June is Bike Month … and there’s safety in numbers
by Steven Beck A recent spate of widely publicized cycling injuries and accidents – from six cyclists on a rural highway in Quebec being hit … Read more
Month: July 2010
Canning 101
ON THE GARDEN PATH by Carolyn Herriot For people of a self-reliant nature who raise a good portion of their own food, home canning is … Read more
Choosing our feelings
UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young The last great freedom of man is the freedom to choose his attitude under any given set of circumstances. – Viktor … Read more
Ordinary yet compelling
FILMS WORTH WATCHING by Robert Alstead America Ferrera is a long way from the territory of hit comedy television series Ugly Betty in her latest cinematic venture The … Read more
Species loss a silent epidemic
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola Scientists warn that the twin threats of climate change and wildlife extinction threaten our planet’s life-support systems, … Read more
Honouring democracy – fighting the HST
One volunteer’s experience collecting signatures for the FightHST petition by Brenda Stephenson I was just going along with my friend to keep her company at … Read more
Food scraps collection – don’t trash your food
Vancouver City Council has approved the implementation of the first phase of a food scraps collection program for single-family residences. Why is the City of … Read more
Biofuels Backfire – hasty approach will impact environment, food production
by Lucy Sharratt If the new “Renewable Fuels Regulations” are implemented this year as planned, all of our fuel will soon contain a mandatory amount … Read more
Decadence – A meandering walk on the wild side
by Geoff Olson Just after receiving her Academy Award for best actress this past March, Sandra Bullock discovered her husband, Jesse James, had been cheating … Read more
Saying “know” – A 5-point primer on cholesterol-lowering drugs
DRUG BUST by Alan Cassels I’ve got an idea. I think we should make t-shirts that say: He who dies with the lowest LDL … Read more