Reading Time: 4 minutes Helping insects survive is more valuable than practically anything else we do to help nature
Tag: Urban Life
What to do when you see wildlife on urban trails
Reading Time: 4 minutes Four tips on making wildlife encounters of every description safe and enjoyable for all parties
As the 9-to-5 workday fades, the food industry prepares to benefit
Reading Time: 4 minutes The 9-to-5 workday was already in a fragile state but the pandemic has likely finished it. This could create a variety of opportunities for the food industry
Eating human food could mean trouble for urban coyotes, study shows
Reading Time: 2 minutes New U of A research illustrates link between anthropogenic diet, human-like gut bacteria and poor health
As Canadians flee cities, rural living gets its mojo back
Reading Time: 3 minutes Starbucks will close 300 restaurants in Canada by March. Other chains will likely follow suit. But have no fear, chains will surely open other stores but certainly not in city centres
Fake commuting for a coffee is healthy and normal
Reading Time: 3 minutes People need to get replenished, energized and to physically separate themselves from the workplace, even if it’s home
As Canadians flee cities, food sector recalibrates
Reading Time: 3 minutes Grocery retailers must come to terms with serving a shifting population. And restaurants face learning to be more flexible
Is dam removal the wave of the future?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Research suggests it makes more ecological and economic sense to dismantle dams than to restore or maintain them
Breathing new life into cities post-COVID-19
Reading Time: 5 minutes New guide shows how planners can revive urban centres by shifting focus of vacant spaces from commercial to cultural
Why have we become a nation of litterbugs?
Reading Time: 4 minutes We have first-rate collection for everything from garbage, to yard waste and recyclables. Yet we continue to litter