The UVic rabbit problem: lessons from the woods
By Bev Schellenberg Imagine Avatar with a few plot changes. Keep the introduction, the meeting with newly-blue Jake and nimble Neytiri, and the seeds of Eywa floating around Jake in ethereal, foreshadowing bliss. Keep Jake’s hunting mission and the introduction of the Turuk. However, change the plot from the point when the Colonel tells Jake [...]
Kevin Neish and the flotilla: human rites
By Frank Moher I got to know Kevin Neish, one of three Canadians currently being held by Israel after its attack on the Gaza aid flotilla, last Fall, when a production of the play My Name is Rachel Corrie that I had directed toured to Victoria. Kevin was instrumental in bringing the show to his [...]
Wake Up Call
Jodi A. Shaw “I think, if luck were real,” David Arthur Johnston says, “that I’m one of the luckiest people on the planet. To have a grand scope in my head, that’s weird, but makes me feel like a superhero most of the time. “A lot of people love me, though most of them think [...]
Wake Up Call – page 2
Continued from page 1 January 24, 2004: From David Arthur Johnston’s Journal of the Occupation of St. Ann’s Academy Last night I had gone to bed early (around 8PM). Around 9PM a security guard came up and fervently asked me to leave. SG- “Please leave. I must ask you to leave. You cannot stay here. [...]
Wake Up Call – page 3
Continued from page 2 December 5, 2008: From David Arthur Johnston’s Journal of the Occupation of St. Ann’s Academy The ‘order’ is something all parties involved in the Charter case must sign to finalize the case. The city says its going to ask the judge to amend the ruling to add the words ‘at night’. [...]
The man in the turban
Topaz Avenue is one of my favourite places to walk, here in Victoria. It’s a fairly steep climb (excellent for burning calories) and at the top is Summit Park, a quiet patch of wilderness secluded from urban life, where I like to go and think. Also on Topaz, about halfway up the hill, is a [...]
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