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Observations on various news events in Canada are presented. With 850 wildfires in British Columbia--some caused by cigarettes--smokers are under scrutiny. Smoking bans were imposed in dry wilderness areas, including Vancouver's Stanley Park. Conrad Black enraged shareholders by spending $12 million of Hollinger money on personal papers of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the subject of Black's new book. Brenda Chamberlain, a Guelph, Ontario MP among Liberals, ran to the U.S. drug czar's office to complain about Canada's plan to decriminalize marijuana. A Nova Scotia sod farm was ordered to stop using human sewage sludge as fertilizer.

Reports on the suspension of the land application of biosolids produced by wastewater treatment plants by the Department of Environment and Labour in Nova Scotia. Evaluation of existing standards used in approving the land application;Consideration of the benefit of using sledges on agricultural land; Statement of Kerry Morash, minister at the Department of Environment and Labour of Nova Scotia on the application of sludges.

Reports on the repair of the collapsed roof of a sludge digester tank in Bedford, Nova Scotia. Description of the required repair work undertaken by Porter Dillon Ltd.; Materials used for the repair.