• The Colourful Cabot Trail

    “A little wildlife and some colour would be nice to see,” my husband, Brent, says wistfully. “And the occ ...

    “A little wildlife and some colour would be nice to see,” my husband, Brent, says wistfully. “And the occasional ocean view would be great, too. But then, that's a given.” "Can you see Europe out ther ...

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  • Learning From Nature

    During the last days of November, I spent a week on Bowen Island studying Compassion. Compassion for ours ...

    During the last days of November, I spent a week on Bowen Island studying Compassion. Compassion for ourselves (a tough one); and compassion for others, those close and far away. We also studied compa ...

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  • Panama Snowbird: Not in Arizona Anymore

    From under the shade of the front porch roof, we watched a woman pick a starfruit from a tree in the chur ...

    From under the shade of the front porch roof, we watched a woman pick a starfruit from a tree in the churchyard across the street. A chicken crossed the road. Latin music sang out from a nearby house. ...

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  • Salt Spring Rambles

    Learning of the numerous parks on BC’s largest Gulf Island inspires an April hiking holiday on Salt Sprin ...

    Learning of the numerous parks on BC’s largest Gulf Island inspires an April hiking holiday on Salt Spring. Our walkabouts begin just north of Vesuvius Bay with a pastoral two-kilometre stroll around ...

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  • Street Smart Your Exercise

    If you walk or run outdoors regularly, no doubt you cherish the feeling of well-being the activity gives ...

    If you walk or run outdoors regularly, no doubt you cherish the feeling of well-being the activity gives you. Unfortunately, attacks against runners (particularly females) do occur. Always remain aler ...

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  • Providing Respite

    The call of the Klondike brought Clive Piercy’s ancestors from Yorkshire to Victoria, where they set up b ...

    The call of the Klondike brought Clive Piercy’s ancestors from Yorkshire to Victoria, where they set up business provisioning the miners who were heading to the goldfields. The family established itse ...

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