Environment

My sister lives near Halifax and my husband’s brother in Vancouver. It’s fine for me to self-righteously say I haven’t… Continue reading “It ain’t easy flying green”

Kawartha Lakes Council has formally opposed the Province of Ontario’s proposal to reduce the number of conservation authorities from 36… Continue reading “Kawartha Lakes council opposes provincial plan to amalgamate conservation authorities”

We in Kawartha Lakes may be happy to say ‘so long’ to 2025, our year of extreme weather. The record-shattering… Continue reading “Are we being sent to climate hell in a handbasket?”

A former journalism colleague of mine went on to sit as a Liberal in Alberta’s legislative assembly. His son, as… Continue reading “AI: A Cautionary Tale”

Cindy Brigden is hoping she will soon be experiencing a clean start – and in more ways than one. Thirteen… Continue reading “Oakwood farm owner looking to put 13-year-old contaminated soil event behind her”

When a government releases a proposal on Halloween, which also happens to be the day of a pivotal World Series… Continue reading “Conservatives and conservation: an uneasy mix”

Butternut trees. Red headed woodpeckers. Piping plovers. Cougars. Woodland caribou. And now, monarch butterflies. All are on endangered or threatened… Continue reading “Threatening the threatened”