Guest Column: Paying attention? Your world’s changing

By Daan Vander Kroon July 12, 2010 Lots going on. At least two ongoing public inquiries. Well, only one so far – an inquiry into the disappearance of 8 million Fraser River sockeye and overall decline of the run. Incredibly, there’s still talk of granting the run sustainable status. Calls for a public inquiry into [...]

Opposition Grows to ‘Landfill in the Sky’

A new song “Landfill in the Sky” has reverberated through communities from the City of Vancouver to Abbotsford to Hope. This modern day protest song voices opposition to a waste management concept of incinerating trash. As former Canadian Idol Shane Weibe sings, “Burning garbage makes toxic waste, incineration leaves a bad taste,” people are asking [...]

The Commonsense Canadian: G8/G20 Post-mortem

With the G8 and G20 Summits at their completion, one doesn’t have to look far for examples of anger, and frustration of what did and didn’t happen. Of noteworthy importance are the many questions being posed now that world leaders have left Toronto and the streets have been swept clear of broken glass and trash. [...]

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