Now that it’s fall, and this year already some cold nights, it’s time to start thinking about making your elderberry tincture. It’s perfect timing, since it seems like the first round of flu has happened with the kids going back to school.   Elderberry trees are thin, mid-sized trees that look almost like tall bushes that...

Dear editor,   As residents of this area, we believe everyone deserves to be protected from the health effects of pesticides, which have been linked to a multitude of illnesses including both adult and childhood cancers. It appears most residents of BC agree with us. A public consultation, conducted by the Government of British...

 Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have found that a common cold virus may be linked to childhood obesity.In the study of 124 children aged eight to eighteen, kids who had antibodies to adenovirus 36 (AD36) weighed on average 50 pounds more than children who didn't have the antibodies. When children have...

If you’ve driven or walked by the junction of Highway 3B and Kirkup Avenue this past week, you might have noticed some signs along the side of the road warning that herbicides have been applied to some invasive weeds happily growing on the verge.   The signs themselves contain quite a bit of information, if you get close...

Story By Janet Steffenhagen - Postmedia The percentage of children in B.C. kindergarten classes who were considered vulnerable last year was higher than the year before, according to a mega-study at the University of B.C. The worst results were in downtown Prince George and Chilliwack North where almost two out of three...