🦦✊ Otter Power: Do your best, be your best, forget the rest.

I have so many of his books, made a great influence on my life.

A group of American nurses leave U.S. for a fresh start on Vancouver Island A group of nurses who only a few months ago lived thousands of kilometres apart in the United States are now working side-by-side on Vancouver Island after leaving their lives south of the border behi...

A group of American nurses leave U.S. for a fresh start on Vancouver Island - CTV News www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

‘It caught me off guard’: Late season snow blankets Port Alberni A surprising late blast of snow and icy conditions hit the Mid-Island Tuesday, where spring flowers had already started to bloom.

A surprising late blast of snow and icy conditions hit the Mid-Island Tuesday, where spring flowers had already started to bloom.

Kahlil Gibran...a favorite!

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My interview with CBC Daybreak from this weekend. I chatted about my Maclean's personal essay that focused on the separation movement in Alberta. (Thank you Laura for finding the link for me :) )
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Snow possible at sea level across B.C.’s South Coast Tuesday vancouversun.com/news/local-n...

Nanaimo-bound Alaskan nurse indicative of soaring recruitment numbers This summer, Alex Alvarez will pack her belongings and make the 3,500-kilometre trek with her husband, young son and Boston Terrier from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nanaimo, B.C. — a city she's never visite...

An Alaskan nurse moving to Nanaimo is among more than 1,000 U.S.-based nurses who registered with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives last year to work in the province.

#Nanaimo

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Amazing photo! Trees make beautiful subjects.

Beer, wine and spirits sales fall as Canadians cut back on alcohol, Statistics Canada says | CBC News Canadians are buying less alcohol, leading to the largest annual drop in beer, wine, spirits and cider sales in the 20 years Statistics Canada has been tracking the data, according to the agency's new...

🇨🇦 Canadians are drinking less, driving the biggest drop in alcohol🍸🍺 sales in 20 years
: StatsCan
#CanadaSky🇨🇦

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Mother of B.C. mass shooting survivor shares update, says breathing tube removed The mother of a 12-year-old girl critically injured in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., last month says her daughter's breathing tube has been removed as doctors check to see whether she can breathe on her own.

The mother of a 12-year-old girl critically injured in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., last month says her daughter's breathing tube has been removed as doctors check to see whether she can breathe on her own.

'A continuing spiral' for patients as waitlists to see a specialist in B.C. continue to grow vancouversun.com/news/wait-ti...

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Red poppies are a favorite!

Spent some time in a favorite spot. A stroll amongst the old giants, Magnificent!!!!

Just got word that my personal essay that appeared on the Macleans website is going to be published in the print magazine.
With Pierre Berton being a hero of mine and a huge inspiration, having something published in Macleans is a dream come true for me.

5 ravens sitting on a big dead branch. they are all facing right. in the background are tall grasses, wildflowers and some tall trees. "for world wildlife day, a conspiracy of ravens. i love ravens. these guys definitely look like they're up to no good."

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for world wildlife day, a conspiracy of ravens.

i love ravens. these guys definitely look like they're up to no good.

🖤🤔🕊

#worldwildlifeday #ravens #conspiracy

Perched hummingbird in rufous, iridescent green and white, with intricately spotted throat and bill angled up.

Immature male rufous hummingbird giving the camera a #sideview which happens to be the theme of #birdoftheday picked by @robcrank68.bsky.social

#birds #photography #naturephotography #hummingbirds #eastcoastkin

Victoria ranked in name alone for parks people want to buy homes near Vancouver Island cities are no stranger to being ranked highly on lists, and on a recent list of public spaces that people want to buy homes near, Victoria was named twice, but not in the usual sense.

Vancouver Island cities are no stranger to being ranked highly on lists, and on a recent list of public spaces that people want to buy homes near, Victoria was named twice, but not in the usual sense.

All Hullo ferry sailings cancelled Tuesday due to technical issue All scheduled Hullo ferry sailings between downtown Nanaimo and downtown Vancouver have been cancelled Tuesday due to a technical issue.

All scheduled Hullo ferry sailings between downtown Nanaimo and downtown Vancouver have been cancelled Tuesday due to a technical issue.

World Wildlife Day is celebrated annually on March 3rd to coincide with the signing of the CITES convention in 1973
#WorldWildlifeDay #WorldWildlife #Wildlife #WildlifeDay #wildlifephotography #Nature #WildlifeArt

RDN secures Hamilton Marsh purchase NANAIMO - A large swath of environmentally valued land is now officially in the hands of the Regional District...

The Regional District of Nanaimo has completed purchase of a 360 hectare property west of Qualicum Beach, securing the site for long-term park use.

The $28 million price tag was funded mainly through long-term borrowing.

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A composite graphic featuring two elements related to Elisabeth Blackwell and her pioneering botanical work. On the left, a framed black-and-white historical portrait (likely an engraving) of Elisabeth Blackwell (c. 1707–1758), the 18th-century Scottish botanical illustrator. She is shown in three-quarter view facing slightly left, with a calm, composed expression, wearing a period gown with a low neckline and her dark hair styled in elaborate curls and a long curled ponytail draped over her right shoulder. On the right, placed adjacent, is the colorful modern book cover of A Curious Herbal: Elisabeth Blackwell's Pioneering Masterpiece of Botanical Art, edited by Marta McDowell. The cover has a cream background with a delicate central illustration of a flowering plant (likely nasturtium) featuring red-and-yellow blooms, green leaves, and a thin stem with a small red berry or bud. The title appears in elegant serif typography at the top in dark red, with the subtitle "Elisabeth Blackwell's Pioneering Masterpiece of Botanical Art" below in smaller black text, and "Edited by Marta McDowell" at the bottom. The overall design evokes historical botanical illustration while highlighting Blackwell’s influential 1737–1739 work, one of the first herbals created and published by a woman.

Elizabeth Blackwell (1699–c. 1758) was penniless, her husband in a London debtor’s prison.

A talented artist, she created an illustrated guide to medicinal plants entitled 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘭 (published ~1738). It was hailed for its usefulness to doctors & apothecaries. #WorldWildlifeDay #art #botany

Australian photographer Matty Smith has been named Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026 for his image of a pair of southern elephant seal pups in a rockpool on the Falkland Islands. See more photos from the competition here: https://cnn.it/4s6iMpK

‘Deeply grateful’: RDN secures funding for $28M Hamilton Marsh purchase The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) says it has secured enough funding to purchase the Hamilton Marsh lands to keep as a conservation site.

The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) says it has secured enough funding to purchase the Hamilton Marsh lands to keep as a conservation site.

I Don’t Recognize Alberta Anymore - Macleans.ca My province has always fought with Ottawa. What’s new is a premier who gives legitimacy to separation.

Maclean's approached me about writing a personal essay on Alberta Secession and my opposition to it.
It was published today.
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