Spring has sprung and so have those tenacious invasive plants, popping up in your garden. People have introduced a number of plants to this area as cultivated ornamentals which have jumped the fence to neighbouring yards and alleys to then move on to colonize forests, grasslands and wetlands. As pretty as some of these plants […]

29 May 2009 (Nelson) — Greenpeace activists confronted management at the Wal-Mart on Lakeside Drive today as part of a campaign to stop Canada’s supermarkets from selling Redlist seafood, species that are the most threatened by over-harvesting. Activists canvassed the area outside the store with a large banner reading “Don’t Buy, Don’t Sell Redlist Fish,” […]