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- Healthy Eating
- Parenting
- Physical Activity
I like hotdogs – they're tasty.
Poutine? Even better.
Hotdogs and poutine together? Stop. The. Train.
So why on earth would I be part of promoting a…
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- Sex & Sexuality
I'm a public health nurse with the Health Unit's sexual health program. One of my roles is street nursing. Street nurses travel around in a refurbished ambulance visiting different areas of the…
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- Parenting
"Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient” - Steve Maraboli
Perhaps you've heard of "resiliency." Resiliency is having the ability to…
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- Parenting
Have you ever noticed how much time you spend on your cell phone? How did we ever function without the instant connection with friends, family, work and society as a whole? The ability to work…