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Escape from Pale Blue Dot 2
―天文学新時代の幕開け― Dawn of a new era in astronomy ―Images taken after traveling 1.6 million kilometers have been released. By Fraser Monthly, Aug. 2022 Special Feature
Ocean Autopsy
Oceanographer Helen Czerski and zoologist George McGavin reveal the startling ways that humans are changing our seas…K: Magazine, May/June 2022 p. 17
How Decluttering Helped Me (Re)gain Presence
They say that absentmindedness has no cure. And I believed it. By Shawn Chang for LINK, June 1, 2022
Sako wins Canadian Forces sniper rifle contract
Finland-based Sako has won its second rifle contract with the Canadian Forces…By Zac Kurylyk for Calibre, June 7, 2022
The Tablao: Where flamenco dancers are made
People come to Spain from all over the world to witness authentic flamenco in the iconic performance space known as the tablao. By Bridgit Lujan for Dance International, June 7, 2022
On the Rise: Meet John Velten, the Indigenous Jewellery Designer Handcrafting Wearable Art in North Van
For this electrician-turned-artist, life is full of light-bulb moments. John Velten’s bold and fantastical childhood drawings led teachers to push him toward the arts. By Alyssa Hirose for Vancouver Magazine
Keep Dance in Mind
Dancing can keep your brain healthy longer. People are inspired to dance for all kinds of reasons. By Jennifer Dorozio for Dementia Connections, May 4, 2021
Trash talk!
A world of garbage. “One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” By Kerith Waddington for TAKE 5, April 2022
Huglu HRZ: Affordable Doubles
Over the course of the past few years, the Canadian gun market has been absolutely inundated with Turkish shotguns. By Daniel Fritter for Calibre, March 12, 2020
Climate Change
Climate change is impacting the world in ways we’ve never seen before. A 3-part series on Knowledge Network. By Adi Adepitan. Began May 31, 2022
“Connecting Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul: A Conversation with Tammy Cho”
Having worked as a Registered Nurse and embodying her own spiritual and healing journey for more than years, Tammy Cho realized healing is more than just medication…By Ricepaper, 13 Oct. 2021
Healing with Words
“When my son was born, I experienced a traumatic childbirth during which I almost died…” By Angela Douglas for WordWorks, 2021 Vol. III.
Home Tour: Inside a Maximalist Calgary House That Fully Embraces Colour
celebrate bold colours – “Doing colour properly also means having a space where you can get away from it…” Paul Lavoie. By Anicka Quin for Western Living, February 23, 2022
What It’s Like to Decolonize the Sky
Métis pilot Teara Fraser is the first Indigenous woman to own and operate her own airline in Canada. By Alyssa Hirose for Vancouver Magazine, Jan 24, 2022
Indie Karma
Indie Karma: Check out one of RANGE magazine’s curated playlists! This playlist contains 40 songs. Listen on Spotify
The Ugly Side of “Beautiful Fish”
A recent proposal of 5 fish farms leaves little hope for reconciliation… By Desiree Mannila for Watershed Sentinel , Dec. 16, 2021 — ugly side of beautiful fish
“We’d like to buy some eggs, and maybe your house”—On Becoming a Sheep Farmer
“We’d like to buy some eggs, and maybe your house”—On Becoming a Sheep Farmer. Story and photos by Karri Munn-Venn for Digits & Threads, 19 January 2022
A dozen ways to stay calm and keep writing
In early 2020, I found myself in the cool slipstream of writing flow. A channel was open, and I was swimming in new ideas and stories. By Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho for WordWorks, 2021 Vol. III
One to Watch: Artist and Textile Designer Tafui McLean
Tafui McLean can point to the exact moment that art changed her life. It was decades ago, in Jamaica. By Alyssa Hirose for Western Living, June 8, 2021
The Wondrous World of Lichen
Wildwood Ramble: There is an organism alive today that is older than the dinosaurs, has survived the mass extinction…by K. Brauckmann for TAKE 5, May 2022
Manahil Bandukwala Reviews Non-Fiction by Kazim Ali and Anvi Hoàng for EVENT 50/3
Kazim Ali’s Northern Light: Power, Land, and Memory of Water; Anvi Hoàng’s Why Do You Look at Me and See a Girl?…2 powerful memoirs…By Manahil Bandukwala for EVENT 50/3
Reason for Passion
“I am conflicted about the recent vandalism and destruction of colonial statues and churches in Northern Turtle Island.” By David Garneau for Rungh, Vol. 8, No. 4
Renzoku is Victoria’s first tech apprenticeship-based school
