How does one lose three daughters to war and go on to champion peace? Mir Centre for Peace Lecture Series presents Nobel Peace Prize nominee Izzeldin Abuelaish
Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish was first cast into the public eye during the Gaza War that began in late 2008. In January 2009, two days before the end of Israel’s 22-day assault on Gaza, Israeli shells fell on Abuelaish’s family home, brutally killing three of his daughters and their cousin. Amazingly, the loss did not embitter […]
In the News: Could stem cells save endangered species?
By Liz Shaw, ARKive.org Stems cells are cells that are capable of developing into different kinds of specialised cells, such as blood, nerve or muscle cells. They can also divide indefinitely to give rise to more stem cells. A new study, published in Nature Methods, reports that two highly endangered species, the northern white rhinoceros […]
MP Atamanenko hosts forums on genetic modification
Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior, is co-sponsoring a series of MP forums to discuss the issues that surround genetic modification on a local and national level. Lucy Sharratt is coordinator of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN), a collaborative campaign of 18 member groups working for food sovereignty...
MEXICO: Hero reports map acts of kindness
Heroreports is a non-profit project dedicated to crowdsourcing and mapping reports of citizen courage and positive social behavior. It started in Ciudad Juárez, México as an initiative of the MIT Center for Civic Media called “Crónicas de Héroes“, under the direction of Yesica Guerra, a researcher in urban design with a...
Controversial tar sands pipeline moving forward despite heavy protest
By David A Gabel, ENN The massive international pipeline, known as the Keystone XL pipeline, would connect Alberta’s booming tar sands to refineries in Texas and the Gulf Coast. It would be the longest pipeline outside of Russia and China, and would carry North America’s largest oil deposit to the market. The project has sparked […]
Hurricane Irene and the staggering costs of climate change
By Richard Matthews Extreme weather events like Hurricane Irene illustrate the costs of man’s impact on the earth. The planet has been getting warmer since the dawn of the industrial age and for every one degree rise in temperature, moisture rises by seven per cent. Scientists predict that warmer temperatures will increase the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. Or to put it […]
Affordable seniors’ housing opens in Cranbrook
The governments of Canada and British Columbia, along with community partners officially opened Baker Gardens today, a new 36-unit modular housing development for seniors and persons with disabilities in Cranbrook. “I am delighted to see that construction is complete on this project,” said David Wilks, Member of Parliament for Kootenay — Columbia, on behalf of the […]
All Along the Pipeline
By Michael Jessen Written in 1967, Bob Dylan’s All Along the Watchtower simmers with images of an impending day of reckoning. A mysterious and understated poem of simple rhyming couplets, it is the ideal musical accompaniment to the reality of today’s war on oil from Alberta’s tar sands. The businessmen and plowmen of Dylan’s song […]
The strangest creatures on Earth
By BBC Earth When Steve Backshall and his Deadly team began their expedition to find 60 of the world’s deadliest animals, little did they know that it wouldn’t just be the dangerous animals that would send a shiver up their spines. When the Deadly team travelled to Madagascar they discovered that it was definitely home […]
Interest rates drop at banks supports housing markets
Despite some indications of lower sales prices in the Boundary, the housing market in B.C. and across Canada remains buoyant and mortgage trends show signs of encouraging further investments. The Bank of Canada is ready to meet on Sept. 7 to set upcoming interest rates. Interest rates are a strong indicator for housing sales. […]
