Janine responded to a recent letter from a Provencher voter: Thank you for your activism. Happy to respond to the concerns you list, which we both share.The slogan chosen for this 2021 campaign in Provencher is “Be Active. Be Kind!…
CanWhite Sands Corp. Proposed Minor Alterations Could Very Well Cause Major Problems
February 27, 2021 On January 22, 2021, CanWhite Sands Corp. (CWS) submitted a Minor Notice of Alteration to the Manitoba Environmental Approvals Branch with respect to the company’s silica sand processing facility. The Notice was not placed on the Manitoba…
Pallister Government Allows CANWhite Sands to Run Amok
PALLISTER GOVERNMENT ALLOWS CANWHITE SANDS TO RUN AMOK OF A NUMBER OF MANITOBA LAWS SINCE 2018 Don Sullivan – January 22, 2021 CanWhite Sands Corp, an Alberta based company is proposing to build a silica sand processing facility and to…
Bernie Sanders and Our Clothing Problem
I had been planning to write this blog post about the environmental impact of our clothing this weekend. And then Bernie Sanders showed up at Joe Biden’s inauguration and caused a flood of Internet memes. If you’ve missed it (and…
An Army of Problem Solvers – a book review
Sometimes a book comes along so chock-full of tasty ideas that you just want to pass it around for everybody to sample. An Army of Problem Solvers is one of those books. The book was written by Shaun Loney who…
The Tech Doesn’t Work (Denial Myth 1)
“The Tech doesn’t work” is a common mantra of the climate change skeptics. The argument is that renewable technology can’t solve all of our energy needs. It follows, they say, that we have no easy solutions, so we should continue…
Personal Solar Panel Experience
Originally published Dec 6, 2018 at the South Eastman Transition Initiative One year ago, when my solar panels came on line, I expected to produce about 7 Megawatts of power annually based on advertised averages and assumptions. My personal…
Choosing Regeneration over More Destruction…
Originally from May 30, 2018 As the Trans Mountain Pipeline controversy peaks and threats fly- Canadians wonder where this is all going to go! I am not afraid here to pick sides. First Nations, Environmental Groups and the BC…
Why I Won’t Stop Shopping at the Thrift Store
by Wade Weibe Originally published on the South Eastman Transition Initiative website There’s no question that shopping at the thrift store saves me money. A lot of money. Considering that the average Canadian household spends over $3300 a year on…
What- Over Development?
This article originally appeared on the South Eastman Transition Initiative website. by Eric Rempel We have all used the term under-developed nations or under-developed regions. We may not have a definition at our fingertips, but we know what we mean…