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The Ocean Wise program works individually with participating restaurants to quantify how much plastic is being used before identifying where the businesses can reduce, replace, re-use or recycle plastics.
Weekly Traffic Advisories NEW WORK CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Frenchvale Road, Frenchvale Frenchvale Road will be closed between civic 303 and 372 for gravel and sub-grading due to slope failure. Work takes place from Monday, May 17, to Friday, May 21. Detour on Campbell Road. HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Beaver Harbour Road, Beaver Harbour Beaver Harbour Road, from Trunk 7 southerly for three kilometres, will be reduced to one lane for road work until Tuesday, Aug. 31. Work takes place from sunrise to sunset. HANTS COUNTY: Trunk 14, Greenfield Trunk 14, one kilometre west of Walk...
During a recent interview with the Birmingham Times, Gunn said he believes the violence has taken a turn for the worse. “It seems like more people are concentrating on violence and hate rather than trying to love each other and respect each other,” he said. “Access to guns seems to be easier to come by. … It’s really sad.” Johnny Gunn, president of the Belview Heights Neighborhood Association. (Erica Wright, The Birmingham Times) Gunn cited several reasons for what he believes is fueling the increase in violence. “I think it’s mostly young people doing all of this killing and ...
Those requirements, Jack said, are based on three sacred Huu-ay-aht principles: Êiisaak, which means utmost respect, ÊuuÊaÅuk, which has to do with taking care in terms of business and elected government and care for present and future generations, and HiÅ¡uk ma cÌawak, which means everything is connected. "It's the idea that in both the human world and the natural world, there are a myriad of relationships that are interconnected, interdependent and reciprocal, and that while we may not completely understand and comprehend all of those connections, we should actively ...
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Students and trainees representing numerous research fields came together April 23rd to share their research at the much anticipated annual ‘All Points West’ symposium at Yale’s West Campus. The event was the third in the series and the second year it has been held virtually. This year’s symposium was spearheaded by West Campus trainees Josie Jacob-Dolan, Jennifer Troiano, Tayah Turocy, Sarah Ostresh, and Michael Grome, and featured flash talks from junior scholars from all seven of the Institutes at the campus, an alumni panel, and time for social networking. O...