In The News
An Ill Wind
(May 7, 2011) - The Team
Guest editorial by Shane Jolley, coordinator of The LocalMotive Project in Grey & Bruce Counties.* * *Only a government could take something as pure and simple as wind and make it more despised than a snowstorm in July. I follow the continued debate about wind power in Ontario with dismay, as
The End of ‘Uncertainty’?
(May 3, 2011) - The Team
The people have spoken - more than 14 million yesterday - and while this morning campaign workers begin the task of tearing down election signs Canada can pause and consider what we will have for government for the next four years.Certainly, with the economy in the state that it is in, it is unlikel
My Canada – Mon Canada!
(May 2, 2011) - Mark W. Law
This is my country, I was born here and like 33 million other Canadians happy and proud to remove my hat, face the flag and sing 'Oh Canada' at the top of my lungs.I was all too happy to answer the call from my country and I sleep easier at night knowing that my children will ALWAYS be Canad
May 2011 Almanac
(May 1, 2011) - The Team
May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. It is also a month within the northern season of spring. The month May has been named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility,
30 Hour Famine
(April 28, 2011) - The Team
I just received this from Erika Inglis and thought I should pass it on! - ed. * * *On Friday April 29th and Saturday April 30th, FE Madill Secondary School in Wingham will be holding a 30 hour famine in association with World Vision. As a way to involve and benefit the local community, volunteers w
Is Politics Bad For Your Health?
(April 23, 2011) - Mark W. Law
Unless you've been out of the country lately you can't have missed the fields of red and blue sprouting up all over the countryside - Conservative blue and Liberal red that is.I am not sure how 'green' this election is, with the amount of fossil fuels burnt to create all those plasti
One Paper Cup
(April 22, 2011) - Mark W. Law
The problem is huge, sometimes so huge that we get lost in where to start...Major industries with bottom line profits to protect further confuse us with 'pseudo-science'...But as individuals we can make a BIG difference if we think small and act large...If today you pickup one - 10 gram pi
The Secrets To A Long Life
(April 20, 2011) - Mark W. Law
Walter Breuning knew a thing or two about how to live a long life.April 14th Breuning passed away in a Great Falls, Montana hospital at the ripe, old age of 114. He was the oldest man in the world and the second-oldest person, according to the Los Angeles-based Gerontology Research Group. Besse Coop
Evolution Speaks in Teeswater!
(April 14, 2011) - Mark W. Law
Evolution is not a force but a process; not a cause but a law. John, Viscount MorleyFrom the packed hall at the Teeswater Community Centre last night evolution is speaking loud and clear in Teeswater! And today the management board of the River Village Coop Market will begin to sift through the pac
Every Day is Earth Day
(April 13, 2011) - Mark W. Law
April 22nd is Earth Day 2011 and for one day of the year we pay homage to our embattled planet. And then, like Christmas or Easter Sunday, the next day we are back to driving our gas guzzlers, tossing Timmy-cups out the window at 90 kmh and generally creating the same gi-normous carbon footprint we
The Race for the Mug Begins!
(April 11, 2011) - The Team
Lord Stanley's Mug is once again up for grabs, with the first round set to begin in a couple of days.This year we have a dearth of Canadian teams competing for OUR trophy - Vancouver and Montreal - with both having a tough road ahead of them if they plan to sip from the Stanley Cup in June.In th
Oh Deer!
(March 31, 2011) - The Team
Early Spring is that time of year when local wildlife forget highways are made for trucks and cars.Recently the OPP have been fielding a number of incidents involving collisions between vehicles and deer.Deer are most active at sunrise and sunset and can bound onto the road in the fraction of a seco
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