The online home of Jean-Philippe Torunski
The city of Ottawa is expecting to grow by 400 000 people living in 195 000 new homes in the next quarter century. Where should they go? That’s the question facing urban planners and city council as they prepare a new Official Plan.
Continue reading “Holding the line on urban sprawl”This is how the emergency warning sent to people in danger in Australian bushfires starts. Two lines down, the sobering information appears:
My nephew Matthew stumbled upon my web site, and I thought that it would be fun if he could make his own page. So, here he is, take it away!
Continue reading “Meet Matthew”
I made it! One year of not sending anything to the landfill. It was a lot of fun, rewarding, and in the end, surprisingly easy. Boring, even.
Behind me there, you see it – 1 year’s worth of accumulated trash, a whole 5239 grams of it. Well, not quite all of it. I have a bin at the cottage too, but haven’t gone through it yet. Oh, and also the stuff that didn’t fit into the bin: a broken toboggan, a bike tire, and a cracked wheel. Continue reading “The Year of Waste Free Living is Over”
Last year, I was a Scouter with a group of Beavers here in Ottawa. One of the activities that I organized was an orienteering challenge, where the beavers had to navigate their way from clue to clue using a compass. It was a pretty big hit with the kids, so I thought that I’d write it up in case others want to use it. Continue reading “An Orienteering Adventure in Brewer Park”
With my waste-free challenge, one thing I’ve been really missing are nachos. But all of the tortilla chips come in disposable bags. So I decide to make my own. I did a little research… They are made by frying tortillas, simple enough. But all of the tortillas come in bags as well. So I have to make my own tortillas. Luckily, it’s easy to do. Continue reading “Making Tortilla Chips”
I was set to co-host an episode of “Just Your Average Radio Show” on CKCU but at the last minute the host was not able to make it and canceled.
I had the music all ready to go anyways, so I just put it up here. I’m pretty happy with the mix. Continue reading “JUST YOUR AVERAGE RADIO SHOW 2017-12-06”
Imagine that you are on a spaceship on a journey of exploration and discovery to the nearby stars. Space is huge, so this spaceship will have to support not just you and your crew but many future generations as well. Earth is so far away that it takes over a year just to send a radio message.
What do you do with your garbage? Continue reading “The One Year Waste Free Living Challenge”