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what’s happening happening what’s in Golden

Kicking Horse Movies - “Ted 2� t Opening Friday, July 10th thru Thursday, July 16th at 7 p.m. Matinee’s at 3 p.m. on Saturday & Sunday. “Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he’s a person in a court of law.�

Yoga for Stress Management t July 22, 2015, 7 p.m. at Golden Lotus Ayurveda, 914A 11th St. S. Learn a few simple practices to help manage stress in daily life. No prior experience necessary. Call Ruth Finnie at 344-2171 for more information.

Motion Notion 2015 t +VMZ 2015 - 1:00 pm to July 27, 2015 10:00 pm. Motion Notion Festival is an exploration of electronic music, art, nature, and the infinite in the heart of Rocky Mountains near Golden BC, Canada.

Summer Kicks t Wednesday, July 15 AYRAD with Carl Trinkwon. â€œâ€Śold world gypsy music fully steeped in a contemporary groove.â€?

AYRAD explores a myriad of musical styles, shifting from Andalusian and Berber rhythms to Reggae, RaĂŻ and Latin. The result is old world gypsy fully steeped in a contemporary groove.

Petit Tournesol French Summer Camps t 'SJFOET GVO BEWFOUVSF BSU OBUVSF Ages 5 - 12. Outdoor Camp - July 13-17, 20-24. Art Camp - July 27-31. Call Claudine at (250) 272-0062 for more information or to register.

2015 Western Open downhill at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort t July 24, 2015 - 9:00am to July 26, 2015 - 4:45pm. A Classic – Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is preparing for the upcoming 2015 mountain bike race season and is pleased to be presenting the return of The Western Open BC Cup and Alberta Downhill event. KHMR Bike Park will play host to the fastest downhill racers from Western Canada competing for $10,000 in cash and prizes. Cultivating the MTB trend and initiating the little wheels – Don’t miss out on the Shimano Kids Race!

Golden Farmer’s Market t Saturdays at the Spirit Square, 10:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesdays at the CP Parking lot, 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Baby Talk t Every Wed, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Golden Early Years Centre, 421 9th Ave. N. (across from Post Office) Creative Spaces t Wednesdays, Aug. 12th, 19th and 26th, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. at the Golden Women’s Resource Centre. Girls and women are invited to come have some fun and exercise their creative muscles. This is a fun event, we would love to see you there.

Ray Jean Memorial Slo-Pitch Tournament & Parson Fall Faire t August 14 - 16. Slo-Pitch tourney, farmer’s market, family dance & karaoke, Saturday night drive-in movie, build your own cardboard box car bed, beer gardens, games, free camping.

Call Trina at 939-8175 or Heather 3441536.

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With its close proximity to six national parks, its “hidden gem� status and its multitude of recreational opportunities, those of us who live in Golden know how awesome it is living here.

But for a TV crew out of Quebec, and eventually for an international audience, Golden will have its chance to really shine for a segment in an upcoming documentary series about Glacier National Park - Canada Plus Grand Que Nature (Canada Larger than Life).

The series, by Oceans Television for Unis TV a division of TV5 Quebec, features the Canadian wilderness and is geared toward anyone who loves the outdoors – from the amateur naturalist to the hardcore outdoor recreationalist. According to Unis’ website, unis.ca, local personalities “add color to the content with tales and legends told by the light of a wood fire...On foot, by kayak, canoe river or mountain biking, the most suitable means are taken to sample the essence of each region and to soak up its charm.�

For the Glacier National Park episode, French Canadian freestyle skier and Olympic gold medallist Jean-Luc Brassard is the host, and Golden This Week had a chance to chat with him while he and the TV crew were in Golden filming on June 29 and 30.

Brassard and the TV crew were busy while in Golden – they rafted, visited Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (incidentally

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around him. “Golden is the perfect place.

Banff has been featured before, but personally I think Golden is more practical.

