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Editorial Cartoon: Nov. 17, 2015

Editorial Cartoon: Nov. 17, 2015

SUZUKI: Natural infrastructure is good for the climate and communities

SUZUKI: Natural infrastructure is good for the climate and communities

Across Canada, towns and cities face a one-two punch: aging infrastructure and the extreme weather climate change brings.
Public desperately seeking information from city hall, VPD

Public desperately seeking information from city hall, VPD

It isn’t exactly Giller Prize-winning literature, but the extremely dense Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act can make for some semi-interesting reading. Especially this week.
Expect a new kind of athletic wear from RYU on West 4th

Expect a new kind of athletic wear from RYU on West 4th

Gone are the days where gym clothes stay in the gym. A visit to the new RYU store on West 4th will have you looking at workout clothes in a whole new way.
Rant/Rave: Week of Nov. 12

Rant/Rave: Week of Nov. 12

The perils of surge pricing Last Sunday, after hearing some praise for it, I decided to book tickets online for a play put on by a local theatre company for the following Wednesday.
New government faces climate challenges and opportunities

New government faces climate challenges and opportunities

Our new government appears to be taking climate change seriously. With the UN climate talks starting in Paris on November 30, Canada can play an important role in reducing greenhouse gases at home and helping others around the world do likewise. U.S.
Remembrance Day revisited: Orme meet Gwyneth...again

Remembrance Day revisited: Orme meet Gwyneth...again

Note: Just read a great piece about two war vets in the Globe and Mail. Former Globe staffer Rod Mickleburgh wrote it. I was more than a little interested in the two men he featured because of the story I wrote in 2002. See this as a companion piece.
Editorial Cartoon: Nov. 10, 2015

Editorial Cartoon: Nov. 10, 2015

Creative thinking required for affordable housing

Creative thinking required for affordable housing

We’re not making the best use of existing land
Government openness is the new normal

Government openness is the new normal

The issue of missing emails and access to public documents has erupted into a full-fledged debate among political watchers about the commitment to “openness” in government.
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