A summary of an article called Walk The Line, first published in The Coast Hot Summer Guide, June 2007, researched and written by Tim Bousquet BLT Trail Buses 21, 23. Off Highway 3 or St. Margaret’s Bay Road, turn into the Lakeside Industrial Park to the trail parking lot next to the Coca-Cola building. The […]
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FSC Certified Woodlots & Sawmills
The Forest Stewardship Council is an internationally recognized body that ensures commercially used forests are managed sustainably and responsibly. There are a number of FSC certified woodlots in the Halifax area, and sawmills that use them. Look here for more information: fsccanada.org. Austin Parsons 9041 St. Margaret’s Bay Road 233-3431 Parsons Lumber operates a small […]
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Exploring the Farmers’ Market
The Halifax Farmers’ Market (aka The Brewery Market) is ground zero for anyone who wants to eat fresh, local food that is grown in a conscientious and sustainable way. And it’s not just food. You’ll find artisans and crafts people, builders and florists, butchers and bakers, fishmongers and farriers. The variety is startling: for example, […]
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Eco-Guru KevAn Bish
KevAn Bish has seen the belly of the beast, as an employee of one of the biggest cosmetic conglomerates in the world, a subsidiary of L’Oreal. Sick of the rat race, he decided instead of toiling for the corporate dollar or serving as a hired gun in someone else’s spa, he’d start his own. And […]
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Second Hand and Vintage
In 2007, the Coast columnist Lezlie Lowe went out of her way to avoid buying anything new for herself and her family. At the holidays, that effort proved to be a huge pain in the butt. There was only so much crafting and goat-giving she could do. No one said trying to be ecologically sustainable […]
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Flower Shops
There are no regulations to limit chemicals used to preserve the average rose. Two-thirds of domestic cut flowers are imported, and most of those come from South America, countries such as Colombia and Ecuador where land and labour are plentiful and inexpensive. The other main sources are California and The Netherlands. A local source in […]
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Green Accommodations
This might strike some as advice only for people visiting Halifax from away, but it’s good to be informed, either way. Now you will be able sleep well, knowing you recommended the most eco-friendly hotels in the city, thanks to us and something called the Green Key Eco-Rating Program. The Hotel Association of Canada’s Green […]
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Rebates and Incentive Programs
Solar Water Heating Rebate Program PO Box 2664,Halifax, NS, 800-670-4636Conserve Nova Scotia provides a 15 percent rebate of the installed cost of a solar water heating system for residential, institutional, industrial or commercial use. The maximum provincial rebate is $20,000. Rebates that exceed $20,000 may be considered, and applicants may apply in advance with a […]
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Green Building
In the future, houses in Halifax could look very different, inside and out as people are made aware and adopt more energy efficient options in the construction and maintenance of an average home. In Germany, there is a multi-million euro a year industry that exists which has yet to find a foothold here, but could […]
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Insulation
The first areas to tackle when shoring up energy loss in the home are the windows and doors, where a full quarter of heat-loss occurs in the average household. Anyone who has rented or purchased a home in the Halifax area has been witness to this, as many homes still standing in our city predate […]
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Bottomwriting March 27
Bottomwriting, March 27, 2008 As we skate through the final week of March, many are looking forward to the strike-abbreviated TV season to kick back in to gear to give us all tastes of our favourite shows so cruelly halted when the writers wanted to get paid their dues. Now that they have, we should […]
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Goya’s Ghosts
Goya’s GhostsDirected by: Milos Forman (The Saul Zaentz Company)Those expecting a lavish biopic a la Amadeus from the Academy Award-winning director of that acclaimed movie will be disappointed here. Eighteenth-century Spanish painter Francisco Goya is a supporting character in a euro-pudding of international actors that never gels, a loose parable on war and its vagaries […]