by Dan Kingsley. Fairy Creek isn’t a fairy tale. It’s a tragedy born from last century’s values that bespeak of our need for a new story. Imagine cutting down an old growth forest (2.7% remaining intact) to be akin to cutting down your grandparents because you can get all their inheritance, all to yourself, and… Continue reading Fairy Creek – Save the Old Growth Forests
British Columbia in flames: stories from a blazing summer
British Columbia in flames: stories from a blazing summer by Claudia Cornwall Harbour Publishing Ltd | 2020 | 289 pages Fires have always been an integral part and process of British Columbia’s forests for as long as mankind has occupied and traversed the land. The large majority have been ‘natural’ wildfires started by lightning or… Continue reading British Columbia in flames: stories from a blazing summer
Reflections on a pandemic: what have we learned?
The Covid-19 global pandemic has been with us now for 14 months. From its somewhat inauspicious beginnings in Wuhan City, China, in December 2019 it has now spread to 150 countries around the globe and has infected 111 million people. Of those infected 2.5 million have died. Canada has so far recorded 833,000 infected and… Continue reading Reflections on a pandemic: what have we learned?
The World of Water
by Graham Rawlings I feel proud that the Australian State of Tasmania has recently declared itself 100% powered by renewable electricity. What a break-through, hopefully to be followed by many other jurisdictions in due course. Tasmania is unique in that it has a favourable climate, suitable topography, and geology which make it all possible. How… Continue reading The World of Water
What Will It Take for Governments to Act?
by Paul Strome Most people who live in a ‘free country’ like Canada believe they have the right to a healthy environment. We feel we are entitled to all that is imbedded in that philosophy – clean water, fresh air, healthy food, etc. Those of us who live in a rural setting (18% as of… Continue reading What Will It Take for Governments to Act?
Brave new post-Covid world
by Stan Hirst Gloomy and rain today. Just like yesterday. And the day before. Day before that too, come to think of it. Suits my sombre mood. Newsline does not help much either – tells me that only 2.3% of the Canadian population have received the first shot of Covid-19 vaccine as of today. The… Continue reading Brave new post-Covid world
Groundhog Day, again
by Lillian Ireland Does it kind of feel like Groundhog Day when the days just seem to spin? A week, a month, a year, repeat; seems like the beginning again! This treadmill that we’re running on has left many people in tears, continually picking up pieces while facing recycled fears. Changes evolve, like the masks… Continue reading Groundhog Day, again
Stepping out of the shade
by Jill Schroder “When day comes, we step out of the shade…” is an excerpt from Amanda Gorman, the youth Poet Laureate’s contribution at the Biden-Harris inauguration. This phrase landed with me and then rippled out. It does seem like we are stepping out of the shade now, in January. The days are getting longer,… Continue reading Stepping out of the shade
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Some COVID-inspired introspection on the work of the Suzuki Elders
by Marilyn Daniels I see the “work” taken on by the Suzuki Elders as having two components: the “work” of being and becoming an Elder (in the sense that First Nations hold the term); and the “work” one takes on as an elder (in the sense of life stage interchangeable with ‘older’. I feel that… Continue reading Some COVID-inspired introspection on the work of the Suzuki Elders