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Teeswater Kinsmen to Create Memory Park
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In an ambitious project, the Teeswater Kinsmen have embarked on creating a Memory Park to honour and keep alive the memory of past and present community members, as well as preserving a significant part of Culross-Teeswater history! Recently the Kinsmen purchased the former Teeswater News Office property and already work is well underway with ground leveling and seeding completed before the snow fell. When driving through town look for the large sign on mainstreet showing the location of the park as well as progress of the project to date. Like any large project, the Kinsmen are looking to the rest of our community for help to make it a reality. One of the fund-raisers that will be instrumental in creating the park will be special commemorative bricks that will be … Read entire article »
Filed under: In The News
Canada Falls in CCPI Rankings!
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In the latest annual Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), Canada ranked 53rd of 55 industrial countries on the planet! This is a drop of 2 places from last years ranking of 51st, and a STRONG indication of how we are going backwards in our attempts to get a grip on our emissions. Perhaps it is because we have such an abundance of clean air and fresh water in Canada, or perhaps it is because the polluting elephant to the south of us is still ranked 55th. What I find especially sad is that the worst 3 polluters on the list are the 3 countries that have fought the hardest to avoid implementing REAL Kyoto Protocol reforms – The United States, Australia and Canada! The full report is available HERE! On … Read entire article »
Filed under: In The News
Canada Falls in CCPI Rankings!
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In the latest annual Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), Canada ranked 53rd of 55 industrial countries on the planet! This is a drop of 2 places from last years ranking of 51st, and a STRONG indication of how we are going backwards in our attempts to get a grip on our emissions. Perhaps it is because we have such an abundance of clean air and fresh water in Canada, or perhaps it is because the polluting elephant to the south of us is still ranked 55th. What I find especially sad is that the worst 3 polluters on the list are the 3 countries that have fought the hardest to avoid implementing REAL Kyoto Protocol reforms – The United States, Australia and Canada! The full report is available HERE! On … Read entire article »
Filed under: Our Earth
A Change in the Weather
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How a month makes a BIG difference here in Teeswater! A month ago it was warm and sunny – today it is a wee bit below freezing with a foot of the white stuff on the ground and the distinct threat of more tonight. A month ago the mighty Canucks were mired in 12th place in the Western Conference (about where the Leafs are now after their winning streak…), this morning they are tied for 3rd in the league! A month ago I was starting to think about what to get folks for Xmas, today I am, well, still thinking about what to get folks for Xmas. It is a good thing the rest of the town is more on the ball. The Santa Claus parade last week was an … Read entire article »
Filed under: The View
PeeWee Visitors Out of Luck(now)
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The visiting PeeWee Local Team thought they might be luckier than the previous visitors to Teeswater-Culross Arena when it came to playing the local PeeWee Local Team. But such was not to be as our mighty Otters (sporting spiffy new uniforms!) put on a show from opening whistle to final horn. Lead by a 2 goal performance by Sadie Stanley, Teeswater pumped 5 goals in during the first period before coasting to an entertaining 6-1 victory over the visting Lucknow team. The score would probably been much higher except for the heroics of Lucknow’s goalie who singlehandedly kept the score reasonably close with acrobatic saves and a speedy glove hand! Now that the Teeswater PeeWee Locals sit at 5 – 0 for the season (outscoring their opponents 25 – 4!) … Read entire article »
Filed under: In The News
Sobering Climate Change Report
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The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has finally released its watershed report on the effects of climate change and the results are staggering to say the least! “Without urgent, aggressive steps to stop greenhouse gas emissions, climate change will cause devastating heat waves, floods, starvation and disease.” Here we sit, in a country that is blessed with some of the best water, soil and living conditions on the planet and it makes us wonder how we have let this come to be. It is time for ALL Canadians to stand up and be counted! Let’s all do our part! The full report can be found HERE. Tweet … Read entire article »
Filed under: In The News
Sobering Climate Change Report
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The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has finally released its watershed report on the effects of climate change and the results are staggering to say the least! “Without urgent, aggressive steps to stop greenhouse gas emissions, climate change will cause devastating heat waves, floods, starvation and disease.” Here we sit, in a country that is blessed with some of the best water, soil and living conditions on the planet and it makes us wonder how we have let this come to be. It is time for ALL Canadians to stand up and be counted! Let’s all do our part! The full report can be found HERE. Tweet … Read entire article »
Filed under: Our Earth
El Nino / La Nina
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From Environment Canada: El Niño For hundreds of years (the first available record dates 1567), South American fishermen have noticed the appearance of warm waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean along the coast of Ecuador and Peru. As the phenomenon typically becomes apparent around Christmas, the name “El Niño”, or the Christ Child was eventually bestowed. At the turn of this century, a connection between El Niño and other weather patterns had yet to be established. During the 1920s, the head of the Indian Meteorological Service, Sir Gilbert Walker, recognized patterns to the rainfall in South America. His discovery lead him to theorize additional associations with the change in the ocean temperatures, and with atmospheric pressure changes measured at stations on both sides of the Pacific (Tahiti and Darwin, Australia). … Read entire article »
Filed under: In The News
Today’s Events
February 7, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
February 7, 2012 – Reach Out & Learn - 7:00 pm
Coming Events
- February 7, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
- February 7, 2012 – Reach Out & Learn - 7:00 pm
February 8, 2012 – Recycling - Mildmay - All Day- February 9, 2012 – Teeswater Pipe Band - 7:30 pm
February 10, 2012 – Youth Curling - 6:00 pm- February 13, 2012 – South Bruce Business Information Meeting - 7:30 pm
February 14, 2012 – Valentine's Day - All Day- February 14, 2012 – Recycling - Teeswater/Formosa - 8:00 am
- February 14, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
- February 16, 2012 – Teeswater Pipe Band - 7:30 pm
- February 17, 2012 – Youth Curling - 6:00 pm
- February 21, 2012 – Quilt Tying Group - 9:30 am
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