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Communities in Bloom Installs First Project of 2021
Swan Hills Communities in Bloom (CiB) has completed its first project of 2021. On Thursday, May 6, 2021, CiB installed their latest project at the Four Seasons Wilderness Campground, a beautiful and brightly decorated travel…
Swan Hills School Cleans Up On Highway 33
There was an excellent turnout for the highway cleanup in Swan Hills on Saturday, May 1. A group of 35 Swan Hills volunteers, including principal Slade Sekulich and students from the Swan Hills School and…
Highway Clean Up coming May 1
Watch for Volunteers. Last year; students, teachers and volunteers cleaned over 50 km of highway…Lemonade Day Returning to Swan Hills
Lemonade Day is back in 2021! Swan Hills had their first Lemonade Day experience on…Local Eateries Bring Patio Dining To Downtown
Swan Hills has been treated to a new and very welcome sight over the past…Swan Hills’ 2021 New Year’s Baby
Swan Hills has found their 2021 New Year’s baby! Kensly Woehleke was born on February…Alberta View all
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Ontario must end the partying on the taxpayers’ dime
Three years into Ford’s term, it appears as though former premier Kathleen Wynne was…
How successful people start their day
The morning routine of the most motivated and organized folks generally includes an early…
More federal labour regulations mean fewer jobs
The Liberal budget commitment to strengthening “labour protection” for workers in the gig economy…
Beware of Twitter – it will bite you in the ass
Examples of tweets destroying careers are numerous. Commit your thoughts to Twitter and you're forever…
Fake it until you make it: How your self-image impacts your performance
Whether you want to be a superstar leader, salesperson, athlete, spouse, parent, engineer or rocket…
How to balance reassurance while managing performance
The antidote to a vicious reassurance-seeking-and-withholding cycle is honest feedback, delivered in a supportive, even…
The 2011 Kia Soul is both cute and practical
Buying Used: The Soul surprised with its reserve power, nimbleness and, in particular, its…
2021 Infiniti QX80 is an SUV I actually like
Despite its size and heft, it behaves like a conventional sedan behind the wheel.…
Buying used: 2011 Mustang convertible offers top-down fun
Once the top is down, you understand. As well as improving all-round visibility, it gives…
Lexus RX 450h offers comfort in a hybrid package
The RX 450 is roomy, cheap to run and very comfortable. For most folks in…
Buying used: 2011 Infiniti M sedans have plenty of jump
What set this breed of Infiniti apart were the things that pampered the driver and…
Social media campaign takes on COVID vaccine hesitancy
Social media campaign co-created by U of A’s Timothy Caulfield aims to help people…
Attention-seeking behaviour is dysfunctional, toxic
If you see yourself in any of these common examples, it’s time to make…
Some E. coli bacteria thrive in wastewater treatment plants: study
The way we treat wastewater could be leading to the emergence of water-treatment-resistant pathogens
Helping health workers take care of their mental health
Two projects aim to document experiences and foster mental wellness in workplace culture, which also…
Why vaccine passports are a dangerous idea
Vaccine passports violate freedom-of-movement rights. And it would let authorities know people’s habits, a violation…
Universal daycare anti-mother social engineering
The message to homemakers is a slap in the face: hand over your children…
Bears that mark more trees more successful in mating
Brown bears that rub against trees more often tend to have more offspring and…
Canada’s food security depends on significant policy shifts
Food manufacturing lacks investment, suffers from thin margins, faces additional grocers’ fees and must deal…
Napoleon was a bitter man in his final years
Rather than being delivered to a firing squad or scaffold, Napoleon was exiled to St.…
O’Toole’s carbon taxes would come with big costs for families
Erin O’Toole’s proposed carbon taxes would cost you more to heat your home, put food…
What the heck is bike touring anyway? It’s an experience
But, often, bike touring requires making lemonade out of lemons
COVID panic? Keep calm and carry on with bike tour planning
Four of the five members of the core group who plan to cycle across…
It’s not about where we travel but why
A collection of ordinary adventurers are preparing to travel at the speed of life, seeking…
Angkor Wat: remote, mysterious and architecturally inspiring
Angkor Wat is an archaeological marvel for the ages
Iqaluit and beyond, through snow and ice
Part 3 of a three-part series: Everyone was on high alert, and while the crew…