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The Salish Sea way-of-life we enjoy and aspire to…
Highschool holds first mental wellness summit
March 2, 2017
On Thursday, February 16, student-power from Gulf Islands Secondary School’s Leadership Program ran a school-wide, day-long program to educate the student body about mental and emotional challenges.
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Pit Cook at Pender School
November 17, 2016
Pender Island School participated in a traditional First Nations Pit Cook with Tsawout Elder Earl Claxton Junior and Knowledge Keeper John-Bradley Williams.
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Around The Islands, November 17
November 17, 2016
Islands’ freighter park (phot0); Bike ride for bats; December Trust Council; BC Ferries’ sustainability program; Trumpeter swan conference; The Peace in Peril book launch; Pender School switches on solar; Refugees: three months on Pender and loving it
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Connecting the islands
November 3, 2016
Adam Olsen reports on a multi-agency, Southern Gulf Islands and Saanich meeting—prompted by the ‘Experience the Gulf Islands’ initiative. He looks at the broader implication of creating a tourist ‘brand’ for the islands—where connections are historical and have benefits for inhabitants as well as visitors.
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Around The Islands, November 3
November 3, 2016
Mid-Island mushroom festival; Nanaimo public food forest; Galiano Health Care Clinic is 25; Cedric Literary Awards local winners; Salish Orca completed; Fall storms blow across the islands; Galiano rezoning
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Around The Islands, October 20
October 20, 2016
A long way from home; Campfire ban lifted; Heartwood AGM; New hospitals a year from opening; Mudge Island community park
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Around The Islands, October 6
October 6, 2016
Artwork revealed for Salish Eagle; Abandoned vessels in Ladysmith Harbour; CRD approves regional housing plan; HAT musical fundraiser
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The Salish Sea, a UNESCO heritage site?
September 22, 2016
For the first time in a decade, Canadians are being given the chance to send applications to UNESCO for places they think deserve world heritage status—and the Salish Sea will be one of those applications.
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Around The Islands, September 22
September 22, 2016
BC Ferries to extend mid-coast service; Salt Spring Apple Festival collection; Galiano Reads; Rick Scott concerts; Water and energy savings in Victoria; Adopt a bat colony; Farmers Appreciation Week
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Galiano’s ingenious affordable home ownership initiative
September 8, 2016
After four years of work, the Galiano Green home ownership community is almost a reality. The affordable housing complex would allow young families to live on the island, building and owning their own small homes. Come to the last public hearing for the project on September 19.
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Around The Islands, September 8
September 8, 2016
Pender Islands’ new bus; Galiano’s musical Walkalong; Opening Monty’s Trail; Sustainble affordable housing; Galiano Learning Centre renamed; Victoria Foundation turns 80; Gabriola air quality monitoring
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Green space: how the islands compare
August 25, 2016
Frants Attorp compares the amount of protected green space on each island and looks into what goes in to the conservation of these important areas.
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Around The Islands, August 25
August 25, 2016
Your island news: Coastal forestry crisis documentary; A Kinder Morgan story; Walk to end animal cruelty; Canada's 150th anniversary mosaic; Lost dog on South Pender; World’s oldest orca spotted; September Islands Trust Council; Another affordable housing option
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Library volunteers are unsung heroes
August 11, 2016
A shout-out for islands’ library volunteers; with few paid staff our bustling libraries, serving all ages, are run by dozens of volunteers, young and old.
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Around The Islands, August 11
August 11, 2016
Local island news: Wildwood ecoforest purchased; CRD launches art consultations; Trans-Pacific Partnership townhall
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Syrians Picnic on Mayne Island
July 28, 2016
Mayne Island hosted 167 Syrian refugees and their translators for a community picnic on July 13. Islanders came together to welcome, entertain, and learn from their Syrian guests in an event that benefited all.
