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- Riding the rails of interstellar discovery at the Very Large Array
- Majestic “mesa” cities and towns around the globe
- Canada’s next supergroup – A Short Walk to Pluto
- Two migration tales of strength, hardship, and tenacity
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- Albuquerque is a national leader in water conservation
- The buzz about America’s “bee-friendly” cities
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Tag Archives: Ontario
Canada’s next supergroup – A Short Walk to Pluto
Every once in awhile you hear music from a performer that is so good, so talented, and so captivating, that you know if the stars align and everything goes right, they will go far in the industry and will become … Continue reading
Posted in art, branding, Canada, Communications, culture, entertainment, fun, history, music, music reviews, North America, Outer Space, Social media, songs, video, Women, writing
Tagged A Short Walk to Pluto, albums, Canada, covers, Danny Moriana, Emma Armstrong, fun, Jake Biggs, lyrics, Max Kaiser, music, Ontario, records, rock, songs, tracks, video
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Can a remote uranium mining town become a retirement mecca?
While more of an academic publication than a great literary work of non-fiction, Boom Town Blues: Elliot Lake remains an enlightening and useful read. The book summarizes what can only be described as the “great experiment of Elliot Lake, Ontario.” Now, … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, book reviews, books, Canada, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, culture, economic development, economic gardening, economics, Economy, energy, environment, geography, government, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, literature, Mining, Nature, North America, placemaking, planning, product design, seasons, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, Travel, urban planning, weather, writing
Tagged book reviews, books, Boom Town Blues, Canada, cities, Daniel Burham, Elliot Lake, Elliot Lake Retirement Living, geography, mining, Ontario, retirement, tourism, travel, uranium
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Are they insane?
Who in their right mind would “plan” to store radioactive nuclear waste within one mile of 20% of the world’s freshwater supply? Apparently, there are some people in Canada who think that’s a sane notion. This storage facility would be … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Canada, civics, energy, environment, geography, health, land use, nature, North America, planning, politics, pollution, Renewable Energy, sustainability, weather
Tagged Canada, ecology, environment, Great Lakes, Lake Huron, nature, nuclear energy, nuclear waste storage, Ontario, Ontario Power Generation, pollution, waste
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Bipolar urban areas and a case study
My definition of bipolar urban areas are those that have two principal cities at their core, but they have each taken nearly opposite paths socioeconomically. The two cities posses an almost Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-like qualities – one being quite healthy and prosperous while the … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, bicycling, Canada, cities, civics, culture, density, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, economics, energy, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, nature, placemaking, planning, skylines, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, urban planning
Tagged Canada, cities, economy, land use, New York, Niagara Falls, Ontario, placemaking, planning, redevelopment, revitalization, tourism, travel, USA
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Urban duopolies
Most often, the term “duopoly” is used the context of business to identify those markets that are dominated by two primary suppliers who exert great influence. Examples would be Fedex versus UPS in overnight shipping within the United States; Pepsi versus Coca-Cola … Continue reading
Posted in cities, civics, culture, diversity, economic development, entertainment, geography, history, land use, placemaking, planning, transportation, urban planning
Tagged Alberta, Australia, Belgium, Cameroon, Canada, competition, duopolies, economic development, economics, Ecuador, India, Kentucky, Kenya, land use, Libya, Missouri, Nebraska, Norway, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, planning, Portugal, Quebec, Romania, Russia, Saskatchewan, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, urban, urban planning, Vietnam
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The northern lights flare up on solar power
As of the end of 2010, California remained first in newly connected and total solar photovoltaic (PV) energy production in North America. But that may change in 2011, as a new kid on the block lights up the northern … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative energy, Canada, Environment, pollution, technology
Tagged Canada, Ontario, solar
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Ontario charges forward!
The provincial government of Ontario has set a goal of one in every 20 cars being EVs (electric vehicles) by the end of this decade. Currently, there are approximately 10.5 million registered vehicles in Ontario. Using that figure as … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Cars, Environment, EVs and hybrids, technology, Travel
Tagged Canada, cars, EVs, Ontario
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