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Tammie Myers (l to r), Tess Lelond, Grace Melvin and Melvin’s mother, share discussion on various topics.
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Mental Health Awareness Day recognized in Shoal Lake

Young woman shares her personal struggles with students

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Depression, anxiety and substance use aren’t weaknesses — they are illnesses to be overcome — as acknowledged at a Mental Health Awareness Day in Shoal Lake last month. And no one knows this better than keynote speaker Grace Melvin of Brandon, who shared her personal struggle with depression and anxiety with Grade 10 and 11
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It’s a matter of survival

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Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen have found that rats can keep an eye on what’s going on above them at the same time as they can see around them. Each eye moves in a different direction, depending on the change in the animal’s head position. An analysis of both
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Research supports need for crustacean welfare

The food and aquaculture industries should reconsider how they treat live crustaceans such as crabs, prawns and lobsters, says a Queen’s University Belfast researcher who has found that crabs are likely to feel pain. The latest study by Professor Bob Elwood and Barry Magee from Queen’s School of Biological Sciences looked at the reactions of
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Staff shortages at planning offices worry municipalities

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Municipalities are worried they’re losing access to the planning expertise they rely on to conduct reviews of development plans and revise zoning bylaws. At the November Association of Manitoba Municipalities convention, leaders said they’re worried about a growing staff shortage at district offices of Manitoba Local Government and what that may mean for how they
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Maintaining A Stable “House Of Cards”

Pursuing what people see as most important in life makes sense, but there’s more to life than just work. In psychology textbooks, this is illustrated via Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs,” said Greg Gibson, a clinical psychologist. Shaped like a pyramid, the bottom is occupied by basic animal needs such as water, food, sleep and warmth,
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Thoughts On Valentine’s Day

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When I think of valentines the colour red comes to mind. The card is usually inside a red envelope and inside the card there may be red printing or a red heart. It gives a shy person an opportunity to express the love that is in his or her heart. Then there is the box
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Does Eating Comfort Food Reduce Stress?

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Some people consider a casserole as “comfort food.” Brian Wansink and associates at Cornell University have defined comfort foods as those foods “whose consumption evokes a psychologically comfortable and pleasurable state for a person.” What’s your comfort food? Some may seek comfort in the familiarity of their favourite childhood casserole. Others may seek out cake,
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Adequate Sleep Important For Health

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Diet and exercise often are touted as ways to maintain or improve our health. Sometimes, however, people don’t give adequate sleep its due attention. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), adults need seven to nine hours of sleep per day. Adolescents need 8.5 to nine hours of sleep. Children ages five
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Province Announces Provincial Land Use Policy Review

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The provincial government announced last week a full public review of provincial land policies will begin later this month. This will be the first review of provincial land use policies (PLUPs) since 1994 with public input to be sought through workshops around the province and meetings with key stakeholders. Proposed changes to the PLUPs were

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