“This is going to be easy.” That was my first thought on being challenged to sign up for Live Local KW and “eat, shop and play locally” for one week (next week – you can still sign up here).
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Susan Holtz
Susan Holtz has been a private consultant on energy and environmental policy and was based in Nova Scotia for much of her career. She was the founding Vice Chair of both the Nova Scotia and the now-disbanded National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy and has served on […]
Cory Trépanier’s True Wild
Painter and filmmaker Cory Trépanier has visited and chronicled some of the most remote parts of Canada. He has three major painting projects, each with a film to record the adventure, and a gallery collection of breathtaking works for each area.
Into the North
There is a saying that serves as part challenge and part inspiration: “If they don’t laugh at your dream, it’s not big enough.” If this is true, landscape-painter Cory Trépanier must spend a lot of time defending himself. His vision is so enormous that he had to renovate his barn […]
Midsummer Moth Magic
One question I am frequently asked in my work at Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory is “what’s the difference between a butterfly and a moth?” From my perspective, the most noticeable difference is that butterflies are more popular. While butterflies are celebrated symbols of freedom, peace and beauty, moths tend to be […]
Wine and Cheese: Sustainable Sustenance from Ontario
Sustainable design is often narrowly construed as only the environmentally conscious design of objects. Broader considerations for what design can be should also embrace services, experiences and even behaviors. But it takes a large leap to get people to see examples of sustainable design beyond the typical re-usable shopping bags […]
Another Enbridge Line 9 Blockade
Another construction site along Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline has been occupied this morning – at least the third in three weeks – and this time protestors are planning to stay.
The Facts About Neonicotinoids
It’s the Smoking Gun. A groundbreaking report published in July by the international peer-reviewed journal PLOS ONE has shed new light on the plight of honeybees. Taken all together, the evidence indicates that bees are at risk from a multitude of factors.
Car-Free Camping: You Can Do It!
For most people, a camping weekend involves loading up the car with gear and making a grueling trek on the 400-series highways. But the cumulative impact of all those vehicles actually degrades the wild lands in our conservation areas, provincial and national parks that we’re trying to protect. Air pollution […]
Organizing Urbanism
In cities across Canada, people and organizations are finding ways to address complex challenges and creatively shape the future of their communities. They are greening neighbourhoods while producing local food, creating social enterprises to reduce poverty, mentoring immigrants and helping them integrate into their new communities, and using community arts […]
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