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Marc Fawcett-Atkinson, Local Journalism Initiative Reducing packaging waste is expensive for consumers and for retailers, says Emily Sproule, who owns the zero-waste Vancouver grocery delivery service JARR. Image Credit: SUBMITTED/Emily Sproule April 06, 2021 - 6:00 AM Amy Ash knew reducing her waste wouldn’t be easy. But the cost of wasting less took her by surprise. “I had always been motivated to not make unnecessary waste,” said the Vancouver resident, wh...

Amy Ash knew reducing her waste wouldn’t be easy. But the cost of wasting less took her by surprise.

Gull snared by medical mask has biologists calling for awareness of PPE pollution Seabird biologists are voicing their concerns about medical masks ending up in the provinces waterways and entangling birds and other wildlife after images were posted online of a gull at Quidi Vidi Lake with the ear loop of a mask around its neck. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Mar 08, 2021 7:00 AM NT | Last Updated: March 8 Marine bird biologist and photographer Lancy Cheng found this seagull caught in a...

Have you been to the Amish grocery store in Vernon known as The Olde Kountry Market? Im pretty sure that for some, this place is one of the best kept secrets in the region especially if you cook or bake. A while back, my wife was on a baking craze and we traveled to Canada to a place called Bulk Barn because they had all sorts of bulk baking supplies and accessories that you just had a tough time finding around here. So, we thought! It turns out, theres a store that deals in bulk and difficult ...

Public Health reported three new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. Two cases were found in the Fredericton region involving two people in their 20's. Th...

Article content Grubs cooked on a fire? Why not? We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Raw caribou or seal? Of course. Now he and his Nigerian-born wife, Maryam, owners of Yaya’s Kitchen — a supper club and pop-up eatery at 630 Dundas St., just east of Adelaide Street — are inviting Londoners to share his adventurous spirit and indulge in the African Food Festival Feb. 19. It’s part of the month-long Black History Month celebration that continues ...

The Tare Shop is part of a new wave of package-free stores aiming to minimize the environmental impact of shopping for groceries and everyday goods. Rather than simply reducing packaging waste or ensuring its recyclable, the goal is to eliminate it altogether. Everything from food and body care products to home cleaning and stationery goods is available in bulk to be purchased with a reusable container. The package-free retail trend fits into a broader zero-waste lifestyle movement seeking t...

HALIFAX - Customers at The Tare Shop in Halifax are creative with their containers: Some use classic jars but others reuse yogurt containers, pots and pans or even empty glass liquor bottles. Kate Pepler, owner and founder of The Tare Shop, stands in front of her products in Dartmouth, N.S. on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. There is a growing retail trend of stores allowing customers to bring their own reusable containers and Pepler is supporting the effort to create more sustainable packaging optio...

Brett Bundale Kate Pepler, owner and founder of The Tare Shop, stands in front of her products in Dartmouth, N.S. on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. There is a growing retail trend of stores allowing customers to bring their own reusable containers and Pepler is supporting the effort to create more sustainable packaging options. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan January 29, 2021 - 10:19 AM HALIFAX - Customers at The Tare Shop in Halifax are creative with their containers: ...

Article content An essentially bad idea I am dismayed that you publish certain letters concerning the big-box stores, which are still able to sell items they deem “not essential.” Our government and health “experts” have not provided one single statistical or epidemiological study proving that small businesses and stores are vectors of COVID infection. Instead, they made subjective guesstimates, which have devastated our economy and people’s lives. We apologize, but this video has fai...