Canada's Environmental Voice
A mushroom island of Baobab trees perched atop the Bay of Moramba. A leopard’s gaze as it drinks from a water pool in the blackness of night. A group of nomadic Nenets surrounded by the hostile Siberian tundra. This is but a glimpse of Sebastião Salgado’s Genesis, an environmental art exhibit […]
A\J has been a proud sponsor of Hillside for many years, and this year we were back again to live-tweet shows, take photos and hang out in the Neighbourhood tent.
THE KITCHEN is a great place to start greening your home. If you’re already stacked with Energy Star-certified appliances and low-flow fixtures, follow these smart and easy tips for a healthier, more conscientious space.
If you grew up watching the Flipper television series in the 1960s or 90s, you probably developed an affinity for charismatic marine mammals. You may have also begged your parents to take you to a marine amusement park to see dolphins and whales “in real life.” This feature documentary shatters […]
Mérida Anderson is a vegan chef extraordinaire and the author of Vegan Secret Supper: Bold & Elegant Menus from a Rogue Kitchen. Mérida is a musician, a fashion designer and an art space curator. She lives in Montreal with her pet raccoon-cat, Peewee.
I remember the day I decided to start eliminating animal products from my diet. I was 13 years old, sitting in Pizza Hut with my family. I stared down at my personal pizza and thought, “What part of the animal is the mini sausage?” Just kidding. But seriously, those tiny […]
Being a non-courteous cyclist is not only unsafe, it taints the overall perception of cyclists and compromises their acceptance on the roadways. “The willingness of drivers to share the road is often impeded by the erratic behaviour of cyclists that are still learning the ropes with limited resources,” explains Toronto […]
Bicycles conjure images of freedom and whimsy but also of fear, creating a dichotomy in how cycling is represented in the media. Many cycling safety campaigns have capitalized on this fear to illicit emotional responses to encourage a given change in behaviour (See Transport for London’s Do the Test for use […]
After a season of navigating the wintery roads or being stationed in the garage, your bike could probably use a little TLC. Or you might be in the market for a new set of wheels. In this first post of our Bike Month blog series, Gear Up with A\J, we’re […]
Knowing the Land is Resistance (KLR) has been running nature exploration workshops in southwestern Ontario for three years, demonstrating to participants how to (re)connect with the natural world around them, in any setting. I attended a very different KLR workshop in Waterloo in March, at which they presented five starting points […]
