Rainbow Gathering draws adventurers to Upper Dam near Duck Mountains
Over Labour Day weekend about 50 to 60 travelers from across Canada and beyond gathered at Upper Dam near Burrows Lake for a Rainbow Gathering. Participants, including a hitchhiking Barrie youth, joined a week of shared living in a nature cathedral without leaders or alcohol, though marijuana appeared.
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Upper Dam
Barrie
Ontario
Burrows Lake
Duck Mountains
Australia
Cathedral of Nature
Kananakis
A Busy Person and the Weight I Carry
The narrator recalls weight changes through life from 165 pounds after hospitalization to 175 in winter and rising again. He notes daily weighings and a habit of indulgent breakfasts before busy days, crediting Frank Wilson of the Watrous Manitou for sparking the reflection.
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Edgar Howe
Frank Wilson
Watrous Manitou
Neighbors Rally for Healthier Breakfast Habits
Frank, a former smoker now living with diabetes, promotes regular exercise and surveys showing obesity as a national issue. A Weyburn Review column by Ermie Neufeld recalls hearty egg and bacon breakfasts, cholesterol warnings, and a shift toward cucumber and cottage cheese with limited salt.
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Frank
Saskatachewan
Weyburn
Ermie Neufeld
Ernie
Grand Banks
Dory
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