Richard Zurawski

For those of us who are looking for an alternative to the big box approach to shopping for our food, something wonderful is happening in Halifax. Pier 20 on the waterfront is being rebuilt to house a farmer’s market with extended hours and increased accessibility. And, with an emphasis on local food—grown and sold by [...]

With all the hoopla about the sewage and the Halifax harbour I thought I would wade in with my own take on the garbage of garbage and the what I can think of as the among the worst garbage that we have in all of this: bureaucracy. It seems that we are all willing to [...]

So it has come to this: Sixteen months ago our illustrious federal government fired the head of the nuclear commission because she had attempted to shut down the Chalk River facility which produces medical nuclear isotopes, and institute much needed repairs. The Chalk River plant is 50 years old and needed –and still needs—maintenance. But [...]

Spring is the season when nature wakes up after its long sleep and plants and animals turn to the task procreation and preserving and or increasing their numbers. Though with our penchant for competition, we humans, as always, try to outdo, and this time in spades. In the go forth and multiply department, biblically speaking, [...]