A new study, one of the most detailed in Canadian history, has concluded that road salt is polluting our lakes and during the spring thaw actually creating salinity levels that approach those of the ocean!

The study, conducted near Pickering, found that so much salty water from the community is ending up in Frenchman’s Bay, a scenic lagoon on the shores of Lake Ontario, that the small water body is being poisoned.

Environment Canada has recognized that salt has adverse impacts on ...
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We need a fifth season on the calendar.

I am fine with Spring (lovely time for taking pictures in the countryside), Summer (warm days on the beach at Kincardine), Autumn (the riot of colours here amazes me) and Winter (after a fashion as long as I don’t have to shovel it), but there is a distinct need for another season, sandwiched between Winter and Spring – a short season, say a month or so, beginning at the end of February and ...
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If your party is a bit on the quiet side, the quickest way to liven things up these days is to ask anyone what they think of wind power!

This goes especially true in our area, where wind turbines are starting to dot the horizon from London to Tiverton and beyond. And everyone has an opinion, from ‘the best thing since sliced bread’ to ‘a blight on the landscape’ to ‘Ohhh, the NOISE!’. Companies are launching massive ad campaigns to promote ...
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In winter, we like to hunker down and simply enjoy a cozy ‘family’ weekend…. Sometimes, however,it’s really nice to have friends over. My daughter had suggested we have a card party weeks ago. She’s eight and loves parties! She even suggested certain snacks to serve. The wheels simply fell off a couple times, but finally, I planned just far enough ahead and made the call to a couple around the corner. “Bring the boys too.” Fine! A time was agreed ...
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