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Around The Islands, July 28
July 28, 2016
All of your island news: Lunatics at large on Gabriola; Plant and animal treasure hunt; Salt Spring artist receives order of Canada; Eagle and dogfish; Texada artists studio tour; Sipping and swirling on Galiano; Resilience of the People; Lively Peak Park road
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Around The Islands, July 14
July 14, 2016
All of your island news: Memorial bench; Be whale wise & aware; BC Ferries coastal naturalists; Honouring cairn
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Green Burial the New Trend
June 30, 2016
You’ve spent your life going green. But what about after you die? Frants Attorp takes a look at Denman Island’s new ‘green burial’ cemetery.
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Around The Islands, June 30
June 30, 2016
All of your island news: Thetis Islands’s Fairyslipper Forest fundraising; SD64 K-12 reporting learning innovations; CRD awards affordable housing grants
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Lasqueti school electrified
June 16, 2016
After nine years of fundraising, the Lasqueti school has installed one of the largest solar panel projects in BC, replacing a diesel generator that previously went through 90 litres of fuel a day.
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Around The Islands, June 16
June 16, 2016
All of your island news: Pender waste management; MAP bus receives CRD grant; BC Ferries adds sailings; BC Ferries ship naming ceremony; CRD purchases Sooke River Road parkland; Island insects; GISS Solar Scholarship; Southern Gulf Islands WCMRC workshop; Art exhibit merges the everyday & consciousness
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Fort Mac fire sparks memories on Galiano
June 2, 2016
Dry weather and Alberta’s Fort McMurray wildfire are causing islanders to think about fire prevention and remember fires. Frants Attorp takes a look back at the fire that forced evacuations on Galiano Island ten years ago.
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Around The Islands, June 2
June 2, 2016
All of your island news: June Islands Trust Council on Pender; New North Island hospitals to be energy efficient; Help Syrian refugees; Dispatch from the Silver Maynes; Local teachers receive Prime Minister’s Award; Gulf Island bats
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Islands popular with wwoofers
May 19, 2016
It is well known that the Gulf Islands are home to dozens of organic farms and gardens. What is less well known is that these farms attract hundreds of “Wwoofers” - volunteers from all over the world who are willing to work and learn on the farm in exchange for room and board.
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Around The Islands
May 19, 2016
Take a walk For Zambian women; Southern Islands Tour des Isles 2016; Gabe Heritage Centre Goes Solar; BC Book Prize awarded to island authors; Islands Short Fiction winners announced
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Island Health – welcome to the future
May 5, 2016
The islands have a creative solution to ferry rides and long days for off-island doctors’ appointments - the Telehealth program allows patients to video-consult with off-island physicians.
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Sea Roving Teacher Part of New District Initiative
March 10, 2016
School District Nº 64 is different. Students have to take water taxis to school, enrollments may be very small on islands, parents want nature-based education for their children. Year-after-year the district has responded to budget cuts and these other challenges with great success. Frants Attorp looks at recent innovations and innovation changes coming.
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Restoring a Japanese Charcoal Pit Kiln on SSI
October 29, 2015
The Japanese settlers who came to the Gulf Islands in the late 1800s left behind a little known legacy. Archeologist Steve Nemtin has been working to unearth and restore a series of charcoal pits discovered on the Gulf Islands.
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UVic at the Galiano Conservancy
August 6, 2015
The University of Victoria’s Environmental Studies 441 class brought fifteen students to the Galiano Island Conservancy Learning Centre for some hands-on studying.
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A worthy cause — Mayne’s Old Schoolhouse
July 9, 2015
Mayne Island Lions Club’s 222 draw is raising money to restore the island’s old schoolhouse and provide community groups with a place to get together that’s steeped in history.
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Galiano and Penelakut Islands: Foraging for the Future
May 28, 2015
Galiano and Penelakut schools have come together to learn in nature, with the help of technology and plenty of community involvement.
