Weekly roundup: October 29 - November 4

Articles

A victory for Canadian democracy [Ottawa Citizen]

In U.S. building industry, is it too easy to be green? [USA Today]

Avenue Magazine’s (Calgary) Top 40 under 40 (former school mates)

Gareth Lewis

Mark Hopkins

NGOs need to wean themselves off government handouts [National Post] (An interesting column that suggests the right direction for NGOs that want to be secure in their footing so they can do their work. The ideal it seems to propose of no government grants is a bit far as there is work done by NGOs that fit well for government funding.)

Stormwater utility would shift costs to homeowners [Times Colonist]

Don Valley rainbow gets a makeover [Toronto Star]

Tweets

Screenshot from Twitter. 2012-10-30T02:06:50.000Z. Dr. Sabrina D (@brinaventolina). Most useful Spanish phrase learned today: "Me agradas como amigo" = "I like you as a friend".. Screenshot from Twitter. 2012-11-01T18:13:04.000Z. Real Emergency Puppy (@EmergencyPuppy). A little too late for halloween, but here's a hedgehog dressed like a vampire. http://t.co/MdniqVxn.