Podcasts about Gabriola Island

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, Katherine Palmer Gordon, Geoffrey Morrison, and Jess Housty share their thoughts and reflections about storytelling. Katherine Palmer Gordon is the author of This Place is Who We Are: Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to Homelands, a finalist for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize. Geoffrey Morrison is the author of Falling Hour, a finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. Jess Housty is the author of Crushed Wild Mint, winner of both the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize and the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: bcyukonbookprizes.com/ To watch the full Storied video On Storytelling: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1004669107 About This Place is Who We Are : https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/this-place-is-who-we-are-stories-of-indigenous-leadership-resilience-and-connection-to-homelands/ About Falling Hour: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/falling-hour/ About Crushed Wild Mint: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/crushed-wild-mint/ ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Katherine Palmer Gordon is the author of eight books of non-fiction, including several BC Bestsellers: The Slocan: Portrait of a Valley, The Garden That You Are, and Made to Measure: A History of Land Surveying in British Columbia, for which she was awarded the 2007 BC Haig-Brown prize. She is also an award-winning freelance journalist and lives on Gabriola Island, BC. Geoffrey D. Morrison is the author of the poetry chapbook Blood-Brain Barrier (Frog Hollow Press, 2019) and co-author, with Matthew Tomkinson, of the experimental short fiction collection Archaic Torso of Gumby (Gordon Hill Press, 2020). He was a finalist in both the poetry and fiction categories of the 2020 Malahat Review Open Season Awards and a nominee for the 2020 Journey Prize. He lives on unceded Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh territory (Vancouver). Jess Housty (‘Cúagilákv) is a parent, writer and grassroots activist with Heiltsuk (Indigenous) and mixed settler ancestry. They serve their community as an herbalist and land-based educator alongside broader work in the non-profit and philanthropic sectors. They are inspired and guided by relationships with the homelands, their extended family and their non-human kin, and they are committed to raising their children in a similar framework of kinship and land love. They reside and thrive in their unceded ancestral territory in the community of Bella Bella, BC. ABOUT MEGAN COLE: Megan Cole the Director of Programming and Communications for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. Megan writes creative nonfiction and has had essays published in Chatelaine, This Magazine, The Puritan, Untethered, and more. She has her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College and is working her first book. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com ABOUT THE PODCAST: Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen. Writing the Coast is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.

This episode is a good egg for sure.  Darby talks with Gabriola Island blogger and educator Claire from Bitchin' Chickens about all sorts of chicken topics.  Then Nathan rules the roost at chicken trivia.  There's definitely nobody here but us chickens today! Episode links: Bitchin' Chickens blog and Facebook page Guinness World Record holding chicken training blog post and Dr. Emily Carrington's The Thinking Chicken YouTube channel Rooster Alllies Facebook group and Roovolution YouTube channel And books you'll be interested in if you liked the episode: Let's All Keep Chickens! by Dalia Monterroso Under the Henfluence: inside the world of backyard chickens and the people who love them by Tove Danovich The Woefield Poultry Collective by Susan Juby Remember to tell your peeps about the show!

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this episode, host Megan Cole talks to Katherine Palmer Gordon. Katherine is the author of This Place Is Who We Are: Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to Homelands, which is a finalist for the 2024 Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize. In their conversation, Katherine talks about the importance of reciprocity, and the need for respect and acknowledgement of Indigenous science. Visit BC and Yukon Book Prizes: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/ About This Place Is Who We Are: https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/project/this-place-is-who-we-are-stories-of-indigenous-leadership-resilience-and-connection-to-homelands/ ABOUT KATHERINE PALMER GORDON: Katherine Palmer Gordon is the author of eight books of non-fiction, including several BC Bestsellers: The Slocan: Portrait of a Valley, The Garden That You Are, and Made to Measure: A History of Land Surveying in British Columbia, for which she was awarded the 2007 BC Haig-Brown prize. She is also an award-winning freelance journalist and lives on Gabriola Island, BC. ABOUT MEGAN COLE: Megan Cole the Director of Programming and Communications for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. She is also a writer based on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. Megan writes creative nonfiction and has had essays published in Chatelaine, This Magazine, The Puritan, Untethered, and more. She has her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College and is working her first book. Find out more about Megan at megancolewriter.com ABOUT THE PODCAST: Writing the Coast is recorded and produced on the territory of the Tla'amin Nation. As a settler on these lands, Megan Cole finds opportunities to learn and listen to the stories from those whose land was stolen. Writing the Coast is a recorded series of conversations, readings, and insights into the work of the writers, illustrators, and creators whose books are nominated for the annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll also check in on people in the writing community who are supporting books, writers and readers every day. The podcast is produced and hosted by Megan Cole.

In this episode we welcome Meredith Hama-Brown, director of the feature film Seagrass, in conversation with Sonja Baksa, Programmer + Program Lead at VIFFHaving decamped to a Gabriola Island couples' retreat in a last-ditch attempt to save their crumbling marriage, preoccupied Judith (Ally Maki) and Steve (Luke Roberts) leave their young daughters to their own devices. In turn, 11-year-old Stephanie (Nyha Breitkreuz) quickly ditches six-year-old Emmy (Remy Marthaller) in favour of a pack of unruly teens and their accompanying temptations. Abandoned and adrift, the introverted Emmy grows fixated with an eerie cave and convinced that her late grandmother has been conjured as an unseen ghost.Drawing from her own childhood experiences, writer-director Meredith Hama-Brown demonstrates a profound talent for eliciting unspeakably nuanced, frequently heartbreaking performances from Breitkreuz and Marthaller. Likewise, she deftly investigates the unique tensions of Judith and Steve's interracial marriage (including her infatuation with another man). All the while, Norm Li's highly observant cinematography provides a practically mesmerizing degree of intimacy. A deftly orchestrated, deeply moving portrait of a family at the brink of implosion, Seagrass sees Hama-Brown exude compassion and conviction in an accomplished debut.Meredith Hama-Brown is an actress, producer, and director. She is best known for her short Broke Bunny (2018), which won the Telus Sea to Sky Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival. With this short, she also won Best Narrative Film Award at Las Cruces International Film Festival and Best Film Award at the Future of Film Show. In 2020, Brown was selected for the TIFF Filmmaker Lab and was awarded the Canada Goose Fellowship for her first feature film, Seagrass (2023).This conversation was recorded remotely in March 2024.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––This podcast is brought to you by the Vancouver International Film Festival.Presented on the traditional and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. The Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society is a not-for-profit cultural organization that operates the internationally acclaimed Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), and year-round programming at VIFF Centre. See what's playing now at viff.org.

