Putting in steps
Remember Joy Saunders?
She was introduced to us by columnist John DeMont in the spring and now we have an update for SaltWire readers.
Saunders recently went on a walk to support VON; it was her 102nd walk in a fundraiser for the nursing and homecare organization.
Her goal? To complete it before her 102nd birthday next month.
“I love walking. I’m not going to stop,” Saunders told SaltWire.com's Kathy Johnson at the finish line. “I think I might have to get another dog.”
Saunders has had an interesting, long life – including a stint in the army she can't divulge the details of – and is worth spending time with.
Meet Joy, find out how much she raised with her walks and what's next.
Bottles as building blocks
What can you do with that water bottle other than toss it in the trash?
If you have 500,000 or more of them, you can build a durable, energy-efficient house.
That's what Digby County, Nova Scotia's Vic and Krista Penner are doing with their new home built by JD Composites.
“I worked in a recycling plant in Fort McMurray so I understand how much plastic comes in. I also understand there’s not a lot of places for that stuff to go. It was stacked up for years sometimes,” Vic told SaltWire's Tina Comeau.
“This is a phenomenal way to use that stuff up, because we’re not going to stop using plastic.”
JD Composites' owners are also pretty chuffed with the build: they've now used 2 million plastic bottles in projects.
Changing course
Last year, the Trans-Canada Highway ran through little Cornwall, P.E.I.
A bypass shifted traffic around the community and Mayor Minerva McCourt says safety and the quality of life have improved since the change.
McCourt looks out at the road that was once the Trans-Canada Highway and likes what she sees on what is now Main Street.
“You don’t feel like you’re going to be rear-ended turning into your driveway," she told The Guardian's Dave Stewart.
"It’s also much quieter."
Stewart and McCourt take SaltWire readers on a tour of Cornwall to see how the town is evolving.