It has great community spirit and you still feel off the grid here.�

Brassard says he was glad to have a chance to showcase all that Golden has

to offer, but still refers to the town as “a hidden gem.� “Sometimes people think of Golden as ‘Gas Alley’ and that can be a bad thing, $POUJOVFE PO QBHF

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‘Golden has given us the most amazing welcome ...’

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... Continued from page 3 but it also provides this kind of lifestyle that you have here – it’s not touristy like [other mountain towns].�

While touring the area, Brassard says he was definitely keen to revisit the “steep and deep� KHMR, and was also pleasantly surprised to discover the Columbia Wetlands for his first time. “It’s great that you have the paradise of the wetlands and then these glacier capped peaks right next to each other. It’s two different worlds. It’s amazing!�

Indeed, Brassard says that while filming in the area and during interviews with people living here, most of the comments about Golden are that “this place has it all!� “And, so far, of all the places we have visited near the Parks, Golden has given us the most amazing welcome,� he says. “Here is something special and there is nothing fake about the people. They act

normal and don’t ‘talk it up’ too much.

That means the world to us.�

As for Golden’s Francophone community, Brassard says that many people he interviewed spoke about how they miss their families, but love living here.

“It’s great that you have the paradise of the wetlands and then these glacier capped peaks right next to each other.

It’s two different worlds.

It’s amazing!� “They told us how they bring their families here and when they get here, they finally understand.�

Brassard says the show recorded some incredible footage over their time

in the area and one of his favourite moments was chatting with timberframer Sigi Liebmann about the International Timberframers Guild and their role in building Golden’s Pedestrian Bridge. “It’s incredible,� he says looking at the bridge. “I love construction and I love the architecture in Switzerland. Then I come to Golden and meet this Swiss guy who helped to create this amazing community project. This is another awesome story about ordinary people.�

When discussing how he got involved with the documentary series, Brassard says he has always loved travelling and the show seemed like a good fit for him. “And I always just wanted to learn more about everything. I have met so many politicians, millionaires and Hollywood types, but I like real people that do amazing things.�

Joanne Sweeting, executive director at Tourism Golden, says having a film crew come that is doing a series with a significant feature on Golden helps Tourism

Golden to reach deeper into the market than they could do themselves. “And, the show will be networked globally. That clearly helps us to reach audiences in a really positive way.�

Sweeting adds that she is impressed that the series will feature Golden’s history - the relevance of the Pedestrian Bridge and the Swiss Guides and the Columbia Wetlands. “This is a great way to tell those important pieces of information about Golden.�

Sweeting notes that having locals involved in the telling of Golden’s story is very important. “Being able to draw on that local knowledge from ambassadors, like Sigi, who are happy to stand in front of the camera . . . We wouldn’t be able to achieve what we do without these people.�

The Canada Plus Grand Que Nature (Canada Larger than Life) Glacier National Park episode is expected to air in September.

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Pool Party!

On July 3, the Golden Municipal Swimming Pool hosted the first pool party youth swim featuring local DJ Brandon Dahlberg. Held in cooperation with The Golden Youth Centre and sponsored by Plain Wayne & Jane Boutique and Darkside Clothing, the event is the first of many to be held over the summer. For more information, contact the pool at 250-3442118 or by email at pool@golden.ca.

Photos submitted by the Town of Golden.

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Under a cloud of smoke Carrie White Editor Despite the fact that Golden isn’t often a victim of the province’s many wildfires, this year’s dry weather has left literally no part of the province immune.

With a fire burning so close to our community (in Harrogate) and to the communities of our neighbours, friends and loved ones, I felt compelled to write and give a shout out to the many people helping to fight the more than 180 fires burning in our province right now – and indeed, across a huge portion of the country. Even Vancouver’s air is thick with smoke, which is unusual for the seaside city. The CSRD issued a smoky skies advisory for our area on July 8, and Golden’s skies have certainly been hazy for a few days now.