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This episode focuses on the relationships that underlie the buying and selling of food (and wine), including the ways in which trust is built up through exchange and communication. We start off with some sounds of feedback—but not the awful screechy kind. That's followed by conversations with Nicolas Fabien-Ouellet of the Montreal Public Markets and Tania Perreault, from the wine bar L'aPéro Buvette. (This conversation is in French—see transcript for English translation.) Both talk about the relationships, cycles, and feedback that make their businesses thrive, while also keeping the commercial aspect as humanistic as possible. The ‘Stick This in Your Mouth' segment gets pretty cheesy, as David and Maxime do some dances with dairy, and this episode's Food Questionnaire respondent is politician and environmental champion, the Honorable Sheila Malcolmson.Guests:Nicolas Fabien-Ouellet is the Director General of the Marchés publics de Montréal, a network that includes the Jean-Talon, Atwater, and Maisonneuve food markets, as well as six neighbourhood markets and three Solidarity markets in Montreal. He earned his master degree in Food Systems from the University of Vermont in 2017, and is the author of several articles, including “Poutine Dynamics,” a socio-political examination of the iconic québécois dish.Tania Perreault is an interior designer and co-owner/operator, with her partner Melisande Lefebvre, of l'aPéro Buvette, a natural wine bar in Montreal. During the day, the space doubles as Tania's design studio and office, Pero studio.Sheila Malcolmson was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada (for Nanaimo, BC) in 2019. Her work has included improving mental-health services and addressing the ongoing toxic drug crisis, as well as protecting the environment and clean up coastal waters. Previously, she served as a federal member of the Canadian parliament for Nanaimo-Ladysmith in BC. As an MP, she was a leading advocate for solutions to vessel abandonment, oil spill prevention and women's equality. Sheila lives on Gabriola Island with her partner, Howard.Host/Producer: David SzantoMusic: Story ModeStock media: soundsvisual / Pond5@makingamealpodcastmakingamealofit.com

Judy Joseph-Black has worked in the Canadian sport industry for more than three decades and is a strong advocate for athletes and coaches with a disability, women in sport, and Indigenous sport. Her background is in communications and media relations, and she has worked with Team Canada at the Paralympic Games, as well as Team BC at the Canada Games from 1993-2019. She currently lives on Gabriola Island, BC and is the Event Manager at BC Senior Games Society. The BC Seniors Games Society is a volunteer based charitable organization responsible for the overall governance of the 55+ BC Games.  The 55+ BC Games are presented on an annual basis in different host communities.   Each community, under it's own registered volunteer board of directors, enlists hundreds of volunteers to help plan and stage the Games in partnership with the BC Seniors Games Society.  The Games are funded by the BC Seniors Games Society, with funding provided by the provincial government through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport as well as many local Friends of the Games contributors.  Hosting the Games represents an approximate $3 million economic impact on the host community and surrounding area. The 55+ BC Games are an important part of the BC sport system and the largest annual multi-sport event in the province.  The Games offer the opportunity to celebrate sport and active living with other participants from across the province and experience the hospitality of the host community. Articles: BC 55+ Games: https://55plusbcgames.org/ Get Active: a strategy for the future of sport and physical activity: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/get-active-a-strategy-for-the-future-of-sport-and-physical-activity ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

In which Patrick talks to Katherine Palmer Gordon to discuss her new release This Place Is Who We Are. We discuss the central theme of the book, how Indigenous communities in BC are reconnecting to their lands and waters, what it means to write about Indigenous peoples as a settler scholar, and much more! Katherine Palmer Gordon is the author of five books of non-fiction, including several BC Bestsellers: The Slocan: Portrait of a Valley, The Garden That You Are, and Made to Measure: A History of Land Surveying in British Columbia, for which she was awarded the 2007 BC Haig-Brown prize. She is also an award-winning freelance journalist and lives on Gabriola Island, BC. ---Support: Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/historiacanadiana); Paypal (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/historiacanadiana); the recommended reading page (https://historiacanadiana.wordpress.com/books/) ---Contact: historiacanadiana@gmail.com, Twitter (@CanLitHistory) & Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CanLitHistory).

