As a participant in Idle No More, I have witnessed a lot of the reactions to the movement from the general public as well as a lot of counter-reactions on the Idle No More side. A lot of the time these reactions are a certain form of aggression and it almost seems fit to fight … Continue reading
Election Date: May 14th 2013 Voter Eligibility: To be eligible to vote, you must be: age 18 or older a Canadian citizen a resident of BC (lived in BC for at least 6 months prior to the election) Major Parties: BC Liberal Party (Incumbents) Leader: Christy Clark (Premier) Current Seat Count: 45 2009 Popular Vote: … Continue reading
With the 40th British Columbia general election looming closer, it is important to know the political battlefield you are about to step into. If any of you have watched the news during the past four years, it is likely you have seen some aspect of our volatile political climate, from the resignation of former BC … Continue reading
Who? The Distributors are a powerhouse retro rock trio from Nanaimo BC Featuring Brett Bourcier (Guitar), Kaylie Russell (Vocals/Bass), and Austin Perison (Drums).
If anyone caught my thirty-second appearance on “The National” last Monday, it would have seemed as if I gave a glowing review of the federal Liberals’ decision to open up their leadership election to non-members of the party. Indeed, it is a remarkable thing for a party to grant the public access to what is … Continue reading
Dear Doctor Salubrious, Do you know what to do when nobody finds you interesting? Its just that, all my life, I have been a perfectly fine normal person but nobody has ever found me particularly interesting. I have never done that good in school or outstandingly bad in school, been particularly marvellously passionate about anything, … Continue reading
For those of you who haven’t yet broken ground, preparing the soil ahead of time will help flowers and veggies grow exponentially better than just plopping them into the soil would. To do this you will need a bare patch marked out for garden, preferably broken ground (grass removed). You will also need either, peat … Continue reading
Spring in the garden has fully set in, with summer closing in fast. Weeds are large and abundant in unplucked gardens, and plentiful even in manicured ones. Spring is when the plants come out and you can finally decide the dead from the hiding. As Martha stewart says, “There are few rites of spring more … Continue reading
When I first heard that I was going to be spending a week with 116 total strangers in Ottawa, I wasn’t so excited. Considering that I’d signed up for Arts and Culture week, I was a little scared I’d be stuck with a bunch of moody artists. When I arrived at the Terry Fox centre … Continue reading
Have you always wanted to go into space? Outraged that NASA cancelled its space shuttle program?
1. Assess the situation. Is this something you can handle? 2. Don’t be afraid to speak up. 3. Let the Bully know what they’re doing is wrong. 4. If it’s online take a picture or screen-cap it and save it as evidence. 5. Always tell someone you can trust and that could help: friend, parent, … Continue reading
When I first encountered Embrace, by Jessica Shirvington, in the YA section at Chapters I was attracted to the luminous cover of a girl with feathers falling around her and a hazy view of smoky wings on her back.
The title of this series, “Reasons Not to Lose Faith in Humanity”, implies that humanity is a bleak collective, teetering on the inevitable brink of failure. It assumes that a considerable portion of human beings are irretrievably terrible: the representatives of immoral corporations, aggressively ignorant bigots, or just apathetic and uninterested in making the world … Continue reading
Anger is like Anorexia Nervosa each pound gained is another reason to pound a fist against a wall.
an accident automatic repeat the Energizer Bunny until completely drained
I’m a tiger pacing in his cage, back and forth, back and forth.
It’s the beginning
To the morning dew I awaken.
An old man and his silver cat…
We dug deep into the bowels of my brain, so we could careen through my consciousness on a minecart,
Sometimes people feel alone,
Today, of many days, Thousand petaled lily… Blossoms…
The Mind's Eye 