• Volunteering

    When I took the buy-out from Victoria’s Times Colonist after over two decades as their popular music colu ...

    When I took the buy-out from Victoria’s Times Colonist after over two decades as their popular music columnist and later, Go-Explore page and travel writer, I never imagined I'd spend the rest of my l ...

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  • Janet Austin: For Queen and Country

    Tucked away behind the rhododendrons, hostas and hellebores two-and-a-half kilometres west of the Legisla ...

    Tucked away behind the rhododendrons, hostas and hellebores two-and-a-half kilometres west of the Legislative Assembly, Victoria’s Government House is a local landmark. The surrounding gardens featuri ...

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  • Island Magic: Home on Prince Edward Island

    “Peace! You never know what peace is until you walk on the shores or in the fields or along the winding r ...

    “Peace! You never know what peace is until you walk on the shores or in the fields or along the winding red roads of Abegweit on a summer twilight when the dew is falling and the old, old stars are pe ...

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  • Master Wood Carver: Hope's Pete Ryan

    Reasons abound for heading up the Fraser Valley to Harrison Hot Springs. This time, we attend the Interna ...

    Reasons abound for heading up the Fraser Valley to Harrison Hot Springs. This time, we attend the International Woodcarvers Competition in Hope, Canada’s Chainsaw Carving Capital. Before the big event ...

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  • Laughing For Life

    Why are we eating for health? Let’s laugh. I wish to discuss the very serious business of humour. Is humo ...

    Why are we eating for health? Let’s laugh. I wish to discuss the very serious business of humour. Is humour the best medicine? Let’s have a look at how it can enhance wellness. Wise King Solomon said, ...

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  • Salute to the Sockeye Keepers

    This fish story is a whopper. It begins with an egg, an eye, an alevin, a fry, a smolt, a silvery juvenil ...

    This fish story is a whopper. It begins with an egg, an eye, an alevin, a fry, a smolt, a silvery juvenile, a mature adult and a red-spawner journey back to a fresh-water home. Pivotal are a school of ...

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  • An Alpine Paradise

    A getaway in BC’s interior last July introduces us to summer activities at Sun Peaks. Comfortable lodging ...

    A getaway in BC’s interior last July introduces us to summer activities at Sun Peaks. Comfortable lodgings in the heart of the village make the perfect “home base” for exploring this area already wide ...

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