The fact that no one appeared to notice [this] raises serious questions about common practice at the ministry.
Earthroots and EnviroJustice swing at holes in Ontario Enviro Ministry’s subpar policing of
the 3 billion litres of water sucked from the Oak Ridges Moraine every year by golf courses.
Ford. Built for tanking in Canada.
Now that gas guzzlers are finally losing the great highway popularity contest, Sierra Club of Canada is hoping the auto giants will put 2 and 2 together – that is, that opposing stronger fuel efficiency regs in Canada is sort of like Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot pointing a sawed-off shotgun at his one good leg. The enviro org is asking Ford Motor Co. to break ranks with the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association and stop lobbying against stronger standards. Or – the tanking automaker could just continue cranking out clunky beasts and hope hanging rosary beads from the dash will keep Ford from economic collapse
Let the Games begin
After the requisite fuss, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has selected Oakville kayaker Adam Van Koeverden (emphasis on the “yak” here) to carry the Canuck flag at next Friday’s opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics. Interesting choice. Van Koeverden is the cat who paddled former Olympian Elvis Stojko for urging athletes to think twice about attending the Games, given China’s woeful human rights record. “Why is it that boycotting the Olympic Games is considered to be an appropriate sacrificial lamb for the advancement of a political agenda?” Van Koeverden asked in a blog on his website. Why don’t you ask all the free-expression activists rotting in Chinese jails?
Royal rip-off
Photo By Berge Arabian
Just when you thought Toronto’s public spaces couldn’t get any less public, the ROM pulls out its jack again. The adult rate is now a whopping $22. The toonie increase also applies to seniors and students, who now pay $17. The 4-to-14-year-old crowd will cough up $15. The ROM, naturally, stands by the price of mummy viewing. Says rep Renee Tratch, “We really feel that the ROM offers excellent value for our visitors.” Well, not better than the British Museum (free), New York’s Museum of Natural History ($15), MoMA ($20, free Fridays 4-8 pm) and the Louvre ($14.50), to name a few biggies.
