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Mitlenatch Island …a collaboration between Betty Donaldson, Carol Thatcher, and Mark de Bruijn Sometimes called “the Canadian Galapagos,” Mitlenatch Island is a BC Class A Nature Provincial Park located in the Salish Sea between Campbell River and Powell River....
Persons Day Lunch Virtual Success by Pat Carl Seventy-Five women joined organizer Lisbeth (Betty) Donaldson and the Persons Day Lunch Committee with co-host Heather Ney and the Transition Society (CVTS) for an online celebration commemorating important milestones...
Want to know what Bonnie Henry, our Provincial Health Officer, suggests be done about BC’s opioid crisis? Want to know what Horgan and the NDP have done to follow her advice? Read on … by Pat Carl On July 21, 2020, John Horgan sent a letter to Justin Trudeau...
Greens and unions go hand-in-hand by Tim Larsen Labour Day has been a statutory holiday in Canada since 1894. Originally the holiday was used by organized labour to celebrate the hard-fought rights achieved and to mark the future goals they were pursuing. Working...
By Pat Carl When I decide how much money I can float to various causes and charities in a given year, I remind myself that money spent in support of political parties and ethical politicians are what I need to fund even before I float monies to charities. Why?...
Opportunities for a green infrastructure investment in BC Ferries The Honourable Catherine McKenna Minister of Infrastructure and Communities January 27, 2020 Dear Ms. McKenna: Re: Opportunities for a green infrastructure investment in BC Ferries. I have read your...
The news is dominated by two things these days: the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic racism, particularly systemic racism made manifest by police forces. This post includes two perspectives on that question: One from the perspective of a law enforcement officer, and one...
by Tim Larsen As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, we will all be challenged with the question of what sort of future we see for humanity. The Green Party of Canada has released Reimagining Our Future, an action plan towards achieving the best possible future...
By Pat Carl During the fall of 2019, I worked with a group of mostly women manning (an oxymoron that) the Green Party of Canada, North Island-Powell River (NIPR) candidate’s office located near the intersection of Anderton and Comox Avenue in Comox. One of those women...
by Pat Carl We cast our votes. The votes were counted. The Green Party of Canada announced the results on May 8. GPC has a partially new Federal Council and Young Greens Council. That’s because elections are held every year but only for a portion of the seats on the...
by Pat Carl Pre-virus, pre-social distancing, we – the consumers – were tempted to buy products we didn’t need and probably didn’t want. We were hooked on all the latest big-ticket items: devices, clothing, cars, boats, RVs. You name it. Advertising firms and their...
By Beverley Howden, EarthCare Team member “The Spirit-that-moves-in-all-things” is a beautiful indigenous description of the oneness, unity of which we are a part. And from Naturalist John Muir (1869), “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to...
