Some seventy Canadian soldiers, accompanied by various dignitaries, are leaving the country today for a very special duty in London, England. Members of the Ceremonial Guard of the Royal 22e Régiment are to stand guard at Buckingham Palace, St. James’… »
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.
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Society
Abandoned war-time material causing harm to wildlife
At one time the project in the Yukon, was considered the biggest engineering project since the Panama Canal It was called the Canadian Oil project, known now as the Canol pipeline or Canol Road, It was a 1,600 kilometre pipeline,… »
Health, International, Politics
Canada’s proposed prostitution law: controversy builds
When Canada’s long-standing anti-prostitution laws were struck down by the Supreme Court, the ruling Conservative government began draughting a new law to replace those several sections of laws dealing with prostitution. The new proposed Bill C-36 is called, “The Protection… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, Society
World-class cricket stadium planned for Canada
It would come as a surprise to many Canadians, but the fastest growing sport in Canada is cricket. This is undoubtedly due to immigration in recent years from countries where cricket is hugely popular such as the West Indies, throughout… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
New research centre to battle invasive Asian carp
There are great fears about the ecological damage the Asian carp could do if it gets a foothold in the Great Lakes. The big carp reproduce rapidly and eat vast amounts of plankton –the foundation of the food chain, thereby basically… »
Fate of another heritage building uncertain
The fate of the old Chatham jail, is now uncertain. Early 20th century postcard featuring the “Kent County Jail, in Chatham, Ontario. The exterior has remained virtually unchanged in 165 years It was built in 1849 before Canada became a… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Trade deals and plant breeder’s rights: “It’s a huge failure of our democracies…”
Those are the words of Terry Boehm speaking about international trade deals being negotiated behind closed doors. He is especially concerned about certain international trade deals affecting farmers access to seed, and ultimately how that will affect consumers. He is… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life
Arts: Adeline Halvorson- equine (and more) artist
Humans and horses have evolved over millennia alongside each other. One of Halvorson’s works was chosen as the cover art for the latest edition of the prestigious Arabella magazine. © Arabelladesign.com Horses have a special place in most people’s hearts, and… »
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The LINK online (Sat., July 5, 2014)
This week your hosts are Lynn Desjardins, and Marc Montgomery. © iStock Another issue has cropped up this week about personal data, privacy and just how vulnerable people are when they go on social media. This time it involves an “experiment”… »
Tracing historic fur trade routes
A small group of Ontario Metis have embarked upon a summer long canoe trip. The ten young people, eight paddlers and two following along the shore in a support vehicle, will travel some 2,000 km along the waterways of Ontario… »
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