Druh Farrell: Resign Immediately from The Calgary Homeless Foundation Board of Directors as the City of Calgary's Representative

Druh Farrell: Resign Immediately from The Calgary Homeless Foundation Board of Directors as the City of Calgary's Representative


Reason: Gross Incompetence


The Facts: 


Whereas,


1.  Druh Farrell, Ward 7 alderman, sits on the Board of Directors of the Calgary Homeless Foundation (CHF). 


2.  Farrell has failed to discharge her duties as a representative of the City of Calgary.


3.  Farrell has failed to negotiate a single new affordable unit of 1200 new units in the Ward 7 East Village, which is a publicly funded initiative through the CMLC (Calgary Municipal Land Corporation) which is a wholly owned subsiduary of the City of Calgary, its only shareholder.


4.  Farrell also failed to negotiate a single new affordable unit in the Sunnyside/Kensington projects Pixel & St John's. Also in Ward 7 and only blocks from Farrell's own home, Pixel & St John's, have not allotted 1 new affordable unit of the 200 they are building.




A total of 1400 new units... Not one new affordable housing unit.




This is gross incompetence and Farrell should resign from the CHF immediately.

Link to: Calgary Homeless Foundation, List of Board of Directors

Here's Druh at a Calgary Homeless Foundation Event. 

Bridge Opening & Campaign Launch for 2013 Calgary Municipal Election

And we're off in Calgary Ward 7!

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Julie Vincent Photography, Calgary
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Picture of Fleece Bridge from my house

Pic of the Fleece Bridge from Sunnyside

Corn Coated Seeds Kill Bees

Since seed coating with neonicotinoid insecticides was introduced in the late 1990s, European beekeepers have reported severe colony losses in the period of corn sowing (spring). As a consequence, seed-coating neonicotinoid insecticides that are used worldwide on corn crops have been blamed for honeybee decline. In view of the currently increasing crop production, and also of corn as a renewable energy source, the correct use of these insecticides within sustainable agriculture is a cause of concern. In this paper, a probable—but so far underestimated—route of environmental exposure of honeybees to and intoxication with neonicotinoid insecticides, namely, the atmospheric emission of particulate matter containing the insecticide by drilling machines, has been quantitatively studied. Using optimized analytical procedures, quantitative measurements of both the emitted particulate and the consequent direct contamination of single bees approaching the drilling machine during the foraging activity have been determined. Experimental results show that the environmental release of particles containing neonicotinoids can produce high exposure levels for bees, with lethal effects compatible with colony losses phenomena observed by beekeepers.

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es2035152


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22292570

Dominating University Food in Canada

Opting out of Calgary Stampede Aggie Days

If you have a child in the Calgary Board of Education, they can opt out of attending the Calgary Stampede Aggie Days. 


Just tell their teacher or principal. 


Simply send a note... "I do not want my child to attend the Calgary Stampede Aggie Days."


Why are we suggesting our children "kidcott" the Calgary Stampede Aggie Days?


1. Learning is connected to a factual understanding of our world. Aggie Days are an inaccurate portrayal of the conditions on factory farms and battery caged operations within the Industrial Agricultural production system.


2. The Calgary Stampede Aggie Days has repeatedly denied local urban ag organizations the opportunity to participate in the event. Read the proposal here. Our goal has been to make a food connection with students based on hands-on programming.

On St Patrick's Day, Think About St Patrick's Bridge

The St Patrick's Bridge requires some TLC (basic infrastructure maintenance), but as my engineering friend said, "This bridge isn't going anywhere for 50 years."


He suggested that the city has been neglecting this bridge for quite sometime. Some paint, lights and a little clean up and the bridge would just pop! 


And, perhaps more importantly, it wouldn't cost $25 Million!


Visit the bridge and decide for yourself!

"WTF, CMLC?"

Beautiful span!

Structurally sound!

Needs some paint! Wood is in perfect condition?

Solid!

"What's the problem here?"

"Safe for everyone!"

"Remember... No camping!"

"Calgary Heritage deserves better!"

Here's the solution:

1) Do not destroy the exisiting span.
2) Light the pathway properly.
3) Build the shorter span to Bridgeland LRT
4) Save $23 Million dollars