On Memory and Aging
I am 61 years old. My mind functions well enough to write this article and the books that are my living. Nonetheless, what happens to minds as they age is happening to mine. Memory flaws are a [...]
By Fred Stenson
Seniors
Seniors
Awakened by Laughter
The two nurses answered my bell to take me to the bathroom. It was past midnight. They strapped me into a special jacket. Then, with a portable crane, they lifted me like a sack of potatoes into [...]
By John Lathrop
Home as Hospital
For nearly a decade, Judy Pidgeon packed away her wanderlust—and indeed, much of her life—to look after her mom, who was profoundly disabled by a stroke. Recalling her mother’s fierce desire not [...]
No Place to Age
Retired provincial court judge Tom McMeekin became a bit of a minor celebrity a few years ago when he decided it was time the world knew what life was like in a local nursing home. McMeekin’s [...]
By Hope Smith
MOST READ
MOST READ
The Nenshi Years
I find it easy to forget what Calgary was like when it all began—before what I’ll call the Nenshi Years. It feels like a lifetime ago, several political epochs back. Before the pandemic, before the Olympic bid, before the flood. Before the boom—and whole boom–bust cycle—ended. Before the PC collapse ...
Sidewalks to Nowhere
On a cool November evening in 2012, a crowd of more than 100 invited guests, primarily land developers, gathered at a private venue in downtown Calgary. The host was Cal Wenzel, head of Shane Homes. From a stage in front of a big screen he proceeded to review each Calgary ...
Amarjeet Sohi
On a Friday morning in spring 2016, Amarjeet Sohi sat barefoot in the den of his craftsman style home in south Edmonton. His first few months as Canada’s federal minister of infrastructure had been frantic, sending him across the country to listen to the wants and needs of every big-city ...