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We are ALL the leaders we’ve been waiting for
The legendary Detroit activist Grace Lee Boggs reminds us that “We are the Leaders We’ve Been Looking […]
At the Market: A Day on Salt Spring Island
If I didn’t know any better, Salt Spring Island would sound like a make-believe place. The pace is about ten beats slower than any city I’ve ever been in, but not in a sluggish way—the energy […]
Keepers of the Air, Land and Water
Is a proposed LNG plant to be located in Greater Victoria, British Columbia?
The Supreme Court of Canada ruling last summer in favour of the Tsilhqot’in First Nation in British Columbia points our country in […]
Massive Trees on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is located in the temperate rainforest biome, with the mild climate and high rainfall combining to produce groves of massive old-growth trees. Some of the tallest stretch over 90 meters into the sky, while others measure as much […]
Great Parks for Hiking on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island offers some of the best hiking anywhere in the world. Summers are very pleasant – no humidity, and not too hot – and the only threats to safety come in the […]
The Heat is Back at Hot Springs Cove
Hot Springs Cove is a splendid hot spring located in Maquinna Provincial Park on Vancouver Island in the remote northern end of Clayoquot Sound. The undeveloped natural hot mineral spring pools […]