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - The first Rural Islands Economic Partnership (RIEP) Forum was held on Pender Island during 2019. They were forced to hold virtual events after COVID hit, but the 2023 RIEP Forum is an in-person event that will be held on Gabriola Island, April 25-27. “The event is a flagship event for the 18 plus rural islands of BC. The reach is from Bowen Island to Malcolm Island to Salt Spring to Gabriola, to Cortes, and Quadra. Our motto is, no one island can be resilient alone, and together we're stronger and better,” explained Francine Carlin, Chair and Interim Executive DIrector of the Rural Islands Economic Partnership. Kate Madigan was one of the half dozen Cortes Island residents that attended the 2019 RIEP forum and will be returning with 3 others from the CCEDA (Cortes Community Economic Development Association) this year. KM: “Here on Cortes, we meet a lot of our community needs through nonprofits, and those are the people on the ground. We don't have municipal government support. We have the SRD, but it's fairly limited. I just really love listening to other people from the other islands who have the same Issues that we do.” Cortes Island Regional Director Mark Vonesch was invited, but it's unlikely he'll be able to attend. KM: “It's too bad Mark couldn't join us, Noba (Anderson) did go in 2019, but we can get him involved in some of the online events. FC: “I said to him, let's have a Cortes area delegation meet with you, and talk about what's really needed from a Regional District perspective.” “We realize people are traveling from all across BC to come to this event. Many are arriving on Monday night, some are coming Tuesday morning to register, have lunch, and then the actual formal program with the welcome from the First Nation comes in at 1:00 PM. We have an opening around the model of ‘Donut Economics,' which is recognizing that we need to have ecological and social justice in order to achieve our ability to live on the island, on the planet in a regenerative and sustainable way. We have Ben Geselbracht, the Nanaimo City Counselor who brought donut economics into Nanaimo.” Carlin said Nanaimo was the first city in Canada to use Donut Economics as a lens for their decision making around climate adaptation and economic investments. The first evening will conclude with a Sarah Osborne concert. FC: “Wednesday is a very heavy day. We call it the un-conference Conference because it's not your typical ‘talking heads.' It is plenaries, that are all interactive panels which engages the audiences with q and a.” “We are really proud to have Vancity as the presenting sponsor and led by Michelle Laviolette, Director of Indigenous banking. Vancity was very excited about RIEP because RIEP represents the intersectionality of climate adaptation, reconciliation, and economic capacity building from a regenerative lens.” “We have panels that are being sponsored by them around housing lessons learned across the islands, working with indigenous businesses through the lens of reconciliation and the economics of climate change We also have interactive panels on arts vitality, travel as a force for good , circular economy success , government services related to Island Coastal Economic Trust and the BC Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation." “It's a very full packed schedule, and one that is also networking and connecting with Islanders across BC. In terms of just the general ambience of the program, it's basically a grassroots event. There's hardly any corporate or any government presenters. It's all the people who are on the ground doing the work.”

Danielle Roberts. Photo: Anushka Bohra | @ab.frames, Courtesy Fredericks & Freiser Archives. Danielle Roberts (b. 1991, Stockton, CA; raised in Gabriola Island, British Columbia; lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.) She received an M.F.A. from Hunter College in 2021. Recent solo exhibitions include "Evening All Day" (2023) at Fredericks & Freiser, New York and "Afterglow" (2022) at Friends Indeed, San Francisco. Group exhibitions include "What Now?" (2022) at PM/AM, London; "Women of Now: Dialogues of Memory, Place and Identity" (2022) at Green Family Art Foundation, Dallas, TX, and "Towards a More Beautiful Oblivion" (2021) at Fredericks & Freiser, NY.  Danielle is represented by Fredericks & Freiser in New York, and Friends Indeed in San Francisco. Drawing from personal experience Danielle Roberts' paintings are grounded with an uncanny sense of place. Through the collision of light and shadow she creates a world where light is simultaneously magical and toxic; against a darkness that is both soothing and foreboding. The spaces in her paintings radiate with dark luminescence. Roberts does not shy away from discomfort and awkwardness in her worlds. She hones in on the pathos of her own experiences and those of her peers which are at once individual, unique to each of Roberts' figures, and universal, instantly recognizable to audiences. The artist does not retreat into her painted worlds as an escape from the overwhelming anxiety and instability coursing through contemporary society; instead, she pushes right up against them, opening those spaces onto her audiences. There is an insistence on life and desire, even if those desires are complicated. The people of her scenes - withdrawn and ambivalent - wade through the mess, surviving on their own terms. Danielle Roberts, Hidden in Plain Sight (The Reading), 2022, Acrylic on canvas, 54 x 60 inches. Courtesy Fredericks & Freiser, New York. Danielle Roberts, The sky weighs heavy through the night, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 76 x 96 inches.Courtesy Fredericks & Freiser, New York. Danielle Roberts, Adrift, 2022, Acrylic on canvas, 56 x 66 inches. Courtesy Fredericks & Freiser, New York.

Rebecca and Tara welcome Margot Fedoruk, author of Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives: An Island Memoir.  Margot lives and works on Gabriola Island, BC and has been writing a personal blog since 2016 called Death Defying Acts of Living and an instructional soap making blog called Wash Rinse Repeat.  She is currently enrolled in the Master of Library and Information Studies program at the University of Alberta.  Memoirists mentioned in the podcast include: Are You Somebody?: The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman by Nuala O'Faolain Mary Karr Catherine Gildiner Jan Wong Website: https://margotfedoruk.ca/ Twitter and Instagram: @margotfedoruk Facebook: Margot Fedoruk Rebecca's Instagram: @canadareadsamericanstyle Tara's Instagram: @onabranchreads

In a community where most of the land is privately owned, how can people ensure the ecosystem is preserved for future generations? That's the question facing the Gabriola Land and Trails Trust. Their answer is to take a community oriented approach to protecting the natural landscape. The land trust's Nature Stewards program is asking folks […]

This weeks episode centers around the events that bring the Indigenous people from the late 1800's into the modern time. The focus includes economic enterprises that the Indigenous people could engage in, the movement from the reservation to the cities and factors that pushed and pulled people off the reservations. Inherent here are conversations about resource extraction, changing gender roles imparted by the colonizers and how women were impacted by the Indian Act.**Correction from the episode transcript: as of February, 2022 the CBC reported more than 1000 arrests related to the Fairy Creek Blockades.*** Kendi, Ibram X. How to Be an Antiracist. New York, NY: One World, 2019.Hilton, Carol Anne. Indigenomics: Taking a Seat at the Economic Table. Gabriola Island, BC: LaVergne New Society Publishers, 2021Find the Indigenous Canada Course:Indigenous Canada via Coursera.orgIndigenous Canada via the University of AlbertaDiscover Small Conversations on Social MediaInstagramFacebookTwitterFind Susannah Steers at www.movingspirit.ca and on social media @themovingspirit.Find Gillian McCormick at https://physiogillian.com/ and on social media @physiogillian.