In conversation with Chris Yue, CEO of Renzoku Tech School. By Carla Sorrell for Douglas magazine, June 3, 2022. — startups, disrupters, influencers
Love Letter to a Vancouver Special
When I move in, I worry I’ll find ghosts: not only the spirits of my ngin-ngin and yeh-yeh, but the spectres of other things lost to time. By Emily Chan for Room, Issue 45.1
Summer Days in the City
…going out for a walk around the city is crucial for my mental health and well-being. By Catherine Sohit for LINK Magazine, June 1, 2022
Forest Breathing
Western Canada’s winter forests are a perfect place to recharge and restore yourself. By Marla Barr for ZenSeekers, December 22, 2021
Mapping the Fungal Underground
Underground fungal networks are one of the biggest untapped levers in climate science…fungal mapping and climate change…By Watershed Sentinel staff, February 28, 2022
From Being a Ballerina
“I was lucky enough to sustain only two fractures during my career, but oddly, both were to my ribs.” The rib-cracking episode…From Being a Ballerina by Gavin Larson for DI
SASAMI Summons Fuzz and Distortion For An Emotional Exorcism
Songwriter Sasami Ashworth is indulging the monster within on her multidimensional sophomore album, Squeeze. By Fraser Hamilton for RANGE, February 22, 2022
Soaring fertilizer prices add to cost pressures
Global demand and production constraints are contributing to a substantial increase in the price of fertilizer this year. By Peter Mitham for Country Life in BC, February 2022
Ski-Doo Snow PASS Grant Program Returns for Winter 2023
Ski-Doo Snow PASS contributed $580,000 to more than 100 snowmobile organization projects in Winter 2022. By Mountain Sledder, June 9, 2022
The Medicine of Belief
Before the existence of germ theory and the discovery of viruses, people in the past found different explanations… By Terje Oestigaard for Culturally Modified, Dec. 21, 2020, Issue 9
Structural strategy
Many times, when building a home or doing a renovation, the owner opts to not use an architect, instead relying on a designer and/or contractor. By Shannon Moneo for Spruce.
Harmony, Disharmony, Repair
When life gets busy and we have kids, it is easy to put our marriage on the back burner. By Dr. Allison Rees for Island Parent, May 28, 2022
Prepping drivers for fire and flood season
In recent years, we’ve experienced extreme heat waves, droughts, forest fires, heavy rainfall, and floods. By the Insurance Corporation of BC for BC Broker, June 2022
Holding Space for Beauty and Blackness
This show poses necessary and timely questions, while holding space for the beauty, diversity, and complexity of Blackness. By Ashley Marshall for Rungh, Vol. 9 No. 1
Automotive Colours
Car colours can be influenced by trends in fashion, interior design, and many other factors. By Eli Greenbaum for Collision Quarterly, Winter 2021.
With a View
A photo essay by Michel Huneault for Geist. Border photography on the 45th parallel, between Lakes Champlain and Memphremagog, an area shared by Québec and the state of Vermont.
Outraged on Your Behalf
By Carleigh Baker for issue 90 of subTerrain, “outlaw literature”.
BIPOC Art Ecosystem
BIPOC art lights up the community. Karmella Cen Benedito De Barros and Lexi Mellish Mingo. Room Magazine.
Victoria’s Project Zero expands across British Columbia
On a business incubator program for youth and women entrepreneurs. By Amanda Wilson for Douglas Magazine, January 11, 2022
A Look At Paradise
On the island of Zanzibar. By Linda A. Blair for INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine, May 29, 2022
BC Farm Count Shrinks
By 10% since 2016. By Peter Mitham for Country Life in BC, May 18, 2022
The Great Canadian Airlift
General Aviation to the Rescue. By Steve Drinkwater for Canadian Aviator, Jan/Feb 2022.
The Love of My Life
A story about dumplings and dates by Emily Yu for ricepaper, Feb. 25, 2022.
Leading Through COVID-19
An interview with Michael Brown, the new principal of Maple Leaf International School – Wuhan by Jacalyn Kersey for Principl(ed), March 2022.
The Cold Water Cure
A personal story on healing and connection through swimming in the Salish Sea by DL Acken for FOLKLIFE Volume 4. 2021. Plus a poem by Georgia Acken, aged 13
New Names, New Relationships
Corporate overtures to Tla’amin are more than just a symbol: they’re a start. By Abby Francis, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for qathet Living, November 2021
Hello, Nature!
On hiking by a non-hiker. Photos & writing by Christy Chan for LINK Magazine, Nov. 19/21 and November 2021 issue.
