Category: National
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Extreme heat: heat waves
Many places in Canada have a high number of extreme heat events, often called “heat waves.” Extreme heat can put your health at risk, causing illnesses like heat stroke and even death. It is important to take steps to protect yourself and your family. What are extreme heat events? Extreme heat events involve high temperatures […]
read moreSocial Isolation of Seniors
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read moreLife Lines – Vacation
Do you remember how you felt on your last vacation? Transport yourself back to the sights, the sounds, the smells and try to recall the physical and mental release. Recapture the moments where you felt these three R’s: relaxed, refreshed and reconnected. Most of us would agree that we lead over-scheduled, and, in many instances, […]
read moreDARCE FARDY: For the snowbound, spring gives new lease on life
“Spring has sprung, the grass has riz. I wonder where the birdies is.” Or to borrow Martin Luther King’s words: “Free at last free at last.” Seems a bit of an extreme welcome to spring but it gives me a new lease on life. Even to sit on the front deck and wave to neighbours […]
read moreMy story about mental health
I was the TV media librarian for CBC North, based in Yellowknife, and responsible for all 3 arctic territories, from 2002 to 2014, when I retired and returned to Toronto. My everyday job was to edit and archive TV film footage for stock, and to catalogue reporters’ daily news items. I loved my job and […]
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