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The VIs (& GI) Emergency Preparedness Conference
May 14, 2015
Brian Crumblehulme tells us about the Vancouver Island Emergency Preparedness Conference and takes a look at the importance of emergency preparation.
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SD Nº64 plans place-based elementary and middle years programs
April 2, 2015
Learning immersed in community life and mentorship, both school and home-based, is planned for two Gulf Islands.
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STVR: lost residents, lost opportunities
November 13, 2014
Gulf Islands’ communities are being hollowed out by off-island property ownership. However, short term vacation rentals are becoming less cost-effective and may come back into the longterm rental pool.
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Pender’s Tim Frick inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
October 30, 2014
Tim Frick, world-class wheelchair basketball coach, was the first paralympic coach to be inducted into Canada’s Sport Hall of Fame. Tim spends time as a volunteer coach for Pender Island youth.
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Salt Spring Island 15th Apple Festival
October 16, 2014
The island-wide apple festival was a tour of ‘the magic of mother nature’. Apples, art, and island foods were celebrated, shared and enjoyed.
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Tides inspire choral work
July 10, 2014
Islands’ visual artist becomes a composer, collaborates with other talented islanders. Now Jon Washburn will conduct ‘Narvaez Bay: Tidal Predictions’ in Vancouver.
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Galiano Green to bring back affordable housing to Galiano
June 26, 2014
Would this make a model for community-minded affordable housing on other Gulf Islands?
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Herring and halibut
February 20, 2014
Ralph Shaw tells us about another westcoast foundation species and about a big fish we love to eat.
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Transforming Earth’s Elements — Xmas Craft Fairs
Nov 21, 2013
Shopping at craft fairs brings shoppers and crafters one step closer to the natural world—and each other, says Laura Busheikin
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Not just Hallowe’en - Laura Busheikin
Nov 07, 2013
Fabulous fashion show on Denman has it roots in the island’s Creative Threads Conspiracy’s 3-day workshop last summer. Fantastic and glamourous outfits came from repurposed materials. Laura Busheikin takes us down the runway.
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Island connectors gather again
Aug 29, 2013
Archipelagic thinking is on the rise, Gabriola’s Island Connections group sailed south to meet their southern cousins at Montague Provincial Park. Education and transportation, including buses and electric vehicles, and islands way-of-life skills were discussed, says Bob McKechnie.
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Out of the eddy and into the flow
Aug 29, 2013
Peter Paré steals a march on ‘Experience The Gulf Islands’ initiative and tours the Southern Islands by canoe, bike, water taxi and ferry.
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Gabriola Gertie going gangbusters
Aug 15, 2013
Gabriola’s bus, staffed by volunteers, has been running (on the island’s waste cooking oil) since June. An outstanding community effort, aims for the service are to improve transportation while reducing carbon footprint.
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New recycling regime concerns islanders
Aug 1, 2013
The provincial government’s proposed new recycling scheme may not fit long-established islands’ organizations.
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Cooking Up Community
July 18, 2013 | Priscilla Ewbank
Priscilla Ewbank tells us the ins and outs, and history, of this year’s community fundraiser; 1200 boaters and locals were fed from 26 spit-roasted lambs carved by locals—veterans and up-and-coming.
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Housing Options for Pender Seniors
June 20, 2013 | Patrick Brown
Live at home, in assisted ‘pods’, or in a ‘seniors’ village’? More than anything else, Pender seniors want to stay on the island, and if possible, stay at home.
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Oceans Day on Gabriola and Mayne
June 20, 2013 | Mary Gillis
Down on the beach, and under the water, islanders and children explored the nearshore waters and came up with a cornucopia of strange and wonderful creatures. The photo of a sculpin is bound to remind you of someone.
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Thinking like an archipelago
June 20, 2013 | Christa Grace-Warrick
What’s in the future for islands communities? A low-carbon lab, a multi-versity, an entrepreneur school, a new kind of joint venture; explore some ideas with Christa Grace-Warrick. The key is to create on archipelago scale.