According to the CBC, on July 7, firefighters in B.C. were stretched so thin, that reinforcements from Ontario and as far away as Australia and New Zealand were being called in to help, with the intent that some will go to neighbouring Alberta and Saskatchewan – where combined total area of wildfires burning in the province was 300,000 hectares as of July 7, according to the Government of Saskatchewan website.

The B.C. government issued a ban on fires, campfires and fireworks across most of the province on July 3 and most communities had also instated fire bans by mid week.

Along with all those behind the co-ordination efforts, there are those on the frontline; facing the fires head on in order to protect the rest of us. It’s inspiring really, to think of it. From the local guys voluntarily out there fighting for their loved ones and community, to the firefighter coming all the way from New Zealand, leaving friends and family behind, to come and help fellow firefighters and protect people they likely haven’t even met. Sadly, there has already been life lost in the efforts to contain the province’s fires – an amazing sacrifice.

These men and women are truly heroes, and in a situation like we have now in B.C., their job has only just begun. It has been said that the amount of fires burning and being started each day is unprecedented for this time of year and western Canada has a long, dry summer ahead if weather predictions can be relied on.

Lastly, let us not forget the volunteers and health care workers tending to the needs of those in the thick of it every day. They are people who stayed in their communities even with evacuation notices in order because those fighting “need to get fed.” There are those in the hospitals and outside of them tending to wounds and injures. There are the people opening up their homes to those that have been evacuated or helping to coordinate shelters for those being displaced. There are so many who selflessly help in time of need - the unsung heroes – that it can’t be stressed enough how grateful we should all be.

With all of these people in mind and conditions expected to get worse before they get better, we should all take a minute and not only be thankful, but do our part to follow the fire bans now and practice fire prevention in the future.

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Letters to the Editor

54/ BEEFE UP SVSBM 57 Dear Editor, The Columbia Electoral Area A Television Rebroadcasting Society is delighted to announce to rural television viewers that TSN (The Sports Network) has been added to our lineup. This channel replaces CTV2, which had been inserted as a temporary choice when parts of the system converted to digital from analogue last year. Current viewers need do nothing to view this channel as your digital television already recognizes it. New viewers who may want to switch from (expensive monthly) satellite or cable systems will need to obtain a rooftop antenna, aim it at one of our broadcasting towers, go to the TV menu and scan for the digital channels....and presto,

Bob is your proverbial uncle! TSN joins other digital channels, CBC-Vancouver, Knowledge Network, and KSPS Spokane (PBS). Global-Vancouver and CTV-Calgary currently operate in analogue, and are planned to be converted to digital in the near future, at which time two more digital specialty channels may be added.

So enjoy watching the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament, which is on as we speak, the CFL Football League, and many other popular sporting events. Any questions can be directed to me at ronvv@telus.net Cheers, Ron van Vugt, CAATS

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I hope to hold the next meeting in Parson on July 28th, and it will run from 6 pm to 8 pm.

As well as the monthly meetings, I will be arranging a series of training workshops for myself and the LAC members, to make sure that we have the knowledge, skills and tools we need to play our roles and serve you as best we can.

The first of these workshops will be held in the Golden & District Centennial Area on Thursday July 9th from 4 pm to 9 pm.

Members of the public are welcome to view these workshops as observers and I will be happy to remain afterwards if any residents have pressing issues or concerns that they wish to bring to my attention.

Sincerely Karen Cathcart Director, CSRD Area “A�

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For Dalia Yanai, instructor and codirector of Golden Lotus Ayurveda, helping to facilitate a workshop for the Golden cancer, chronic and life threatening illness group was a no-brainer.

On July 22 at 7 p.m., Yanai will host Yoga for Stress Management at Golden Lotus Ayurveda, 914A 11th St. S. The workshop is free to attend and participants are asked to bring a mat if they have one. If not there will be some provided. “I think that yoga has so much to offer as a therapeutic tool that it seemed to me like it would be a good fit,� says Yanai of the session.

