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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 27th, 2009
It was October 2003 and I was vacationing in Brighton, England. Thirsty, I popped into the nearest shop and grabbed a bottle of water. It wasn’t until I’d drunk the bottle of water that I noticed the water was from Richmond, B.C. (a suburb of Vancouver, my home). I had a good laugh at the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 24th, 2009
He who dies rich, dies shamed.
Andrew Carnegie
READERS: Agree, or disagree?
Photo Credit: Cliff1066
Posted in Life In Yellowknife on Apr 23rd, 2009
LIVE BLOG: City of Yellowknife Social Plan
Readers: I’m not nearly as adept at live-blogging as Miss604 or Hummingbird604. As you can see, I missed a number of names, and a number of comments. If you were one of the speakers and I misquoted you or got your name wrong, please leave a comment! If you’ve [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 22nd, 2009
There are so many ways to “go green” that also benefit your wallet.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: If you’re canadian and comfortable with online banking, and you want an alternative to the Big Banks, www.citizensbank.ca is for you. Here’s why:
Carbon Neutral (for real. When I worked there, there were many incentives for [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 21st, 2009
for readers who popped by and commented – I’ve deleted yesterday’s post (but thanks for popping by!)
I deleted it because clearly I wasn’t strong enough on the TONGUE IN CHEEK element and it implicated another party in a way that was unfair (due to my lack of clarity on the Tongue In Cheek)
It’s the first [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 18th, 2009
Guest Post: Stephen Rees
There’s a deeply cynical opinion piece in today’s Province that looks at the choice between the NDP and the governing BC Liberals in the current BC provincial election. It does not mention the third choice, which is going to be available (we hope) in every electoral district. The Green Party has [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 16th, 2009
Dear Readers,
Most of you know that I moved from Vancouver to Yellowknife, NT, a couple months ago. Non-Canadians, I’m very far north, as in, aurora borealis north. Or golfing in the midnight sun, north.
Last Saturday, in typical northern hospitality I was invited to my first party … by a group of bloggers!
I thought I’d return [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 15th, 2009
All caught up in the Susan Boyles and Antwerp excitement, I missed an interesting tidbit that was also in all the news (exception the National Post, quelle suprise):
A brand new report found that most Canadians are getting a great deal from public spending, and receiving more than they pay in taxes. The implication is that [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 11th, 2009
Better to live richly,
originally uploaded by HaliUser.
Posted in econ 101, philosophy of $, pleasure of $ on Apr 7th, 2009
I’ve been adamant about not stepping foot inside the local Walmart store here in Yellowknife. You know all the reasons:
Crushes small businesses
Poor labour practices
And as far as I’m concerned, perpetuating consumption of cheap junky clutter.
But the company is starting to challenge my ideas about them.
Back in 2006 they switched to LED lights for [...]
