by Trysh Ashby-Rolls – Kim Goldberg left school at age 15 “to let the world be teacher.” What the world taught the Nanaimo writer in that “psychedelic, strobe-lit era of free-love” on the Oregon coast led her to keep a secret for the next 40 years. Experimenting with drugs using shared needles is the most […]
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by Valerie Green – On April 16 1856, Governor James Douglas officially announced the discovery of gold in British Columbia, declaring that all gold found would be the property of the Crown. And did you know that the first B.C. census was taken in April 1871? The questionnaire sent out asked a total of 211
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by Doreen Marion Gee – The benefits to children of being active, moving and exercising go far beyond what experts could ever have imagined. “Physical Literacy” is as essential to the overall well-being of children as being academically literate. Nobody knows this better than the staff at Panorama Recreation Centre. A 2011 ground-breaking paper, Physical Activity,
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After 23 years in the Interior Design Industry, local designer Paula Grypma introduces Cover Story Bedding, a concept where many of the duvet and sham cover ensembles provide four variations, allowing subtle or more dramatic changes to your finished bedroom. Working from her studio, Outlooks Design, in Sidney, B.C., Paula specializes in window coverings and
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by Chris Genovali – Cougars, wolves and other large carnivores are imposing predators that strike fear into other animals. A new study by Raincoast Conservation Foundation scientists and collaborators demonstrates that the fear these top predators inspire can have cascading effects down the food chain critical to maintaining healthy ecosystems. This makes large carnivore conservation
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