Health matters! Some of us choose to ignore it, while others tackle it head on. We all know that the risk of contracting health problems is higher when preventative action is ignored. Sometimes though, it is difficult to take preventative action when you don't know what is out there. And even when you know what […]
If this made you sit upright then perhaps you should pay attention to what I’m about to tell you. These words could very well be the commands from your militaristic chiropractor who has gone mad because you’ve developed the case of severe back pain and his sessions with you seem to relieve tension only temporarily. […]
Northview Heights Secondary school is hosting an open-house night for family and friends of students attending the school. The date is set for Tuesday February 22, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria. The event is an opportunity to meet and socialize with local service-providers while enjoying light refreshments and free-child care […]
Celebrate the conclusion of the Canadian Film Appreciation Series at Barbara Frum Library this upcoming Tuesday. For the past two weeks, Risa Shuman, film commentator of CBC Sunday Edition and former senior producer of TV Ontario Saturday Night, presented us with the best in Canadian cinema. This Tuesday February 15 at 2 PM, Risa will […]
Did you know that Thomas Edison, the American inventor that brought us the electric light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera, suffered from hearing loss? According to sources, his hearing loss was caused by reoccurring incidents of untreated ear infections during his childhood. It’s amazing that despite his condition, Mr. Edison transformed the […]
“When one delves into the very notion of the thing called Canadian cinema, one is sinking one’s rubbers in something much more sensitive, complex and problematic than just another national cinema” – Geoff Pevere (2002a:103) Canadian film eh? What does it really all mean? In a country with two main official languages, a diverse population […]
Surfing the internet last night, I came across snippets of Barack Obama’s latest public speech. His words were truly inspirational. I wondered to myself how was he able to commemorate the lives of those taken away in the Tucson shooting earlier this month while still being able to motivate Americans on striving to be better […]
“That is the best display ever. It’s the first time that a display has caught my attention.” These were the exact words from a library customer that was awed by Barbara Frum’s Elevator Display on a bone-chilling Thursday evening. Library staff are pleased to know that customers appreciate the workmanship that goes into the creation […]
LET’S DO IT TOGETHER Let’s do it togetherChange the world on its rule for the betterBe – young or old, it doesn’t matterWe will be strong to fight togetherTo live a life in peace forever. Let’s try it now together!We should be changingPeople’s life forever.Reaching each other with loveWe could find peace of mind. And […]
Did you know that the Hungarian Friendship & Writer’s Circle is Barbara Frum Library’s most longstanding writer’s group? I had a chance to speak with Eva, the group’s lead and photographed standing third from the right, about the history of the group and its ties to the Bathurst & Lawrence community. Eva, whom by the […]