HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN WR UNAFFORDABLE
Strides have been made in developing culture, community and economy, but don’t get lost in the #kwawesome hashtags, we’ve got a few steps to go.
Columns
THE VIEW FROM UPSTREAM: WHY CANADIAN BABIES DON’T SLEEP IN BOXES
If the social determinants of health hold such promise, what are we doing locally, provincially, and nationally to apply these ideas? This month, Cameron Dearlove asks how Canada measures up in prenatal care.
Bearface on Beer: 2014 in Beers
Jon Johnson highlights his favourite beers of 2014: Looking back at the beers I’ve had this year, I’m also flooded with fond memories of the things I was doing and the people I was with when I first had them.
Sexplanations with Stacey: The case for Sex Ed
Sex education is more than sex. It teaches life skills that children and teens will use every day for the rest of their lives. Sexual health and sexual well-being are an important part of our overall health and well-being.
Pure and Local: Juicing into the new year
Sasha Campbell encourages you to try a juicy new diet and gives you tips to help you succeed.
Pure and Local: Your monthly guide to living clean in K-W
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the first day of winter is Sunday, Dec. 21, and the first day of spring is Friday, Mar. 20. That gives us 90 days of cold winter weather. Sheena Bounsanga helps you find your zen during the cold season
Sexplanations with Stacey: Be careful under the mistletoe
Tis the season. Parties, presents and good cheer – and to make the holidays extra special, a little smooching under the mistletoe. Special indeed, but this is exactly how you may get a cold sore (read: oral herpes). Herpes is highly contagious and can be contracted by kissing.
Bearface on beer: Holiday edition
The holidays and alcohol seem to go hand in hand. Sure, you’ve got your seasonal beverages - your rum and eggnogs, your hot toddies - but when it comes to beer, the Community Edition has got your seasonal options covered. Bearface breaks down the top brews to gift, to taste and to share.
Bearface on beer: Better drinking through technology
Smartphone in one hand, and a drink in the other, beer columnist Jon Johnson reviews pint-partnering apps.
Pure and local: natural teeth whitening
Most over the counter whitening strips are made of polyethylene, a flexible plastic that molds to the tops, surfaces, edges and crevices of the teeth - a process that can be avoided with natural teeth-whitening methods.