Dellen Field News Today

This is in response to Ellen Field’s letter (“Republicans vs. Democrats on handling the economy,” April 17). Her letter talks about economic growth and gross domestic product numbers under Republican vs Democrat administrations. I offer some numbers that really matter. Under former President Trump I was paying $1.79 a gallon for gasoline. Under President Biden, […]

I write in response to Ellen Fields’ letter (“Trump shows signs of early dementia,” Feb. 7). She would have us believe that Donald Trump has dementia because of a few slip of the tongue miscues. Let’s compare that to President Biden, shall we? In the last few weeks Biden has said that after being elected […]

I couldn’t disagree more with Ellen Field (“Tired of Trump, Trump, Trump,” Aug. 17). Donald Trump has done more in four years than Joe Biden has thought of doing. Trump lowered taxes and attempted to shut the border, we were paying $2.15 a gallon for gas, food was reasonable, and he got along with other […]

I write in response to Ellen Field’s letter (“Tired of Trump, Trump, Trump,” Aug. 17). Ellen should know that those of us needing to work and pay our own bills while preparing for retirement tend to monitor our finances more closely. From 2017-20 my home heating costs averaged $1,925 a year. In 2022, I saw […]

According to Ellen Field, an assistant professor at Lakehead University’s faculty of education, climate change remains a blind spot in most province’s educational curricula.

Today, as I give talks and meet young people across the country, I am convinced that tens of thousands of them are once again eager to serve, ready to confront the civilizational threat of this generation, writes Seth Klein.

A recent survey of 1,000 Canadians ages 16 through 25 found a lot of pessimism surrounding climate change, with nearly half of respondents saying they think humanity is doomed. However, not all young people have given up hope. Researcher Lindsay Galway says there is an urgent need to address climate change-related anxiety as the climate crisis becomes more looming.

Students in a sustainable campus class at John Abbott College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que., say all students in the province should be taking core courses on climate change — and teachers need to learn, too.

Seven research teams receive $5,000 each to explore topics related to climate change.

Residents are invited to participate in Lakehead University’s 17th annual Research and Innovation Week, being held virtually from Monday, March 7 to Friday, March 11.