Archive for June 2014
Backyard Gardeners on the Peninsula – Part One
June 1, 2014 | 
Author
"WOW" That was the best tasting strawberry I've ever had! Here it is only mid May in Bill and Brenda Morgan's backyard and already they have been feasting on home-grown strawberries for the past three weeks, Bill says. In fact they pretty much live year around on what they can produce in their small backyard in Brentwood Bay. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Community News | 
Tags: agriculture, central saanich, family farm, farming, food security, peninsula, vegetables | 
No Comments »
The Reason
When I was very young – starting at about 6 or 7 years old – my Grandfather Chris was everything to me. My Father was out in the world trying to make a difference for our futures. My Mother had four little ones under foot, including me, the eldest and most independent. During those first days with the nuns at the Indian day school I couldn't wait for the bell to ring, so I could stop at my Grandfather's house on the way home. Read the rest of this entry »
Letter to the Editor
What I find most disturbing about BC Hydro’s forced imposition of smart meters is how readily politicians of all parties have abandoned fundamental principles of a free society in order to accommodate bureaucratic expediency. Individual freedom demands that government has boundaries. Read the rest of this entry »
The CCPA: Celebrating 49 Years Of Volunteer Work In Canada
Mental Health and its role in individual health needs to be recognized as an equally important aspect of personal health in the broader community according to The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) which held its 49th annual convention recently in Victoria. Read the rest of this entry »
