By Miranda Holmes Unless you are a magazine publisher, you’ve probably never heard of the Canada Magazine Fund. Administered by Heritage Canada, the CMF was…
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Spinning out of control?
By Miranda Holmes It can hardly come as a surprise to anyone that governments – like corporations – employ spin to portray their actions in…
Water they waiting for?
By Miranda Holmes March 22 is World Water Day – established by the UN as a day to contemplate the importance of access to water…
Geology 101: Why this problem can’t be buried
by Miranda Holmes Twenty-five years ago, after consensus on the reality and impacts of manmade climate change led to the formation of the Inter-governmental Panel…
For frack’s sake
By Miranda Holmes When Josh Fox received a letter offering him nearly $100,000 for the natural gas extraction rights on his Pennsylvania property, his first…
In praise of science and reason
By Miranda Holmes I’ve never been a member of a political party, although I did consider joining the NDP earlier this year, just so I…
Addicted to oil
By Miranda Holmes Not long after the Defend Our Coast rallies, a pollster phones, wanting to know who I plan to vote for in the…
An ounce of prevention
By Miranda Holmes It is estimated that over 22,000 women in Canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and nearly 10 times as…
CETA trade deal and Jumbo Resort proposal
This story first appeared in the Sep-Oct-2012-Vol22-No4 of the Watershed Sentinel by Joyce Nelson Ever since the BC Liberal government surprised residents of B.C.’s Kootenays…
Sick, stupid and sterile
By Miranda Holmes In September 1962 – 50 years ago this month – a book was published which changed the way we looked at the…