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Starting off the New Year, we often decide to eat healthier. This everlasting salad is a delicious way to get a variety of healthy raw...

I always look forward to enjoying the traditional foods of Christmas. The menu is pretty standard year after year all across the...

In the mid-to-late 1980’s a good friend, Merle, invited me to join a group of ladies that were heading south to Lake Louise for a Victory...

Christmas was always a favorite time of year for me at our house in rural Alberta in the 50’s and 60’s. My Mom always puts a lot of...

Today, smallpox is no longer a concern. Since about 1980, it has been eradicated from the planet through a comprehensive and worldwide...

Christmas is coming, and so is all the Christmas baking. Here is a unique Christmas treat, that is full of healthy ingredients, instead...

Have you ever noticed how much talent we have in our communities? It is wonderful! Maybe you were in a talent show or play in your...

Nine-year-old Rosetta Annetts was a hero. On Nov. 17, 1928, she was at her family’s farm home when suddenly a fire broke out. Home alone...

Winter is upon us, and savory homemade soups are always welcoming and cozy. This one is thick and creamy, and perfect served with thick...

How do you type on your keyboard? Do you poke away at the keys with one finger or use two fingers to double your speed? Or are you all...

Each month, I like to take a look at what was going on in the community exactly 100 years ago. As we are now in November, we are...

Did you know that Pink Friday is Friday, November 22, 2024? Pink Friday is a shop small and shop local event. Pink Friday was started in...

In early October 1915, while the First World War was raging, Mayor M.A. Brimacombe, the mayor of Vermilion, vas traveling on the West...

s I tour around our province these last few weeks I see harvesting in full swing in the north and winding up in the south. I still get...

On Oct. 11, 1922 at 10:30 a.m., a public ceremony was held in Vermilion as Mayor J.W.G. Morrison laid down the foundation stone of the...

Fall, winter and the holiday season are always the right time for Gingerbread Cake. Certain foods can evoke memories, and my earliest...

We live in a great area for trail riding. Cow paths winding through bush trails by the river, the river hills, and large plateaus of...

With submarines becoming a threat to Pacific oil shipping in 1942, the Canadian National Railways were looking for a new place to get...

Fall is definitely upon us. I am hoping for several more frost-free days so I can enjoy the garden longer. I know that as soon as we get...

I used to help my Mom when I was younger get ready for the big turkey dinner on whichever occasion it might be; Christmas, New Years,...