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My art history is short. In high school, I copied caricatures mostly out of MAD magazine. And in my second year of university, I drew a large pornographic caricature of a woman’s genitalia end-on in the centre of round dining … Continue reading →

Raven Tales are the traditional human and animal creation stories of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. They are also found among Athabaskan-speaking peoples and others. His tales are passed down through the generations of story tellers of the people and are of cultural and … Continue reading →

Green wave, blue breakwater – Argentina’s legalization of abortion will provoke backlash Jan 9 2021 Economist Within days, Argentina’s president, Alberto Fernández, is expected to sign a law making abortion legal. Argentine women will be able to terminate their pregnancies … Continue reading →

Both a Discovery Island and a Gulf Island, it is the second largest island. Most people live on the southern half, most of the north is Crown land. Loggers and miners arrived in the 1880s with the Lucky Jim Mine … Continue reading →

TIME for ABBAS TO RETIRE – New Leadership is Needed in the West Bank and Gaza. The Palestinians deserve better than Fatah and Hamas Jan 28th 2021 Economist Mahmoud Abbas really knows how to show Israel the stuff he is … Continue reading →

The Sawyard Forest Canoe Circuit is Vancouver Island’s most popular canoe route with an abundance of well maintained camp sites (drive-in to “rustic”) and good portages (the vast majority of them can be done with a canoe cart). It can be easily paddled … Continue reading →

The name “Burgess Shale” refers to the fossil ridge-line between Wapta Mountain and Mount Field in Yoho National Park, home to many well-preserved 505 million year old fossils – regarded as one of the world’s most important fossil sites. This … Continue reading →

120 Tonnes of Debris Collected 1000 Cubic Metres of Debris Nearly 800 Lift Bags Transported 1000+ Kms of Coastline Cleaned Nine Vessels to Support Crew More than 100 People Employed 42 days in the field The Marine Debris Removal Initiative … Continue reading →

BALLENAS-WINCHELSEA ARCHIPELAGO This is a cluster of 19 islands and islets just off-shore from Nanoose Bay on the east coast of Vancouver Island, running north from the Lantzville area and Nanoose Harbour to Rathtrevor Beach near Parksville. Nanoose Bay is … Continue reading →

Looking to take your #adventurelife to a whole new level in the new year? Or dreaming of spending the winter in a tropical paradise but want to avoid the high price tag and monotony of a typical cruise or Caribbean … Continue reading →