Time doesn’t heal all wounds, but it’s a start

They say that time heals all wounds. Those of us who have been wounded cling dearly to this platitude knowing that it isn’t completely true, but it’s a start. While time will heal some wounds, there are others time just changes. In dealing with the loss of someone, it can truly feel like the end of the world. Especially with …

Mario Richard lived for earth, wind and fire

My last column, which ran on August 28th, was about my phenomenal experience tandem B.A.S.E. jumping in May with new found friends, Mario Richard and his wife Steph Davis in Moab, Utah. I didn’t know it at the time of writing, but my partner in flight caught his last air on August 19, 2013. Mario Richard, originally of Quebec City, …

Remember our fallen soldiers and focus on peace, humanity and unity

This week, we are asked to remember. The Veteran’s Affairs ( www.vac.gc.ca) website says to remember the First World War, Second World War, and the Korean War. There is nothing there about Afghanistan — yet so many have died there. Do conflicts not count? Do the families of those killed there not deserve to have their kin remembered on Nov. …

Despite the dangers in the world, we have to let our babies go

Editorial & Opinion, Wednesday, December 12, 2007, p. A10 The headlines lately have echoed a tragic loss of young life from this community. As a mother, these are painful reminders that no matter how safe the cocoon called home may be, once we let our butterflies spread their wings, they may not make it home again. From the moment we …