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Cultivation to conservation
May 23, 2013
Laura Busheikin tells the story of the Kennedys’ beautiful garden on Denman Island. See also the front page photo.
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The black oystercatcher
April 25, 2013
David Manning tells us about those crazy-looking birds with orange-red beaks and eyes, and invisible nests. Take a trip to the beach to spot them.
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Fire Rescue teens meet the challenge
April 11, 2013
Sixteen teenagers had the experience of a lifetime at a six-day fire rescue camp held on Pender Island during March break.
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Some truths about live-aboards
December 13, 2012 | Rick Schnurr and Jude Brooks
Ever wanted to live on a boat? You will after reading this account of life on the water.
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Conference to study Islands, seeks proposals
October 18, 2012 | Sara Miles
The Island Studies Conference coming up on Gabriola Island is seeking proposals until November 30.
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A Canadian vision
August 9, 2012 | Patrick Brown
Canadians cannot be satisfied with a vision of the nation in narrow economic terms, as a source of raw materials and energy. Patrick Brown offers a definition that builds upon our country’s unique natural environment, quality of life, community, diversity, global leadership and opportunity to create an ‘unmatched human experience’.
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Spotlighting arts & culture as economic generators
July 26, 2012
The Town of Chemainus, whose world-famous murals project drives economic development via the arts and toursim, is preparing to host the 8th Global Mural Conference this fall.
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Galiano affordable housing site purchased
June 28, 2012
The Galiano Land and Community Housing Trust’s recent completion of the purchase of a ten-acre property means that they can now accept applications for building sites at the Galiano Green Affordable Home Ownership Project.
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Village 900 embraces evolution to digital
February 23, 2012
On March 4, Camosun College’s global roots music station will be broadcasting online at www.villagenow.net instead of through AM radio. 40-year-old Village 900’s new interactive community website got help taking off from Rogers Communications.
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An important day across the Pass
November 17, 2011 | Christa Grace-Warrick
Two communities celebrate being on the shores of Active Pass — one of the world's Important Bird Areas.
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Honouring Galiano's Japanese Heritage
September 22, 2011 | Heather C Martin
The forgotten and emotional tale of Japanese charcoal pit kilns on Galiano Island.
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Building inter-Island connections
August 25, 2011 | Christa Grace-Warrick
Island Futures moves forward, linking communities in the Salish Sea.
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Planning a new future to connect the islands
August 11, 2011 | Sara Miles
Island Futures Boat Network is looking for ways to develop the local community, economy, and transportation options — without the ferries.
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The rising tide of island radio
July 28, 2011 | Sara Miles
Recent developments of three growing FM stations located in the Strait of Georgia.
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Southern Gulf Islands-athon for Food Security and Sustainability
July 14, 2011 | Sara Miles
Sandor Csepregi's triathlon tour of 9 islands in 5 days.
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A new take on affordable housing
July 14, 2011
Christa Grace-Warrick opens the door on the Galiano Land & Community Housing Trust's innovative plans to make it easier for young and less affluent people to build their homes on Galiano Island.
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Restaurant Review of the Kaffee Klatsch Bistro on Denman Island
Mar 24, 2011
Every island restaurant has a story of its owners, how they got there and the food they present to diners.
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Changing Culture One Party at a Time
Mar 24, 2011
Suggestions for how to make children's parties less consumer-driven and healthier.
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Mae Moore, a True Folkie
Feb 10, 2011
A review of musician/artist Mae Moore's book 'Folklore' with its accompanying download release of her latest musical release.
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Have you seen a blue-grey taildropper?
Nov 25, 2010
This small, slimy blue slug is endangered. Be on the lookout for this species on your rural meanderings.
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Hands up for Galiano restorative learning centre
Oct 28, 2010
An extraordinary General Meeting was held to launch the Galiano Conservancy's latest and boldest initiative to purchase land to create a permanent 'Restorative Learning Centre' that will benefit people throughout the region, especially youth in need from our urban centres.
