Month: August 2019

Aug 25 2019

No Blue, No Green, No Water, No Life.

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks canning. It feels so good to take the fruits of the earth and preserve them for the gloomy winter days when a taste of sunshine can brighten up your whole day. The peaches and crab apples and tomatoes will keep for just one year. But as I wait…

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Aug 4 2019

On a recent hike, I noticed this sign.

On a recent hike, I noticed this sign. I wondered if that meant it was somehow protected by the same regulatory framework as “community watersheds” are on Crown lands. Since it was posted by the Regional Health Authority, I have requested that the Minister of Health clarify this designation and let us know what we…

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