning to social media to ask […]
Cornwall ON – This weekend it’s time for Eco Farm Day, one of my favorite local events as it was one of the first we covered! Conference Chair this year is Mr. Tom Manley of Homestead Organics and Organics Central which is an exciting new development that Mr. Manley and his team have been working […]
Ottawa ON – February 23 is Anti Bullying Day. We had the following letter to the editor arrive and it also reminds me of a column that a friend of mine in Los Angeles wrote. This piece was also published in The Huffington Post. Here is the letter first from William Hennessy of Ottawa: […]