The massive wildfire driving the inhabitants of Fort McMurray, Alberta, and surroundings reminded me of the issue of fire protection, both urban and rural.
Here is some permaculture advice on fire protection in rural areas, from Bill Mollison, the Australian permaculture pioneer. If you're new to the miracles of permaculture, I included two short video clips. More below.
Morning folks, greetings from the great solar north. Here's bit of good news amidst the daily doom and gloom.
The Edmonton Catholic School District has been trying to come up with a policy about transgender students, as required by the Alberta Ministry of Education.
The result, as you might imagine, has been a lot of screaming and shouting.
Lead transphobe has been Trustee Larry Kowalczyk. Back in September his statement about the possibility of a policy was:
I see that as a mental disorder, my faith sees it as a mental disorder.
My stand is with that of the church. God has not made a mistake in the gender of me, or you, or anyone else.
--Kowalczyk
In the earlier interview, he compared transgender people to those suffering from schizophrenia and dissociative identity disorder.
they cover an area larger than England
in other news, The Obama administration has given the go ahead for Shell to drill in the arctic.
