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'You turn into a kid out here': sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ field station offers chance to stay off-grid, connect with nature

'You turn into a kid out here': sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ field station offers chance to stay off-grid, connect with nature

Cedar Coast, an independent not-for-profit research and education society, welcomes youth, families to relax and learn.
Our Community: 'Wonderful step' as Metis child-care centre opens

Our Community: 'Wonderful step' as Metis child-care centre opens

Good news stories from around the region.
Monique Keiran: Betty Lowman's 1937 'race' to Alaska in a dugout canoe

Monique Keiran: Betty Lowman's 1937 'race' to Alaska in a dugout canoe

In 1937, Betty Lowman put in near Anacortes to row to Ketchikan in a 14-foot cedar dugout canoe. It took her 66 days to get there.
Lawrie McFarlane: Protesters are straining the social contract

Lawrie McFarlane: Protesters are straining the social contract

In at least one sphere of contemporary public life, the social contract has been torn up. And as Hobbes foresaw, the results are nasty and brutish, though regrettably, all too long.
Charla Huber: Celebrating together is medicine for the soul

Charla Huber: Celebrating together is medicine for the soul

There are a lot of things that this pandemic has forced us to find new ways of doing, but there is no virtual comparison to coming together as a community.
Trevor Hancock: What is the real crime here, and who are the real criminals?

Trevor Hancock: What is the real crime here, and who are the real criminals?

Let us be clear: Climate change — actually, human-induced climate heating resulting in climate instability and chaos — is a danger to health.
Geoff Johnson: Mentors can help ease the path of new teachers

Geoff Johnson: Mentors can help ease the path of new teachers

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery — and sometimes even educators need someone to help guide them along that path.
29 million trees planted in 2021 under sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s '2 billion trees' target

29 million trees planted in 2021 under sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s '2 billion trees' target

Vancouver Island First Nations were among the first to plant trees under the federal plan to plant two billion trees by 2030. They are still waiting for longer-term commitments.
Charla Huber: My daughter asked me 'What's an Indian joke?'

Charla Huber: My daughter asked me 'What's an Indian joke?'

Paying respect to Indigenous culture.
Geoff Johnson: What has changed since 1988 Sullivan Commission education report?

Geoff Johnson: What has changed since 1988 Sullivan Commission education report?