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Here’s the biz buzz: drones taking off
Standing in Harris Park, Jeff Owens opens up a hard-shell black case about the size of a microwave. Wearing a black baseball cap and aviators, the 34-year-old picks up a remote control that looks like an Xbox controller, but with only two joysticks on it and a holder attached at the top for his phone.…
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Vacant churches born again
Londoners weary of new high-rise developments and modern box-like buildings around their neighbourhood are benefiting from a growing trend in the city: repurposing churches. It’s more of a recent phenomenon here, said Don Menard, the heritage planner for the City of London, but it’s been happening for some time in other places. “It’s … all…
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Target’s collateral damage
As he had done for the past two years, Brian, arrives at his work at the London Target store in Westmount Mall at precisely 2 p.m. His entry time is one of the few things of his job that hasn’t changed in the last couple of weeks. Since Target Corporation announced it was closing its…
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Wigglers and worms: One woman’s work with worm compost
In a small room of a small apartment located above a small convenience store, Erin Boynton snaps on a yellow rubber glove and thrusts her hand in a light blue plastic box filled with feces, decomposing food, newspapers and worms. She smiles as she raises a handful of feces and worms and explains how vermicomposting…