Not everyone who lives off grid is a gun-toting survivalist
Charles Mandel says his off-grid home in Nova Scotia has all the modern conveniences ... without the doomsday vibe.
Culture
New movies: Harsh self histories from the U.S. and Russia, and Chinese mythology in animation
Also: Stories of extreme religious devotion, a father-and-son escape run and a sweet teen romance.
Insurance costs during COVID burning up bar owners' bottom line
They’ve been closed or reduced to serving the odd overpriced takeout beer for most of 2020, but bar owners are still paying liability insurance as though drunken patrons are stumbling downstairs to the bathrooms, if they can retain coverage at all.
Online magazine bringing African culture to young audience
Calling themselves TRAD, they’ve launched an online magazine that weaves together videos, art, poetry and live virtual gatherings to examine big questions through the lenses of philosophy and the arts.
Aaren Topley on the power of school farms and urban agriculture
He has worked in food system development for eight years and is now the provincial manager of Can You Dig It at the Public Health Association of BC.
In praise of chopping firewood
Charles Mandel, who lives off grid in Nova Scotia, says chopping wood for home heating is hard work, but it's good for the body, the mind, and the soul.
Reviewing a gem from the Victoria Film Festival, a couple’s loud, long night, and a screwy worldview
Also: An action blast from China, drama from France, low scenes from Tokyo, and a father’s other life.
Questions asked about authenticity of stone carving at Royal B.C. Museum
The chief of a First Nation says he has the assurance of the Royal B.C. Museum that steps will be taken to determine how a carved stone pillar was deemed an Indigenous artifact perhaps dating back to the 1800s before a local man claimed it as his creation.
Testing site in COVID hot spot bridging the information gap for South Asian Canadians
A new COVID-19 testing clinic in Brampton offers health services and printed material in many languages to better spread the word about safety and local public health services among the city's South Asian community.
Ontario environmentalist's passion for sustainability education inspired by her Hindu upbringing
Sujane Kandasamy's Hindu culture taught her that people are all just visitors on this earth and have a duty to leave the planet hospitable for future generations.
Independent theatre, actors look through COVID-19’s window of opportunity
For Cass Van Wyck and Luis Fernandes at Assembly Theatre, an independent performance space in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood, tight budgets and low overheads were a staple of life well before a pandemic upended their plans for 2020.
A star-studded cop film, a bright family watch, and women defying sport barriers
Also: Two women’s adversity, and two men’s violent lives.
Tiffany Traverse on seeds and their endless power to give, heal and grow
On her farm in B.C.'s Peace Region, Tiffany Traverse is embracing the practice of seed saving and reclaiming her mixed Secwépemc and Swiss-Italian heritage.
Courts force Quebec to exempt homeless people from 'cruel' curfew
The Quebec government said on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, it will not challenge a temporary court order granted on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 that exempts the homeless from a provincewide curfew imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Carved stone pillar found on beach near Victoria identified as Indigenous artifact
A carved stone pillar found at low tide on a beach in Victoria last summer is an Indigenous cultural treasure, the Royal B.C. Museum has confirmed.