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There’s really nothing very amusing about the words “cardiac” or “catheter,” or even “clinic,” for that matter. They don’t even sound particularly pleasant, at least to my ear - and most of the associated connotations are not exceedingly happy ones. So what is a presumably happy little column like this one doing even mentioning those “C words”? Good question. Perhaps I should explain.

It’s that time of year; eyelids are starting to puff, throats are starting to scratch and noses are starting turn red and drip… Colder temperatures lure us back inside buildings where we breathe each other’s germ infested air. That’s right – it’s cold and flu season, and if you believe everything you read on social media, “2018 is the worst flu season yet!” I’m not trying to be an alarmist, but you just never know what super bugs are floating around these days.

Professor Richard Lynn postulates that on average, cold climate inhabitants have higher IQ’s as an evolutionary adaptation to their environment. Albeit the argument can be made there are many critics of this theorem, suffice it to say that while enduring long periods of cold weather may not necessarily be a fundamental driver of IQ, habitation of sub-zero climes seems to favour innovation.

The Perennial Plant Association is a North American entity with representatives in Canada as well as the United States. They get together for a two day symposium on perennials once a year providing information and education to people in the perennial industry.

I got invited on a road trip last weekend and, without hesitation, I agreed.

“The best fighter is never angry.”

Unknowingly, not only doctors, but we have all subscribed to the Hippocratic Oath as sworn by the medical people in our stand to save life at all costs. My question is with the advent of legalized assisted suicide is this oath still relevant? I find that society is slowly, but surely, rejecting the morality that gives value to a human life.

While 2017 was one of the most dynamic years of future-focused planning and construction that our College has ever seen, I am enthused and optimistic about our ability to make 2018 a year to remember. We are about to embark on a period of growth and opportunity that is unparalleled in our 54-year history. This growth will have a positive impact on our learners and on our businesses and industry partners from across central Alberta for many years to come.

Michelle started noticing some changes in her mother Debra 2 years ago. Debra who has always been confident and outgoing was becoming overly anxious about trivial things and withdrawn, at the age of 56. Debra was also repeating herself a lot and in Michelle’s words “nothing seemed to stick in mom’s head”.

My first race of 2018 was not what I expected