Season 4 Episode 10: Marcelle Glock on The Wood Fired Ceramic Tradition Part 2 Welcome to Tea Toast & Trivia. Thank you for listening in. I am your host Rebecca Budd, and I am looking forward to sharing this moment with you Today, I am heading back to Mudge Island, located within the scenic Gulf Islands, between Vancouver Island and Gabriola Island. Marcelle Glock, ceramist, and I are continuing the discussion on the wood fired ceramic tradition. You will recall that Marcelle's pottery and sculptures sit in private collections around the world. Her artwork encompasses stoneware, raku, and local wild terra-cotta. Marcelle forms clay into extraordinary artworks – from functional to sculptural, wearable and oracle. She imbues each piece with a primal reverence toward the natural world. I invite you to put the kettle on and add to this exciting conversation on Tea Toast & Trivia. And a special thank you, Marcelle, for sharing your insights, your journey, and your connection to nature through the medium of clay. Your continued awareness, respect and reverence for your art and the medium in which you work inspires me. I know that you have encouraged listeners to recognize artistic endeavour is a calling and a responsibility Listeners, I invite you to meet up with Marcelle on her website, Mad Mudslinger on Instagram and YouTube. Until next time we meet, dear friends, keep safe and be well. Music by Ryan Freeman "Just Spend Time" #EpidemicSound https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/uu2jL8Mqaa/

Andy Friedman returned to Ontario from BC's Gabriola Island with a plan to spend more time with his grandchildren. What he did not plan on was a chronic lymphocytic leukemia diagnosis. In this episode, Andy talks about the good and bad of his post-diagnosis life, including his experience with watch and wait. He also shares two important pieces of advice for others with a blood cancer: don't ever look at Google and lean on your social supports.

S3 E45: Marcelle Glock, Ceramist on the Wood Fired Ceramic Tradition Welcome to Tea Toast & Trivia. Thank you for listening in. I am your host Rebecca Budd, and I am looking forward to sharing this moment with you. Today, I am heading over to Mudge Island, located within the scenic Gulf Islands, between Vancouver Island and Gabriola Island. I am delighted and thrilled to meet up with Marcelle Glock, Ceramist to discuss the wood fired ceramic tradition. Marcelle is a remarkable artist. Her pottery and sculptures sit in private collections around the world. Her artwork encompasses stoneware, raku, and local wild terra-cotta. Marcelle forms clay into extraordinary artworks – from functional to sculptural, wearable and oracle. She imbues each piece with a primal reverence toward the natural world. I invite you to put the kettle on and add to this exciting conversation on Tea Toast & Trivia. Thank you for joining Marcelle and me on Tea Toast & Trivia. This conversation has been pure magic, Marcelle. I cannot believe that we have been talking for over two hours and it feels like twenty minutes. Listeners, thank you for joining Marcelle and me on Tea Toast & Trivia. You will be pleased to know that this is just part one of a two-part conversation with Marcelle. Stay tune for our ongoing discussion in part two which will take you deeper into the journey of an artist working in the wood fired ceramic tradition. And a special thank you, Marcelle, for sharing your insights, your journey, and your connection to nature through the medium of clay. Your continued awareness, respect and reverence for your art and the medium in which you work inspires me. I know that you have encouraged listeners to recognize artistic endeavour is a calling and a responsibility Listeners, I invite you to meet up with Marcelle on her website, Mad Mudslinger on Instagram and YouTube. And if you are visiting Gabriola Island, Marcelle's work will be featured in the November 2021 grand opening of Free Spirit Gallery on North Road. Until next time we meet, dear friends, keep safe and be well.

