Nelson Brothers Port Edward seine boat crewmen Arnold Pearson (behind) and (left to right) John Nelson, Willy Brillon, Dempsey Collinson, Frank Shannon and Melvin Leonard.
“Perhaps it was their having worked their way up in the industry from a Fraser River gillnet skiff, but the Nelson brothers had particular skills at matching seine skippers and boats.” FULL STORY
“Once the men were taken in care the greatest administration concern seemed to be expenses. [Author Wayne] Norton embarked on… FULL STORY
“[La Manzanilla] boasts a mangrove swamp inhabited by crocodiles and local characters, such as Pedro, whose red ball cap reads… FULL STORY
“He doesn’t yet hear the gentle / footsteps the other side / of his very last door.”—George Bowering
“Intertwined in this script, are two remarkable women, writer and subject, whose fierce intelligence, artistic brilliance, great beauty and sheer… FULL STORY
“Because Schiwy views ritual as a sacred part of the creative process, many of her workshops include components with dance… FULL STORY
“Freddy’s voice is spot-on—slightly self-deprecating and in equal parts awe and confusion as he interacts with a world whose social… FULL STORY
“We’re now having to deal in 2026 with issues that might have been remedied effectively 170 years ago, but were… FULL STORY
“HBC understood that its presence in New Caledonia was largely based on bluff and that a failure to uphold its… FULL STORY
“[Twenty-six years ago,] Canada was trailing 2 to 1 when Carlo Corazzin tied the score on a stunning bicycle kick,… FULL STORY
Bear with me for a moment while I shake my fist at this cloud. There are, no doubt, many things… FULL STORY
When he died in 2023, BC environmentalist David Garrick, known to friends and colleagues as “Walrus,” left more than 100… FULL STORY
In Plant Teachings from My Auntie: Gathering Coast Salish Plants for Medicine, Textiles, Nourishment, and Ceremony (New Society $24.99), Geraldine… FULL STORY
Edgy is a word that’s been blunted by overuse to describe art, music or writing that’s gratuitously bizarre; superficial stunts… FULL STORY
“[With] the realization that we had an art form, something to be proud of, this put me on a beautiful… FULL STORY
[Betty Baxter’s] dedication to making sports better for women athletes shines through on every page. She continues to respond to… FULL STORY
“[My grandfather’s intention] was to bear witness to, ‘the dehumanizing nature of conflict.’ His hope for humanity was that by… FULL STORY
“Cell phones carry ten times more bacteria than most toilet seats. Yet, ironically, unlike the bathroom, people rarely clean or… FULL STORY
“When the CBC went searching for the Greatest Canadian two decades ago, with more than one million citizens voting, [David]… FULL STORY
“… during her teen years, Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho suffered from an eating disorder. She became so emaciated, her parents returned… FULL STORY
