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Kudos A big shout out today for all those providers of "to go" items who are taking every effort possible to make the world a better place by choosing a greener packaging option.  Recently, a local pet shop ( https://www.kootenaypetstop.ca /) left us with a little gift - a bag of " Northern Dog Biscuit Company' s "chicken poutine biscuits for dogs. We were surprised and grateful for their little gift... they are a very warm and respectful local pet supply business that offers delivery to your door at no cost and online shopping as an option as well. They have a great supply of toys for dogs and, yes, I always get a couple every time I order food.  So as I'm looking at the packaging for the dog treats, feeding the very grateful dogs, I notice it is a Canadian company with all natural ingredients. I'm thinking ... "cool" :). But then I turn it over to the other side and read that the bag and liner is made "entirely of plant based materials a...

Being an Artist - Why It's Not About The Money  * Edited by blog owner Lillian Brummet - Originally written by Tricia Deed ( www.TriciaDeed.com ) who invites our readers to learn more   about how to make money as an artist or artisan at  https://hubpages.com/business/Employment-for-Artists-and-Craftsmen When people misuse certain art terms it causes confusion in the marketplace so let's start out today by defining artist, fine artist, artisan, and craftsman. Artist  as an individual who creates products for commercial businesses. Two examples are graphic designers and book illustrators.  A  Fine Artist  creates original, visual, and beautiful objects of art for aesthetic values. Examples include oil paintings and hand sculptures. Artisan and independent craftsmen create projects for both beauty and utility. Two examples are glass blowers, jewelry makers or a ceramic artisan. Craftsmen will replicate utilitarian objects. For instance: carpenters build ...

Have you heard of the Step Up For Local campaign? If you haven't - check it out at:  https://stepupforlocal.ca/ This online campaign is rapidly gaining recognition for the support it offers for small businesses and reinforcing the concept of shopping locally.  Here's some information gleaned from their website: “ Through the efforts of many, Canadians for the most part flattened the curve ,” says Phil Otto, CEO of Revolve . “ Now we need to turn our attention to help the backbone of the Canadian economy – small businesses – survive both the pandemic and the imminent recession. Hence, Step Up for Local ” Less money leaves the community: 45 cents of every dollar spent at a locally owned business stays in the local economy vs. 14 cents spent at large chains. This creates tax revenue to fund healthcare, education, safer communities, streets and sidewalks.  Local businesses pay it forward: Not only are local businesses more likely to support other local businesses, they also c...

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Reflecting on the Passing of Neil Peart  *An commemorative essay written by Drew Vics -  =an artist, musician and writer hailing from Western New York. He has been an avid Rush fan since he was first introduced to their music in the late 1970s. When not traveling he and his wife enjoy cooking, biking, reading and enjoying life in quite, rural America. As I sit here grappling with the sad passing of Neil Peart, for good reason commonly referred to as the legendary drummer and lyricist for the Canadian rock trio Rush, I'm less grief-stricken than I initially was and have become more reflective. Along with millions of other fans worldwide I cried hard in the first few hours after hearing the news of his death. It hurts bad, but the tears have subsided. Rush has played such an important role in my life it's impossible to imagine my world without those three guys. My first exposure to their music was sneaking my sister's Archives album from her record collection. I would stare a...

 Recommended Resources Force of Nature - this volunteer based group runs a number of campaigns and projects annually working to remediate climate change within the lower mainland (BC) area. Everything from encouraging home owners to become more eco-friendly to installing charge areas for electric cars, planting projects and more.  Info : ForceOfNatureAlliance.ca For-Ed BC makes environmental and sustainability resource packages available for teachers to use in lesson plans. Info : http://LandscapeMag.com   Stand Earth Alliance appears to work towards the safer, more sustainable conservation for fuel, encouraging large businesses to have a smaller ecological footprint and become more sustainable, and campaigning against the use of paper cups.  Info : Stand.earth/our-work ~~   Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca   ~~