By John Dressler– Canadian journalist Chris Turner wrote a book about his global search for sustainable practices, calling it The…
Month: November 2016
By Jasmin Schellenberg– HEALTHY SNACKS AND WHY Bob’s Red Mill Herbed Gluten-Free Corn Polenta Triangles Ingredients 2 cups freshly…
By Kristin Lehar – With Halloween barely behind us and Christmas just around the corner, the sweets and sugary temptations are…
By Dr. Magda Havas– I’m an associate professor of environmental and resource studies at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. For…
By Jonathan Weisblatt – Dear reading one, Hello. Let’s get right to it. If I love you – and…
Global populations of vertebrates – mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish – have declined by 58 per cent between 1970…
Covering less than one per cent of BC, native grasslands are home to the highest diversity of at-risk plant and…
By Lisa Hilton– Step one: somebody plants the cotton plants. Step two: the plants are tended by field workers until…
By LeRae Haynes – Small Town Love Williams Lake is a unique program that brings local, independently-owned businesses to the…
By Terri Smith – Next week, Amadeus’ brother and mother will be going to a new home. It’s going to…
By Jennifer Clark – The idea of living simply isn’t new. Whether it was Thoreau writing about living a simple…
By Sharon Taylor – Canada celebrated Citizenship Week from October 10 to 16 this year, and it was a good…
By Reuben Dinsmore, ND – I know I’m preaching to the choir here—if you have been to see a…
By Margaret-Anne Enders – I generally tend toward the Luddite end of the technologically savvy scale; however, lately I have…
By Bill Irwin – The ongoing cloudy and rainy weather eroded some of the observing opportunities this past fall. As…
By Gloria Atamanenko – I was born near Fort Vermilion, Alberta, one hundred miles below the North West Territories boundary, in…
Local activist and chair of the Kamloops Council of Canadians Anita Strong is calling on the Trudeau government to keep…
By Angela Abrahão – The first cohort of students from the Sustainable Ranching Program at Thompson Rivers University is finishing…
By Oliver Berger – Five years ago, Morgan Day and I worked at Mt. Timothy Ski Area. Like in most…