Winter Power Outage Safety
If the lights go out this winter… Winter is unpredictable and storms can disrupt electrical service without warning. Your power may be off for a few hours or, in extreme …
Carbon Monoxide in the Home
Is it the flu or is it your flue? Many of the symptoms of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning have people thinking they are suffering from a common flu. However exposure …
Air Quality in the Home
By Kim Kennett Updated in June 2015 by the Manitoba Association of Home Economists Clean air in our home, and hence, good air quality, is important to everyday health. A …
Mice: Prevention and Control
By Millie Reynolds, Home Economist Updated in June 2015 by the Manitoba Association of Home Economists Preventing mice from taking residence in or around your home requires constant vigilance and …
Bed Bugs are Making a Comeback
By Liz Delahey, Home Economist Updated in June 2015 by the Manitoba Association of Home Economists Bed bugs were fairly common pests in the 1900s but after the Second World …
Making house decisions: To renovate or to buy?
By Lavonne Kroeker, PHEc Perhaps like me, you’ve spent much of your winter thinking about this question, perusing houzz.com, getting quotes from contractors, dreaming, stressing, meeting with your financial institution …
Home Economics: a Winner in Challenging Times
by Mary Carver, P.H.Ec. Once a year, Professional Home Economists from across Ontario come together for a weekend of business, professional development, networking and fun. This year, the events take …
Four Ways To Cut Mortgate Interest
If you’re like most people, you want to pay off your mortgage as quickly as possible. So a key mortgage strategy should be to find all of the ways you …
Coming Clean!
By Lavonne Kroeker, PHEc Oh, I want to clean – spring brings those well-intentioned thoughts to my mind. Growing up, my mom set the example with her list in the …
Home Economics in Manitoba – Radio Interview
On January 14, Bowes Knows of CJOB interviewed that Current President of MAHE, Debora Durnin-Richards, and Past President, Getty Stewart about the field of Home Economics/Human Ecology in Manitoba. Please …