Good looking and young, Chris Hall and Stef Lowey should be chilling with friends and frequenting bars and clubs. Instead, the couple recently completed living for one entire year without purchasing a single morsel of food. Their entire diet — 100% of it — was obtained by growing their garden, raising chickens and other animals, […]
My introduction to electric bikes was on the Strawberry Tour through the Saanich Peninsula in 2018. After only a few kilometres, I was hooked. It was effortless, the views were great (no windscreen) and we had full access to roads, paths and trails. Best of all, it was free, with no need for a license […]
In the Gulf Islands, the sea is a big part of our lives, but what lies underneath the waves is largely unknown. While paddling a kayak and logging GPS coordinates along the east coast of Pender Island, I realized citizen scientists are helping shed light on this mystery. I was part of a dozen volunteers […]
With cases surging and lockdowns getting ever stricter, everyone is anxious about Covid-19. There is, however, a surprisingly easy way to relax, to soothe the mind and to forget all those cares, while self-isolating and keeping safe at the same time. Forest bathing, also known as nature therapy or ecotherapy, is the answer. And […]