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HELSTON: A rail trail might be easier than we thought

While the scenic, lakeside railway between Vernon and Kelowna rolls closer to being put on the market, the fact remains there’s not much prospective buyers could do with the property. The land, which carves its way through several Okanagan communities past lakes and parks, comes with a few strings attached. The City of Kelowna has...

GOG: In line with everyone else at ‘Timmy’s’

I am not a religious man. But I will admit, I am drawn by curiosity to those holy places where congregations gather for a daily ritual of feasting and communion. I’m talking of course, about Tim Horton’s. The last time I bought a cup of coffee was on a cold January morning in 1972. It...

LOEWEN: Resisting the culture of death

Shortly before the close of the nineteenth century, Cecil Rhodes was able in four succinct sentences to sum up the imperialist mindset common to many of Great Britain’s industrialists and wealthy, political elites. His belief in the supremacy of the white Anglo Saxon man was not unusual for his time -- after all, Great Britain...

PARKER: Standing alone with a stake for reality

My alter ego’s name is Sarah Hunter and she has huge knockers and blonde hair, but she’s not a bimbo. She currently lives in Alabama, on the run from her ex-husband who also happens to be a werewolf, but she doesn’t know this yet. All Sarah knows is that the county sheriff is a babe...

HELSTON: Confronting history in a non-threatening way

The Splatsin First Nation in Enderby is welcoming one and all to take a journey through time and memory in the stories of its people. From ancient legends to contemporary tales, the stories in an upcoming community play, Tuwitames, tell of Splatsin values, traditions and defining moments in their history. Historian and co-author of the script,...

GOG: A modest proposal for overage drivers

There is a sub-class among us, the members of which have been labelled so that the rest of us may identify and avoid them. They are, of course, the New Drivers, forced to display a prominent “N” and subject to rules and restrictions which don’t apply to anyone else. And which they happily ignore. Well,...

PARKER: Forget the Full Monty—are you up for The Full Ninety?

Listen up — there’s a new cleanse in town and it has nothing to do with juice. Immediately I know you’re intrigued. How do I know this? Because cleansing is like New Years Eve, whenever you want. It’s like being born again. It’s like a blank slate — and we’re all so messed up these...

JONESIE: What you can learn by pushing past barriers

I parked on a cul-de-sac, and had a look around. Sirens in the background, dark plumes of smoke overhead, the smell of fire in my nose. I figured I was past the police barrier, now on First Nations land, and was uncertain about my possibilities. I waved at someone not far away and soon I...

PROSKIW: What’s a dog owner to do?

PROSKIW: There’s been a lot of discussion about dogs being left in vehicles lately, and as a dog owner for the last 14 years I understand the frustration being felt right now. Bringing your dog with you in a car now means getting almost nothing else done. I don’t even want to leave my vehicle...

GOG: Exactly how ridiculous you look with that weird beard

Male grooming fascinates me. Well now, that didn’t sound quite right, did it? What I mean is, I am perpetually astonished by the fact that grown men go to such absurd lengths to make themselves look… well, absurd. Take the current obsession with facial hair. Everywhere you turn, otherwise sensible adult males have sprouted ludicrous...