Today on the train we're switching up gears a bit. Tonight we are discussing British Columbia's foot problems. Did you know that the most common foot problem in British Columbia and actually the world is athlete's foot? Well it's true! The feet are made of up 26 bones each, making them one of the most intricate areas of the body. Nevertheless, according to the College of Podiatry, a person will walk an estimated 150,000 miles in their lifetime, roughly the equivalent of walking around the world six times. Improper footwear, diabetes, and aging are some of the chief contributors to foot problems. Bunions are another of the biggest four problems. Bunions are abnormalities of the feet that cause a bump to develop on the large toe joint. This can cause the big toe to turn slightly inward. Doctors call bunions “hallux valgus.”   Women are more likely to have bunions due to increased pressures from narrow footwear. Wait...I think I got the wrong notes… What are we talking about? Oh… Shit… Yes, the British Columbia foot problem… Sorry, it had nothing so with actual foot problems. If you know it's… It is much stranger and a bit more macabre than bunions… Maybe… Bunions are gross.    So the British Columbia foot problem… What exactly is it? Well when most people go to the beach they are on the lookout for cool shells, maybe some crabs or other animals, good looking ladies and gents, but on the shores of the Salish sea, in the Pacific northwest, people are on the lookout for something else… Human feet. Yep… Human feet.    On August 20, 2007, a 12-year-old girl spotted a lone blue-and-white running shoe—a men's size 12—on a beach of British Columbia's Jedediah Island. She looked inside, and found a sock. She looked inside the sock, and found a foot. That in and of itself, while kinda gross, isn't necessarily a really strange thing. But Six days later on nearby Gabriola Island, a Vancouver couple enjoying a seaside hike came across a black-and-white Reebok. Inside it was another decomposing foot. It, too, was a men's size 12. The two feet clearly didn't belong to the same person; not only were the shoes themselves different, but they both contained right feet.   Police were stunned. “Two being found in such a short period of time is quite suspicious,” Garry Cox of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told the Vancouver Sun. “Finding one foot is like a million to one odds, but to find two is crazy. I've heard of dancers with two left feet, but come on.”   So now we've got something weird going on right… Well maybe but let's not jump the gun….ok let's jump the gun. In the following year, 2008, five more feet were found on the shores of the islands of British Columbia in the Salish Sea.    Needless to say people started freaking out. Speculation came from everyone. Ranging from plane crashes and ship wrecks to serial killers, to aliens. Moody thinks it was all people who pissed off sasquatch.    All in all as of January 1st 2019, 21 feet have been found in total. So what is going on up there? Well let's take a look at the first and see if that helps.    The ass says before the first four was found in Augusta 2007. According to an article on the Vancouver Sun,  a girl visiting from Washington picked up a size 12 Adidas shoe and opened the sock to find a man's right foot. What a vacation! They ended up finding out that The remains were those of a missing man suffering from depression. There's not much known about the man other than that. The family never revealed much.    Within a week, on August 26, 2007, another foot was found. A man's right foot, discovered by a couple, also disarticulated due to decay. It was waterlogged and appeared to have been taken ashore by an animal. It probably floated ashore from the south. According to the Vancouver Sun again. This foot was found in a size 12 Reebok shoe. It was obviously a different person due to the site you're and the fact it was another right foot.    February 8, 2008, number 3 popped up. It was another right foot belonging to a man. This time on a size 11 Nike.  May 22, 2008 number 4. This time it was a woman's foot that was found. And yes we're 4 for 4 on the right feet. CBS news reported The fourth foot was discovered on an island in the Fraser Delta between Richmond and Delta, British Columbia. It was also wearing a sock and sneaker. the shoe was a new balance. It is thought to have washed down the Fraser River, having nothing to do with the ones found in the Gulf Islands. According to our friends at the Vancouver sun.   June 16th, 2008 two hikers came across number five. CBS news reported that it was a man's  left foot. It was found floating in the water in Delta. According to cbs, It has been confirmed that the left foot found on June 16 on Westham Island and the right foot found February 8 on Valdes Island belonged to the same man. We have a match!!!   So number 3 and number 5 are a match!   Number six showed up on August 1, 2008. This was the first one not found in British Columbia, it was found near Pysht, Washington. According to CTV news, it was confirmed that the foot was human. Police say the large black-top, size 11 athletic shoe for a right foot contains bones and flesh.The RCMP and Clallam County Sheriff's Department agreed on August 5 that the foot could have been carried south from Canadian waters.   November 11, 2008, number 7. a A shoe that was found floating in the Fraser River in Richmond.The shoe was described as a small New Balance running shoe, possibly a woman's shoe. New balance eh? Sound familiar? A woman's new balance. Well it should because the foot was linked via DNA testing to foot number 4. They belonged to the same woman. Eventually it would be known that this woman jumped from the Pattullo Bridge in New Westminster in April 2004. This one was seemingly a suicide.    Number 8 come on down, your the next contestant on Who's Foot Is This! October 27, 2009A right foot in a size 8½ Nike running shoe on a beach in Richmond. The remains were identified as a Vancouver-area man who was reported missing in January 2008. The Vancouver Sun gave us this info… shocker we know.    Number 9. A woman's or child's right foot was found on Whidbey island on August 27 2010, without a shoe or sock. This foot was determined to have been in the water for two months. Detective Ed Wallace of the Island County Sheriff's Office released a statement saying the foot would be tested for DNA. However, there was no match found in the national DNA database. Guess where we got this info from...WRONG… CBS news.. Hahaha got ya bitches!   On December 5th 2010 we reach#10. Ten fucking feet found.. only two matching pairs.    This was another one found outside, but near British Columbia. It was found in the tidal flats in Tacoma Washington. Sadly this one likely belonged to a young boy. The boot was a boys size 6 hiking boot. Thanks Vancouver Sun.   Hey Vancouver Sun any info on number 11? Oh you do? Well let's hear it.  On August 30, 2011, in a man's size 9 running shoe. It was a blue and white shoe. It was found floating next to the Plaza of Nations marina, attached to the lower leg bones. Yuck. Investigators said that there wasn't any sign of foul play though and the leg was naturally disarticulated due to decomposition in the water. The sex of this victim was not determined.    Hey guys, guess what, there's more.. Shall we press on?    November 4, 2011 number 12 is found. A man's right foot inside a size 12 hiking boot was discovered by a group of campers in a pool of fresh water at Sasamat Lake near Port Moody. Fucking Moody. A year later this foot was identified by the B.C. Coroner's Service as that of Stefan Zahorujko, a local fisherman who went missing in 1987. Again foul play was not expected as chickens are generally not able to remove the feet of humans.    Lucky number 13, well not so lucky in this case. This one brings us back to the states. Lake Union in Seattle to be more specific. Human leg bone and foot in a black plastic bag under the Ship Canal Bridge. As of January 2, 2012, the medical examiner had not found a cause of death or identified the body. This one sounds nice and shady. Also where the fuck were you on this one Vancouver Sun, we had to get this info from the Seattle times.. Jeeze.   