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Who Said Hospital Food Wasn’t Good?

RECIPE SWAP 813 favourite recipes from Tiger Hills Health Centre staff are contained in this community cookbook For years the staff at Tiger Hills Health Centre in Treherne swapped recipes back and forth. They talked recipes at coffee breaks, jotted down recommended ones, posted tried and much-approved recipes on bulletin boards to share. As 2000
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Will It Stay The Same After You Are Gone?

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Have you ever wondered what your place will look like long after you are gone? Well, that thought crossed the minds of Shirley and Ted Ross and they decided not to leave anything to chance. “There is quite diverse wildlife and plant life on our property,” said Shirley, a landowner near Roseisle. “We didn’t like
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A Mirror To Make And Take

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The travel mirror is ideal when away from home. Easy to slide between packed clothes, and the perfect size to stand on a table yet large enough for shaving or applying makeup. Fun and easy to make. Materials: – 5×7-inch glass mirror (3 mm) – .5 metre fabric (corduroy, cotton, velvet, denim etc.) – .5
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Beware Of Reusable Bag Contamination

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Cloth grocery bags are more environmentally friendly, but are there potential sanitary issues with reusable cloth grocery bags? As you might guess, any time you reuse something related to food, the risk of cross-contamination is present. The Canadian Environment and Plastics Industry commissioned a study to determine the presence of bacteria, yeasts and moulds in
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Who Sheared The Sheriff?

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After 50 years of cutting hair, barber Ken Comba recently found himself applying his shears to the locks of a local “sheriff,” planted in a barber’s chair that was easily 100 years old. Comba, who normally works from home in Killarney as a professional barber, was recruited for an afternoon in January to cut the
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Caring For Valentine’s Day Roses

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No other flower evokes quite the same kind of romantic message. Valentine’s Day falls on a weekend this year which will be an advantage to those who want to celebrate the occasion in style. One of the most enduring symbols of this day of romance is the red rose; no other flower evokes quite the
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Lovebirds Nonetheless

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According to legend, (and it depends which one you read) St. Valentine was persecuted for being a preacher, but his jail cell had a small window at ground level through which he secretly communicated with neighbourhood children. Wanting to convey his love and concern to the parishioners, he wrote little messages on heart-shaped pieces of
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Wake Up The Family With Sweetheart Toast

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How about this toast for breakfast to greet each family member on Valentine’s Day? Materials: – 2/3 c. milk – Yellow food colour – Red food colour – White bread – Honey – 2 thin paintbrushes – Wide brush for honey – 2 glasses – A toaster oven works best Directions: Pour 1/3 cup of
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Study Finds Strong Arts Presence In Rural Canada

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“It just sort of verifies what we knew. We know we’re one of the largest arts centres in Western Canada.” – CINDI PATRICK REMPEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEINBACH ARTS COUNCIL If, as they say, art is “the knocking from the soul that gets answered,” rural Canada has opened its doors. Canada’s small and rural municipalities are

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