Following the Harper government’ federal budget last month, which included a $500,000 cut to the Library and Archives Canada budget, todays announcement that the national Book Exchange Centre will be closed.
“Opened 35 years ago, the exchange centre is a massive swap shop for public and academic libraries across Canada. Libraries donate books and periodicals their patrons no longer use and, in response … Continue Reading
I don’t generally subscribe to much of what gets posted over there, but this post about the Fed’s investment of millions of our tax dollars in Diamond D-JET does deserve some qualified support.
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Perhaps this new plan will have some positive impact where others have failed. One thing’s for sure… the problem is not new, it’s real, and it’s growing.
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Following up on my previous post about London’s battle with the Emerald Ash Borer that’s starting to heat up as rumours of a possible Federal election become more frequent… things overheard at today’s ETC meeting…
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