Mighty, could seem like an odd word to describe the beaver, an odd, mostly nocturnal distant member of the rodent family. However, words like fascinating, amazing, intriguing, would surely fit. Beavers earn their keystone species credentials by creating vital habitat… »
Marc Montgomery
With a passion for anything antique with an engine, and for Canadian and world history, Marc comes with a wealth of media experience. After DJ work at private radio in southern Ontario, and with experience in Canadian Forces radio and tv in Europe, the state broadcaster in Austria (Radio 3), and the CBC in Ottawa and Montreal, he was the host of the immensely popular CBC and RCI show, "The Link". He is now part of the new RCI online team producing stories from and about Canada from coast to coast.
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The LINK Online, Sat. March 05, 2016
Your hosts this week Lynn, Carmel, and Marc A complaint against WestJet has gone public and could hurt the airline’s brand. © PC/Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press Several reports of workplace harassment have made headlines recently in Canada bringing the issue to the… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Warm weather in Arctic affects another major dog sled race
There’s the great Yukon Quest dog sled race, held in February in Canada, and then in March, the American Iditarod across Alaska. Both are around 1,600 kilometers in length. The warm weather in the north has forced both races in… »
Raising the minimum wage in Canada- good idea?
It seems that the price of everything is going up and up: increasing taxes, service fees, housing, food, clothing and just about everything and anything. There are increasing calls for the provincially controlled minimum wage to increase to help those… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
New wood building designs and 12th annual design awards
You may have missed it, but yesterday in Vancouver British Columbia, the 2016 Wood Design Awards were held. It’s all about using wood in architectural designs In addition to the many submissions within British Columbia, there were a museum, visitor… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Bears awake early from hibernation
It seems bears around the world in northern climes are awakening from their winter hibernation as much as a month earlier than normal. The Montreal Ecomuseum reports that its two black bears emerged from hibernation yesterday and wandered around in… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Politics, Society
Whither journalism in Canada? Mergers, concentration, job losses.
It seems like every month there is a story of a newsroom being cut, or a radio station shutting down, or a media merger leading to newspaper closures and reporters being let go. In January alone over 200 media job… »
Judge overrules last will-“contrary to public policy”
When is a last will and testament not valid? A judge in the Superior Court of Ontario has ruled that a trustee is not required to carry out the last wishes when it runs contrary to public policy. In this… »
International, Politics, Society
Conference: best practices for immigration and refugees
It is the biggest gathering of its type in Canada, and perhaps in the world. Some 800 delegates from across Canada, and from several other countries like Germany, Singapore, the United States, Australia and others are expected as they discuss… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Free run dog park where dogs can’t bark
It may seem like a contradiction, but an off-leash dog park in Dartmouth Nova Scotia has installed signs telling people to stop their dogs from barking. The signs read “Courtesy Matters: “If your dog barks it can disturb neighbours and… »
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