Anyway, back to Vancouver. January 26, 2012 number 14 is found. According to, of course, the Vancouver Sun, On January 26, 2012, the remains of "what appears to be human bones inside a boot" were found in the sand along the water line at the dog park near the Maritime Museum at the foot of Arbutus Street, in Vancouver. This one doesn't show up in some of the stories about this issue only because it seems that they never confirmed it was human. At least not that we could find, which is strange. But… Whatever.   According to fox news "Adding to one of the great mysteries of the Pacific Northwest, a human foot still in a tennis shoe was found near Seattle's Pier 86 Tuesday." Tuesday was may 6 2014, and this was number 15. "It could be debris from Japan. It could be debris from the airplane that had crashed into the water. I wouldn't be surprised,” resident Karen Klett said. Volunteers cleaning up trash made the discovery and immediately called police.A local expert on tides told Q13 Fox News the feet could be local or they could come into the Sound by way of the Strait of Georgia in Canada or the Strait of Juan de Fuca here at home. The New Balance model 622 athletic shoe was white with blue trim, size men's 10½. It was A left foot.    Ladies, do you remember your sweet sixteen? Was it memorable? Did you get a car?  Big party? Severed foot? Wait… What? Well number 16 was found February 7, 2016. Hikers on Botanical Beach, near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island, found a foot in a sock and running shoe. We could not find any information on if this one was ever identified.   She's only 17...SEVENTEEN! Only five days after number 26 was found… Number 17 popped up. On February 12, 2016 A foot washed up near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island. This foot was found to match the one that washed up 5 days before.    Now to number 18. Almost there folks! The discovery was made by a man walking his dogs along the beach at around 8 a.m. along the Jordan river again on Vancouver Island. One of the dogs found the foot.    Number 19 was found May 6, 2018 on gabriola Island in British Columbia. Around noon, a man walking along the shore near South Road found a foot inside a hiking boot stuck in a logjam.   Number 20. September 20, 2018. The foot was found  within a light grey Nike Free RN shoe on the shore near the 30th Street beach access point in West Vancouver.   The size 9.5 shoe was manufactured between February 1 and April 17, 2017, and has a white base and a black Nike swoosh. The foot was in a blue sock. The test revealed that the foot belonged to a male.   The B.C. Coroners Service's identification specialist believes that the foot belonged to a man under the age of 50, based on its bone structure.   According to the West Vancouver Police Department, there is no evidence of a death from foul play at this point. DNA testing would eventually link this to a male who went missing in 2018.     Number 21 was another one that was found in the US. January 1, 2019 it was found on jetty Island in Everett Washington. The foot was found in a bit and DNA later linked it to Antonio Neill. At the time of the identification officials shockingly attenuated that Neill was presumed dead. His mother Jenny Neill believes someone harmed her son.   “We are no closer to finding what happened to him,” she said Tuesday. “We have had a lot of leads that are just rumors. We feel that someone is responsible for this, and we need help finding whoever did this.” He'd been staying in his car or on couches in 2016. Around the time he went missing, his car was stolen. Antonio was 22 when he went missing. His mother has seen no evidence confirming he was alive after December 2016.   Ok so those are the feet that have been found. We will post a picture that shows locations, and another with a little more info on the people they may have belonged to. Many of the get have been linked to missing people, and a couple to suicide. But aside from those suicides, what happened to those linked to missing people.    Theories range far and wide. From plane crashes, to human trafficking, aliens, and yes… Bigfoot.    One early suggestion was the quadra Island plane crash. The locations each of the first give feet were found in the first year seems to indicate they were from the similar sources (via body decomposition) and the time of discovery Oceanographists determined no known currents could have contributed to the spread. Detectives at the time had theorized the feet came from the 5 person fatality Quadra Island plane crash that occurred approximately 60–90 miles northwest in 2005 . The image below shows the locations of the five feet found in 2007–2008 with the location of the Quadra Island plane crash in Blue. It is likely that some of the feet originate from this plane crash, but there is no proof to date that this is the case; four bodies remain unrecovered. At first, the Quadra Island plane crash makes sense regarding the origin of said feet, but later DNA testing showed one of the feet was female, with the plane crash victims (5 total) were all men.    Other theorists believe the coastline is being used as a body dump for organized crime activity; a third scenario is a serial killer is at work.   In the past few years, more than 20 men in the Vancouver area have gone missing. Their disappearances have never been accounted for despite pleas from families for information.    There is a faction of the public who believe that many of these discoveries are due to alien abduction and that of course the fact is being covered up. There may be some evidence to back up this claim! Ufology Research, an organization  in Canada,  has collected and analyzed Canadian UFO report data since 1989. Their 2017 survey showed that a total of 1,101 sightings were reported across the country, at a rate of roughly three per day — the fifth highest number since the group began collecting data in 1989. The survey also showed that there was an average of two witnesses per UFO sighting and that the sightings lasted about 15 minutes each. Many witnesses were police officers, pilots and other people with keen observational skills. In 2017 British Columbia had the third most reported UFO sightings in Canada. Hmmm maybe… Just maybe there's something to this.   Then again maybe not. 10 out of the 15 feet have been identified as belonging to people who died either accidentally—by falling off a boat or being swept away by a large wave—or by suicide. but what about the rest?     The location of the feet washing up isn't that that strange actually. Given the tidal currents of the area it actually makes sense that the feet are collecting in the area. 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The episode in which you learn the name to that instrument you hear in all the TV shows but had no idea what it was.  Also, Nathan and Darby talk about Libraries of Things that lend unexpected items. We talk about: Seed libraries at Nanaimo North, Creativity Commons (Nanaimo),Courtenay, and Gabriola branches Human libraries Tool libraries located on Gabriola Island and in Courtenay Musical instrument libraries Puzzle lending shhh....  Nanaimo North has a semi-secret puzzle lending library  (and we're not sure why we're whispering!) What would YOU want to see as a library of things? Cake pans? Keytars? Kombucha SCOBYs? Email us at MeetMeInTheStacks@virl.bc.ca and let us know.  You can visit the Creativity Commons branch to try their Theremin too!  Casey jumps through the sliding glass door to talk Canadian Muslim novels and authors, and hopes these books are mirrors for some of you, dear listeners! Hanna Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin, like the 90s movie You've Got Mail We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib here is her amazing photo project called Just Me and Allah make sure you tell Casey if it made you cry in the one part too! Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali YA contemporary title, but worth reading! The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan, the first in a Mystery series with Detectives Esa Khattak and Rachel Ghetty Seven by Farzana Doctor Any others we should know about? 

