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Pollution

The creek at the end of the road, the park running alongside your home, the local beach — we all had a little piece of nature where we wove childhood dreams and played exciting games. But many of these cherished spaces have been altered over time — either by 'progress' or pollution. How has environmental pollution altered the places of your childhood? We want to know if the grassy field where you were an explorer has become a parking lot, or if the lake at your cottage is now clogged with algal blooms. Or, instead of destruction, maybe your neighbourhood park has been rehabilitated or the nature trail cleaned up. Tell us about your youthful spaces!

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Ivan Bowers Submitted: Monday, October 20, 2003	Recently I took a trip to southwestern Ontario, ( grand bend area and while passing through, Kitchener and Stratford, I was appalled at the rape of our precious farmland, where I spent my childhood, by the Development of all the desirable land for houses.What a tragedy to see all this beautiful farm and park land, being destroyed in the name of greed by developers. Something our politicians could stop, if they had the guts too.
Ellen Wood Submitted: Wednesday, October 08, 2003	I remember spending hour after hour wandering through the bush up the rocky mountains. We would see bears, deer, chipmunks, birds of all kinds, and lots of other animals, but not people or houses. Now the larger animals are mainly gone from our region and people and their houses are everywhere. There is no room for the animals anymore.
Steven Nikulak Submitted: Wednesday, October 08, 2003	When we first moved to the (big) city in 1962, I was a child of the country and if I wanted to go fishing I just went. In Regina we had a lake (manmade) and a creek, Great just grab a hook and line and go. I caught many fish in the first few years from that lake, but it has become clogged with weeds and alas no fish live there anymore. Lot's of ducks and geese call the lake, now little more then a marsh, home. We've even received the odd moose. The Wascana Centre is a proud jewel of the City of Regina but has lost alot of it's appeal with out a lake that one can fish and swin in. The City of Regina, Prov. of Saskatchewan, and theFederal Gov't. have banded together to deepen the lake and restore some of the pride that those of us that are old enough to remember good fishing back. I am looking forward to seeing that. I hope that there are plans to restock the lake and try to bring back some of the natural species that once lived there.
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Albert Brenneis Submitted: Tuesday, October 07, 2003	The small Alberta hamlet where I grew up (Alcomdale) has become a collection of houses without any services. The post office fell to "Super Mailboxes", the corner stores (two of them) died out to the mega-retailers, the local grain elevator lost the battle to a large terminal, even the local curling rink was closed in favor of a larger urban rink with artificial ice. The cause? People like me who grew up in the country and became "urbanized". My career took me to the city (Edmonton). Good highways and reliable vehicles expand the distances we're willing to travel for groceries, recreation, and other personal services. Add in satellite dishes and internet access and the need for local entertainment choices diminishes. It's sad to see my hometown without services (the sign on the highway says it all - "Alcomdale - No Services"). The local fertilizer dealership thrives as does the community league but other businesses and services have "packed up and left". With Thanksgiving approaching we always "go home" - often to a beautiful autumn day where our family goes on a walk around our small hometown. On our drive out to Alcomdale we pass through the outskirts of Edmonton, where more and more farmland is being taken over by urban development as people like me move to the city. It's a trend we're seeing across the prairies with no end in sight. The large cities get larger as the small towns get smaller.
Peter Martin Submitted: Sunday, October 05, 2003	Victoria InnerHarbour and Gorge Inlet
Ann Marie Hanley Submitted: Wednesday, October 01, 2003	there was a small wooded area at the bottom of our street. and in the last few years, two different companies have taken this very small wooded area and turned it into condos and apartment buildings. it was home to all sorts of birds and various wildlife. they also took down trees that were not supposed to be taken down - not part of the original agreeement. imagine wanting to live right next to a highway!!! how stupid can people be. I'm not sure the quality of the building is that great either. people used to take theri dogs to walk there. it was just a wooded area. we have lived in this house for 20 years and there are two parks very near to us but animals need their home too.