Discovering Ammonite Falls If you’re looking for a breathtaking outdoor escape this autumn, Ammonite Falls in Vancouver Island’s Mount Benson Regional Park is an absolute gem. Located just outside of Nanaimo, this spot is perfect for anyone who wants to explore Vancouver Island’s natural beauty. Fall is a prime time to visit Ammonite Falls. The […]
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I was born in Uganda during a time when Idi Amin was kicking out British nationals. Needless to say, we didn’t stay long. My family left when I was a child and, for the next 35 years, Uganda lived somewhere in the back of my mind as the place I had come from but
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“Why are you moving to Vancouver Island? There’s nothing there!” “Ah! well we’ve already bought the house. I want to ‘reconnect and reinvigorate my senses’ in a destination of incredible natural beauty, with meaningful experiences, pie-baking hospitality, and epicurean wellness.” “It’s great for retirees.” Says my friend who was born on the island, and left
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One evening, when I was 16, at the Maasai Mara National Reserve, in Kenya, sitting around a campfire with the wildlife moving somewhere beyond the darkness, my father tried to explain to my brother and me what he actually did for a living. He gave us a rather circuitous explanation. It involved governments, diplomacy, Africa
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In 1999, at twenty-six, I was looking for somewhere to disappear. Instead, I bought a ticket to Kashmir. “Would you go if you were me?” I asked the flight attendant at the Delhi airport, holding a one-way ticket to Kashmir. I was twenty-six years old and on a three-month soul-searching trip through Asia — a
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There is a quiet truth that reveals itself when you live close to nature: the Earth doesn’t belong to us; we belong to her. You feel it here on Vancouver Island. In the rhythm of the tides along the Nanaimo coast. In the ancient cedars and moss-covered forests. In the call of a raven moving
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Interviewing Melissa ~ Aman Gill Show 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYm-7hgGshA Grief After Suicide: Finding Compassion, Community and Hope Living on a beautiful island, surrounded by ocean views and forest silence, can feel like a sanctuary—but even in the most serene places, mental illness and disability are present. No community is untouched. In my work as a community
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