Tips for Saving Money
By Roberta Cox, Home Economist Use your local library. Borrow books, videos, audio tapes from them. If you remember to return them on time there are no fines. Plan menus …
Tips to Improve Your Credit Rating
Many Canadians don’t realize how important their credit reports and credit scores really are. How good your credit history and score is can determine whether you are eligible for everything …
Rebuilding Credit
By Christi Posner Last week I had an a-ha moment when I pulled my credit report and discovered that my credit score was considered “excellent” for the first time in …
Risk of Frost
By Getty Stewart, Professional Home Economist Its mid-September and the “risk of frost” warnings are being posted by Environment Canada. How do you react? Do you… play the odds and …
Slow Food For Better Health
Have you ever wished for life to slow down for a while? For a change of pace, try “slow food”. It doesn’t come in a package, but slow food is …
Preparing for Back to School
By Nancy Schneider, PHEc, M.Sc. As adults, we think of the start of a new year as January 1. We make resolutions and plans for the year. For children, September …
Cut Flowers
By Erl Svendsen Cut flowers can brighten up a room and lift your spirits. They bring a bit of colour and nature into your living space. They’re an appropriate gift …
The Importance of Aunts
By Lavonne Kroeker, PHEc Many of us have had the pleasure of growing up under the watchful eye of the sister of our dad or mom – an aunt can …
Confused by Food Labels? There’s an App for That!
By Allison Jorgens, P.H.Ec. Life has never been more of a balancing act than it is today. Time is often at a premium. Grocery shopping can be a hurried chore …
School’s Out For the Summer; Now What?
By Josh Lockhart Exams are completed, graduations are coming to an end, and your children are now piling home for the summer. For nine months the home was yours, now …
