Connecting downtown residents with healthy food options
Finding food in a desert: After three grocery stores in downtown Winnipeg shut their doors, Food Matters Manitoba embarked on a community food assessment.
Panhandlers not the real problem
Beggars on the street are an easy target. If you’re worried about them, and don’t want to drop coins in the hat, maybe think about giving to your local food bank instead.
Sarasvàti Productions gives voice to Manitoba youth in foster care
Unique local theatre company begins a conversation about the state of Manitoba’s foster care system from the perspective of someone who has, or is currently experiencing it.
Big league losers deserve little attention
Most baseball fans seem to have long ago abandoned the idea that professional athletes are role models that our kids should look up to.
Osborne Village: where have all the (street) people gone?
Something is missing in Osborne Village this year. The seasonal street people have largely disappeared. And neither police nor politicians, area businesses or local soup kitchens know why.
Lessons from a 94-year-old on living a long and healthy life
Over the time we stayed with my 94-year-old aunt, I realized that her daily habits would benefit many of us who want to reach an advanced age in above average mental and physical health.
Taking aim at drunk driving
Accidents involving alcohol take the lives of thousands of Canadians every year. Forcing drivers to give breath samples before they start their vehicles could dramatically reduce drunk driving.
Quebec train disaster raises safety concerns
I’m betting that our heads are filled with more questions now about the tanker cars that rumble by on those tracks. Questions like, “What are they carrying, and how dangerous is it?”
The truth about pain
If you want to prevent pain, illness and many other symptoms from occurring before they have a chance to start, you need to eat well, be active and optimize your nervous system.
What’s everyone so quiet about?
There are three essentials to any meditation technique: relaxation, nonjudgement and witnessing. Meditation is about living in the here and now, being aware and not allowing your mind to take you into the future.