A tragic but sweet final moment

August 25, 2016

There’s nothing quite like going to a live show. The energy of the crowd, the being close to your idols — the gratification of knowing it isn’t just you who listens to that band — all of it comes together to create a feeling you really can’t get anywhere else.

Boneheads body-shame athletes

Every person who body-shamed Monro or Habte should have to do a single day of their training regimes — and it should be broadcast on live television across the world. No pressure right? Be sexy and destroy the world stage single-handedly, no sweat. Only one rule: no defibrillators allowed on-site.

The Fruits of Passion

By Nate Smelle SOME WEEKS IT IS EASIER TO put together the words found in this column than others. This past week there was no ...

Seedy seasonal reminders

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.

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