Cornwall ON – My husband returned home from a short road trip and was telling me about a conversation he had heard on our local French Radio Station, CHOD FM, on gift wrapping in material. He suggested I Google “Furoshiki” for more information. Off I went to my key-board toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Social Development Council of Cornwall and Area are offering a free Energy Greenbox kit to anyone who would like to be a little warmer this winter, and save some money too. These kits are being distributed today (Wednesday) and tomorrow at Justin’s No Frills at CornwallContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – So it is that time of the year once again…people are searching for that perfect gift, planning gatherings, wondering what to wear for that special family or work related celebratory party. How can one accomplish everything without breaking the budget and be kind to our planet inContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – It’s free! It’s Fun! It’s the Cooper Marsh Conservators Children’s Christmas Party & Tree Lighting! It all takes place Friday December 3 at 7:30 PM at The Cooper Marsh Conservation Area and Visitor Centre! See Santa, light the Christmas tree and much more!Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Do you know someone doing great work to help Cornwall and area combat climate change? For the third consecutive year, the Cornwall Carbon Reduction Initiative (CCRI) is seeking nominations of local champions who are helping to make our community a cleaner, greener place to live. Whether youContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Ontario’s updated Long-Term Energy Plan sets the course for a clean energy revolution that is creating thousands of new, good jobs in Ontario, and cleaning up the air we breathe. The government’s 20-year energy plan, Building Our Clean Energy Future, makes the essential investments to keep the lightsContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – “Today, we pay tribute to the many Canadians who have made the ultimate sacrifice so that we may live in a country free from tyranny and governed by freedom, democracy and justice.” Those were the words of Prime Minister Steven Harper a few weeks ago on RemembranceContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The banana is not a fruit I purchase or consume that often however according to Popsci Americans eat more bananas than any other fruit consuming about 26 pounds per person per year. Last week I was on the run and dropped into my local grocery store forContinue Reading
Re: Canadian Taxpayer Subsidised Tea Party Successes Canadian Taxpayer Subsidised Tea Party Successes By Richard Komorowski Cornwall Free News November 16, 2010 Editor: Reading Mr. Komorowski’s article reminded me of another anti-corporate conspiracy rant,the Unabomber Manifesto by Ted Kaczynski. Not only is he ill-informed on oil sands production methods, he’s clearly guessingContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Yannick Bergeron is a teacher whose passion for science is contagious. A facilitator and trainer for the Club des Débrouillards (a province-wide network of science clubs); a designer of experiments; an author of educational materials; a judge at science fairs; a dynamic presenter – these are justContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – So it this shrewd politicking or blind arrogance? The Harper government used its Conservative majority in the Senate to call a snap vote on Bill C-311 thus scuttling a simple bill to protect the environment. Yeah, the environment; that thing we all live in including Conservatives. Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Tar Sands “Oil” is nothing like the crude oil that comes from a well further south in Alberta, or in Texas or anywhere in the Middle East. It is anything but the “ocean of oil-soaked sand” that Stephen Harper once described. If anything, it is more likeContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The following are repurposing and energy saving tips which can easily be incorporated into ones life regardless of ones place in life at the present moment. Take advantage of the free energy from the sun by opening your blinds or drapes on south facing windows during theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – You don’t see a lot of Peyote up here in Canada, but due to environmental changes and over cultivation without care for the roots they grow on The Peyote is in danger of becoming extinct! There are actually legal distributors of Peyote in the US for religeousContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Leave, leaves everywhere. This is an amazing free resource that you can be put to use in your vegetable and flower gardens over the growing season and coming winter. These little gems can feed and protect your trees and bushes as well. Leaves can be composted andContinue Reading
SIDNEY BC — Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May and Deputy Leader Adriane Carr to head to Ottawa soon to push for legislation to protect BC’s coast against Alberta Tar Sands tankers ploughing through marine waters by Vancouver, the Gulf Islands, Saanich, and Victoria. Today from the Sidney Pier,Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – I was reading through the “Living Planet” a quarterly magazine and e-zine published by the World Wildlife Federation-Canada and found myself wondering how much orangutan habitat was put at risk due to the worlds combined chocolate and candy consumption this past Halloween. The third or fourth ingredientContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The Water Efficiency Team (W.E.T.) has been actively providing educational materials and in home support for local residents over the past few months again this past summer and have attained their goal. One hundred and fifty-five (155) homes throughout Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry, Prescott & Russell andContinue Reading