Stunning Disruptors
Asbestos was a miracle mineral, preventing fires in places we didn’t wan to burn. Then people started dying from it. “Antibacterial” soap was lauded by people as the solution to…
Health
The religious come up with more crackpot reasons for their beliefs, this time it’s health
Despite the fact that people are significantly healthier when attending a yoga class, palates, TRX, or just working out by themselves versus not doing any kind of exercise or physical…
Coffee Drinkers Have a Lower Death Risk
I’m writing this as I sip my first coffee of the day and it makes me feel good to do both activities at once because coffee drinkers have a lower…
What you eat is what you get – with your energy levels
So I have been in debate with a certain someone the past few days about his dietary consumption. He’s in very very good shape, which is awesome. However, the kid…
Get High from Running
You may hear from people who run that they feel great afterwards and get “addicted” to running, well it turns out our bodies may be born to run, which is…
Breastfeeding – How old is too old?
So recently TIME magazine posted this as their front page. It is a 26-year-old mother breastfeeding her almost 4 year-old son. Obviously as you could imagine, this photo has sparked…
Daegu International Children’s Games Are Fast Approaching: Kitchener-Waterloo Youth Get Excited
Take this coupon, print it out, go to the Kitchener Moose Winooskis oand purchase some food to help support and send kids to the International Children’s Games in South Korea.…
Mmmm BBQ – Head to Sobeys on Columbia and Fischer Hallman Waterloo, ON
This Saturday, May 12th from 10 am – 3 pm head to Sobeys on Columbia & Fischer Hallman for a BBQ to help support the Kitchener-Waterloo International Children’s Games.
May is Bike to Work month in Ottawa!
In case you’re looking for additional reasons to jettison your car and haul out the bike, the video below from EnviroCentre Ottawa makes a convincing case. Save money, improve your…
Restaurants Should List Allergens
Kudos to Ontario’s NDP for this, but it’s not enough to force chain restaurants to simply list caloric content with their menu items. All restaurants (chain, small, fancy and otherwise)…
Lose Weight the Geeky Way
Weight Hacker is a website and book that focus on losing weight in a very geeky way. The creator of weight hacking writes about geeky things all the time and…
Dieting made easy
Now I have been seeing a lot of people statuses on Facebook about wanting to lose weight. I’m not an expert at all; however I felt that like it might…
Blast Furnace Canada Blog 2012-05-02 20:15:00
So today, a former exec at Ornge ™ was disputing the idea that her rapid rise from an ex-lifeguard to a top executive position there had nothing to do with…
Are Canadian Women Also Radical Enemies of the State?
In an orgy of axe swinging and program bludgeoning last week, the federal government set their sights on taking a clean shot at the health and well-being of Canadian women.…
Public Policy: The Big Opportunity For Health Record Data
A few weeks ago Colin Hansen – a politician in the governing party in British Columbia (BC) – penned an op-ed in the Vancouver Sun entitled Unlocking our data to…
Let’s Have an End to People Dying at Work
Ben Isitt is a Victoria city councillor, historian, professor, lawyer and optimist. Rarely have I been so moved by an account of the struggle working people have in the face…
A Handmaid’s Tale: Intended as Fiction, Not a Guidebook
I have become very weary of being perpetually assaulted, all day long, and being utterly helpless to defend myself from the onslaught. If it isn’t advertisers shoving things I don’t…
Coal Train to Boardman: EPA Warns of "Significant" Public Health Threats in Northwest Coal Export Proposal
110326007Paul_K_Anderson_Coal-copy1.jpg As demand for coal in the United States has cooled off in recent years, coal mining companies have been scrambling to deliver their dirty loads to customers abroad. But…
The rest of the story
Monday’s Lakeland sawmill tragedy provides evidence that British Columbia’s hospitals are routinely stressed to the breaking point and incapable of responding adequately to a major emergency. Monday’s sawmill fire resulted…
A shooter designed for Ottawa!
First off, I can’t take credit for this idea. It came from the truly inspired mind of a colleague. Hats off to him! Take two parts of this: And one…