Yanai says she decided to host the workshop after chatting with group founder Ruth Finnie, who occasionally attends Yoga sessions at Golden Lotus. “I also saw her posts on Facebook. I told her I’d be happy to help and we have been trying for a few months to set a time for the

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Yanai says in the Yoga for Stress Management class she will teach a few breathing techniques, some meditation and a few simple poses to help calm the mind and help to manage stress.

“I think yoga is a perfect system for that.

It’s built in to the teachings,” she says, adding that the session’s focus will be on relaxation and stress management “The physical practise and postures will be simple and basic. The thing is, it doesn’t need to be complicated and you don’t need to do fancy poses to get the benefits.”

Yanai notes that those living with chronic or life threatening illness or those that have survived a life-threatening illness either live with a lot of stress or a lot of pain – or both.

“Pain and stress can be handled in many different ways ... There will always be stress in your life whether you are sick or healthy - and it’s not necessarily a bad thing.”

“Pain and stress can be handled in many different ways,” she says. “There will always be stress in your life - whether you are sick or healthy - and it’s not necessarily a bad thing. I think the main thing that makes a difference for whether you live well with stress or become sick or too overwhelmed with stress, is your ability to manage and deal with it.”

Yanai says that volunteering to facilitate the session is, in a way, part of being a yoga practitioner.

“Whether it’s called Dana, Sava or karma – it’s a balance. I get so much from my practice and from my community. And it’s [giving back] always been a part of what we do here.”

Yanai has been studying Yoga since

2000 and Ayurveda since 2002 and was certified as a Yoga instructor and Ayurvedic practitioner by the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Her studio, Golden Lotus Ayurveda, offers a variety of yoga classes for different styles and abilities.

“All the teachers have their own preferences and I think we each found, over the years of teaching, the things that we enjoy the most and so we bring them

into our classes,” she says.

One way or another, all the classes offered at the studio represent a variety of yoga, Dalia says, adding that there is something for everyone.

“I would recommend to people thinking about joining to just sign up for a class,” she says. “It’s not scary, it’s not complicated, it’s not very expensive, you don’t need to be flexible and you don’t need experience. I encourage people to not

even look at others in the class. It’s very much your own practise.”

To find the schedule, sign up for classes and find out more about Golden Lotus, visit GoldenAyurveda.com or call 250-3448685.

To find out more about the upcoming workshop for the Golden cancer, chronic and Life Threatening illness group, contact Ruth Finnie on Facebook or at 250-3442171.

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Local artisan carves out a living doing what he loves

by Claire Dibble Special to Golden This Week

Even before knocking on the door of Roger Elander’s shop, you can hear the whir of woodworking tools. Inside, Roger and his cup of coffee are both wearing a light coat of fine dust. It’s Thursday morning and he’s creating new pieces for his online shop, Wooda Cooda. Built on Etsy, the wildly popular online platform for crafters and makers, Roger’s shop does enough sales to keep him quite busy.

So busy, in fact, that three years ago he was able to leave his job and the daily commute to Lake Louise. Now he splits his time between designing new products, handcrafting all varieties of wooden goods, photographing items for online listings, and fulfilling orders. Perhaps you’ve seen him at the post office with armloads of packages to ship off to Cyprus, New Zealand, Spain, or China.

“Now he splits his time between designing new products, handcrafting all varieties of wooden goods, photographing items for online listings, and fulfilling orders.�

The diversity in the products Roger makes keeps the workday interesting, and has likely fueled his success. With 360 listings currently in his online store, he’s constantly thinking of what new thing he could make. He makes wooden wallets, flying bird mobiles, six-pack bottle carriers (one of his most popular items), ring boxes, and is now developing a line of jewelry with wood and resin. No scrap of wood is too tiny to catch Roger’s creative eye; he sees the potential in the smallest of sticks and slices. He makes guitar picks from exotic woods, hair sticks out of Juniper, thumbtacks, and his wooden ... Continued on page 14

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Like many artists, Roger continues to create even when he’s taking a break from the demands of his business. While you won’t see them listed for sale online, visitors to Roger’s workshop would see guitars in various stages of production. As a musician, making instruments is one of Roger’s passions, along with playing them.

