Young MDs make call (against Family Medicine)

This is a good column from the Ottawa Sun about why medical students aren't choosing Family Medicine:

"In the end, the decision to stay away from family medicine was heavily influenced by this: After eight years of university and a debt load of more than $100,000, students just don't see family practice, and all the problems that come with it, as a good return on their investment."

A New Focus?

So far, I've posted only articles that I've found on the internet that pertain to Guiding. I haven't actually gone to the extent of publicizing this blog, but I may do that - I'm also thinking about posting some reviews of books that I've read, in terms of how they relate to my experience in Guiding. Of course, this all depends on having time to do these things ... but I'm more interested in maintaining a site or blog with ideas rather than simply updating the links on my other sites.

Junior Leader Dies in Rafting Incident in BC

This article, as well as this website, give more information about this sad occurrence.
"Alison, a junior Girl Guides leader and Grade 12 student at Howe Sound Secondary, was one of nine people on a raft that hit a rock and flipped in the Devil's Elbow rapids. She died at the scene." (from Canada.com article)