Environment

“We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like,” said Dave Ramsey,… Continue reading “The best things in life aren’t things”

In a heat wave, we can keep cool in air-conditioned spaces. If that’s not possible, we can head for our… Continue reading “City proposes tree preservation bylaw”

When I was seven, I came into some birthday money: $5! My parents helped me open a Canada Trust bank… Continue reading “Follow the money”

When our babies arrive, we child-proof the cupboards, gate the stairs. We don’t leave them in a hot car with… Continue reading “Child-proofing the planet”

Those who are looking for a way to make a lasting impact on the landscape in the Kawarthas are invited… Continue reading “Kawartha Land Trust to host community tree-planting and mapping event”

By David Rapaport Seniors in Kawartha Lakes are organizing to urge all levels of government to take immediate action to… Continue reading “Seniors for Climate Action Now (SCAN!) organizes in Kawartha Lakes”

Several years ago, friends of mine sold their home in Kelowna and moved to the coast. They’d been evacuated one… Continue reading “Raging wildfires: You can run, but you can’t hide”