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Rogers applies again for SSI transmitter
Oct 14, 2010
Rogers Broadcasting has applied again for a repeater station on Salt Spring Island. Gabriola Radio says there's nothing new and it should not be approved.
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Greening Lasqueti School
Oct 14, 2010
Lasqueti Island teacher wins Canada-wide award.
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Galiano Picnic Plus
Sept 30, 2010
Galiano, as usual, goes one better with an all-out, all-in, all-Island community picnic.
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Mobility and the Good Life
Sept 30, 2010
Bicycle afficionado Louis Vallée is designing bikes for seniors who are not able to drive cars.
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Bob's Boat
Sept 16, 2010
A heartwarming look at the creation of a thing of beauty.
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Gardening with kids
July 8, 2010
Gardening advice to attract children's interest; an island mom describes what works for her family.
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Hornby Island eagles have done it again
June 10, 2010
The webcam eagles are raising another chick; Phoenix grows at a phenomenal rate. Austistic children watching the webcam are starting to communicate.
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Rain
May 13, 2010
Islands' rain is a fact of life - just enjoy.
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Chicken's revenge
April 29, 2010
When a young raven dominates their dinner table, the chickens are nonplussed; eventually they seize their chance.
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CRTC opens door for Gabriola Radio
April 1, 2010
Rogers Communications' bid for a radio range-extending tower on Salt Spring Island has been turned down by the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission. The mast would interfere in the service areas of Nanaimo-area broadcasters; particularly Gabriola Radio on 98.7FM.
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A different approach to GHG emissions on the Islands
April 1, 2010
Land-use regulation, particularly using urban-style solutions is not key to reducing carbon footprint on small islands. Local transportation can offer some solutions.
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Electric vehicles
April 1, 2010
Electric transportation might be the best option for island communities.
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Soaking up the sun
February 4, 2010
Brian Crumblehulme talks about the beauty, philosophy, and practicality of washinglines and drying racks—winter and summer.
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Keeping Chickens
December 3, 2009
We can develop unique relationships with our placid feathered friends.
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Salish Sea Name
November 19, 2009
BC and Washington state approve the use of the name 'Salish Sea' for a region of the coast.
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The Wet Season On A Dry Island
November 19, 2009
Nature, development and tourism affect the fragility of island water supply.
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Measuring Happiness
November 5, 2009
The Islands Trust Policy Statement, Nova Scotia's Genuine Progress Indicator, and Bhutan's Gross National Happiness are some alternatives to GDP which only measures money transactions and, even at that, is a revenue statement without a profit and loss statement or a balance sheet. Patrick Brown takes a good look at the Gross National Happiness survey.
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Live Jazz
October 22, 2009
The Jazz Dance tradition is alive and well on Saturna Island.
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Tomatopia
October 22, 2009
Tomatoes from seeds to canning jars.
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Second intervention may save the day for Gabriola Radio
October 8, 2009
Interventions to the CRTC, citing three reasons for Rogers not to erect a new transmission tower on Salt Spring Island, have been filed. The arguments may well keep available the only channel left for Gabriola Radio.
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Oldest landtrust turns twenty
October 8, 2009
The oldest land trust in BC celebrated with films, slide presentations, a row around Retreat Island and a feast were just some of the events included.
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Cutting Firewood
October 8, 2009
A historical 'how to' on the art and science of chopping wood is still applicable today.
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Gabriola battles Rogers for FM frequency
September 24, 2009
Gabriola Radio was turned down by the CRTC for the only FM channel remaining to the community because broadcast giant Rogers objected, due to 'interference'. Now Rogers has applied to use the channel itself from a new tower on Salt Spring Island. Gulf Islanders are encouraged to object to the application.
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Country Living
August 27, 2009
The ants are among us and a wonder to observe.
