National Network for Equitable Library Service

An exploration of Canadian Remembrance Day history, customs, and traditions. Who are the people who offered their lives in war? Why do we remember them? How do we honour their memory?

Pedal It!

Until a few hundred years ago, people were embarrassed to buy bread in a store. Families took pride in making almost everything they owned.

Humans have always generated garbage, whether it’s a chewed-on bone or a broken cell phone.

In the developed world, if you want a drink of water you just turn on a tap or open a bottle.

Did you know that cars can run on french-fry grease or that human poop can be used to provide power to classrooms?

Going wild. We don't see it as a good thing. And why would we? For most of our time on earth, humanity has been running from lions and other wilderness dangers.