The Other Things How tragedy helped end the last of Canada’s logging railways 11 May 201815 May 2018 BEAVER COVE I pulled over between two one-lane bridges to take pictures of the rail. Melani waited in the car, as she does every time I do this. I have…
The Other Things The peacocks (and other wildlife) of Vancouver Island 26 Apr 201826 Apr 2018 PACIFIC RIM HIGHWAY The deer came out at dusk. They barely lifted their heads to acknowledge us, but I slowed the car and put everyone on deer watch. Bear watch,…
The Other Things A walk in the park: Beacon Hill and the running of the goats 25 Apr 201824 Apr 2018 Part of an occasional series exploring North America’s national, provincial and state parks. VICTORIA When you ask people for travel recommendations, you’ll mostly get answers similar to what the region’s tourism bureau…
The Other Things The sketchiest McDonald’s in British Columbia 23 Apr 201823 Apr 2018 VICTORIA This is how the math breaks down when your intention is to go to a nice restaurant but you're still a parent after all: Three exhausted children (new friends)…
The Other Things A walk in the park: Cathedral Grove & Little Qualicum Falls 12 Apr 20165 Apr 2016 Part of an occasional series exploring North America’s national, provincial and state parks. PORT ALBERNI, B.C. You can almost taste the green. There is the nearly yellow of new growth and the nearly black of the…
The Other Things The ill-fated marriage of the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw and Kwakiutl 1 Apr 201630 May 2016 FORT RUPERT, B.C. It’s fitting that Thomas Point is so rocky; so was the marriage that was established here in the 1960s. Arranged by the government, it was shortly thereafter…
