Sounds like a great idea to ban wood fireplaces to reduce fine particle pollution in Montreal and I’m sure it is. I’m just a little upset as to why I have to cover all the costs to convert my wood fireplace to an environmentally friendly fireplace. It’s thousands upon thousands of dollars to convert and Montreal doesn’t aid in any way to offset the extreme expense. So, I’m a solid citizen making Montreal a better place environmentally. Overall, worldwide will it make at difference? Not at all, nada, zip, zero, it will still get worse! From the Global Coal Plant Tracker ..read more

I really don’t understand the West Island driver mentality. Everybody ignores traffic rules. OK, maybe only 99.9 %. Essentially no one stops for stop signs. I figure that about 1 in 100 actually stop. No one adheres to the speed limits.  When I walk my dog by a school, people race by at 50  to 60 kph in a 30 kph zone! I wave at them to slow down and they speed up or honk or whatever. Most of them live in the neighbourhood. Hardly anybody respects the speed limits. My other pet peeve is with drivers that tailgate. I’m following a driver that is going below the speed limit and leaving ..read more

Why do people insist on honking their horn when they lock their car? The following is what the SAAQ has to say on their website. REMOTE KEYLESS LOCKING SYSTEMS Remote keyless locking systems make noises that are generally less annoying than the sound of a horn. However, you should restrict their use, to avoid annoying neighbours or startling pedestrians and cyclists. HOW TO REDUCE OR AVOID CONFIRMATION “BEEPS” Press the remote only once to lock the vehicle’s doors and flash the lights. This will avoid sounding the signal that confirms that the doors are locked. When getting out of your car, p ..read more

Are you nuts? You’re paying money for water that you can get for free from your household tap plus a fee for a plastic bottle that will probably not be recycled. It boggles my mind,. I’ll maybe let it go if you’re buying sparkling water, you have money to throw away, but anyone buying regular water are, how do i put it gently….. stupid. Why in the world would you think that bottled water is better for you? Water has 0 levels of everything. OK, if you live in Flint, Michigan then you’re screwed. But everywhere else in the US and Canada the water from the tap is good to drink. When I worked in G ..read more

So, the newly elected premier of Quebec wants to outlaw hijabs because they’re a religious symbol that are worn by people in public service jobs.. That is outright stupid. So, given that he has a majority government, the law will probably pass. Now the question is, how will it be applied? The Law, as I understand it, will not allow display of religious symbols by individuals in positions of authority.  So what this means is that there will be no hijabs and the like, no Sheikh turbans , no Christian crosses visible. There will be no priests or nuns working in government or schools tha ..read more

This is for all the people that choose to use a celebrity diet to lose weight or any other special diet. Just eat as the Canada Food Guide advises. I got close to following the guide lines, but the results were awesome. In March 2015, I had an appointment with my doctor for a routine check-up and review of my blood tests. My blood glucose (HbA1C) level was high. My doctor informed me that I had higher blood glucose than normal but there was no direction as what I should do. At the time, I didn’t know, but I was at the pre-diabetes level of blood sugar. My girl-friend was making or buying lots ..read more