Stories

by Jo Barnes | photo by Janis Jean Photography -  Wearing his park warden Stetson on his head, he patrolled the parks and recorded in a log book his daily observations of what he saw. Now retired, former Canadian national park warden George Mercer has traded in his Stetson for a writer's cap, and this [...]

by Cassidy Nunn | photo by Nunn Other Photography -  "Well, the fruit sure doesn't fall far from the tree now does it?" my Dad said on a recent FaceTime call as he watched his two-and-a-half-year-old granddaughter race around the living room collecting all her toy horses, assembling them in a line, proceeding to brush

by Steve Sakiyama -  I've always been a messy eater. It started in childhood when my family used chopsticks or forks, depending on what was served. This utensil bilinguality meant that I was never very good at using either of them, resulting in random bits of food scattered around the eating zone. It didn't help

by Heidi Hackman & Colleen McNamee, District Career Coordinators, SD 63 | photo by Janis Jean Photography -  This is the time when people pause and reflect on the past year and set new goals or intentions for the new one ahead. In this column we profile students who have found alternative pathways to graduation,

by Stephanie Staples | photos by Kathryn Alvarez Photography -  I've lived in Sidney for five years and never once had I stepped foot into House of Lily Koi, a luxury consignment store on Second Street with full-on wardrobe services. So right away I put all my cards on the table: I've inherited a strong

by Tabatha Golat -  I may be late to the party, given the flurry of excitement that surrounded Netflix's nature docu-series The Island of the Sea Wolves last October, but I'm pleased to share this month's recommendation of the locally-shot series. Like many Island residents, I was intrigued when it first dropped on Netflix but

by Tilar J. Mazzeo | photo by Kalen OBrien -  January is back to work in the local vineyards here on the Island, with the beginning of winter pruning and clearing the vineyard floor. I always think it's worth explaining a bit about the lifecycle of the vineyard and the cellars, because it will help