On May 31st I went to Victoria to photograph–and participate in–a Transmountain Pipeline protest. I overheard a reporter saying there were 700 people. At its peak, there could have been 1000. The protest was in response to the controversial purchase/bailout of the Kinder Morgan project by the Trudeau Liberal Government for $4.5 billion dollars. Continue reading “My First Transmountain Pipeline Protest”
Category: Vancouver Island
Items relating to Vancouver Island specifically.
March 31st Langford Signing: Happy Haunted Easter
Join Ian Gibbs and me at Coles Westshore in Langford on Saturday, March 31st from 12-2:00. Personally, I can’t think of a better way to welcome the spring season than by having this Happy Haunted Easter event. Continue reading “March 31st Langford Signing: Happy Haunted Easter”
March 29th Nanaimo Reading: 6 Local Authors Event
I’ll be reading from The Haunting of Vancouver Island on March 29th at Well Read Books on Commercial Street in Nanaimo. The event starts at 5:30 and admission is $5. The poster says there will be “appies and juice” included.
There will be five other authors reading as well. Susan Juby, Jan Peterson, Gary Geddes, Tina Bielo, and Ian Cognito. Continue reading “March 29th Nanaimo Reading: 6 Local Authors Event”
Signing Books at VIU and Across Vancouver Island
VIU campus bookstore has The Haunting of Vancouver Island back in stock, so I stopped by Friday afternoon to sign their copies. Thanks to Tina for taking this video (more images below), and the rest of the staff for being both supportive and all around awesome. Continue reading “Signing Books at VIU and Across Vancouver Island”
Keeha Beach Ghost Story (with ambient sound)
Happy Holidays everyone! Here’s a video I made using still images and an audio file from my Digital Media class. I’m reading a portion of the “Keeha Beach” chapter taken from The Haunting of Vancouver Island. Ambient sounds have been added to the background. Continue reading “Keeha Beach Ghost Story (with ambient sound)”