Heroes For Hire
By Peter Mitchell
Step aside Mr. Bond, there’s a new hero in town.
At the end of Upper Ottawa Street sits a non-descript building that looks like it has seen better days. Blink and you’ll miss it. But step inside and you walk into a secret agent’s dreamscape of high-tech equipment and state-of-the-art gadgetry. From Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) suits to a Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosive (CBRNE) truck designed to respond to instances of terrorism –these are the tools of the trade for today’s modern hero.
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Of Rape and Rehabilitation
When it comes to throwing stones at environmental sinners, quarries make an easy target. On the surface they rape the countryside, displace local wildlife and leave a gaping wound in the earth in their quest to supply the materials we demand for our roads and buildings. You can’t be less eco-friendly than that.
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The Not So Impossible Dream
The proliferation of giant propeller-style turbines sprouting up in cities and countrysides across the globe bring to mind Don Quixote tilting at windmills in his efforts to make the world a better place. His heart was in the right place but many believed his mind was not. Yet he slowly developed a band of associates who recognized the deeper truth behind his crusade and supported him against all those who refused to come round to his way of thinking.
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The Accidental Success
Retirement gives you the opportunity to pursue those hobbies you’ve put off for years. You can putter around the garden for hours on end, finally start writing the next great Canadian novel, or build a million-dollar baking enterprise in your own backyard.
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Down the Stretch with Charles Juravinski
Reporters’ dreams are plagued with nightmares. Their sleep repeatedly shattered by terrifying images of missed deadlines, fire-breathing editors, or the ultimate horror: misplaced notes. That was the nightmare I found myself in when Charles Juravinski called me at home one afternoon. I had interviewed him on what had been a frantic day spent juggling priorities, jumping through hoops, and trying to appear in more than one place at the same time. It was a circus act I couldn’t quite pull off, and my notes from that interview had mysteriously vanished.
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Of Rape and Rehabilitation
By Peter Mitchell
When it comes to throwing stones at environmental sinners, quarries make an easy target. On the surface they rape the countryside, displace local wildlife and leave a gaping wound in the earth in their quest to supply the materials we demand for our roads and buildings. You can’t be less eco-friendly than that.
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The Not So Impossible Dream
By Peter Mitchell
The proliferation of giant propeller-style turbines sprouting up in cities and countrysides across the globe bring to mind Don Quixote tilting at windmills in his efforts to make the world a better place. His heart was in the right place but many believed his mind was not. Yet he slowly developed a band of associates who recognized the deeper truth behind his crusade and supported him against all those who refused to come round to his way of thinking.
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The Accidental Success
By Peter Mitchell
Retirement gives you the opportunity to pursue those hobbies you’ve put off for years. You can putter around the garden for hours on end, finally start writing the next great Canadian novel, or build a million-dollar baking enterprise in your own backyard.
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Down the Stretch with Charles Juravinski
By Peter Mitchell
Reporters’ dreams are plagued with nightmares. Their sleep repeatedly shattered by terrifying images of missed deadlines, fire-breathing editors, or the ultimate horror: misplaced notes. That was the nightmare I found myself in when Charles Juravinski called me at home one afternoon. I had interviewed him on what had been a frantic day spent juggling priorities, jumping through hoops, and trying to appear in more than one place at the same time. It was a circus act I couldn’t quite pull off, and my notes from that interview had mysteriously vanished.
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