“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
— Mary Oliver“Shhh, listen … ...
A family explores Cortes Island by kayak
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Oh no! What? Wait for another traffic light? Simultaneous laughter, as our eyes connect, and we realize we have ...
A newcomer’s reflections on migrating to the Strathcona region.
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In a way, a farm is like the ocean, a fixture of the landscape, yet in constant motion. Every season brings a part ...
A family grows on Quadra’s SouthEnd Winery
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When you walk into the cavernous room at Robron Centre in Campbell River—which feels part warehouse, part ...
Students sewing themselves into the sky
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Thanks be to Ron Burrell, a former provincial Forest Service Manager, who, in the early 1990s, took on the job of ...
Protected space for the birds in Beaver Lodge Lands
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Stay home, we were told. Travel was not advised. Flooding closed highways. Fires forced road closures and ...
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The beginning of winter, with its transition from warmth to cold and from growth to decay, is a reminder of the ...
We’re all going to die, but most of us don’t want to talk about it. Let’s reframe the conversation.
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Not many people know this about me, but I’ve got a real penchant for fine, stiff Italian boots. This confession ...
When you’ve got happy feet, you just ski better.
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Like many Vancouver Island folk, I’ve made plenty of happy memories in Strathcona Provincial Park. In the summer ...
Winter camping in Strathcona Provincial Park.
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My name is Ava, and I am ten years old. I was born in Vancouver and moved to Cumberland with my mom and dad when I ...
Our young residents reflect on the home they’re growing up in.
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