Report Looks At Long-Distance Care Giving

More Canadians drive farther to care for aging relatives, says a new report documenting more missed work days and increased expenses of those thrust into role of caring for an elderly person living more than an hour’s drive away. Using data from the 2007 General Social Survey, the study found about 1.65 million people over

Home Economics Heads Into Second Century At U Of M

“This is about everything you do.” – JANICE FILMON They say infant mortality rates began to fall in Manitoba after home economists began going out to rural communities to teach homemakers about sanitation and food safety. Agricultural extension centred mostly on farm management, growing crops and raising livestock when home economics first became a separate