THE STAY-AT-HOME DEFENCEMAN
In the small coastal towns of BC, long-time locals are often suspicious of newcomers. Yet when former professional ...
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ANCHORED IN ICELAND
In the late seventies, Sandra Dykstra skied into Skoki Lodge, an historical backcountry destination in the ...
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A COMMUNITY EMERGES
Nala'atsi is a word in the Kwak'wala language with more than one meaning, but one in particular conveys what we’re ...
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LITTLE VALLEY: INDI NEUFELD
My favourite things about living in Black Creek are that my house is close to my school, which is nice, and also ...
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EVERYDAY INDULGENCES
Hallucinations. Feelings of bliss or excitement. A turbo-charged memory. Chocolate and cheese, those classic ...
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READY AND ABEL
“Nature abhors a vacuum.” This is what Jeff Jones, the secretary of Mount Cain’s board, used to say. And then ...
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ON A SWELL AND A PRAYER
What a difference a year makes. I’m watching a small train of two-foot waves roll through a pack of paddlers at ...
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POWER MOVE
If you’re of a certain age, you’ve likely watched Flashdance. As a full-blown Gen Xer, I’ve watched this iconic ...
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KYE BAY MORNING
Calm gravity of a misty morning rise —
Waves tickle the shoreline into a smile.
Cricket song lingers, entangled ...
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SPOKEN LOCAL
While California’s Marin County is credited with the invention of mountain biking, there is little debate that ...
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GOING PUBLIC
Armed with a limited budget, dedicated volunteers, and a substantial amount of exuberance, the Downtown Courtenay ...
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TOUGH LOVE
There is a well known Western idiom that “work is a means to an end.” The rat race, stuck on a treadmill, pushing ...
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THE SWEET SPOTS
Shinrin-yoku, sometimes known as “forest bathing,” is simply the act of being mindful and present in the forest ...
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FIELD OF DREAMS
“I just want to wake up one day, open the company’s books, and not see the Field Sawmill property there,” John ...
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HEROES, BIG AND SMALL
YANA’s Executive Director Marcie Dumais has agreed to meet me at their office in Tin Town. I’m a few minutes ...
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THE SCIENCE OF SAFETY
Avalanche forecasting on Vancouver Island is getting a boost this winter thanks to the installation of two remote ...
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THE CONSTANT GARDENERS
I grew up in a cheaply thrown together subdivision in Fort McMurray, erected during Alberta’s oil boom. Surrounded ...
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THE FIRST SNOWFALL
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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