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The Year the Lights Went Out
June 22, 2009 Severe power outages are killing Nepal’s few remaining industries. Matthew Kruchak on life without electricity in the world’s youngest republic.Selling lights without electricity is a tough gig. At Mega Lights, a vast showroom in Katmandu, more than fifteen hundred light fixtures hug the walls and hang from the ceiling. But the only reliable illumination comes from the sun, beaming through the shop’s picture windows. The Nepalese government has instituted controlled power outages—called rolling blackouts, or load shedding—to deal with the country’s escalating energy crisis. On average, Nepalese go without power for sixteen hours every day.
The owner of Mega Lights is Nitesh Agrawal, a young entrepreneur with a smooth sales cadence. He is giving the …
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ISSUE 42 Winter 2011
online content:
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Our Tar-Sands Man in Washington
Gary Doer was hailed as one of Canada's greenest leaders. Then he became ambassador to the US—and started shilling for Alberta oil. [full text] -
Against the Memory Industry
Is the cult of remembrance holding us back? In an era of Google archives and tragedy tourism, we need to relearn how to forget. [full text] -
Someone Has to Save Us From This
The first-place story from the 2011 Quebec Writing Competition. [full text] -
Kingers
One of two second-place stories from the 2011 Quebec Writing Competition. [full text] -
A Photo Examination
One of two second-place stories from the 2011 Quebec Writing Competition. [full text]
also in this issue:
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Getting Plowed
In this exclusive investigative report from Montreal, Maisonneuve exposes the bid-rigging, violence and sabotage at the heart of an unlikely racket: snow removal. -
In the House of the Lord
The Jackson Avenue Housing Co-operative and the religious battle raging in one of Canada's poorest neighbourhoods. -
After Jack
Last May, Jack Layton led the NDP to the greatest victory in party history. Now that he's gone, will the party be able to maintain its momentum? - [see full issue contents]