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Year-Round Garlic
June 18, 2009
How to get that garlic flavour year-round when buying local.
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Kitchen Planning
June 18, 2009
How to design the local foods kitchen for cooking, not storage of food-like products and kitchen appliances.
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On your plate
June 4, 2009
Brian Crumblehulme takes an entertaining and informative look at the provenance of some of our favourite garden foods.
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Ten Reasons for eating local
April 23, 2009
Brian Crumblehulme lists his reasons for buying and eating locally produced food which include global warming, economics, ethics, safety, food value, security, aesthetic, control, and community building considerations.
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Time for a really independent CBC
April 9, 2009
Just as Canada’s constitution defines the needs of the nation and its citizens for governance, the CBC’s mandate defines the needs of the nation and its citizens for a common experience, access to information, and a national forum. An independent broadcaster is just as vital to the functioning of the nation as an independent judiciary.
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Spring Overload
March 26, 2009
Spring, the classic season for farm and garden work; to avoid overload everything that can be done at other times should be done then.
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Green Guide book Review
March 26, 2009
In this engaging 'how-to' book David Suzuki and David Boyd tell of dozens of ways to reduce your carbon footprint and even improve your goodlife.
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Do it ourselves economy
February 26, 2009
Neither federal nor provincial stimulus packages offer effective help; Salish Sea dwellers can do it themselves, Island style.
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Returning To Eden
December 11, 2008
The Eden Project, an English botanical garden which shows the vital connections between people and plants, has an innovative CEO.
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Galiano's EcoPad may be a Islands' housing solution
December 11, 2008
Affordable housing is a serious problem on the Gulf Islands. A group on Galiano has come up with an innovative self-sufficient solution.
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Going to the Websters
November 13, 2008
Island Tides' Patrick Brown was a finalist in the Jack Webster Awards for his suite of articles: ‘Deconstructing Tilma’, ‘Sub-prime fraud made simple’, ‘Carbon tax versus cap-&-trade’, and ‘Oil prices-betting on the only sure thing’ (find them in the Reprints archive).
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Poorer but richer
October 30, 2008
Don't let the 'free market' collapse get you down. There's much more to life in the Salish Sea.
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Southern conservancies annual get-together
October 30, 2008
All of the conservancies do huge work locally with innovative ideas to inform and demonstrate to the public—adults who are in power now and our children who will come to power—the splendidly beautiful piece of Canada we live in and what it takes to be a part of its continuance, rather than the agents of its destruction.
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First ‘affordable housing’ on Salt Spring
October 16, 2008
Murakami Gardens is the result of partnerships between the Capital Regional District, the Murakami family, the Real Estate Foundation of BC and Salt Spring Island Community Services.
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Denman Beach Clean-up
October 16, 2008
Denman Islanders with garbage bags and wearing gloves, covered specific areas of the foreshore, picking up any debris that did not belong in the natural marine environment, and that was outside a legitimate shellfish aquaculture tenure.
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Chores or Way of Life?
October 2, 2008
It always amuses me when visitors look around the yard and garden, and say, ‘What do you folks do here anyway?’ The rehearsed answer is, ‘Oh, drink beer and sleep’—because you know very well the visiting interlocutor is not suited to a rural lifestyle.
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Giving thanks is priority one
October 2, 2008
Fred, having almost consummated marital relations with his wife, Marsha, was a bit confused. Marsha was known to be …vocal…at times like this, but never before had she exclaimed: ‘Priority one!’
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Fresh water making the most of it
September 18, 2008
On the Islands, as a small producer supplying our local farmers market, I am keenly aware of the amount of water storage required for cultivating crops.
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Democracy begins with dinner
August 21, 2008
Our food choices determine both the health of our children and the extent of control we are prepared to exercise or abdicate. In short, democracy begins with dinner.
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Doing Our Bit To Reduce CO2 Emissions—The 9-Ton Target
August 21, 2008
Here’s the breakdown for our Salish Sea person’s proposed target.
