Healthcare workers in Thunder Bay, Ont. bring medical care to the streets with a ‘clinic on wheels’
An ambulance vehicle, nicknamed ‘Ellie’ delivers street-based outreach services Outreach and healthcare workers at Elevate Northwestern Ontario (NWO) and Joseph Esquega Health Centre unveiled a new outreach tool on Friday afternoon that will allow them to deliver street-based health care to the city’s homeless and other marginalized populations. Nicknamed “Ellie,” a name chosen through a […]
Untapped potential: Maple-tapping and syrup-making growing in St. John’s
Newfoundland and Labrador weather beneficial for tree-tapping hobbyists Steve and Lisa McBride are working to spread the word about syrup and take advantage of an untapped resource in Newfoundland and Labrador. The couple are in their fifth year of leading maple syrup-making workshops with Friends of Pippy Park, and have already shown about 500 people […]
Weekend: Some tips to help eat better on a budget
Eating healthy can be expensive, which is true with food prices going up. How can a family make it on a limited budget? Check out these shopping tips. • Plan meals in advance. By spending 30 minutes a week planning out meals and snacks, a family could save up to $10 a week. Doesn’t sound […]
IKEA Devon hints, hacks and money saving tips revealed
The snow has melted and the rain appears to have gone – for now. So now you’re looking forward to the rest of spring, sun – and of course the opening of Devon’s first IKEA store. Originally scheduled to open on May 1, Ikea chiefs will now welcome the world into Exeter on Thursday, May […]
Americans are missing out on $22 billion in free travel
Jet-setting Americans are missing out on hundreds of dollars of free travel annually by failing to take advantage of one simple thing: travel-focused credit cards. Collectively, Americans leave $22 billion worth of free travel expenses on the table per year, NerdWallet found in its recent 2018 Travel Credit Card Survey. On an individual level, those […]
Your 401k could make you a millionaire—here’s how one man did it
That 401k plan your employer offers as a workplace benefit could be your ticket to riches. Just ask Fritz Gilbert. Saving in a 401(k) made him a millionaire. Gilbert started setting aside a portion of each paycheck in a 401(k) in 1985. By 2013, he had $1 million saved up. He plans to retire in […]