by suzukiwebmaster | Apr 10, 2018 | Advocacy, Our Changing World, Rules of Engagement
by Bev Krush George Carlin’s classic stand-up routine on TV about the importance of ‘Stuff’ in our lives says it all. And he said it way back in 1986! We clearly have a growing problem with Stuff. With just 6% of the world’s population, North...
by suzukiwebmaster | Apr 6, 2018 | Advocacy, Meetings and Events, Our Changing World
by Patricia Plackett On 26 October 2017 a salon organized by the Suzuki Elders examined the growing concern surrounding plastic in our oceans. The durability of plastic means that it never disappears, although it can break down into smaller and smaller micro-sized...
by suzukiwebmaster | Feb 20, 2018 | Our Changing World, Seeking Clarity
by Stan Hirst Introduction In a blog posted on this site earlier in the month, Elder Bob Worcester proposed a new view of the world, termed the ‘green perspective’. The prime purpose of this view is to provide a framework for mitigating the present worldwide vitriolic...
by suzukiwebmaster | Feb 6, 2018 | Opinions, Our Changing World, Personal Reflections, Seeking Clarity
by Stan Hirst Even though February was the shortest month of the year, sometimes it seemed like the longest -J.D. Robb From my perspective on a dark and gloomy Vancouver North Shore being assailed by interminable chilly rain February absolutely seems like the longest...
by suzukiwebmaster | Feb 6, 2018 | Opinions, Our Changing World, Seeking Clarity
By Bob Worcester The world seems caught in a conflict between “globalists”, the urban elites who welcome and support the world-wide integration of communications, commerce and transportation, and “localists” who view with suspicion the move from traditions, home and...
by suzukiwebmaster | Dec 7, 2017 | Our Changing World
By Cynthia Lam This year is the 50th anniversary of the Order of Canada, established in 1967 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as the cornerstone of the Canadian Honours System to recognize outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the...
