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November 2, 2011 · No comments

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Dead Bear Blues The long haired one and I made our annual trip to Marshall Lake last month. There are about 20 cabins on the lake, one of which is occupied all year by a woman in her sixties. It …

Pam Anderosn Ladysmith's famous native daughter

Happy Birthday Pam Anderson, Canada’s Centennial Baby!

July 1, 2011 · 2 Comments

Pam Anderson, Ladysmith’s famous native daughter

At 4:08 on the morning of July 1^st 1967, the 100^th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, in the small community of Ladysmith on Vancouver

As I See It

June 2, 2011 · No comments

Property taxes

Any day now you will receive your property tax bill. You may be shocked to see what you have to pay this year. Municipal taxes are based

WEB EXTRA: As I See It

May 4, 2011 · No comments

When is a public meeting not a public meeting? By ROB JOHNSON When is a public meeting not a public meeting? It’s when you hold a meeting and don’t let

Slightly Corked: The Royal Wedding

May 3, 2011 · No comments

When it comes to out and out excitement, now that Charlie Sheen’s settled down, you can’t beat the royal wedding. A startling development involved a dramatic break in

California Quail

May 3, 2011 · 1 Comment

By ROB PINKERTON Many of you will have better stories of quail than I have. We see a flock of them occasionally. Flock does not seem like a fitting noun.

Avian Antics

April 4, 2011 · No comments

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By ROB PINKERTON Sometimes there seems to be nothing to write about. Eric Nicol, a humourist and the late columnist with the Vancouver Province said

Jack Anderson, Green Homes, Environment, Cedar

Green By Design

March 2, 2011 · No comments

“The future does not belong to those who are content with today, apathetic toward common problems and their fellow man alike, timid and fearful in the face of