That's not a very catchy headline, but it's a true expression of what I'm feeling about the Uncivil War between BC and Alberta over the...
I was in the middle of writing a rant on how everything's going to hell...and then Calgary went ahead and re-elected Nenshi. The idea...
(Salt Spring Islanders will hold a referendum September 9th on whether to incorporate as a municipality. With a year-round population...
Hello from Salt Spring Island. It's another beautiful day here. One of the things I love about living here is, inherent in the culture,...
Surely the end of Confederation, Pipelines, and Life As We Know It! I jest, of course... John Horgan has been sworn in as the 36th...
(In honour — or honor, for our American readers — of this weekend’s commemoration of the “fiftieth anniversary” of CKLW Radio, this is part two of my deconstruction of the Big 8. Part one is titled “And the Hits Just Keep On Coming!” Both of these rants, understandably, are designed primarily for the enjoyment —...
I don’t often write about radio. At its best, radio is theatre of the mind. It provides only sound. It requires the listener’s imagination to create...
This is an open letter to one wannabe and two current Alberta MLAs who should know better, from a former MLA who does. I’m ashamed of you. Here are a...
So here we are. It’s first thing in the morning as I begin to write this. The sun’s up, there’s a little mist right over the water, the sailboats lie at...
There’s a bumper sticker around these parts that reads, “Don’t change Salt Spring Island – Let Salt Spring Island Change You”. It’s a message...
