Seedy seasonal reminders

March 10, 2015

By Nate Smelle AT THIS TIME OF YEAR I am always looking for signs of spring. The cold wind and the snow on the ground ...

The art of thrifting

By Nate Smelle I first fell in love with the art of thrifting listening to Prince romanticize about the treasures one can find in a second ...

Making progress against major diseases

The last week of July saw Canadian scientists complete a 13-year study that alleges to have reversed multiple sclerosis (MS).

Transparency

By Nate Smelle TRANSPARENCY IN POLITICS is always a good thing. Of course some degree of secrecy is necessary in regards to national security, however, ...

SFMH receives Champlain LHIN support

A proposal by St. Francis Memorial Hospital (SFMH) in Barry’s Bay to redevelop its emergency department has been endorsed by the Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN). With an estimated cost of $8.7 million, the proposal would upgrade and renovate SFMH’s ER space to meet infection control, privacy, occupational health, quality and patient care standards.

Health Care v. Sickness Care (Part One)

Health is the cornerstone of well—being. As an example, consider the business tycoon John D. Rockefeller. In his ‘50s, he was the richest man in the world — and also suffering from a variety of severe intestinal illnesses. He would tell his chauffeur: “I would give half my fortune for your stomach.”

Climate Change comes home

The way my father would later explain it on the phone; he was working outside when the sound of hundreds of people walking through the forest snuck up on him. He said he looked up, and a wall of orange 20 feet high and 100 feet wide, was climbing down the hill towards the house.