In the midst of this Heat Wave, we have a cool treat for you. Join our Podcast ship and enjoy Nansey Sinclaire's travelogue “Day trip to Nanaimo”. You will almost feel the sea breeze as we travel along the waterfront, roam downtown, and check out the restaurants, museums, and art galleries. Imagine an overnight stay with a little jaunt over to Newcastle, Protection or Gabriola Island from downtown Nanaimo. Get answers to your questions on where, how, or how much it takes to travel to the islands “across the way.” Hear about special ferry fees for seniors on certain days. Nansey is a PBA production team member, former radio show host, innovative 50+ owner of a pet ‘nurturing' business, and a community services volunteer.

This month's Gut Feeling Podcast is an interview with The Noise Floor Recording Studio's Terry Ondang. Currently based in Gabriola Island, B.C., the Noise Floor's idyllic beachside setting has brought artists like Orville Peck, Dead Soft, Wolf Parade, Partner through its doors. On top of studio life, Terry gets into: Nirvana as her gateway to punk and hardcore; starting her concert promotion career booking SNFU shows at The Java Joint; winging a show offer e-mail to Fugazi, and cinching it; and prepping new music of her own some 25+ years after first grappling with a Strat copy. It's a deep dive, hope you enjoy!

Joining me in my first episode since the insanity that is (or should I say was - I passed!) my final exams in osteopathy, is the calming and amazing Thirza Voysey of Soul Farm Sanctuary on Gabriola Island. We chat about life, horses, pivotal life-changing moments, the beauty of routine and ritual, energy centres, the amazingness of mares, and the role of horses on our soul path in this beautiful conversation. It's so good to be back sharing inspiring conversations like this one with you. Enjoy!   Thirza Voysey is a woman who, when she heard the words, “I don't know if I want to be married anymore..', decided she was going to no longer live a life stifled by fear.  She decided in that moment to make a commitment to her Soul..that she would allow her Soul to lead the way.  This decision changed her life in so many ways...and now she lives on a beautiful gulf island off the west coast of Canada, on a farm aptly named ‘Soulfarm'.  She lives with her new husband, her 3 children, 2 horses, 2 goats, 2 dogs, and one cat.  She is an intuitive guide who partners with horses to help humans heal themselves online and in person at the farm. She has just released her first book titled, ‘The Wild in Us'. She loves to write and paint in her barn studio, surrounded by nature. You can find Thirza online at www.soulfarm.ca, here www.facebook.com/soulfarmhealingco, and on insta @soulfarmsanctuary

New in this update:Court appearance today for Steven Michael Bacon in Makala Chang murderThe man accused of killing a Nanaimo teenager three and a half years ago, will make his first court appearance today. 60-year-old Steven Michael Bacon is charged with first degree murder in the death of Makayla Chang. The 16-year-old was last seen on March 17, 2017. Her body was discovered two months later but police won't say where. Bacon was arrested on an unrelated charge in New Brunswick more than a year ago. He was transferred to Thunder Bay after the Nanaimo murder charge was approved. He will appear in court by video conference from Thunder Bay.New COVID-19 testing for children to be used in B.C. school districtsStudents from Kindergarten to Grade Nine will get a different kind of COVID-19 test, one that is more comfortable than a nasal swab and does not require a nurse or doctor to administer it. The saline mouth rinse and spit test can be administered by a parent or the student, but it must be taken at a testing centre. BC's Provincial Health officer says the made in B.C. collection method is one of the first of its kind in the world. Dr. Bonnie Henry says it will help reduce wait times and make testing easier for children."It is a way that we've tried to make it more efficient so we don't have as long line ups and it doesn't take as long to do, but we've had limited supplies so to start with we've focused on children because we know right now it's going to be very critical for children, if they start showing symptoms of COVID-19 and they're in a school setting, many of them will need to be tested, so it's a way of trying to facillitate that and make it easier right now."–BC's Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie HenryLike with the nasal swab test, the new saline test will be sent to a lab for analysis, so it is not considered a rapid test.COVID-19 NumbersBC has set a new record for daily COVID-19 infections, with 165 new cases confirmed yesterday. That includes more than 100 new cases in the Fraser Health Region and one in the Island Health Region. Health officials say many of the new cases are people who were already self isolating because of close contact with others who have the virus. The new case counts also include two new outbreaks, at the Delta and Peace Arch Hospitals. There has been one new death reported, bringing BC total fatalities to 220. Fifty seven people are in hospital, including one in Island Health.Forest March B.CPeople who are united against forest practises in B.C. are planning a march this afternoon. The loosely organized group, Forest March BC describes itself as being dedicated to "uniting and empowering B.C. communities by creating a network of engaged resistance and solidarity for nature-based management of B.C. forests,” Marches are scheduled across 13 communities including Nanaimo, Victoria, Powell River, Comox Valley, Gabriola Island and Parksville. In Nanaimo, the march begins at 1pm at Diana Krall Plaza.

New in this update:Gaps in SD-68 return to school plan: The much-awaited safe return to school plan has been revealed by the Nanaimo Ladysmith School District. The 22-page document outlines what parents and students can expect when classes resume on September the 10th when it comes to cleaning protocols, mask-wearing, ventilation and how many students will be in each class. However, there are gaps that the administration admits may not be resolved by the time schools open their doors. It's not known how social distancing will be achieved on the school bus that transports high school students from Gabriola Island to the ferry. Two schools do not have proper ventilation systems so they will be forced to turn up the heat and open the windows this year. District Superintendent Scott Saywell says students in Kindergarten to grade 7 may not be assigned to their permanent classrooms or their learning groups before their first day of school."That is the bit of the challenge. We have a lot of work to do over the next few days before schools start up."—Scott Saywell, SD-68 Superintendent.The plan says a spike in elementary school enrolment means those students will start the year with more online and remote activities until intake meetings and registration has stabilized. The District says specific plans for individual schools will be sent via email to parents in the coming days.Island Health issues advisories regarding COVID-19 exposures: Today's COVID-19 numbers are slightly down today, with 62 new cases of the virus confirmed over the past 24 hours, including two in Island Health. There have been no additional deaths. Meanwhile, Island Health has issued two public advisories, warning people of possible COVID-19 exposures at two restaurants in Sidney. Anyone who was at the Ten Acres Market on August 20th or 21st or at Mary's Bleue Moon Cafe on August 21st or 22nd should monitor their health and if symptoms emerge, to self isolate and contact Island Health's hotline to make an appointment for a COVID-19 test.Long term care survey: BC's Seniors' Advocate has launched a survey she hopes will shape a better future for residents of long term and assisted care homes. Isobel Mackenzie says she's heard from seniors and their families who question whether COVID-19 safety rules around visits are worth the damage being done to their quality of life. Mackenzie says it's urgent that seniors and their families have a say in how they will live out their lives under the pandemic."Time is more important for somebody in long term care and assisted living because frankly, they have less of it. And so I think as the magnitude of how long this is going to last starts to bear down, I think it becomes clear we have got to figure out something that is humane, that we can live with."—Isobel Mackenzie, BC'S Seniors' Advocate.The survey for seniors and their families can be taken online, by phone or through the mail. It is open until September the 30th and Mackenzie expects to have recommendations for the future of care home visits in October.

