
In the small coastal towns of BC, long-time locals are often suspicious of newcomers. Yet when former professional ...

In the late seventies, Sandra Dykstra skied into Skoki Lodge, an historical backcountry destination in the ...
Words & Photos by
Jenn Dykstra

Nala'atsi is a word in the Kwak'wala language with more than one meaning, but one in particular conveys what we’re ...

My favourite things about living in Black Creek are that my house is close to my school, which is nice, and also ...

Hallucinations. Feelings of bliss or excitement. A turbo-charged memory. Chocolate and cheese, those classic ...

“Nature abhors a vacuum.” This is what Jeff Jones, the secretary of Mount Cain’s board, used to say. And then ...

What a difference a year makes. I’m watching a small train of two-foot waves roll through a pack of paddlers at ...

If you’re of a certain age, you’ve likely watched Flashdance. As a full-blown Gen Xer, I’ve watched this iconic ...
Words & Photo by
Bevin Clempson

Calm gravity of a misty morning rise —
Waves tickle the shoreline into a smile.
Cricket song lingers, entangled ...

While California’s Marin County is credited with the invention of mountain biking, there is little debate that ...
Words by
Mike B
Photo by
Amy Kumler

Armed with a limited budget, dedicated volunteers, and a substantial amount of exuberance, the Downtown Courtenay ...
Words & photos by
Ross Bodenmann

There is a well known Western idiom that “work is a means to an end.” The rat race, stuck on a treadmill, pushing ...
Words by
Dave Nowak
Featured photo by
Kain McCollum

Shinrin-yoku, sometimes known as “forest bathing,” is simply the act of being mindful and present in the forest ...

“I just want to wake up one day, open the company’s books, and not see the Field Sawmill property there,” John ...
Words by
Tim Ennis
Featured photo by
Robert Lundquist

YANA’s Executive Director Marcie Dumais has agreed to meet me at their office in Tin Town. I’m a few minutes ...

Avalanche forecasting on Vancouver Island is getting a boost this winter thanks to the installation of two remote ...

I grew up in a cheaply thrown together subdivision in Fort McMurray, erected during Alberta’s oil boom. Surrounded ...

In my 20s I was thrilled by the promise of a blank slate. I moved often, believing each new location was rich with ...