waverley

Levi Milford has represented Samoa at the Commonwealth Games and on the Rugby Sevens circuit for a couple of years and has relished moving back to Samoa. We hear his journey from Sydney to France to Samoa, his Olympic dreams, the best bits of the Sevens circuit and why Brian Lima still has that aura.

Matthew McGrail - cofounder, co-owner & head brewer - of BRIGHTWOOD BREWERY, located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 🇨🇦, joined me on live Brewers Banter to chat about the hops used in their “The Big Lift” American IPA, pH issues in the winter, collaborating with New Scotland, recipe creation, tips for new brewers & seasoned vets, blaming farts on his kids, as well as a ton more.

Recorded live on March 2, 2022.

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Brian Thiel, co-owner & managing member of GHOSTFISH BREWING, located in Seattle, Washington 🇺🇸, joins the banter to chat about their mandate to produce fantastic beer first… and then be completely gluten free, expansion plans for the brewery, the fun story behind the name “Ghostfish”,  a secretive upcoming collaboration brew, and who would be the celebrity to best represent the brewery… plus recommendations about the best hangover food.

Recorded live on February 16, 2022.

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Laurie Archibald, brand ambassador of CANDID BREWING, located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia 🇨🇦, joins the banter to yap about customer service in the craft beer industry, the components of being a craft beer ambassador, why it was named “Candid” and why I owned I fart I didn’t do (also why she would release a fart and blame it on me)… plus the staple beer chug challenge.

Recorded live on February 9, 2022.

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An hour and a half north of Toronto there is a constant stream of cars pulling over to the side of the road.

People get out, walk to the back of their vehicle, open the trunk and lift out jugs, which they carry to a small hut nearby.

Inside the hut there is a trough with spouts above it from which a constant flow of water pours.

Out one end of the trough water cascades down to a small creek scattered with watercress. Farm fields stretch away from the hut to a line of hills in the east. The hills form part of the Oro Moraine, part of which is known as the Waverley Uplands.

The water that flows here has been tested, and the results show that it is more pure, or contains less contaminants, than water tens of thousands of years old that was taken from ice cores in the arctic. 

What may make this water so pure is also what attracts aggregate mining operations.

Moraines consist of rock debris left over by glaciers, which pushed and rolled that debris underneath. The debris forms a filter for water, much like the one you may have in your fridge. It is also a primary resource used in construction.

As you will hear, two large aggregate mines operate in the immediate area of these flows, and have applied to expand their operations.

Impacts from aggregate mining include the use of large amounts of water to 'wash' gravel, as well, often, as digging beneath the water table, which can drastically change hydrogeology.

Check out our site for further links and resources: https://www.simcoecountygreenbelt.ca/waverley_uplands 

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