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I grew up in a cheaply thrown together subdivision in Fort McMurray, erected during Alberta’s oil boom. Surrounded ...
A determined settler and a reflective musician find solace in a single piece of land, decades apart.
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In my 20s I was thrilled by the promise of a blank slate. I moved often, believing each new location was rich with ...
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Back in the seventies, Glen and Kathy Beaton got married then saved enough money to buy 47 acres in Black Creek. ...
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My first impressions of Peru came on a domestic flight between Lima and Cusco. Bleary eyed after 20 hours of ...
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I met Cyril Werlen from cascadianwoodtech almost a year ago in our favourite coffee shop. Unbeknownst to me, this ...
CascadianWoodTech.
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When I was a little girl in the 1960s, we’d play hand games to amuse ourselves: cat’s cradle, shadow puppets, and ...
Opening the doors to change.
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The sun rises from the east, cresting over the peaks of Salt Spring Island to bring light to the little village of ...
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My husband Kyle and I grew up in the Comox Valley, both of us lovingly raised on the family farms started by our ...
Happy Cow Dairy Farm to Table
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I have always loved reading, but fell hard for books when I was eight. We were living in an amateur’s converted ...
An ode to used books.
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The Purple Martins swirl and swoop in the air above my head, their bright chirping punctuating the sound of the ...
Changing Times & Tides.
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