Sixty unionized workers at the Salvation Army Booth Centre went on strike at 3:00 pm today. The Booth Centre provides emergency shelter and food to homeless men in Ottawa. PSAC Local 73100 members are demanding a wage increase which would bring them up to parity with their counterparts at the
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Things Are Good: Changing a Mall from Useless to Useful
Dead malls are a problem in too many communities and these malls are occupying large tracts of land that can be used better. Suburbs in North America have to confront the obvious change in front of them and some communities are doing a good thing by making the malls livable for people instead of just […]
Continue readingThings Are Good: Through the Window Glass
Throughout North America builders construct homes with no regard with how the sun beams down on the, causing many homes to overcompensate with excessively large air conditioning units. This means that do to poor thinking by the builder the homeowner has an increased cost of operating their home.
If you live in one of those buildings […]
ParliamANT Hill: Harpers attend Ottawa animal shelter opening
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/07/06/ottawa-humane-society-harper.html
Continue readingHarper Valley: Tales From The Shelter – 54
We sit around and talk about things we need but Gordie Campbell took away from us. “Shirley” is elderly and needs orthotics as her arches are collapsing and her feet become very painful. That need was ripped from the books of the Ghost of Gordy Campbell Present and it will cost her $800 (with the […]
Harper Valley: Tales from The Shelter – 53
I’m on my home island finishing up some songs I’m writing and recording. My friend I stay with is a true friend and mega talented woman. It’s inspiring to be at her home. The break from the Silly Man couldn’t have come any sooner. All hell’s been breaking loose with Botox woman using crack in […]
Harper Valley: Tales From The Shelter – 52
Can ya believe it? When the B.C. NDP were last in power they were building 1,2oo units of affordable housing a year. What’s the number now…close to zilch? Retarded Martha was talking to the t.v. the other day , standing about an inch away from the screen. She leaves her room door open a lot […]