News stories that caught my eye.
I did not know this about the difference in maple trees in Montreal.
"The sugar maple was once the dominant species in the forests of southern Quebec. Norway maples are a more recent addition. The trees were planted on the streets of Montreal and Toronto during efforts to reforest the cities in the 1960s and '70s.
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But come fall, sugar maples turn red and orange while Norway maples turn yellow and ochre. That's one reason why the streets of Montreal put on a less-flamboyant show compared with the forests of the Laurentians or the Eastern Townships."
I guess a replanting program is in order.
And the Conservative Party promised a tax break to the soccer moms and hockey dads out in Canada. Seems the arts' parents are taking umbrage at that.
"I don't think the government should be making distinctions or requiring a parent of a child who takes piano lessons to subsidize the parents of a child who wants to be a goalie," he said. Scott plans to present that argument - and the signed petition - to his MP. Allison Greene is one of thousands of people across the country who have signed Scott's online petition. She has one child who likes to swim, but her younger daughter, Ginger, eight, takes lessons in guitar and dance.
Greene wonders why she should be eligible for a tax credit for swim classes, but not for the music and dance lessons.
"Having two children, I think that kids are just different and some are going to be into arts and some are going to be into athletics … and what bothered me more was prioritizing one over another," she said.
Ginger's guitar lessons cost her parents about $120 a month, Green said, and tax credit could come in handy.
But she would rather see all that money go towards building community centres that could offer all children instruction in culture and sports."
Link to Towards the fair treatment and support of all children petition.
Because we aren't just about hockey anymore.
And what would the news be like without something about The British Royals. Duke of Hazard: The Wit and Wisdom of Prince Philip by Phil Dampier and Ashley Walton. The book is out just in time for his birthday with all non-PC stuff Prince Phillip has said over the years.
"He's insulted everyone from literally dozens of countries, so it's certainly not focused on one group of people, including himself and his own family," said Dampier.
Dampier said the book is lighthearted and is meant to show him in an "affectionate manner."
"He's a national treasure," he said."
And the first Superman comic was published in 1938 on this day.
"The sugar maple was once the dominant species in the forests of southern Quebec. Norway maples are a more recent addition. The trees were planted on the streets of Montreal and Toronto during efforts to reforest the cities in the 1960s and '70s.
...
But come fall, sugar maples turn red and orange while Norway maples turn yellow and ochre. That's one reason why the streets of Montreal put on a less-flamboyant show compared with the forests of the Laurentians or the Eastern Townships."
I guess a replanting program is in order.
And the Conservative Party promised a tax break to the soccer moms and hockey dads out in Canada. Seems the arts' parents are taking umbrage at that.
"I don't think the government should be making distinctions or requiring a parent of a child who takes piano lessons to subsidize the parents of a child who wants to be a goalie," he said. Scott plans to present that argument - and the signed petition - to his MP. Allison Greene is one of thousands of people across the country who have signed Scott's online petition. She has one child who likes to swim, but her younger daughter, Ginger, eight, takes lessons in guitar and dance.
Greene wonders why she should be eligible for a tax credit for swim classes, but not for the music and dance lessons.
"Having two children, I think that kids are just different and some are going to be into arts and some are going to be into athletics … and what bothered me more was prioritizing one over another," she said.
Ginger's guitar lessons cost her parents about $120 a month, Green said, and tax credit could come in handy.
But she would rather see all that money go towards building community centres that could offer all children instruction in culture and sports."
Link to Towards the fair treatment and support of all children petition.
Because we aren't just about hockey anymore.
And what would the news be like without something about The British Royals. Duke of Hazard: The Wit and Wisdom of Prince Philip by Phil Dampier and Ashley Walton. The book is out just in time for his birthday with all non-PC stuff Prince Phillip has said over the years.
"He's insulted everyone from literally dozens of countries, so it's certainly not focused on one group of people, including himself and his own family," said Dampier.
Dampier said the book is lighthearted and is meant to show him in an "affectionate manner."
"He's a national treasure," he said."
And the first Superman comic was published in 1938 on this day.