You never know when you’ll be bytten by a beetle. Turns out, today’s the day!<\/p>\n
Canada’s coolest university towns<\/a><\/p>\n The Spruce Capital of the North (pop. 84,000) \u2013 locally known as PG or the Notorious P-I-G \u2013 is a frontier town turned fun zone. Surrounded by ancient forests and mountain peaks, the green-minded University of Northern British Columbia combines small class sizes with the great outdoors: on a clear day on campus, you can see all the way to the McGregor Range. Just watch for wandering moose on the hike up to school.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Get your hands dirty<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t yet know how much exposure to environmental bacteria (for example, through activities that involve contact with the soil) is enough to confer health benefits,\u201d says Lowry. \u201cIt is clear, however, that exposure through breathing or consuming specific types of environmental organisms has the capacity to reduce inflammation and confer health benefits.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Experience dirt by getting out to play<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cParents should think about why their child is in a particular program and whose needs are being served,\u201d she says. \u201cIs the program to keep the child busy while the parent is busy? Is it something the child really wants to do? If so, how much time is taken up with activities during the week? Is it reasonable? Does the child have time to complete school work and take responsibilities for other commitments at home? What about time to engage in simple play?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n You’re going to have to wait awhile to read this<\/a><\/p>\n A forest has been planted in Norway, which will supply paper for a special anthology of books to be printed in one hundred years time. Between now and then, one writer every year will contribute a text, with the writings held in trust, unpublished, until 2114.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n