Morgan Purvis: My Drawers
My Drawers I have an old list I always find in my pocket Balled up, crumpled and recrumpled A piece of paper I’ve been…
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Reel to reel revolution: In coversation with Chelsea Sawatsky
Cassettes are at once the most derided and beloved form of music media. A holdover from the days of 8-tracks, and a predecessor to…
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In my solitude
I played piano in the dark. “She’s weird,” my mother would always say before turning on the light, closing the door, and heading back…
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Field Notes: Fort McMurray A night at the Podollan
If you’re from Victoria, living by a mantra of “If that chicken breast isn’t local, organic, and artisan, I’m out of here,” then the…
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Q & A with Wes Borg
Graham McDonald: May and June are typically pretty busy months for the performing arts in Victoria; what do you have coming up over this…
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Field Notes: Fort McMurray First Impressions
On the plane to Fort McMurray, most people stop talking to me when I tell them my profession. Granted, “Environmental Consultant” isn’t what they…
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Amelia Douglas: The mother of British Columbia
Sir James Douglas has often been called “The Father of British Columbia,” a reference to his role as governor of the separate colonies of…
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Over the moon
When my daughter was born, my mom was over the moon. It was her first grandchild, so she emailed everyone in the world. To:…
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The long and the short of it
Ten months into the First World War, on May 7, 1915, German U-boats torpedoed the British luxury cruiser RMS Lusitania en route from New…
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A memoir: The war invades Scotland
The day the war broke out I was at the Girl Guides Hall. I was a Brownie: 10 years old. When I heard the…
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