All Posts Tagged With: "plastic bags"

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The Glass is Half Empty

Regular readers know that I am the de facto sixth member of the Planeteers. In the past, I’ve helped promote Kingston’s organic waste recycling program, proposed a pedestrian friendly solution for the downtown core, and echoed concerns about plastic bags and bottled water. All in all, these aren’t ground breaking feats of environmental [...]

29Jul2009 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 11 comments | Continued
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Top 5 Posts from 2008

Although this may instantaneously get lost in the sea of ‘Best of…’ and ‘Top 10′ lists from 2008, it’s that time of year where the Kingstonist team is reflecting on our latest trip around the sun. As Kingstonist gears up to celebrate its first birthday in less than two months from now, today’s post [...]

28Dec2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 1 comment | Continued
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BYOBag

I’m happy to see that Kingston has been making efforts in the last year to encourage residents to get green with composters and rain barrels. So far it seems Kingstonians are up for it. Now, a new and interesting challenge has been presented by Tara Natural Foods owner Rudi Mogl.
Tara has always used [...]

3Oct2008 | Danielle Lennon | 3 comments | Continued
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Death of the Drive Thru

On my way walking to work this morning, I listened to a debate on CBC regarding whether or not cities should restrict, ban or do nothing about drive thru’s. For many people they are the ultimate convenience, while other health-minded folks see them as the scourge of the urban landscape. Although this debate [...]

16Jul2008 | Harvey Kirkpatrick | 3 comments | Continued
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Kingston Recycles…?

With the beautiful weather finally upon us, I have found myself spending more time outdoors. It’s pretty common to see people outside at lunch, eating in the park or on a bench on Princess Street. I treated myself to some take out last week and ate it as I wandered. The problem [...]

3May2008 | Danielle Lennon | 0 comments | Continued