Environment

OK, things are bad. We’re in a trade war. The U.S. is pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord –… Continue reading “And now, for some good news”

After record-breaking snowfall this year and below average temperatures, Kawartha Conservation has been preparing for the late winter and spring… Continue reading “Shrinking snowbanks have Kawartha Conservation eyeing a major spring thaw”

Smokers pay extra taxes because smoking costs the health care system extra money. We all breathe in the “smoke” (pollution)… Continue reading “Axes and taxes”

After the warmest fall on record in Ontario, very little snow in November, and only an average accumulation in December,… Continue reading “Snowiest January this century in Kawartha Lakes”

By a vote of 4-2, council supported an application to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Local Leadership for Climate… Continue reading “Council moves forward with climate change strategy”

It brightens our days, lifts us out of gloom and gives us a hit of vitamin D. What’s not to… Continue reading “Here comes the sun”

As I write this, my daughter is enjoying a vacation near the pristine north beach of Haida Gwaii off the… Continue reading “What about China?”