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Durham Ontario Health Team: Moving from Intentions to Action!
There has been much progress in the past few months with some limited but important start-up funding from the Ministry of Health. The Steering Committee, of which I am a member, has approved the following projects to begin our journey … Continue reading
Personal Advocacy: One of my “Ah Ha” Moments
Some of you know that I have been fighting a 22 month long battle with a rare blood cancer and have received a bone marrow transplant in July, 2020. It will take two years to know whether it has all … Continue reading
Our House is on Fire: Scenes of a Family and Planet in Crisis, by Greta Thunberg, Malena Ernman, Beata Ernman & Svante Thunberg
“An extraordinary account of how one family rose, with unshakable moral clarity, to the tremendous responsibility of being alive at the moment when our immediate collective decisions will determine the fate of life on Earth. They share their story of … Continue reading
How to Avoid A Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need, By Bill Gates
In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical – and accessible – plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. SynopsisBill Gates has spent a … Continue reading
Highway of Tears, By Jessica McDiarmid
A searing account of the missing, and murdered, Indigenous women of Highway 16, and an indictment of the society that failed them. SynopsisFor decades, Indigenous women have gone missing or been found murdered, along an isolated stretch of highway in … Continue reading
HEALTH & WELL: 10 morning habits that help you lose weight
Eating a proper breakfast may be your first step to successful weight loss. Eat a High-Protein Breakfast Share on Pinterest There’s a good reason breakfast is considered the most important meal of the day. What you eat for breakfast can … Continue reading
Ya gotta find a laff here
Can February March?No, But April May! Did you hear about the painter who was hospitalized?Reports say it was due to too many strokes! Have you heard the joke about the butter?I better not tell you, it might spread! How do … Continue reading
GARLIC: 4 benefits that will blow you away
The Greeks ate it every whichaway, as a basis to foods as well as dish enhancements, on bread, in condiments, in salads. Roman armies ate it daily in soups, with boiled barley to ward of illnesses, and maybe enemy soldiers … Continue reading
Aging well together: MAY 2021 newsletter
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EDITORIAL: He’s back…we wish he weren’t
We thought it might be overdoing in publish our Ford caricature criticizing the Ford government ineptness. So we removed it. We were wrong. This provincial government is setting high(?), low marks for ineptness, incompetence and incapability. We cannot remove them … Continue reading
My Brain Needs a Vacation…Badly
The past year and a bit were rather a long, arduous journey in unchartered territory. It is not over yet! The prospect of this pandemic lasting for many more months is genuine. What is also very real is that my … Continue reading
Get a free cookbook and support our immigrants
Get your free cookbook now! Tastes from Home: Recipes from the Refugee Community Just released to mark UNHCR’s 70th anniversary, “Tastes from Home” is filled with more than 100 pages of beautiful photos and recipes, each shared by a resilient … Continue reading
Boundaries every dog-owner should teach
Fermo says there are some things every dog owner should teach their dog. In his case, he has learned many of these but struggles with anxieties when he meets dogs larger than he is. Boundaries every dog-owner should teachAs the … Continue reading
The SZPINNER MAY 2021 NEWSLETTER
Fermo, an Italian Scottie Dennis Gazarek, Canadian author wins award Peta-Gaye Nash, award-winning children’s books author La Galleria: showcasing local artists Kingston Penitentiary or Home, sweet home? Movies and TV Books Councillor Dave Pickles: pandemic perseverance A commercial break Trump, … Continue reading
Apr 29 – minutes
Vol. I Issue 4 Apr 29, 2021 Attendees: Frank B., Eva H., Ginger K., Sajeda M., Howard P., Rick P., Ian, R., Richard S., Sheila T. Happy Time:The participants were asked to share their recent ‘Balloon lofting’ moments. Eva just … Continue reading
Indie press prizes shine light on new writers
An announcement that will cause some excitement among readers dropped into my inbox this morning: The winners of the ReLit award for 2020 — the final part of a month-long “celebration” of the prize, which is catching up on announcing … Continue reading
HEALTH & WELL: Six ways to improve your brain resilience
Brain maintenance ain’t rocket science As we age, our brains deteriorate but the cellular decimation of cerebral cells can be slowed by giving some attention to how one lives. Brain ResilienceKeeping the brain resilient is the aim if one wishes … Continue reading
AWARDS: Husbands of the year
United Kingdom United States of America Poland Greece Serbia The winner…Ireland
