Category Archives: Health and Wellness

Chukar Partridges

It’s May 3rd – Day 3 of the 30 x 30 Nature Challenge. The David Suzuki Foundation has challenged Canadians to spend 30 minutes in nature each day for 30 days, starting on May 1, 2013. I’m pretty familiar with … Continue reading

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Personal Case for Riding the West LRT

After last weekend’s grand opening of the new West LRT in Calgary, the line started regular operation early Monday morning. Being fortunate enough to have a home office, I didn’t have to join the morning rush. It was a few … Continue reading

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Review: Kangaroo Pro Junior

Earlier this week, I outlined some of the first steps I’ve taken in response to all of the information I heard at a Comprehensive Wellness conference I attended in October. One of the main ones has been to change from … Continue reading

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Comprehensive Wellness – First Steps

This post provides a summary of key messages from keynote and workshop speakers at the Alberta School Boards’ Association October 2012 Conference: Time for a Student Health Revolution, as well as some food for thought for parents. I had the … Continue reading

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Comprehensive Wellness Conference

In October, I attended a 2-day conference on student comprehensive wellness. Since the School Council paid my registration fee, I undertook to bring back the key messages from the conference and to lead a discussion around what parents would like … Continue reading

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