“No scrap of wood is too tiny to catch Roger’s creative eye; he sees the potential in the smallest of sticks and slices.�

Roger is quick to credit his partner, Kay Nagao for her contributions to both the art and the business. Together they offer Wooda Cooda products for sale at the Golden Famers’ Market, primarily on Saturdays in the Spirit Square and sometimes at the Wednesday market as well. Roger offers a discount for locals shopping online to offset the prices in US dollars. See the shop at www.woodacooda. etsy.com

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Stay fit and have fun with Aquafit

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At the Golden Municipal Swimming Pool (GSP), one employee is determined to show the community how great Aquafit classes can be.

Logan Kardash is a lifeguard at the GSP and also facilitates Aquafit classes. He is hosting a free Aquafit class on Saturday, July 18 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. The initiative is Logan’s way of trying to increase numbers at the class and also to educate people on the benefits of Aquafit. “I think it would be really cool to have the pool full of Aquafitters,� he says, adding that the classes are fun and appropriate for all ages.

Logan explains that although the shallow water movement and low-impact exercises

taught in aquafit class can be good for people with mobility issues, they can also be challenging enough for use in cross training exercises.

Some of the low-impact Aquafit movements can also be useful for sports injury recovery and rehabilitation – mostly for the lower body.

And, Logan says that participants can individualize the movements by choosing to do the high or low impact versions as desired.

Of his free session, Logan says, “It will be a well-rounded class where people can see all the different things you can do with Aquafit.�

There is an extensive amount of education required to teach an Aquafit class, explains Logan, who holds a Canadian Aquafitness Leaders Alliance (CALA) certification in vertical water training – good across the country.

“I had to go to Kelowna to get certified.

When I first started teaching, I had to learn a lot about anatomy and physiology so that I understood where the muscles start and cross, about joints and how to move safely in the water.�

“I had to go to Kelowna to get certified. When I first started teaching, I had to learn about anatomy and physiology so that I understood where the muscles start and cross, about joints and how to move safely in the water.�

Logan says he also studied the gravitational force of water in order to know what

impact a movement has on the person and what they might feel during the exercise.

In his first certification session, Logan attended three-days of training and took eight Aquafit classes over the course of three days. “I didn’t realize how much you have to know,� he muses. “Did you know that pool noodles were made for Aquafit?�

Logan says he is definitely interested in more training to learn about Aquafit for strength training for conditions like arthritis and even Aquafit Yoga. Having just graduated, he is keen to focus on studying Aquafit education throughout the summer.

In the meantime, he wants to see participation at the GSP classes grow. “Aquafit is fun and it’s for everyone. It’s about lifelong fitness.�

Come on down to the Golden Pool on Saturday, July 18 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. for a free trial of Aquafit!

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Aryad brings high energy world music to Summer Kicks

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by Kris King Special to Golden This Week You will find their albums in the World section on iTunes, but don’t dismiss that for an unfamiliar sound. 2015 Juno award nominees for World Album of the Year, Aryad are a high tempo, Quebec-based sextet that will take the Summer Kicks stage on July 15 at 7 p.m.

According to their biography, in 2012, singer, guitarist and composer, Hamza Abouabdelmajid and oboist Annick Beauvais melded the ideas of blending North African Arabic Folk -Arab-Andalusian with Moroccan-Jewish music.

As they perform, their traditional roots music transforms to an upbeat contemporary sound while blending base lines of reggae and Latin with a whimsical body moving groove.

Aryad is composed of a myriad of traditional North African folk and modern

instruments. With Abouabdelmajid and Beauvais taking the lead roles, the band includes Anit Ghosh (violin, vocals), Kattam Laraki-CĂ´tĂŠ (percussion, vocals), Bertil Schulrabe (drums-percussion) Brochu and Gabriel Lajoie (bass-keyboard-voice).

