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Homes Away from Home

May 16, 2024   ·   0 Comments

By Brock Weir Taking a leaf out of some of our historic documents in the past, I’m writing this in two parts. It rarely fails ...

Your permanent record

By Brian Lockhart There are few things that are dreaded more when you’re in elementary school, than when a teacher glares at you and says, ...

Trade apprenticeships: pathways to prosperity and happiness

A new survey last week showed young Canadians were among the least happy group of people in the country based on age and also one ...

Leaving homes to wither on the vine

By Brock Weir Until very recently, I thought my days as a commuter were over. For the last decade or so, I’ve lived fairly close ...

When in Rome

By Brian Lockhart When in Rome, do as the Roman do. That’s an old saying with some common sense.   It means when visiting another place, ...

Phones in the classroom

By Brian Lockhart If you have ever been in a conversation with someone and their phone rings, and they answer it, you know what an ...

Stevenson Memorial Hospital and the global impact of insulin

By Dr. Ted Vandevis On a crisp spring day, April 14, 1854, Margaret Grant entered the world as the first baby born to modest farming ...

Stop a thief – go to jail

By Brian Lockhart Several years ago, someone I know was woken up at about 3 a.m., by the unmistakable sound of someone in his house ...

How do we boost productivity? Give workers a piece of the action

By Frank Stronach As the former CEO of Magna International, one of Canada’s largest manufacturing companies, my philosophy was always that employees don’t work for ...

Creativity around the house (or home)

By Brock Weir Spring is a time of renewal when it comes to our natural world, but most of us can agree that, as a ...

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