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The $1,800 saltbox shed

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One farmer who likes to perform do-it-yourself work demonstrates how easy it is to build an open-sided storage facility. A stone foundation is critical to enabling the structure to survive climatic impact on the soil on which its built. A roof overhang provides shading and protection.

Design and construction, Garages, Garages (Residential), Building, Wooden, Wood construction, Wooden beams

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Keeping tabs on the weather

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Weather forecasting does not have to be dependent upon the science of meteorological services. The three basic cloud formations, cirrus, stratus and cumulus, indicate the possibility of rain and change in wind direction can indicate the clearing of a storm pattern.

Forecasts and trends, Cloud physics, Rain and rainfall, Rain, Weather forecasting, Clouds

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Drowning Quebec for hydropower

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Provincially owned Hydro-Quebec has been flooding massive areas of Inuit and Cree Indian land in northern Quebec for hydroelectric projects, often with disastrous environmental consequences. A history of the projects and native resistance is given.

Management, Energy policy, Environmental aspects, Quebec, Hydroelectric power plants, Inuit, Crees, Native people's land claims, Indigenous people's land claims, Hydro-Quebec, Quebec (Province)

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