Waterloo student develops plastic bag composter
July 1, 2008
17-year-old finds bacteria combination that breaks down plastic bags in months
Jul 01, 2008 01:17 PM
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Kristine Owram
THE CANADIAN PRESS
As jurisdictions across Canada take action to ban the use of landfill-clogging plastic bags, which can take up to 1,000 years to decompose, an Ontario high school student has discovered a way to break down the pesky plastic in a matter of months.
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You can’t run Stratford by consensus
April 13, 2008
Mar 31, 2008 04:30 AM
Martin Knelman
STRATFORD
A recent cover of The New Yorker magazine depicted Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton sharing a bed, both drowsily reaching for the same fabled red phone at 3 a.m. The image gave one hilarious answer to the question of who would be better equipped to handle the ultimate crisis call. Why couldn’t they share ultimate responsibility at the White House?
Almost as ludicrous, it strikes me, was the notion that several people could share the job of artistic director of the Stratford Festival. But that is what the festival announced, in 2006, with no joke intended.
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Wed, March 12, 2008
By MARY-JANE EGAN, SUN MEDIA
For 25 years, a London microbiologist has been trying to convince a dubious world that some bacteria are good for you.
“This is why we’re alive, because we have bugs in the gut that keep us alive,” says Gregor Reid, a professor of microbiology at the University of Western Ontario.
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Where are the good things grown in Ontario?
March 12, 2008
Wed, March 12, 2008
By HANK DANISZEWSKI, SUN MEDIA
The slogan is Good things Grow in Ontario.
But finding those good Ontario-grown products in your supermarket is getting tougher.
The rising value of the Canadian dollar means food manufacturers find it easier to go global when they buy and process products.
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Bars join forces to fight rowdies
January 17, 2008
Wed, January 16, 2008
New organization represents downtown watering holes
By JOE BELANGER, SUN MEDIA
London’s downtown bar owners have banded together help quell problems with rowdy customers in the core.
And the recently formed London Bar and Entertainment Association is also looking for help from police, London Transit and the city.
“We’re trying to create a safe and vibrant atmosphere for everyone in the core,” said president Mark Serre, manager at GT’s.
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Tougher trash laws likely
July 16, 2007
Tougher trash laws likely
Mon, July 16, 2007
By JOE BELANGER, SUN MEDIA
Chances are Londoners will be hauling less trash to the curb starting this fall — if not on their own, then by edict.
And there may be tougher rules to come as the city moves to reduce the mountain of trash sent to its landfill.
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