Going over the Causeway this summer, attending meetings in air conditioned buildings and shopping in air conditioned stores, elicits my nod of gratitude to the wind turbines on Wolfe Island. At the same time, I am reminded of the recent outcries against the wind farm, about human health risks, about bird deaths attributed to the turbine blades, and about its location.

Imagine life as a coloured maid in 1960’s Jackson, Mississippi. How would it feel to raise white babies who love you but grow into the demanding employers that maintain racial segregation? What if one white lady gave you a chance to tell your story? Would you brave the possibly violent repercussions? Kathryn Stockett tells such a story. She weaves the voices of three women telling the same tale from different vantage points.

Getting groceries has gotten complicated. Now I’m all for reuse, reduce and recycle, but buying bananas has become stressful. It started when we switched to cloth bags; buying them, that was easy, remembering to bring the darn things into the store, well that was harder. I’d get to the cash and realize my bags were still in my car. There I would be at the cash, feeling like the “The Destroyer of the Earth.” But I’ve mastered that part now. My bags ride in the front passenger seat. Sorry sweetheart, you have to sit in the back, if I move the bags, the earth with implode.

Ethan is a very athletic kid who likes hockey, soccer, track, the great outdoors
and the Toronto Maple Leafs. According to Ethan’s Mom and Dad, “He was born
limber and athletic.

Old people who drive the speed limit and stall traffic, take forever chatting up busy cashiers, and shuffle for blocks with their walkers to save a buck, can be a pain for those who are younger and busier. But society is lucky to have these old folks.

First held in 1988, the Sheep Dog Trials is largest event of its kind in Canada, attracting more than 140 competing dogs and handlers and 8,000 spectators. This year, Jennifer Clark-Ewers from San Diego, California and Frank Cashen from the U.K. will be judging the event.

Dr. Justyna Nowak and Dr. Jennifer Hacking have partnered to establish the Greenwood Medical Centre. Along with Dr. Veronica Legnini, plus one or two additional physicians, the team will have the capability to provide care for approximately 5,000 patients.

Tim Hortons Ground Breaking ceremony for the new distribution facility on Innovation Drive was held on July 12. Dignitaries, TDL executives, City officials and the media enjoyed coffee and donuts as they listened to presentations from John Hemenin, TDL’s Executive VP Supply Chain, Jeff Garrah, KEDCO CEO, Mayor Harvey Rosen, and Senator Hugh Segal.

After almost a year of battling with City Council over the proposed Affordable Housing project, The Barriefield Village Association (BVA) has hired Wayne Morgan, an independent heritage planner, to help prepare a proposal that will integrate affordable housing into the community.

“2010 is on track to be the hottest year ever,” says The Weather Network staff writer, Andrea Stockton. Meteorologists are crediting El Nino for the hotter temperatures as warmer ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific have caused a shift in the global weather patterns.