Nanaimo News Bulletin. Something to keep in mind during the next federal election. Putting the consequences for O’Toole’s leadership aside, note that the outcome reflects the shrunken world-view of the party membership, itself. As such, it represents the majority perspective… Continue Reading →
Scientific American. There are so many crises, local and global, to which we can generalize these lessons. Base responses on tested empirical evidence, not wishful/biased thinking. Favour objectivity over subjectivity, particularly where self-serving options and positions exist. Don’t automatically assume… Continue Reading →
The Observer. Contrary to what’s often claimed, getting information is now often harder, not easier, with the development of the Internet. At least that’s true if you define “information” as being reliable, unbiased, fact based knowledge. If large numbers of… Continue Reading →
The Tyee. Although this story may centre on BC’s Lower Mainland, its dilemma applies equally to every BC coastal community like Nanaimo and to every community everywhere. Will humans learn to make and protect room needed by all species and… Continue Reading →
Capital Daily. New paths leading to a future different than the status quo look different from the ones we’ve followed. Some may involve old ways/institutions that are repurposed. Some head in an entirely different direction. But they all have that… Continue Reading →
The Guardian. Having grown up in the northern interior of BC, it’s hard to imagine really living not being surrounded by forest. Trees and the forests they create, defined much of who we were and are. I retain that sense… Continue Reading →
National Observer. Benji Britton, who grew up on Quadra Island and attends high school in Campbell River, has produced an award-winning student film on fly fishing-conservation. He is arguably a living example of how engagement with one’s natural surroundings always… Continue Reading →
Nanaimo News Bulletin. The title says it all. The assets we possess; the valuables we stand to lose. A study by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) ranked 77 regions in the southern Canada by their biodiversity and the risks… Continue Reading →
National Observer. A helpful article that notes the importance of community-level climate action and includes useful links for those wanting to know how to translate climate action into meaningful local initiatives. Acknowledging that federal governments of the US and Canada… Continue Reading →
The Guardian. As a context for International Women’s Day tomorrow, March 8, this editorial is a reminder that recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic is not just about getting businesses and economies restarted. It’s about recovering in a way that removes… Continue Reading →
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