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Honey bee hobbyist : the care and keeping of bees / by Gary, N. E.(Norman E.),author.;
Subjects: Bee culture.; Honeybee.;
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The road to Appledore : or, How I went back to the land without ever having lived there in the first place / by Wayman, Tom,1945-author.;
"Acclaimed author Tom Wayman's account of his shift from urban to rural. The recent pandemic accelerated an existing trend among urban Canadians to move to the country. Yet to quote from a 2022 Globe and Mail article, "People from cities don't always realize what they're getting into." For anyone setting out in that direction, or dreaming of doing so, Tom Wayman's The Road to Appledore: Or How How I Went Back to the Land Without Ever Having Lived There in the First Place is rewarding reading. The book follows Wayman from Vancouver to southeastern BC's Slocan Valley, deep in the Selkirk Mountains, and presents with his characteristic humour and philosophical insight his ensuing major shifts of perspective and knowledge. Mishaps, misadventures and moments of delight and wonder abound in Wayman's prose reflections on his decades of living immersed in nature and the contemporary rural--from having to deal with a bear cub in his kitchen, to engaging in a vigilante action to protect a community water system, to the quiet satisfaction of growing his own food and flowers. Wayman depicts the rural southwest of Canada in intimate detail, transporting readers alongside him."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Wayman, Tom, 1945-; Mountain life;
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Freerunner [videorecording] / by Argo, Sean Michael.; Cassel, Seymour,1935-; Costa, Rebecca da.; Dyer, Danny,1977-; Faris, Sean.; Hassan, Tamer,1968-; Huber, Raimund.; Ostegard, Warren.; Silverstein, Lawrence.; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm.; Alliance Films.; Image Entertainment (Firm); Strategic Film Partners (Firm); Tin Res Entertainment (Firm); Topanga Pictures.; Vitamin A Films.;
Director of photography, Claudio Chea ; editor, Marco Jacubowicz ; music, Peter Distefano ; orginal score, Jerry Deaton.Sean Faris, Tamer Hassan, Rebecca da Costa, Seymour Cassel, Danny Dyer.Captures all the unstoppable force of urban acrobatic freerunning (also known as parkour) in this relentless pulse-pounding thriller that leaves 'fast' and 'furious' in the dust! Ryan is a freerunner who will do whatever it takes to break free from Reese, a mobster who controls a band of street racers.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, NTSC, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Criminal behavior; Feature films.; Gangsters; Parkour;
© c2011., Image Entertainment ; Distributed by Alliance Films,
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The joy experiments : reimagining mid-sized cities to heal our divided society / by Higgins, Scott(President of HIP Developments, Inc.),author.; Andraos, Mouna,writer of foreword.; Kalbfleisch, Paul,author.; Mongiat, Melissa,writer of foreword.;
"A new perspective on developing shared joy in urban spaces. Our divided society is quickly reaching crisis level. We are no longer able to sustain social and economic prosperity nor ensure democracy. Fuelling this crisis is a growing sense of social isolation caused by the divisive nature of social media and the decline of infrastructure that used to bring communities together. But there is hope for rebuilding our collaborative society, and it is found in our mid-sized urban areas. These towns and cities offer a scale that can tangibly change the quality of our lives and an intimacy that allows us to influence what our communities can become. Changing cities can change the world! In The Joy Experiments, real estate developer Scott Higgins and creative mind Paul Kalbfleisch use their own mid-sized city-building experiences to present a new way for citizens to engage with their city, and an urban planning strategy that prioritizes infrastructure for the human spirit."--
Subjects: City planning; Small cities;
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The rise of the neighbourhood in Canada, 1880s-2020s / by Harris, Richard,1952-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Neighbourhoods matter now more than ever before. They sustain fewer social connections, but in an era of great social inequality and high levels of immigration, they have become vital as places for homeowner investment and educational opportunity for children. The Rise of the Neighbourhood in Canada, 1880s-2020s traces the changing character and significance of Canadian urban neighbourhoods, city and suburban, since the 1880s. The book highlights patterns in neighbourhood life, particularly noticeable in larger urban areas, which are especially important for the least mobile people: workers, lower income households, immigrants, women, children, and the elderly. It explores how the physical and social characteristics of neighbourhoods affect public health, crime rates, social capital, and job opportunities while shaping the lifelong prospects of children. Analysing long-term trends, the book examines the importance of communications technology in the context of rising inequality and immigration. It shows how, as homeownership rose, neighbourhoods became vital settings for investment, increasingly financialized, reducing affordability. Using examples from all types of neighbourhoods in cities small and large, from St. John's through Montreal and Winnipeg to Victoria, The Rise of the Neighbourhood in Canada argues that the current prominence of neighbourhoods will persist."--
Subjects: Neighborhoods; Neighborhoods;
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The Emergency : A Novel. by Packer, George.;
An empire has collapsed from boredom and loss of faith in itself. In the Emergency that follows, youth rebellions of urban Burghers and rural Yeomen embrace radical new ideas of humanity. When an incident at the hospital leads to Dr. Hugo Rustin's disgrace, he seeks redemption with dangerous journey into the countryside, just as the conflict between Burghers and Yeomen is reaching a crisis.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Dystopian; FICTION / Literary;
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The swamp [videorecording] / by Hopper, Tim,narrator.; MacLowry, Randall,television producer,television director.; Taylor, Rebecca,television producer.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company,broadcaster.;
Tim Hopper, narrator.The history of the Everglades is a dramatic yet little known story of humanity's attempt to conquer nature. This program, told through the lives of a handful of colorful and resolute characters, explores the repeated efforts to reclaim, control and transform what was seen as a vast wasteland into an agricultural and urban paradise, and, ultimately, the drive to preserve America's greatest wetland.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Environmental television programs.; Historical television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Natural areas; Wetlands;
For private home use only.
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Epic hikes of the world : explore the planet's most thrilling treks and trails. by Lonely Planet Publications (Firm);
"With stories of 50 incredible hiking routes in 30 countries, from New Zealand to Peru, plus a further 150 suggestions, Lonely Planet's Epic Hikes of the World will inspire a lifetime of adventure on foot. From one-day jaunts and urban trails to month-long thru-hikes, cultural rambles and mountain expeditions, each journey shares one defining feature: being truly epic"--
Subjects: Guidebooks.; Hiking; Trails; Trails; Voyages around the world;
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Empty spaces / by Abel, Jordan,1985-author.;
Re-imagining James Fenimore Coopers 19th-century text 'The Last of the Mohicans' from the contemporary perspective of an urban Nisgaa person whose relationship to land and traditional knowledge was severed by colonial violence, Jordan Abel's 'Empty Spaces' explores what it means to be Indigenous without access to familial territory and complicates popular understandings about Indigenous storytelling. Abel is a queer Nisgaa writer from Vancouver, BC.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Ethnicity; Identity (Psychology); Indigenous peoples; Nature;
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The ultimate survival manual [Canadian edition] / by Johnson, Richard,1947 Aug. 6-; James, Robert F.;
Urban adventure, wilderness survival and disaster preparedness in the Canadian edition of The ultimate survival manual. Special content is targeted to situation Canadians might need to survive, including animal attacks, extreme weather, and wilderness conditions. Sprinkled throughout are real-life "extreme survival" stories that inform and entertain. Even if the most terrifying thing you've ever survived is a riot at a hockey game, this book is a must-read.
Subjects: Survival; Wilderness survival;
© c2013., Weldon Owen,
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