Introduction: a liminal period of history Back in 2022, I wrote four chapters of connected Arcs (#182 to 185) on the subject of Our Liminal Time. One must understand what liminal means. Here is a good recent short essay on this word. https://www.verywellmind.com/the-impact-of-liminal-space-on-your-mental-health-5204371 I am returning to the subject now. The Tarot card for this […]

I had a great time last weekend at Sunfest in Castlegar and at Cherryville Days. This year’s theme for Cherryville Days was motorcycles. Graduation season has begun in the Kootenays. Congratulations to all our graduates, especially to the young folk walking across the stage over the next week at Stanley Humphries Secondary, J Lloyd Crowe Secondary, Kootenay-Columbia Learning […]

The climate crisis is not simply an isolated technological challenge. It’s part of a much larger “polycrisis.” After all, everything is interconnected. The magnitude of this “system disequilibrium,” as Canadian author, social scientist and Cascade Institute executive director Thomas Homer-Dixon calls it, can cause a sense of hopelessness, but it is resolvable — with major […]

 Rossland’s Mayor, Andy Morel, has added his signature to a letter signed by at least 300 other municipal leaders across the nation, urging Canada’s federal government to undertake a suite of actions intended to improve the country and our climate efforts.  The letter is part of a campaign by a large group of municipal leaders […]

We’re in the heart of spring celebration season across British Columbia. Communities large and small are gathering together to celebrate the places they call home. In Kootenay-Monashee, I’ve recently had the pleasure of attending Silver City Days in City of Trail and Beaver Valley May Days in Village of Fruitvale and I’m looking forward to soon attending upcoming events […]

The amount of traffic law enforcement considered “enough” is a major point of debate in British Columbia, but safety experts generally agree that current enforcement levels are not high enough to curb the rising trend of bad driving. There is no single numerical standard for “enough” enforcement. Instead, traffic safety metrics rely on outcomes. According […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney recently released “A Force of Nature: Canada’s Strategy to Protect Nature.” It describes a vision “that protects, restores, and values nature as a foundation of our economy, sovereignty, and well-being, leading at home and globally, to ensure healthy ecosystems, resilient communities, and prosperity for present and future generations.” What’s the link […]

Introduction: a jigsaw that won’t compose a picture I’m not going to discipline myself within a topic today. Several subjects have grabbed my attention at various times the last week or two, and rather than make one of them the point of an essay, I will just make remarks on each and move on. What […]

I rose in the House this week to recognize B.C. Museums Week, from May 17 to 23 this week. B.C.’s arts, culture and creative sector is a vital part of our province. It employs more than 122,000 people and contributes approximately $10.5 billion to our economy. Workers and volunteers in this sector preserve and share […]

Dear editor, I call on you to take action now! I’ve been very concerned to learn about the government’s new surveillance bill, Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act. I believe, like many organizations that have spoken against it, that it is one of the greatest threats to our privacy of the last two decades. Bill […]