Abouabdemajid’s uses the Arabic language and folk sound, and leads the audience on a journey through the many blended cultures North Africa and southern Spain. Aryad is poetry and dance melded together on stage. Their live performances are dynamic with improvisational sets to keep the crowed moving.

Find their music at aryadmusic.com and facebook.com/ pages/ARYAD.

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Ice cream for Breakfast:

How decision-making and reprioritizing led to my identity crisis

by Sarah Elizabeth Special to Golden This Week

If you had one hour to yourself a day what would you do with it?

To get some perspective, I thought I would ask this question because every day when this precious time comes to me during my daughter’s nap, I scramble to pick my most favourite activity to spend it on.

Smart parents might choose to nap alongside of their wee one inhaling the fresh baby scent - that includes remnants of jam, dirt and a hint of pee - as they take a moment to savour the precious being lying beside them while catching up on some much needed z’s. For the practical, perhaps they spend their time cleaning, catching up on chores, paying bills, brushing their teeth or eating. I’ve come to realize finding balance in parenthood is a tricky subject.

“Within a week of having

my daughter, I realized just how much people give up when they have children.

They say there is no job harder than being a parent, and the sacrifices are endless.”

Parenthood kind of means growing a backbone and growing up just enough to do what feels right for you and your family because it’s not just about you anymore.

Balance, for me, means ensuring all parts of myself are taken care of. This not only means the basic physical and emotional needs of food, water, rest, love and yoga, but also allowing time for my imagination to indulge in dreaming; for my creativity to be expressed; for my eyes to devour the many books I’ve downloaded onto my kindle or borrowed from the library; for practising a hobby that feeds my soul; or catching up with friends and

family.

The tricky business in all of this is feeding the individual that lives inside of the mom while ensuring my daughter is having balance in her life, supporting the needs of my partner and spending time together, oh, and let’s not forget about caring for the cats who have not packed and left, but are enjoying more freedom and extra food in their dishes as my two-year old helps with chores by feeding them.

You can see how this can be daunting.

Within a week of having my daughter,

I realized just how much people give up when they have children. They say there is no job harder than being a parent, and the sacrifices are endless. This includes precious time for yourself. This loss of time has meant a reprioritization of all the things I used to love, and therefore, in my mind, contributed to who I thought I was as a person. To any normal adult, this all might seem like a no-brainer and an easy task to accomplish. The grown up thing to do might just be to let some of the hobbies, hopes and dreams go (like a sensible adult who has become broken by parenthood).

But for those of us who are more naive and idealistic, which means we believe in the possibilities and have an overactive imagination (a.k.a. we’re children ourselves), this task takes more thought and contemplation . . . because there’s more to it than meets the eye. Parenthood kind of means growing a backbone and growing up just enough to do what feels right for you and your family because it’s not just about you anymore. ... Continued on page 18

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Eat Pure: Your relationship with your food

by Kory Monteith Eat Pure Mountain Market Special to Golden This Week I had the honor of attending the most enlightening workshop at The Conscious Goddess Festival, a few weeks ago.

I came away completely inspired. It helped me continue to find balance in my relationships, with myself, with others, and with the “things” in my life. I asked myself the same question I was asked in the workshop, but applied it to food.

“If food had feelings, would it appreciate the way I treat it?”

I invite you to join me in a fun exercise and ask yourself the same question.

Perhaps you might get a message you did not expect. It might just change the way you see your food and maybe how you see yourself.

Grab a piece of paper and pen and sit quietly with your eyes closed. Imagine you are out for dinner at your favorite restaurant, at your favorite table, with your favorite drink. You are alone waiting for your meal. Someone comes to your table and sits across from you. This person is very familiar to you, although you cannot seem to place them. As you look at them and wonder, it suddenly dawns on you that this is food sitting with you.

You now have the chance to speak to food; to tell it how you feel about it; to

ask it any questions. Write down your conversation as you talk with food. What did you say?

