The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), a national student lobby group, may be guilty of cyber squatting. The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA), the other big national student lobby group on the block, which had been discussing changing their site name from www.casa.ca to the bilingual equivalent www.casa-acae.ca, was surprised to discover that CFS […]
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Letters to the Editor
Dear Kyle Shaw, I think the white poppy is a great idea. Promoting peace is important anytime of year, but especially now. Yet I strongly dissagree with the statement that the red poppy “glorifys war”. The plea of Vetrans that their service not be in vain is because their actions did serve a valuable purpose. […]
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Healthy to the core
Studio In Essence is now open above Spirit Spa at 1566 Barrington with grand opening celebrations planned for November 18. Studio In Essence specializes in pilates classes and also offers a number of dance classes including booty striptease, hip hop and break dance. Pilates instructor Christy Wade decided to open Studio In Essence after outgrowing […]
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Let it bleed
To the editor, Beth Johnson’s letter (“Q & A period” Nov 3) seemed to imply having fewer periods has a direct, beneficial effect on a woman’s health. May I point out that in addition to less menstruation, women in tribes functioning under pre-modern conditions have something else that sets them apart from their “more advanced,” […]
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Scavenger hunt
To the editor: In the fall 2005 issue of Naturally Green, HRM’s free quarterly environmental newsletter, an article was published to reinforce the anti-scavenging legislation Bill S-600 Section 16. Entitled “Scavenging, A Blight on the Community,” the short article states scavenging is illegal, quotes a $5,000 fine and provides enforcement information. The article condemns scavenging […]
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Letters to the Editor
Re: Proposal for Statue(s) at City Hall The chief challenge of this project would be to find a special alloy of plastics — microscopic networks of fibres that promote the maximum adherence to any passing airborne or physically transported substance. In this plastic medium the form is created — of human beings in the motions […]
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Leaving
Shortly after I arrive at the party in New Orleans, a woman hears that I’m leaving town. “So why are YOU moving?” she asks, narrowing her eyes. Her meaning is clear. Why am I not pulling on my gloves and strapping on my facemask and pitching in to help clean things up on Magazine Street, […]
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Treading water
Every good ship needs a captain and a compass. Just ask the amateur sailors who regularly navigate the Northwest Arm —it’s a bad idea to leave the dock without somebody at the helm. But who’s at the helm of the Northwest Arm? Property owners along the Arm have been increasingly concerned with that question, especially […]
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Trash talking
In the late 80s, due to a number of environmental and waste incidents, panic struck North America: we had no more room for our garbage. Closer to home, the problem reared its head in the form of the Sackville Landfill. The landfill, closed in 1996, produces 90 to 100 tonnes of methane gas per year […]
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Great white hope
It’s hard to avoid red poppies around Remembrance Day. Veterans are stationed in grocery stores across the country, selling the familiar felt and plastic flower. The bright piece of lapel flair is a must-have for politicians, making Canada’s parliament look like a convention of opium producers this time of year. The Chronicle-Herald even printed a […]
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Air forces
Canadians have an appetite for destruction. The world, North America, and Canada specifically have been devouring our “natural capital” (land, water, coal, oil, flora, fauna) for decades, and our destructive appetites show no sign of abating. We’ve grown accustomed to luxuries. It’s less enjoyable to take short, cool showers, ditch our cars and limit our […]
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The late show
I’m trying to come to terms with something Dr. Phil once said: when you’re late (and I am — consistently), you don’t care enough to be on time. It’s classic Dr. Phil, whose take-responsibility — or, as he calls it, “get real” — pop psychology might well be dubbed “deal with your own shit, lady.” […]
