In recent weeks we’ve had fire and snow in Manitoba, and ‘super-storm’ Sandy in eastern parts of North America and Canada which have knocked out power supplies to large populations in these areas.
As I passed down Steinbach streets throughout much of October, I couldn’t help notice hundreds of bags of leaves piled on curbsides waiting for a trip to our landfill.
In a recent blog post, our Member of Parliament, Vic Toews, devoted his blog to a discussion, really a vilification, of the “NDP carbon tax.”
Living in southeastern Manitoba, we feel secure in our ability to obtain food. Unemployment in our province is low and food prices are at a historic low as a proportion of incomes.
The winter storm two weeks ago was a shock to many residents in southeast Manitoba. The treacherous weather caused ice build-up, downing many power lines and rendering many areas without power.
We are newcomers to Canada, and have yet to experience the loss of power caused by a severe weather event, but hearing about towns near us in South East Manitoba being without recently, has given us pause for thought.
Imagine a cheetah hunting. Given the cheetah’s ability to run extremely fast, the cat exerts a tremendous amount of energy for a short time in order to catch its prey.
Thirteen years ago we were looking to purchase a house. We found a house we liked on Hanover Street, and purchased it.
We all know that if we continue to consume the Earth’s resources at our current rate, we will ultimately exhaust these resources.
The Manitoba Government intends to introduce a new piece of legislation, the Green Prosperity Act.