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The Good Life: Hornby-style - Reina LeBaron
Aug 7, 2008
'The biggest thing we can do to slow climate change and reduce our carbon footprint is to eat local, organic, primarily vegetarian food'.
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We Are The Salish Sea - Peter Judd
July 24, 2008
… not only must we move to a better life, because pollution and habitat degradation are not sustainable, we can do so. If we so chose, you and I are the Salish Sea’s future.
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Divided Highway Islands-style - Chris Scott
July 24, 2008
If we can accept that people in cars, on horseback or walking can share the road within inches of others driving at 50-8okmh, why can we not have pedestrians and slow (10kmh) moving wheeled vehicles traveling in opposite directions on the same piece of smooth pavement?
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Editorial: Talking About The 'Good Life'
July 10, 2008
Life on nearly all the Islands is dependent on cars, trucks, and ferries because the Islands are isolated and rural but not farming economies, ie we don’t produce much of the food we need to supply our populations. Given this inherent challenge, what can we do to continue the good life on the Islands?
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Car Stops are coming to the Penders - Barry Mathias
July 10, 2008
A community bus is unlikely in the near future, so 14 Car Stops, instead of bus stops, provide a viable alternative. These would be recognized places for people to wait if they needed a lift. It would be free, voluntary, and simple to operate. The good news is that a pilot scheme is going to happen, and should be in place in early August.
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Gabriola bus could use Island biodiesel - Patrick Brown
July 10, 2008
Restaurants on Gabriola generate over 400 gallons of used cooking oil each month, and that might be enough to fuel a 'community bus', says Judith Roux of the Gabriola Transportation Association.
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Singers and their songs - Patrick Brown
July 10, 2008
Three years ago, Pender troubadours Mae Moore and Lester Quitzau held the first of the Red Cedar Songwriters Camps. For both active and aspiring songwriters, this gathering affords a supportive environment to learn and experiment. This year’s camp, at the Hope Bay Bible Camp on June 19-22, attracted some thirty songwriters for an extended weekend of music, workshops, creativity, concerts, and fun.
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A Better Mousetrap - Brian Crumblehulme
July 10, 2008
Sometimes the best ideas simply arrive, so to speak, all on their own. Last year, we happened to be troubled by deer in the orchard reaching up for apples, whereupon they destroyed whole branches. I even caught one at it, standing on his hind legs like a kangaroo.
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Bowen Nature Reserve
Jan 11, 2007
Bowen Island residents Neil Boyd and Isabel Otter have donated 3 hectares (7.4 acres) of forested land to the Islands Trust Fund as part of a neighbourhood rezoning and subdivision process. The land was donated as an ecological gift.
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How a small dry island can deal with water issues by Jenny Macleod
July 27, 2006
At the second of a series of three workshops on sustainable groundwater management, hosted by the Gabriola groundwater Management Society, the Ministry of Natural Resources demonstrated a computer model illustrating the action/reaction of groundwater resources.
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Affordable Housing Gets Boost
May 18, 2006
The Salt Spring Island Land Bank Society has received $176,000 in federal funding from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to help with the renovations at its house on Dean Road.
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My Geography of Hope
Aug 28, 2004
When I was first approached by the organizers of this year's Pender fall fair, they stated that theme of this year’s fair was ‘Come Grow With Us—Buy Locally’ and as such they encouraged me to speak on the subject of ‘going local’—the growing notion that living and satisfying one's needs closer to home is better for one’s personal health as well as the ecological, social and economic health of the surrounding community.
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'Coyote' by Brian Brett
April 8, 2004
Visualize a turbanned RCMP inspector named Janwar Singh, still a virgin at thirty-six. Add a cerebral beauty of a corporal, a missing woman, and you have a mystery in the making. Salt Spring’s Brian Brett will make you believe in them and much more.
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