by Angie Kolen, PhD. Recently, ParticipAction released the latest report card on physical activity of children and youth (report card 2016). Once again, we earned a D-! Although most children under...
Posts by marlene@countryparent.ca
It all started a few years ago when my son decided to take on a waterfowl project for 4-H. We were familiar with raising chickens, but we didn’t have any experience with raising ducks. So in this...
We were lucky enough this year to purchase a few Venus flytrap plants from our local grocery store. The plants are small, only about 3 inches high. Nonetheless, they have a mesmerizing prehistoric...
Join in on the fun with the 2nd Annual Snowman Contest! A little something to keep your spirits up while looking ahead to all the snowmageddons and consequent snow days we will be getting this...
by Randy Lauff When most people think of owls, they think of the large, loud-hooting birds that can be a little bit eerie to hear at night. Seven kinds of owls nest in Nova Scotia and the smallest...
by Michael Dickson I have a few thoughts that have popped into my head since my last blog and I was thinking this is a great chance for me to get them out there. It’s been a very rough June for the...