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Toronto Streetcars: Historic And Relevant?

I am sure that many of you will agree that the streetcars that rumbled through…

River Water Levels Are Favorite Discussion Among Ontario Paddlers

SUP- Stand up paddling is a popular sport along the Grand River system. image: grandriverrafting.ca…

The Consolidation Of North American Food

Adam Jacob sent in this tell-all graphic that is pretty shocking. If these statistics are…

A Cautionary Tale Of Picking Winners

It's dangerous to pick winners. Everyone knows that and yet it's difficult to not put…

Is Byproduct Coal Ash more Radioactive than Nuclear Waste?

The classification of coal ash is back in the news as US authorities decide on how…

Goldie Hawn And President Clinton Foundation Focused On Malawi Farmers

Like many of us, he has a vision of a better world - one where…

Fish Quill Poetry Boat tour returns to the Grand River

                 Toronto, ON – A group of artists…

First Nations reader sends letter outlining FIPA Canada-China trade concerns

November 1, 2012 His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D. Governor…

Liberals: Ontario remains on track to eliminate deficit by 2017-18

The deficit projection for the current fiscal year has improved by more than $400 million…

Not Up To Government To Act As Investment Banker To Support Select Businesses

What kind of tax break would you like to see? Ontario has gotten itself into…

Ontario Greens say government failing in climate change driven water protection and conservation

Queen's Park - The McGuinty Liberals have consistently failed to deliver simple policies and programs…

Suck it? Public Breastfeeding.

Come on, breastfeeding is not obscene. Breastmilk has evolved into an immune-building milk tailor-made for each…

Picasso Exhibit At AGO Was Invigorating

Time flies. Seven years ago, The Silo visited the AGO’s Picasso exhibition. We were not disappointed.…

Protest at Marineland, Niagara Falls Gains Momentum

On Saturday August 18th- hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the main entrance gates…

Green Party- merging public & separate school systems would save Ontario $1,300,000,000 pr year

KITCHENER-WATERLOO - Green Party of Ontario candidate Dr. Stacey Danckert was joined by Leader Mike…

Five Summer Road Trips

Within the past 12 years I have traveled to and written about over two hundred…

Ontario Greens- partisan bickering brought province to “another election” edge

"Ontario needs responsible leadership and instead we're seeing partisan bickering, brinkmanship and flip-flopping from Queen's…

The Canadian .CA Registry partners with Swedish company Open DNSSEC AB (svb)

OTTAWA – June 11, 2012 – The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) and the Swedish…

Unlike Quebec and United States, Ontario has no transportation budget $ for cycling infrastructure

Toronto - GPO leader Mike Schreiner is calling on the McGuinty governmentto dedicate1% of the…

Ontario Girls Camp Stands Apart Via Social Action And Self Esteem

Camp Stella Puella (“star girl” in Latin) is a summer camp “with a higher purpose,”…

Ontario Green Party still championing merging of public and Catholic school boards

May 15th Queen's Park GPO leader Mike Schreiner is calling on the Liberal government to…

13% Of All Working Ontarians Are Public Sector Employees

Let’s find alternatives to layoffs and program cuts. On May 16th, I introduced my Private…

New flirting concept FlipMe empowers Women to ‘make the first move’

  May15, 2012- Introducing FlipMe, LLC—a revolutionary new way for women to flirt without providing…

Toronto crooner Ori Dagan ‘cooks a tasty stew’ of standards and originals

Ori Dagan  (twitter @oridaganjazz) seems to me like a man on a mission. With a…

Ontario Energy Board/Green Party – Rising electricity costs due to Nuclear; not so much Wind/Solar

Ontario Energy Board report reveals nuclear causing rising electricity rates. "We need an honest discussion about rising electricity…

Ontario Greens: Liberal budget excludes public input on important environmental protections

[Ontario]Liberals have voted to pass a budget that muzzles public input on changes to important…

Iowa Farm Robots Prospero And Aquarius

(Originally published in print and online April5, 2012) Will the new Robot Farmers being launched…

Green Party of Ontario: “NDP prioritizes energy companies over low-income families”

On April 3rd, NDP leader Andrea Horwath introduced the first of their budget proposals, taking…

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