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Chuck Burdick is a self-taught photographer working in multiple genres including macro, landscape, and abstract ...

WORDS BY LOIS TAYLOR, TRACY SINCLAIR, & JUANITA MACLEAN
PHOTOS BY CARLA DUFFEYEstablished in 1895 by Mr. ...
Where ghosts, custodians, and community gather.

As a creative generalist working in an array of art practices, Sarah Clark is less interested in becoming an ...

It was late summer when my husband and I first rolled into Cumberland in our old Ford pickup. The year was 1996 ...
Putting down roots in a place where people and stories live.
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There is a mystery that surrounds pregnancy and birth—a real sense of wonder. Cross-culturally, the practice of ...
A midwife’s reflections.
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Many witches, including myself, when asked how and why we became witches, will answer that they didn’t become a ...
Modern witchcraft and how it may be able to help heal the planet.
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We used to live in Cumberland when we were little. It was fun! We would walk to our friends' houses to play. One ...
Reflections from a younger resident
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Ancient DNA (aDNA). The term immediately brings to mind visions of dinosaurs, ancient civilizations, megafauna, ...
The Hakai Institute’s new ancient DNA lab opens on Quadra Island.
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF KATHLEEN O’REILLY & FAMILYMy husband, Michael (Mick) Taylor, was an avid traveller, ...
Finding Mick Taylor’s forever place.
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Adam Swift has been bow hunting and fishing on the West Coast since he was a kid growing up in Campbell River. “My ...
Raising daughters to appreciate nature through conservation.
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