- My Tweets
Categories
Haunted Vancouver Island
Instagram
Instagram did not return a 200.Stop the hunting of Wolves!
The BC government has announced its intention to kill over 180 wolves in a last-ditch effort to protect endangered caribou herds. The move has been called scientifically unsound, as it fails to consider the real causes of the herd’s decline, as well as whether or not the small number of remaining animals are capable of recovering in the wild. Voices of reason say they can not. Click on the image above for more information. Please consider signing the petition at pacificwild.org
Meta
Category Archives: Xtra: News and Reviews
Huldowget by B. A. McKelvie
Huldowget is a 1926 novel by Bruce Alistair McKelvie. It’s an entertaining read–in a historical sort of way–but it is also offensive. McKelvie was an editor for Victoria’s Daily Colonist. He is remembered for his involvement in the Native Sons (a … Continue reading
Exiles
Nothing brings me more joy than writing fiction. For this reason, I am excited to tell you about Althingi, Outland Entertainment’s newly announced Icelandic Viking game! More specifically, I am proud to tell you about the Althingi anthology I contributed … Continue reading
Tofino in the Age of COVID
From carefully managed safety measures to mainstream COVID deniers, Tofino’s become a chaotic mishmash of policies and behaviours that feels more like a powder keg ready to blow than an anxiety-free tourist destination. This past Saturday, someone tried to pull … Continue reading
Posted in Vancouver Island, Xtra: News and Reviews
Tagged Beaches Grocery, car campers, cat haunting, Co-op, Coastal Stewards, Common Loaf, COVID, COVID cases in Tofino, Daylight Cannabis, Esowista, ghost cat, Hotel Zed, illegal campers, Kelp Stout, Long Beach, Long Beach Automotive, Mackenzie Beach, Mermaid Tales Bookshop, Method Marine, Pacific Rim National Park, Slegg, Tacofino, Tal-o-qui-aht, Tofino, Tofino Brewing, Tofino COVID, Tofino COVID measures, Tofitian, Tribal Parks Allies, water taxi, Westerly, Wild Side Grill
6 Comments
Vancouver Island Booksellers Operating During the Covid-19 Outbreak
The following Vancouver Island bookstores are selling books online or by phone (free local delivery for some) while Covid-19 social restrictive measures are in place: Munro’s Books (Victoria) Bolen Books (Victoria) Russell Books (Victoria) Ivy’s Bookshop (Victoria) – now open … Continue reading
Posted in Vancouver Island, Xtra: News and Reviews
Tagged Bolen Books, book seller, bookstore, Campbell River, Chapters, Coho Books, Coles Driftwood, Coles Tillicum, Coles Westshore, Comox, Courtenay, Duncan, Fireside Books, Indigo, James Bay Coffee and Books, Mermaid Tales Bookshop, Munros Books, Nanaimo, new books, Parksville, Qualicum, Russell Books, Sidney, Strong Nations Books, The Book Nook, Tofino, used books, Vancouver Island, Victoria, Well Read Books, Windowseat Books
8 Comments