The wind and rain bridges were a type of bridge built by the Dong people (a minority ethnic group) in China. Because they live in the lowlands and the valleys with many rivers, the Dong people are excellent bridge builders. They are called “wind and rain” bridges because the covered bridges not only let people … Read more

The Wildlife Festival, in partnership with The Canadian Raptor Conservancy, Muskoka Wildlife Centre, Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo, and The Backyard Conservation Fund of Canada could are bringing an incredible wildlife festival to Chilliwack, Hope, Kamloops, Merritt, Kelowna, Revelstoke, Vernon, Nelson, Kimberly, Penticton, Salmon Arm and Prince George featuring incredible species of birds of prey, mammals, … Read more

Three quarters of the planet Earth is covered by water. A majority of the planet’s solid surface is abyssal plain, at depths between 4,000 and 5,500 metres (13,100 and 18,000 ft) below the surface of the oceans. The solid surface location on the planet closest to the centre of the orb is the Challenger Deep, … Read more

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into … Read more

A grove of oddly-shaped pine trees. This young forest was planted around 1930 and has about 400 pines. It is generally believed that some form of human tool or technique was used to make the trees grow this way, but the method and motive are not currently known. Some believe that the woods were deliberately … Read more

The sound of a distant train whistle, especially at night, still stirs in me a powerful sense of yearning and adventure. A journey is beginning, or underway, and I can’t help imagining how long it will be (longer the better) and what the final destination is (somewhere remote and exotic is best). I love the … Read more

Africa has some of the best beaches in the world. Tourists will be flocking to them soon as those in the southern hemisphere take summer holidays and those from the north look for ways to escape their winter. So where are Africa’s top beaches? In drawing up the list I have taken both an objective … Read more

2016 Leaf collection is complete. Thank you for making it a successful season. Waterloo residents have two main options for street tree leaf disposal: The Region of Waterloo’s bi-weekly yard waste service, where residents collect street tree leaves and put out with their usual waste pick-up. In 2016, this service ends the week of Nov. … Read more

Indoor oasis – Bringing your interiors to life is easy with a living plant residing alongside you. The Ficus Benjamina, or weeping fig, can be clipped into shape or left to spread out gracefully. Although these trees like light, they’re hardy enough to still thrive without all-day direct sunlight. Inspiration for a contemporary courtyard patio … Read more