By Frank Moher On this dreadful day, I don’t want to write about the shootings in Orlando. I want to write about my friend, Rick. Rick lives just outside of Nanaimo, a city of about 80,000, across the water from the island I live on. He’s been a celebrity there for a long time, first as the city’s […]
BC Ferries and the attack dog
By Frank Moher I first noticed the dog in August of last year. Apparently it had been posted after an incident earlier that summer at the small ferry terminal that I pass through in order to get home to the small island I live on, Gabriola, one of the Gulf Islands in BC. Apparently it […]
Edmonton’s Roxy is gone, but its spirits are safe
By Frank Moher The Roxy Theatre in Edmonton burned down in the night on Tuesday. I grew up a few blocks from the Roxy, so it was where I saw my first movies. That was early enough — in the ’50s and ’60s — that the movies were still preceded by black-and-white newsreels, or so […]
Garbage in, garbage not so out
By Drew McLachlan 2014 is gearing up to be a big year for Canadian garbage. Last year, the Conference Board of Canada reported that we generate more waste per capita than any other country in the world (777 kg per citizen in 2009). But while you might suppose most of the news this year would […]
Growth op
A BoB Short Despite new laws regulating the production of medical marijuana, including limiting grow ops to industrial areas, some jurisdictions remain unmoved in their opposition to the burgeoning industry. After six companies in Sudbury, Ontario applied for commercial licences to grow medical marijuana within the city, local police chief Paul Pedersen got a little, […]
Remembrance Day for families
By Rod Mickleburgh It’s chilling, the thought that each workplace fatality starts with someone heading off to work on a normal day, having no idea their time on earth is about to end. Likely without a goodbye to the ones they love, or any sort of meaningful conversation at all before leaving the house. It’s […]
