A Higher Minimum Wage Improves Public Health and the Economy
After months of consulting, the provincial government has introduced a bill to amend existing employment and labour laws that address several issues like pay equity for part-time and temporary workers, scheduling rules and better enforcement of the laws. Also included in these changes is an increase to the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour…
Canada – who and what took its place in space
Canada’s first astronomers weren’t called Canadians. They were the native peoples. For centuries they had been reading the northern skies to learn when to plant and when to harvest their crops. Like the Greeks and Romans their legends and history were written in the constellations they perceived in the star patterns above. The first…
Stretching Toward Health
As we age, we all want to move easily and safely through the day. The way to maintain or improve flexibility is to stretch. Stretching may benefit our mind as well as our body. Good flexibility reduces our risk of injury, improves balance and helps to maintain good posture in activities of daily living.…
Could Canada Post Step into the Void Left by TD’s Departure?
Conclusions on the Federal government’s postal review are expected shortly, and the rhetoric is heating up. There is a feeling that the committee charged with the review has not seriously considered adding banking services to the mandate of this Crown Corporation. Proponents argue that many Canadians in remote parts of the country are not…
First Lyme Disease-Positive Tick of the Season
The first Lyme disease-positive tick of the season was identified by Peterborough Public Health early this month. Ticks can be as small as a sesame seed and their bites are usually painless, so this serves as a good reminder to be on the lookout for ticks and to bring in any ticks you find…
Can Our Scars Add to Our Beauty?
Each of us carries baggage from our individual pasts. That stuff we would like to forget, and wish we had done differently. Often our baggage has produced chips and cracks, scars in our being. We’d like to relive our lives, making different choices. We’d like not to have those scars. That is one thing…