After you complete writing down your conversation, take out another piece of paper. Now food has something it would like to say to you. It wants to write you back and tell you what it has been waiting to say.

When I did this, it was a long heated conversation. It went deeper than I could ever imagine. We never had the best relationship, food and I. I mean the most stress I ever experienced in my life was because of food. At one point, the food I was eating was literally killing me.

I was able to see an actual relationship

with food; it was like I was writing to a life partner. And food’s response to me was surprising and unexpected.

After addressing our many ups and downs, I was able to have forgiveness for food. (I had never thought about forgiving my food before!) I was able to accept food in a whole new way, and begin to be thankful and grateful for it.

This exercise has inspired me to give more thanks to my food, to slow down and appreciate it in my life and in my body.

Food should be an enjoyable experience, not a stressful thing. I’m now looking at food in a whole new way, as my friend and ally in life.

What will you say to your food?

Learning to be comfortable being ‘Mama Bear’ ... Continued from page 17

The secret is killing two-birds with one stone (not that I would ever want to kill birds) and yes, sadly, letting go, which, as indicated above, does not make anyone broken by parenthood, but will only lead to very fulfilling elder years as our children grow up and into their own lives and we find ourselves with me-time again.

In the meantime, criteria for the prioritization of my time means choosing wisely, listening to my body and spending time on things that bring greater value into my life - like turning off Facebook and doing yoga because my back is out of whack from chasing a naked toddler

who has just sang a song about how she’s going to pee on the floor; or opting out of reading another book on ways our society is dysfunctional in exchange for something that will make me laugh since there’s not much time for Portlandia anymore; or getting down on the floor and colouring with my daughter; or building a crazy awesome Lego object without thinking about it too much, to quench that need to be creative while spending quality time together.

There’s a lot of advice out there on letting go of what no longer serves us. There’s nothing that teaches the importance of this (that I know of) more than becoming a parent. As I’ve navigated Motherhood and finally find myself settling

into this new identity (and yes, it’s still new after two years) I’ve come to realize that hobbies come and go, and real balance can be found by letting go of old ideals about how you think you’re supposed to live your life, how you’re supposed to do things, who you’ve painted yourself to be, and allowing the simplicity of letting it all unfold as it needs to happen.

“How did I get from figuring out what to do with that hour to myself to becoming Mama Bear?”

It’s through examining all of this that I’ve managed to go from easily understanding

how to take care of myself, to include someone else in that and work as a team with my partner, and by recognizing some of the ways I have not cared for myself enough or letting go of old ideas. I’ve come to a place of stepping into and becoming comfortable with my “Mama Bear” identity.

This has been an awkward transition, much like any other transition in our lives if you can remember those awful teenage years.

How did I get from figuring out what to do with that hour to myself to becoming Mama Bear? I had to let go of what no longer served me and shed some skin, and what I’ve found underneath is all I really need right now: a little confidence in my parenting, joy, self-compassion and trust.

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Candy bar history dates back to war times

by Janet Crandall-Swaffield 1VCMJTIFS t (PMEFO 5IJT 8FFL I often wonder how products got their name, and if there’s a story behind it.

Candy bars, or chocolate bars, as they are most commonly known, are small packages of delight, many of which have quietly been thriving for much of the last decade.

An impulse item for some, a dedicated shopping trip for others.

There’s the typical Mars and Hershey bars, each named after the family of their creators, and subsequently the company name.

Here’s some history on some individual bars.

0I )FOSZ - I would never have thought of Oh Henry! as being classified as a retro or nostalgic product, but it’s actually been on candy shelves for 95 years. Wow. Oh Henry! is a candy bar composed of caramel, peanuts and fudge, wrapped in milk chocolate. It was first created in 1920 by the Williamson Company of Chicago.

It is said the name comes from a young fellow named Henry, who used to visit the original Williamson candy shop and tease the girls who worked there. They were soon sending him on errands, “Oh Henry, will you do this?� and “Oh Henry, can you pick up that?� It became such a common thing around the place that when it came time to name a new candy bar, to Mr. Williamson, it seemed a natural fit.