Trans Prisoners in BC Can’t Get their Day in Court
One woman’s story shows how BC Corrections discriminates against trans people. By Tessa Vikander for Asparagus, Summer/Fall 2020
How to Make a Family Collage
Activities – Easy craft tutorial with Tanith Lamb for BAZOOF! Magazine
Finding Peace by Letting Go
When dealing with the changes and challenges that come part and parcel with her mother’s dementia, care partner Katrina Prescott has found that acceptance is the key to self-preservation. By Lisa Kadane for Dementia Connections, November 14, 2021.
A Professional Dream Deferred
Educator and district principal Beth Applewhite draws on her personal and professional experiences to share why anti-racism work is essential and needs to be brought about intentionally and thoughtfully, with the voices of those who have experienced racism at the centre. For Principl(ed) Magazine March 2021.
The Impact of the #MeToo Movement on Employment Law
By Rose Keith, QC, Harper Grey LLP for the Verdict, issue 169, Summer 2021 in the “Employment Update” column.
5 Ways to Choose Sustainable Chocolate
By Alia Dharssi for Asparagus Magazine, December 2018. Part of The Decider column, which looks beyond greenwashing to help you make sustainable decisions.
Purple Camas, White Raccoons, and Spiritual Portals of Renewal
Saysutshun stories told by Dave Spirit Wolf Bodaly. FOLKLIFE.
Trade One Downhill Season for Another at Resort Bike Parks
It’s time to trade those skis for pedals and hit the trails. By Jeremy Derksen for SnowSeekers, May 16, 2022.
“We deserve to be seen for who we are” – Why Inclusive Design Is So Important
By Zoe Desborough for Digits & Threads, Sept. 1, 2021.
Dealing with your own crap
Stories from CoHo Landing, a 15-household land co-operative on Denman Island. By Laura Busheikin for FOLKLIFE. On a composting management system.
#KtunaxaHomelands
Learn about the creation story of the Ktunaxa Homelands. For ZenSeekers, May 4, 2022.
Fossil fuels are killing the planet. So why don’t we stop using them?
A primer on the issue by reporter John Woodside for Canada’s National Observer, March 2, 2022.
Collision Repair as a Career: What Young People Need to Know
Kids do not always have the information they need to make the best choice of careers. Enlightening them could make a difference. By Eli Greenbaum for Collision Quarterly.
Purple Reign: The Many Shades Of Mauvey
The chameleonic alt-pop artist is leading with love. By Daniel McIntosh for RANGE magazine. One of RANGE Magazine’s featured artists at their Official SXSW Showcase, March 17.
Childhood Dream: To Be a Tow Truck Operator
Brandon is only nine years old, but his career plans are already set in stone—when he grows up, he wants to operate a heavy-duty rotator. By Iva Kestrankova for Tow Canada.
Critic’s Choice: A New Order of Digital From Jacob Jonas The Company
On films.dance, a global, entrepreneurial, collaborative series with 400 dancers, 50 choreographers, and directors from 25 countries. Review by Kathleen Smith for Dance International.
Three Years Aboard the Sunken YOGN
Wide variety of life discovered on concrete barge YOGN-82, sunken offshore of Powell River only three years ago. By Sean Percy for Powell River Living (now qathet Living).
Apocalypse Never: Climate Movies for the Here and Now
When Hollywood fast-forwards to climate devastation, it wastes an opportunity to ignite our imaginations. By Jesse Firempong. Asparagus Magazine.
Yoko Ono: Growing Freedom
Exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery until May 1. Article by Michael Turner for Preview Magazine.
Volunteering at Festivals is Your Backstage Pass
There’s nothing quite like being on the inside of an event. By Jeremy Derksen for FestivalSeekers, June 3, 2022
60 Knots of the Nor’wester’s Whistle
Long-form poetry by Bopha Chhay for The Capilano Review, Issue 3.45: Weather (Fall 2021)
“Bears Teach Us”: Sharing With All Our Relations
Bears and humans have been coexisting for tens of thousands of years in Wuikinuxv territory. What can this relationship teach us about stewardship and biodiversity? By Odette Auger for Watershed Sentinel.
The Missing Penguins
Investigative story on the disappearance of the penguins in Antarctica, by Raghav (detective), age 12. Illustrated by Reska Nasution. From BAZOOF! Magazine, issue 77, February 2022
Sex and Dementia
Q and A with Dementia, Sex and Wellbeing author Danuta Lipinska. By Jennifer Prescott for Dementia Connections
