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MY FIRST XTERRA

MY FIRST XTERRA

It was sometime in April, while I was sitting in my chiropractor’s office, having just injured my back filling our ...

Why not?

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MATERIAL CREATIVE

MATERIAL CREATIVE

When I arrived at Material Creative’s studio in Cumberland, an unseasonable rain was falling and the air was cool. ...

Creating beauty on the cutting edge.

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DENMAN ISLAND

DENMAN ISLAND

My journey to Denman begins on their new cable ferry, and while that part is surely different than the journey in ...

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AT JOURNEY’S END

AT JOURNEY’S END

It's 5:30 a.m., April 15, 1942. The full dark of night is just lifting. Suitcases are packed and weighed and ...

The radiant compassion and wisdom of Amida Buddha and the grace and forbearance of the Japanese who once lived here.

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A VOYAGE FROM SEA TO SEE

A VOYAGE FROM SEA TO SEE

Many can say they have travelled to countries and continents around the world, tasted food from the most exotic of ...

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COMPASS ADVENTURE

COMPASS ADVENTURE

On the water, the fastest way between two points is rarely a straight line. Sailing, surfing, paddling, it's all ...

All points to the water

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MAKING AN IMPACT

MAKING AN IMPACT

Picture a small boy sitting on a tall drafting stool, drawing rocket ships, submarines, and houses ­– sculptural, ...

Building blocks of sustainability.

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PARADISE MEADOWS

PARADISE MEADOWS

They say you should stop and smell the roses if you want to enjoy the journey. I’ve discovered my own ...

The name says it all.

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CASTING LIGHT

CASTING LIGHT

The setting of The Fanny Bay Candle Company is pastoral. Donalda Lauzon and her husband Randy greet me while ...

The Process of Illumination at the Fanny Bay Candle Company.

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KEEPING NOTES

KEEPING NOTES

As editor of the Watershed Sentinel, B.C.’s award-winning “scrappy” environmental magazine, Delores Broten has ...

An interview with Delores Broten.

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