Sunday, July 13, 2014 at 5:45AM I learned a new acronym this week – GINK. What’s GINK I hear you ask? It stands for Green Intentions No Kids, and refers to couples who have made the decision for the sake of the planet not to have kids.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 5:27AM The economy seems to be so complex that probably no one can fully understand all its ramifications. At least that is how it seems to me. As I see it, in Canada we are like a leaky boat heading for the Niagara Falls. Our politicians are baling as fast as they can, but they don’t really know what they are doing and they are losing the battle anyway. Enough of metaphors.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 11:41AM Steinbach and surrounding municipalities are fortunate to have a composting enthusiast working at the solid waste department at the Steinbach landfill site. Eldon Wallman has long been a crusader to keep compostable materials out of the landfill. But, as Judy Peters says, we are one of the last cities in Canada to implement a full composting program. Why do we have to be dragged, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century?
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at 10:52AM I was reading an article on resilience.org about ‘urban farming’, which had been published in the Solutions Journal. It was a positive message on many fronts and one that can apply anywhere. In the Great Lakes ‘rust belt’ in cities like Detroit and Cleveland, where the large industries have left, large tracts of vacant land are being taken over for food production by local communities.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at 10:49AM Roundup truly is a remarkable chemical. Sprayed onto growing plant material, it will kill the entire plant, roots and all. Many farmers find it hard to conceive of how they could produce our food without Roundup. Home owners too find it invaluable as they grow their lawns, flowers and vegetables. Its usefulness in killing unwanted plants is unsurpassed, and as a bonus it is considered to be extremely safe with respect to human health. I well remember my introduction to Roundup in a university class in the mid 1960s. The instructor said one could drink a litre of the chemical and there would be no negative effect on the body. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has not yet identified any reason for us to be concerned about Roundup in our food.