Environment Canada scientists have confirmed results published by researchers from the University of Alberta showing contaminants accumulating in the snow near oilsands operations, an internal federal document has revealed. The original study, led by University of Alberta scientists Erin Kelly and David Schindler, analyzed winter snow and found that contamination levels were "highest near oilsand…

Kaleidoscope Real World Video Shorts Festival & Gala on June 6, 2008.

We were honoured to be invited.

Mark & Jesse are proud to be awarded Best Animation for "Think About It" produced by Kritika Ganapathy, Jesse Lannigan & Mark Lannigan; their claymation video short about the Inequality between women & men in the Canadian workplace.

Thanks to Kaleidoscope, the OCIC, National Film Board of Canada, Oxfam & CIDA

We participated in Womens Human…

Think Twice Before Throwing Away a Banana Peel

How to Grow Burdock

Arctium, Biennial

Early settlers brought Burdock to the U.S. American Indians included this vegetable in their gardens. Today, it can be found growing wild in many parts of the country. Burdock is an edible root, native to Europe, Asia and Japan. Actually, the leaves and tender, young stems are edible, too. Roots can be eaten raw or cooked. Leaves and stems are usually cooked like spinach.…

Leo’s Liberian library

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