Nestle acquired the US rights to the brand in 1984 and continues to produce the bar for the US market. In Canada, the bar is currently sold by The Hershey Company, manufactured at the Smith Falls facility in Ontario, prior to the closure. The bars are slightly different from market to market, but the idea is similar. In Canada, it is classified as a ‘candy’ bar, rather than a ‘chocolate’ bar, due to the difference in Canada’s chocolate standards.

4OJDLFST In 1930, Mars introduced the Snickers bar, named after the favourite horse of the Mars family. Snickers candy bar is made oup of nougat, peanuts, and caramel with a chocolate coating. It has been marketed in various markets under the name Marathon.

Due to the overall success of Snickers, there have been many product variations over the years, including Snickers Ice Cream bar, Snickers almond, Cookies & Snickers, and Snickers Charged (containing caffeine, taurine and B vitamins). Others include Snickers Flapjack, Snickers Crazy Peanuts, Snickers Hard, and many more. In Canada, Snickers Rockin’ Road is a limited edition bar, marketed as Rocky Nut Road, containing almonds, caramel, marshmallow flavoured nougat and dark chocolate.

Sounds good to me.

Deep fried Snickers became a specialty in fish and chips shops in Scotland during the mid-90s, eventually making their way to the US market via state fairs. The list is long for Snickers’ inspired flavours of ice

cream, cheesecake, fudge, and so on. All named after a favourite horse.

Currently, Snickers enjoys annual globals sales somewhere in the ballpark of $2 billion. .VTLBUFFST - I had hoped there would be some fascinating tale behind the naming of 3 Muskateers, but not so much. A chocolate-covered fluffy whipped chocolate bar, the name actually comes from the original product, which was three flavours in the same package - vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. It was the third brand produced and manufactured by Mars, introduced in 1932.

Rising costs and wartime restrictions on sugar forced the company to phase out the vanilla and strawberry pieces, leaving only chocolate, which was by far the most popular flavour choice.

The first brand extension, or flavour variation, came in 2007, in celebration of its 75th year. 3 Muskateers Mint was released, with the mini series soon to follow that same year, in French Vanilla, Mocha Cappuccino and Strawberry. Sort of a throwback to the originals I guess.

The next year saw Cherry, Raspberry (both coated in dark chocolate) and Orange with milk chocolate.

Subsequent flavour releases have been Chocolate brownie, S’mores brownie bar, Truffle Crisp, Marshmallow ,JU ,BU The chocolate-covered wafer biscuit bar entered the market in 1935 in York, KitKat sold first in London

and southeast England as Rowntree’s Chocolate Crisp. The name KitKat was first trademarked by Rowntree’s in 1911, but sat dormant for years and was temporarily used for a boxed of chocolates type of product. The four finger biscuit bar was rebranded in 1937 as the Kit Kat bar, a name that originates from a literary club who met at a pie shop owned by pastry chef Christoppher Catling.

The idea for the product came as a suggestion in a recommendation box for a ’snack that a man could take to work in his pack.’ It quickly became associated with taking a ‘break’ in advertising - ‘have a break, have a KitKat.’ The popularity of the product spread worldwide, but it has enjoyed tremendous success in the Japanese market in particular, and an agreement was struck in the 70s with Japanese confectionery company Fujiya, for local production, where more than 200 flavour varieties have been made since 2000. Such flavours as ginger ale, soy sauce, creme brĂťlĂŠe, green tea and banana are incredibly successful with the younger generation. KitKat is often purchased as a good-luck gift, as the brand name echoes the Japanese phrase “Kitty Katsuâ€? meaning ‘surely win.’ Today, it is produced in 16 countries.

These products are available at most convenience and grocery stores anywhere.

I have a new found appreciation for the part these products played in paving the way for the new wave of chocolatier.

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