Wally Smith was a man who was truly committed to his tree fruit farm. During the growing season, he knew that he could not neglect his charges even for a day. The five lines of sprinklers needed changing twice a day, 12 hours apart, even when it rained; the chickens needed to be fed and […]

Hon. Mike Bernier, Minister of Education. Dear Mike, Yesterday, I was informed that my name was coming up in Question Period and I managed to see it televised. I just have a couple of quick comments re your reply. First, I believe I am qualified to comment as I have served for 11 years as […]

Pearls When a parasite or some other irritating, foreign object gets inside the shell of certain molluscs, it doesn’t have the ability to expel it. Instead it secretes a calcium carbonate based substance plus conchiolin to encase the intruder. Once the beginning of this layering is underway the mantle on the inside of the mollusc […]

Six week walking plan: Week 2:  Walking for a minimum of 10 minutes per day. Week 1:  Walking for a minimum of 5 minutes per day. March in place, walk in the house or outside, ride a stationary bike or use treadmill, elliptical… whatever you have. 10 minutes every day of the week.  If you […]