CFN – I just love coming across items that help me accomplish my daily needs and are additionally “earth friendly”. These are two items that caught my eye and prompted me to open my wallet to purchase in the last week. The first item is the ECO Lunchbox. TheContinue Reading
CFN – It seems that a large core of Quebecers are determined to bring language issues to the forefront in Quebec. CTV in Montreal reported on a new documentary about the issue. LA LANGUE À TERRE, directed by Jean-Pierre Roy and Michel Breton essentially floats that Quebec should onlyContinue Reading
CFN – A recent visit with a friend in Hamilton, Ontario opened my eyes to “POSSIBILITY”. The possibility of growing flowers and food on my own front yard. Many front yard vegetable gardens were sighted on my stroll through an older neighborhood. Think of the possibilities this offers. The possibilityContinue Reading
CFN – Many people would like to grow some food however they suppose their apartment or small living space will not allow such a project. Believe it or not, all of us can grow a wee bit of food as long as we have access to some sun and waterContinue Reading
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CFN – Nearly 100 protesters showed up at the St. Lambert Quebec IGA Friday night where 17 year old Meaghan Moran had quit her job after recording an exit interview where a manager suggested that the store could not tolerate English being spoken during breaks between staff. A press releaseContinue Reading
CFN – Can you imagine an employee here in Ontario being told that they could not speak French while at work? Could you imagine that same employee being told that they could not speak French on their break on site with another employee? That’s exactly what’s happened to youngContinue Reading
CFN – Montrealers past and present, especially those from NDG, will be mourning the loss of Tony Koulakis, the originator of the Legendary Cosmos Diner on Sherbrooke Street; home of the Mish Mash. There even was a documentary made of him before his retirement. You Tube Clip from 2000 ManContinue Reading
CFN – Fire and explosions have rocked the tiny community of Coteau de Lac Quebec as the BEM Fireworks facility apparently blew up! From the BEM website; Throughout the ages, man, fascinated by the fire, has attempted to bring it under his control. In the 9th century, the Chinese discoveredContinue Reading
There’s a rally, Sunday June 30, 2013 in front of McGill College in Montreal organized and promoted by Howard Galganov of Galganov.com. Will you be there? (Comments and opinions of Editorials, Letters to the Editor, and comments from readers are purely their own and don’t necessarily reflect those of theContinue Reading
CFN – It’s funny. In the 90’s when I created one of the first Rotisserie Style Hockey systems many of the theories that are now present in the Salary Cap era are now in place. It’s harder to make some trades and it’s harder to fill holes via Free Agency.Continue Reading
CFN – About 100 uniformed RCMP officers boarded Montreal’s metro system today during a very public lunch-hour silent protest that took them to an RCMP management forum at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at Complexe Desjardins downtown. The members are protesting working conditions, a failed internal representation system and the force’sContinue Reading
There are so many life forms that surround us, especially this time of the year. Crawling, flying, hanging insects are eveywhere, above and below ground. These tiny creatures are intricately connected to each and everyone of us and I’m certain help to maintain a healthy balance of our world inContinue Reading
The warmer weather has finally arrived. Wonderful! I’m certain many of us were out getting dirty, cleaning up our yards, and perhaps readying our garden plots for some flowers and vegetables. Many of us tend to try and get all the tasks done in one day and end up discouragedContinue Reading
CFN – Sadness enveloped my heart as I witnessed a once vibrant life had been snuffed out. Many years ago I first noticed this lovely specimen. It had taken up residence next to the post box which I travelled to on a regular basis; I couldn’t help but notice its regal stature. Continue Reading
So much going on these days…talks of Genetically Modified (GM) salmon out East, GM alfalfa hay, another oil spill down south………………STOP THE MADNESS…..please!! Amid all this talk of Franken-food and the hand of man slapping our Sacred Earth once again with the consequences of dirty oil and GM-food, IContinue Reading
CFN – So I was sampling some Maple syrup at my friends sugar shack today near Ormstown Quebec realizing that I might in fact be a bit of a hypocrite. I’m a flawed human. I like to think that some of those flaws can make me special at times, butContinue Reading
Did we (man) ever take into consideration how our own actions would affect our community before proceeding with a project or deed? We seem to be quick to take on a ‘killing’ mentality when we are met with a perceived threat. I see one of the biggest threats toContinue Reading