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Clean Air Machine

Why is it that during the month of June we feel so alive?

I have just walked through my garden, a break from computer work, and measured almost a foot (20 cm.) of new growth on the sugar maples that I planted 18 months ago.

I estimate that they will produce almost a metre of growth this year. These are clearly happy “Sugars”. This makes me happy.

Mother Nature Grows 100-Year-Old Seeds

There is a massive river enhancement project underway in the City of Toronto that has revealed new plants – what appear to be long lost wetland plants growing spontaneously from 100-year-old seeds. Crews noticed them because they are unlike anything else growing in the area.

Stories of Honour: Sub-Lieutenant Abbigail Cowbrough

Friday, April 29th, marked the second anniversary of the CH-148 helicopter crash that took the life of Sub-Lieutenant Abbigail Cowbrough and five of her colleagues.