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Gord Turner: What you bring home from travel

Gord Turner: What you bring home from travel

We were looking for that one-of-a-kind souvenir to put on a shelf or a wall when we arrived home.
John White: Be glad I’m not growing a playoff beard

John White: Be glad I’m not growing a playoff beard

If you’ve never felt emotions following a sports team in the playoffs, let me try to describe it.
Walter Volovsek: Retrospectives — McDiarmid house

Walter Volovsek: Retrospectives — McDiarmid house

Retrospectives: McDiarmid house
Faith Foundations: In God we trust

Faith Foundations: In God we trust

Trust. It’s a big deal.
Place Names: Was Shields named for the Shiell brothers?

Place Names: Was Shields named for the Shiell brothers?

This spot along the Columbia and Western Railway was known as Shield’s Landing and Shields Station.
Walter Volovsek: Retrospectives — Robson Orchard

Walter Volovsek: Retrospectives — Robson Orchard

This view of the established Robson orchards is full of promise.
John White: Grief status — It’s complicated

John White: Grief status — It’s complicated

Holidays like Easter and Christmas are very challenging for me since both of my parents passed.
Walter Volovsek: Riverview — Success

Walter Volovsek: Riverview — Success

One peculiarity of the new 1907 subdivision plan for Robson is its omission of the CPR townsite.
BC VIEWS: Forest policies need to add up

BC VIEWS: Forest policies need to add up

Log exports to China have surged along with lumber sales, which are far more valuable and keep sawmills going
JOHN WHITE: This flu will break your spirit and steal your lunch money

JOHN WHITE: This flu will break your spirit and steal your lunch money

I was a giant, sniffling, drooling, coughing, whining baby.