Books
Book a moving testament to a parent's love
Written by Rebekah Benoit
Wednesday, 22 February 2012 10:19
When expectant parents are anticipating the birth of a child, and they’re asked, “Which do you want? A boy or a girl?” most parents give the stock answer. “We don’t care, as long as it’s healthy.” There’s nothing parents want more for their children than a happy, healthy childhood. When things don’t go according to plan, it really is a parent’s worst nightmare.
This is what parents Shealagh and Doron Weber were faced with shortly after the birth of firstborn son Damon. The chubby newborn seemed healthy enough at birth but within days, it became evident that something was terribly wrong with the baby.
Book questions how far a parent would go for their child
Written by Rebekah Benoit
Wednesday, 15 February 2012 09:12
What wouldn’t you do for your child?
For most of us, the question is one that virtually every parent has asked themselves at one time or another, and the answer comes quickly and easily: anything. If one of our children needed our house, our life savings, our heart or kidney or lungs, we’d give it to them unhesitatingly —the answer rolls off the tongue easily enough.
Community's history captured by longtime resident
Written by Rebekah Benoit
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 11:47
How many times have you been driving through Fort McMurray en route to an event or an appointment and wondered who, exactly, Tolen Drive or Howard J. Pew Park is actually named after?
Or perhaps you’ve been making the long trek down Highway 63 or Highway 881, and wondered how Engstrom or Christina Lakes got their names?
How well do you know your spouse?
Written by Rebekah Benoit
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 15:08
How well do you really know your spouse? It’s a question virtually all of us married folk ask at one time or another, usually after you’ve discovered your better half in the midst of some odd grooming ritual, or perhaps after uncovering his secret stash of Star Trek DVDs.
Future Canadian classic will captivate
Written by Rebekah Benoit
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 13:36
Ami McKay, best known for her novel The Birth House, again transports readers back in time in her latest, The Virgin Cure. McKay’s signature style, gripping and engaging while at the same time lyrical, is well showcased in this book, which takes readers to Manhattan circa 1871, a time when the divide between rich and poor was more like a chasm, and a young girl’s virginity could be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
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