“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.” Matthew 28:6 We are now in the season of Easter, a season that will take us right to the 24th of May weekend. It’s a time to enjoy the longer hours of daylight and the warming of the weather. It’s a time to start […]
I tawt I saw a puddy tat I did I taw a puddy tat! (Livingston/May/Foster) Although Elaine and I are “dog people” (but enjoy Garfield cartoons), we wondered what impact cats have on bird populations. We wanted to investigate whether cats are responsible for the decline in bird populations in North America. Peter Marra, Head […]
It’s in times like these that libraries prove their worth. Which isn’t to say that your local library isn’t a valuable community resource all the time. But over the course of the past year, libraries in the Northern Lights Library System (NLLS) have seen a massive increase in demand for their online services, with no […]
Outdoors, masks on, six feet apart. Personnel and even the aircraft involved in last Wednesday’s flypast, commemorating the 97th birthday of the Royal Canadian Air Force, observed all the safety protocols. Twenty-one jets zoomed over ice-covered Cold Lake, passing over the marina and Cold Lake South before returning to the base. (The pilots all had […]
The Alberta government is providing $750,000 over two years to the Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Council (AEAAC) to develop community responses against elder abuse. With these funds, the council will provide one-time funding to the province’s 31 eligible coordinated community responses (CCRs). AEAAC started as a group of service providers who see elder abuse as […]
André Picard is a health reporter and columnist for the Globe and Mail, and author of six bestselling books including his latest, Neglected No More. Mr. Picard spoke with Respect editor Jeff Gaye about the book, which chronicles the history of elder care in Canada, and offers us choices for the future. “It`s a bit […]
The City of Cold Lake has reached agreements with the federal government that will allow the city to continue operating the Cold Lake Golf and Winter Club on CFB Cold Lake. On March 9, city council unanimously passed a motion to enter into several five-year agreements with the federal government to continue operating the golf […]
Alberta’s Covid-19 vaccination plan moves into Phase 2 on March 10. Albertans aged 50 to 64 who do not have a severe chronic illness can receive the Covishield/AstraZeneca vaccine early, or wait until Phase 2D begins in May to receive the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine Appointment bookings will be announced in stages, while supply lasts. […]
The Alberta government will increase its funding for continuing care programs by $200 million under the new provincial budget. That will bring the government’s funding to $3.5 billion, a six per cent increase. The spending breaks down as $1.6 billion for designated supportive living settings; $1.2 billion for long-term care settings; and $736 million for […]
“Canadians are telling us that they’ll do anything necessary to avoid having to move into a [long-term care] home,” said Dr. Samir Sinha. Sinha, Director of Geriatrics of the Sinai Health System and the University Health Network in Toronto, was commenting on a survey released last week by the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) and […]