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Christmas stories shared by our readers

Christmas stories shared by our readers

We asked our readers to write about their Christmases past. Here is a selection of what we received. More will appear over the next two week in the Islander section. A real doll under the tree Christmas 1945 was memorable for so many reasons.
Trevor Hancock: Education for life: Creating a more mature society in the 21st century

Trevor Hancock: Education for life: Creating a more mature society in the 21st century

Last week , I referred to the concepts of 鈥渂ildung鈥 and 鈥渇olk-bildung.
Geoff Johnson: Is the ability to spell accurately still important? You bet

Geoff Johnson: Is the ability to spell accurately still important? You bet

There are at least 26 words in the English language ending in 鈥渙ugh鈥 and many are pronounced differently, for example 鈥渂ough,鈥 鈥渃ough,鈥 鈥渄ough,鈥 鈥渢hought鈥 and 22 more.
Charla Huber: From mayor to minister of municipal affairs

Charla Huber: From mayor to minister of municipal affairs

There is something about elections that has always piqued my interest. I discovered a love of the election process when I was in Grade 5 and my class was studying governments. Recently, sa国际传媒
Charla Huber: This is just what we do in scary times

Charla Huber: This is just what we do in scary times

As we enter a phase of stricter guidelines, I found a sense of relief when I realized that we鈥檝e been here before and we know what to do. In the beginning of the pandemic, everything we knew felt uncertain and scary.
Murky waters: A history of toxic chemicals in the fish-farming industry

Murky waters: A history of toxic chemicals in the fish-farming industry

An excerpt from Converging Waters: The Beauty and Challenges of the Broughton Archipelago When fish farms first appeared on the coast in the late 1970s, they seemed like an interesting idea.
Trevor Hancock: What if we base decisions on what's good for nature and community?

Trevor Hancock: What if we base decisions on what's good for nature and community?

We created Conversations for a One Planet Region with one simple mission: To establish and maintain community-wide conversations on one-planet living and a one-planet region.
Monique Keiran: What happens when your gut-bacteria colonies get gentrified?

Monique Keiran: What happens when your gut-bacteria colonies get gentrified?

Nature Boy looked doubtfully at the meal. 鈥淚 think my junk-food-eating gut bacteria are going to riot if I keep eating all these 颅salads, steamed vegetables and grains. It鈥檚 been more than almost six months since they鈥檝e had a good feed.
Geoff Johnson: Why kids are better than adults at adapting to tech change: fearlessness

Geoff Johnson: Why kids are better than adults at adapting to tech change: fearlessness

Admittedly, it was before my time when, in 1934, Alan Dower Blumlein cut the first stereo disc at what are now the Abbey Road Studios in London.
Our Community: New van for Humane Society, Gingerbread Showcase, Sip and Sparkle

Our Community: New van for Humane Society, Gingerbread Showcase, Sip and Sparkle

Christmas has come early for the Victoria Humane Society in the form of a shiny new rescue vehicle.