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COLUMN: WCPS Board grateful for meaningful engagement with students, staff, parents and MLA

COLUMN: WCPS Board grateful for meaningful engagement with students, staff, parents and MLA

Outreach, listening to concerns, generating new ideas and gathering insight from staff, students and parents is crucial in planning for the future in a school division.
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Dreaming of warmer places

Dreaming of warmer places

I love living in Alberta, but it’s a little too cold in the winter here. I’m all for enjoying the seasons in Canada, with my favourite being Fall, but the winter here is pretty extreme and it seems to have been getting worse every year. Being from Ontario and of course experiencing winter there, I’m used to the cold, or so I thought. It’s that wind chill that gets me.
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Wild, young and three

Wild, young and three

My beautiful boy is three today. It’s been quite an adventurous three years with him on the planet and I love watching him grow. Every day is an adventure when you have kids and I’m so lucky I’m able to be a stay-at-home mom.
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There is no ‘fast’ way to diet

There is no ‘fast’ way to diet

As a 30-year-old mom to two young boys, I don’t have the time to diet, but I do have the time to make time for things that are important to me like being mostly healthy.
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Time is a special thing

Time is a special thing

Something I have learned since having kids is that time is a precious thing. Sometimes there really isn’t enough hours in the day to get stuff done. Naps are something I have really counted on to get me through my days, but if the kids don’t nap, it can be a long day.
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OPINION: Nuclear fusion may change our world but renewable energy sources will save it: experts

OPINION: Nuclear fusion may change our world but renewable energy sources will save it: experts

Harnessing nuclear fusion could take more than 40 years, while some solutions already exist
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A new year for new attainable goals

A new year for new attainable goals

Another year has almost come and gone and it’s time to look forward to the next year ahead. A whole 365 days to crush your goals on that bucket list.
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Hungry, hangry and tired: The 12 financial blunders of Christmas

Hungry, hangry and tired: The 12 financial blunders of Christmas

With the silly season of Black Friday/Cyber Monday in the rear-view mirror we can all take a collective sigh and let our guards down. JUST KIDDING, a new month of shopping exuberance is upon us.
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It’s a blue Christmas for some people

It’s a blue Christmas for some people

Whether you are getting ready for the holidays or not, it’s important to remember something. Not everyone around us is going to have a happy Christmas. Some people are going to be spending it with loved ones, whether that be their children, significant others or extended family, but others aren’t so lucky. My heart truly goes out to them.
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Conserving grassland ecosystems in Alberta has global impact

Conserving grassland ecosystems in Alberta has global impact

Alberta commentary on UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)
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