Summer 2024 | VOL . 32.4
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Margaret Sadler
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Also In This Issue
14 Digital Gadget Help and Much More at Your Local Library
44 Kudos to a Favourite Teacher / When the Student Becomes the Teacher
47 Outdoor Living It ' s Tick Season — Beware of Hitchhikers
48 Fitness Pickleball , Anyone ?/ Another Pickler Perspective
57 Fun & Games
From Our Committees
8 Health Benefits Patented and Generic Medications in Canada
12 Wellness Heart and Sole Wellness Walks
16 Pension & Financial Wellness Reaping What You Sow
39 Governance 2024 Scholarship
50 Communications Writing Contest
From Our Partners
52 HumanaCare Nature and Well-Being : An Ode to the Out of Doors
54 Orbit Is Your Landscaping Project Covered by Home Insurance ?
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