Councillor Brockington tries in vain to save Hunt Club forest

 PHOTO: Forest via Save Hunt Club Forest Today’s Ottawa City Council meeting was particularly interesting as Council finds itself in a late-term debacle with lame-duck rules possibly kicking in if fewer than 18 sitting council members do not run for the next term. With 24 seats in the chamber currently, including

A river runs through it . . . your basement, that is

 Photo credit: Shutterstock Canada boasts some astonishing statistics regarding fresh water. We possess by far the highest per capita renewable water supply in the world, more that double that of second-place Brazil. Anyone who visits cottage country anywhere in central Canada knows it is impossible to toss a beach ball