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The Case Against ‘Strategic’ Voting in BC
This video is a very good explanation of how the biggest political parties operate in BC and across Canada. Right now British Columbian voters have until Saturday, October 24th to decide who to vote for. Fear mongering and divisiveness is a hallmark of the status quo….
Esquimalt-Colwood Provincial Candidate Meeting Recording
Learn where the candidates for the Esquimalt-Colwood (including Vic West + View Royal) stand on a variety of issues. Hosted by the citizen-led South Island Climate Action Network (SI-CAN) and the Gorge Waterway Action Society. Moderator: Judith Cullington PROVINCIAL…
Call for Indigenous Artists
OPPORTUNITY for Indigenous artists to create art for the entrance to Sooke Region Museum. Artwork created by Indigenous artist(s) from the local communities of T’Sou-ke, SC’IȺNEW̱, and Pacheedaht located at the Museum entrance.
Bill-44 Should Be Front and Foremost During A Snap Election On Top Of An Election.
The Issue We the signed residents of British Columbia, call upon the Province of B.C. to repeal (or amend) BC Bill-44 (2023), in order to restore public hearings and municipal powers over zoning, which are being taken away by the bill. We do so, because Bill 44 is: 1….
Resources to Learn More About Truth and Reconciliation
Review the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action and the final report from the National Inquiry on MMIWG2S’s 231 Calls for Justice. Read a book written by an Indigenous author and watch CreativelyUnited.org’s Listening Once Again to Our Great…
La Rose v. His Majesty the King – A Canadian Climate Trial Worth Watching
On October 26, 15 young Canadians will attend Federal Court in Vancouver to ask the court to order Canada to produce a real, science-based Climate Recovery Plan – not just the legislated 2050 target, but a plan with actual mechanisms behind it. The trial is…
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Spread Compassion – Stop Diseases
This short report describes the special problems that contagious diseases such as COVID-19 present to people experiencing homelessness, and the organizations that serve them. Homeless people tend to be vulnerable to infections due to a combination daily stress, poor…
Keeping Yourself Strong and Healthy in this COVID-19 Time
I have been reading the news more than I ever have in my entire lifetime for the past couple of months. When the virus first erupted in Wuhan, I was away on Orcas Island with friends. We were all sitting around discussing what was happening and the initial numbers-…
50 Ways to Stay SANE During the Coronavirus Pandemic
How can we stay strong during this crisis? With love, careful planning, and care for others – and total lockdown. When we emerge, huge numbers of people will hopefully want a more caring, cooperative approach to life, and a new kind of economy, based less on greed, selfishness and the destruction of Nature, and more on the economics of kindness.
Nature in the Heart of the City Map
Here’s a fun cartoon colouring map that brings the outside in with a scavenger hunt for locating and learning about the nature found in the heart of downtown Victoria. Created in collaboration with the Robert Bateman Centre, this map features the talents of…
The Vibrating Matrix
There is current that flows beneath all form. It moves imperceptibly. It is the flow of Spirit, that which creates, sustains, dissolves, learns from and informs all things. It is called by many names: The Divine Matrix, Indra’s net, the Unifying Field, God, the…
And the People Stayed Home – A Poem
This poem is written by Kitty O’Meara. And when the danger passed, and the people joined together again, they grieved their losses, and made new choices, and dreamed new images, and created new ways to live and heal the earth fully, as they had been healed. And…
Mountain Mover
Forty three years ago now I felt called to take a month off in the summer where I could be alone and write. What happened almost instantly was that I began seeing for the first time visions on paper and as soon as each vision came there was a poem to accompany it. By…
List of Vancouver Island and Gulf Island EV Clubs
The Victoria Electric Vehicle Association (VEVC) is an Electric Vehicle (and solar) advocacy group with over 900 members across Vancouver Island and Canada. The group conducts twice monthly information/presentation sessions to both members and the public on EV news,…
Book Review – Forest Therapy: Seasonal Ways to Embrace Nature for a Happier You, by Sarah Ivens
Forest-Bathing! Confused or mystified about this trendy new panacea for all that ails us? Sara Ivens’ book is a good book for beginners and experienced tree lovers alike. Forest Therapy has many virtues. It’s an easy read. Ivens captures the reader on the…
Thieves Oil for Extra Protection in These Times
Going outside or flying anywhere? Here is something that could protect & save you – here is the story
Beauty During Madness
Hi everyone! I am writing you today in the hopes to bring you some comfort during this time of madness. My love of gardening brought me to watching a lot of rural Chinese people (on YouTube). Their vast knowledge of gardening and the wild veggies/fruits/herbs around…
Artist Spotlight: Diego Narvaez
I work from the experience of place in a specific time to paint natural and urban landscapes. From Antarctica to Mexico City, Iceland to the West Coast of North America, I am interested in experiencing places that are in continuous transformation.
