This month: special double issue on Cities for People. To receive the PEN with the Member's Supplement each month, send in the membership form.

Strawbale house under construction near Perth. Owners Diedre Herlihy and Rick Burroughs have applied the first layer of stucco, which is roughed in preparation for the second layer. Photo: Carla Brown.

The 11th Annual Walk for Peace, the Environment and Social Justice, sponsored by the Ottawa Disarmament Coalition, will be held June 1, 1996. All are invited to participate. Raise funds for your group, while taking part in an educational and fun-filled community event! For information, call 565-4057 or 235-3944.

Ontario Public Service Employees rally in Ottawa, March 6. Photo: Margaret Jensen.

PBI Invites Volunteers The North America Project of Peace Brigades International (PBI) has been invited to become a witness in a conflict at Rapid Lake, Quebec, involving the Algonquins of Barrière Lake. The conflict concerns opposition to logging in Algonquin territory as well as divisions within the tribe. Anyone interested in participating in this PBI project, please contact Alan at 230-4123.

Cities for People
In this second special issue in our series on the eco-city, we look at the city's human-made environment and what it means for sustainability. As we will see, urban planning involves more than lot sizes and setbacks. How houses and stores are arranged with respect to each other and how people move around in the city have a big impact on the quality and ecological sustainability of people's lives. We also look at some environmentally friendly homes, and at ways of feeding city people from local farms.

• Readers React
  • Brewer Pond Needs Help from Frank Ahern, Ottawa
• Hello Volunteer!
  Irene Beck by Susan Roelofs
• New From Octopus
  Down the Asphalt Path Reviewed by Mike Gifford
• Book Review
  • Recipes for Healthy Eating Reviewed by Rachelle Thibodeau
    
  • New Guide Shows Where to Go for Renewable Energy Reviewed by Hans Posthuma
• Compost Corner
  Central Composting in Ottawa by Marion King
• 5 R's Update (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair, Reject)
  Article by Hazel Jack
• Activist's Notebook
  The Movement and the Generation Gap by Mike Kaulbars
• The Organic Gardener
  Early Spring Planting by Ann Cleary
• Houses from Straw: Good for the Budget and the Environment by Carla Brown
• 2020Z Not So Green by David Gladstone
• Relief Aid Sought for North Korea by Lynn Atkins
• ETAN Needs Volunteers
• Transit Still Not a Priority by Linda Hoad
• Local Group Plans Cohousing Community by Jane Keeler and Peggy Caldwell
• Advanced Homes Pass the Energy Test by Hans Posthuma
• Sustainable Living Thrives at Conservation Co-op by Timothy Wingate
• Tories to Strip Building Code
• Neighbourliness and Walkability by Chris Bradshaw
• Lorraine Residents to Green Their Street Organically by Yolande Henry
• Students Plan to Green Their Schoolgrounds by Julie Archambault
• Brookfield Students Move the Earth by Lyndsay Poaps
• Students at Canterbury Set Up Environmental Network by Jude Farmer
• Youth Contribution a Boost to Habitat II Carolyn Saunders and Dave Buchanan
• Mixed Use Redevelopment Has Trouble Taking Hold by Donna Passmore
• Tories Gut Open Door Policy on Environment by Carla Brown and Teressa Trollope
• Centretown Traffic Calming Due for Public Review by Nancy Mitchell
• Sustainable, Healthy Food Revived Through Organic Farming by Morgan Wyck
• Safety of Sludge for Fertilizer Questioned by Heather Burke
• Hamilton Rally Makes Historic Statement by Robert McDonald
• Tories Attack Good Land Use Planning by Meg Sears

Organic Lawn Care Co-op
Mike Leger, owner of the Nature's Choice Organic Lawn Care company, is launching an Organic Lawn Care Co-op this spring. For a $5 membership fee, do-it-yourselfers can buy organic fertilizers, compost and grass seed at wholesale prices. They also receive an instruction guide, full of helpful tips and advice for growing healthier, more beautiful lawns. For information, call 841-5553.

We wish to thank the Canada Trust Friends of the Environment Foundation for funding this three-issues series of the Peace and Environment News.

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