New program helps residents to get to medical appointments
Boundary area residents who need assistance when travelling to medical appointments will be able to get there easier with the new volunteer driver program. Interior Health is pleased to announce it has entered into a contract with the Boundary Hospice Association to offer a formalized program in the region. “Volunteers are the heartbeat of our […]
Polar bear threatens beaver as Canada national symbol
By Allison Martell, Reuters A Canadian senator has launched a campaign to replace the industrious beaver with the indomitable polar bear as Canada’s national emblem, saying the incumbent is “a dentally defective rat.” Conservative Senator Nicole Eaton delivered her damning criticism in the Senate on Thursday, noting that the beavers wreak havoc on the dock […]
Saudi Arabia: Poverty video vloggers released
By Mona Kareem in Global VoicesAround two weeks ago, Saudi Arabia arrested three young video bloggers Firas Buqna, Hussam Al-Darwish and Khaled Al-Rasheed for producing an episode of their show Malub Alena about poverty in one of Riyadh's areas.The name of the show can be translated into We Are Being Fooled and this episode...
The impact of a meteorite storm
Meteorites have been hitting the Earth since the beginning of time. Yet much is not known of what happens when they hit. Seeking to better understand the level of death and destruction that would result from a large meteorite striking the Earth, Princeton University researchers have developed a new model that can not only more […]
Are you the 99 per cent?
Macleans magazine has created a great simple online calculator to help Canadians see where they belong on the income inequality scale. Click here to plug in your annual income and find out where you belong among in the income spectrum. Rank your income The Occupy Wall Street movement and its various Canadian spinoffs are reviving […]
Giant one-celled organisms discovered over six miles below the ocean's surface
By Jeremy Hance, MONGABAY.com Imagine a one-celled organism the size of a mango. It’s not science fiction, but fact: scientists have cataloged dozens of giant one-celled creatures, around four inches (10 centimeters), in the deep abysses of the world’s oceans. But recent exploration of the Mariana Trench has uncovered the deepest record yet of the […]
Behind closed doors: CETA
Our federal government is negotiating a free trade agreement with the European Union (CETA). This is an all encompassing agreement that covers labour standards, the environment and the ability of provincial and local governments to conduct business. Unfortunately, the negotiations are taking place behind closed doors – so CETA is not on most people’s radar. […]
Federal investigation into Infectious Salmon Anaemia virus in BC salmon
The recent reports stating that ISA has been found in B.C. salmon have not yet been verified by federal officials through established processes. After initial investigations, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is concerned proper protocols may not have been followed in the testing and reporting of these findings. CFIA and Fisheries and Oceans Canada are […]
Exporting ourselves to death
“The unbroken violation of nature in Canada, the economy founded on the trapping and mutilating of animals, the destroying of trees, the drying up of rivers and the polluting of lakes, began inspiring guilt and uneasiness long before the contemporary ecology movement.” – Northrop Frye, National Consciousness in Canadian Culture Infinite growth on a […]
Occupy Surrey: George W. Bush met by War Criminal Welcoming Committee
On October 20th, former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were invited by Mayor Diane Watts, the Surrey Board of Trade and Surrey City Council to speak at the Surrey Regional Economic Summit. Each former President was given $150,000 for their appearance, while the attendees paid an astonishing $599 each to...
