The PFC is looking for a sous chef - beginning mid august. Fair wage to match experience, benifits pkg, 5 day work week Most shifts are 2 - 10:30pm
Apply @ the Pipestone Food Co.
By appointment 4911-51street Wetaskiwin
Tel 780 352 9596

Review by Meghan Mast

Ask a friend if they want to go “scavenging” and likely they would expect to be diving into dumpsters to sort through dripping piles of garbage. Prejudices like this are what drove authors Anneli Rufus and Kristan Lawson to write The Scavenger’s Manifesto.  They wanted to redeem the reputation of scavenging.
It is not all dumpster diving, according to Rufus and Lawson.  Scavenging is any way of acquiring goods for less than full price—anything from going to garage sales to bargain shopping. And do they ever make it sound appealing!  Not only does it sound fun, scavenging seems to be the answer to all the latest concerns.
How can I find funky vintage clothing?  How can I reduce the amount of waste that is going into landfills?   How can I save money in these uncertain economic times?  “Scavenge!” say Rufus and Lawson.  No one sings the praises of scavenging quite like these two.

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Specials:

Roasted Beet Soup

Bowl $7.75    Cup $5.25

Deep Dish Quiche

“Greens Eggs and Ham Farm” Duck Sausage, with corn, red pepper and ginger.

Served with your choice of soup or honey greens. $14

Rosemary Shrimp and Golden Potato Flatbread

Oven baked roasted rosemary potatoes and shrimp with tomato sauce on pita bread.

Served with honey greens or soup.    $15

BBQ Chicken Pita

Chicken breast in a pita topped with cheddar, spinach, caramelized onions and raspberry aioli.

Served with your choice of honey greens or soup.  . $14

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Review by Meghan Mast

When an ancient Sitka spruce fell down dead, a small community was devastated and the world took notice.  Not only was the tree three hundred years old, its needles were golden, something considered scientifically impossible.   Born on the mythic Queen Charlotte Islands, the tree’s beauty was legendary.  Not only was it a tourist attraction, it was sacred to the Haida people.

John Vaillant tells the true story of the life and death of the golden spruce, centering the story on a surprising protagonist—the man who cut down this remarkable tree.  His name is Grant Hadwin, a timber scout turned activist who had been profoundly affected by the disappearing forests.  Driven by a mixture of madness and frustration, he took a chainsaw to the tree in an unusual statement against the slaughter of old growth trees.

In true journalistic style, Vaillant covers a variety of perspectives.  He relays the pain of the Haida natives after the tree’s death, and also provides context for Hadwin’s actions. The felling of the Golden Spruce is a tragedy.  Heartbreak echoed throughout the Queen Charlotte Islands when it was killed. Vaillant doesn’t mute this grief.  What he does do is investigate some positive change that grew out of the tree’s death.

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