Nepean/Barrhaven - Lifestyle

Living a healthy life beyond cancer

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -04:00

EMC Lifestyle - The Canadian Cancer Society will offer a program this fall for post-treatment cancer patients and their caregivers who strive to live a healthy life. Living Well Beyond Cancer is based on the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program researched and developed at Stanford University.

The program is designed to help people gain ...

No plumbing? No problem

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -04:00

EMC LifestyleConsidering adding a spare washroom to your home, but a conventional toilet rough-in is impossible or would break your budget? A macerating toilet system may be your best bet if:

-You need to add a bathroom in an already finished space, like a laundry room, but don't want the added cost and mess of tearing up the floor to install a ...

Mary's warm memories still very vivid of a Saturday afternoon

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -04:00

EMC Lifestyle - Although this memory has been recalled before, nonetheless, this time of year, when I see fields ripe with grain, and golden hay waiting to be harvested, my mind goes back to another time, another place.

It's always a Saturday. Even though school is out, it seems to be the day I single out as a time in my young life when I ...

Shrimp and noodle salad has an Oriental flair

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -04:00

EMC Lifestyle - This colourful shrimp and ramen noodle salad will perk up appetites on even the hottest summer day. The combination of pink shrimp and fresh green broccoli florets on a bed of white curly white noodles appeals to the eye as well as to the taste buds.

With this recipe and a few ingredients on hand in the freezer and cupboard, ...

Float away this summer

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -04:00

EMC LifestyleBurgers. Hot dogs. Sausages. Boring.

How many barbecues have you been to in the past few years where the menus actually excited you? Take the time to surprise your guests with your backyard cuisine this summer by introducing them to a new way to cool off.

Chef Michael P. Clive has created an adult version of the ice cream float ...

Car care quick tip: Auto care is a saving, not a cost

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -04:00

EMC Lifestyle -Did you know... If you took steps to double the life cycle of your car, you could save thousands and thousands of dollars?

A study conducted by Runzheimer Canada shows that car owners who extend the life of their vehicle from four years to at least eight years, were able to keep up to $20,000 in their pocket.

Supporting these ...

Living with Wildlife - Porcupines

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -04:00

EMC Lifestyle - The Porcupine (Erethizon dorastum) is Canada's second largest rodent next to the beaver, weighing between 5-6 kilograms.

Its coat consists of a soft, woolly undercoat and coarse, long guard hairs that are dark at the tip. The guard hairs conceal quills that have been estimated at over 30,000. Some are relatively short while on ...

OHS removes two dogs found in hot cars

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -04:00

EMC Lifestyle - The Ottawa Humane Society (OHS) has removed two dogs found sweltering inside hot cars recently.

OHS agents responded to a call about a dog left in a hot car at the Ottawa Hospital's General campus. The dog, a German shepherd mix, was spotted scorching inside a minivan with the windows cracked open a few centimetres. The outdoor ...