What’s happening Nov. 30, 2009

With all the madness around the Toronto Humane Society, it’s really important that you know the Etobicoke Humane Society is a completely separate entity. I had some amazing foster kittens from there and that place could really use your help if you’re planning to adopt a pet.

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Ever hopped on your bike a little drunk? One German student did, and besides getting a fine – which isn’t really wild news – he was banned from biking for 15 years. Maybe German police don’t have much to keep them busy, but how do you enforce that?

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Our nuclear insurance plan just got a hefty raise, which doesn’t inspire confidence on two fronts: first, the liability cap for Pickering jumped from $75 mil to $650 mil, and second, that figure should probably be in the billions for an aging plant like Pickering.

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Payout money doesn’t even matter with this federal government because, even when they promise funds, they don’t deliver. Example: under one per cent of $1.5 bil in social housing funds has seen the light of day since being promised over a year ago.

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To round out the bummer Monday round up, the last un-contacted tribe in South America (outside the Amazon) is under threat from Paraguayan ranchers who are bulldozing their UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.