– by Tyler Woolley – Who would ever have expected that a small area 33 kilometres in length and averaging four kilometres in width would be serviced by three railway lines, albeit, all operating during the same time? The place: the Saanich Peninsula. The railway lines: the Sidney & Victoria (1894 – 1919), the British […]
Canadian Northern Pacific Railway
– by Martin Blakesley – I’d have had my fingers wrapped around this mug of thick, hot coffee and been enjoying the view from the hot tub long before now, if my coffee grinder hadn’t died and I hadn’t wasted precious time doing “The Guy Thing:” taking it apart with my multi-tool, in the foolish
There’s been a post popping up on various internet sites lately: “10 Ways to Give Your Kid a 1970’s Kind of Summer” (by Melissa L. Fenton courtesy of www.scarymommy.com). The author suggests that, rather than feeling pressured to cram our kids’ summers full of non-stop, planned activities that will insure their time away from school
What does giving back to your community mean to you? As the responsibilities of our daily life pull us in many different directions and we get stuck into solving problems in our own personal world, it is easy to forget about the bigger picture of what is going on in your community, city, and the
– by Doreen Marion Gee – The mind’s power is boundless. The opportunity to hope and dream may have profound positive effects on well-being. Enter those angels of the Help Fill a Dream Foundation, staff and donors alike. With their magic wands, they sprinkle joy into the lives of children with life-threatening conditions. The long
The Magic of Hope & Angels: Help Fill a Dream Foundation