New COVID-19 numbers today show it's one step forward, two steps back. Yesterday, there were only two new cases of the virus in BC, but today, there are 21 new cases including a new outbreak at an assisted care home in Mission. However, there have been no new coronavirus cases in the Island Health region for the past week. And, all but one person has recovered from the virus in our region. Three more people from the lower mainland have died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, with the total number of deaths now at 149.The Premier says employers should not use the partial reopening of BC classrooms next month, to demand their employees return to work. John Horgan says schools are not daycares and he admits the part-time voluntary plan to resume in-class instruction is really a dry run for the Ministry of Education in anticipation of the new school year in September. The Minister of Education and the president of the BC School Trustees Association will host a virtual town hall meeting tonight at 7:15 on the provincial government's Facebook page.As businesses continue to slowly reopen, the Premier says he will continue to push the federal government to create a national sick day assistance program. Horgan wants a plan to ensure workers, who do not receive sick pay benefits from employers, will stay home when they are ill. He says the province is prepared to go ahead with a plan of its own if he cannot convince the Prime Minister and the other Premiers to establish a federal program.Campgrounds at two Nanaimo Regional District Parks will reopen on June the 1st. The regional district says there will be limits on the number of campers in order to ensure safe physical distancing. There will be enhanced washroom cleanings, but campers are being asked to bring their own hand sanitizer. Campgrounds at Descanso Bay Regional Park on Gabriola Island and Horne Lake Regional Park in Qualicum Bay will open and you can make a reservation online, starting Monday. To reserve a visit: rdn.bc.ca/rdn-camping.Meanwhile, the Cedar Skate Park will reopen tomorrow. It follows the reopening of virtually all outdoor sports facilities in the region last week. However, playgrounds and indoor facilities, like recreation centres, arenas and pools, remain closed. The Regional District says it is working on plans to reopen those facilities in the future.Written and reported by Lisa Cordasco. Senior Reporter and News Director for CHLY 101.7FM.Have a tip? Email: news@chly.caTwitter: @lisacordasco / @chly1017FMFunded in part by the Local Journalism Initiative of the Government of Canada through Heritage Canada in partnership with the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

Imagine a 10th century Viking TED Talk. Warrior, leader, motivational speaker, Ingrid Larsdöttir, reveals the untold truth of Viking shield maidens and what it takes to go to battle. Her presentation is a clarion call that that spans the centuries. She empowers women to claim their inner warrior and invites men to be allies in the battle for equality. Melanie Teichroeb wrote this solo show during the birth of the #MeToo movement. Shield Maiden addresses sexism, gender bias, sexual freedom, and trauma. It does so with irreverence, empathy and humour. The dance between strength and vulnerability is explored as the warrior character Ingrid works to recruit new warriors while inadvertently revealing her own dark and violent personal history. Melanie lives and works on Gabriola Island, British Columbia. Her day job is Chalk It Up Signs. The business, co-owned with husband and artist in his own right, Dave Teichroeb, creates hand drawn chalkboard art that ships worldwide. Shield Maiden is Melanie's first solo show. In addition to performing to sold out crowds in Canada, she has been honoured to perform in Austin, Texas and off Broadway in New York City. Canadian tour coming soon (once the pandemic ends and theatre lives again).

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That's Gabriola Island resident, Dave Holme. He saw the plane that crashed there last night dive toward the ground near his home. Three investigators from the Transportation Safety Board are expected to arrive early this afternoon at the scene of a plane crash on Gabriola Island last night.   Guest: Brad Macleod Global News Reporter, live on Gabriola Island

This Podcast project was a project implemented by three Concordia university students, Karl Thomas, Shanelle Jarvis, and Samira Qalandary. For this assignment, our group decided to demonstrate the existing power dynamics between mothers and their daughters. Suarez, C. (2018; 2018). The power manual: How to master complex power dynamics. Gabriola Island, BC; 4: New Society Publishers.

An essential part of my work in Somatics is understanding the biological landscape of the body.  Recently, I had an opportunity to chat about how biology and experience interact with each other with Leslie Sanderson and Louise Amuir at the wonderful Haven retreat Centre on Gabriola Island in British Columbia.  Here are some of the…

On this Gratitude:UnFiltered Emily Olsen is a mother, wife, writer, and speaker living in WSANEC territory on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Born in rural Aotearoa (New Zealand) third of six children, Emily moved with her family to Canada in 1990 and lived most of her teen years in Heiltsuk Territory in Bella Bella, BC. Emily traveled to the Great Wall of China at 15 and is planning to get to Africa (a childhood dream) before turning 50. Having lived in some of the most incredible natural environments, Emily believes her surroundings formed who she is at her core. Emily’s poetry draws upon her experiences living beside and within the plant, animal and spirit worlds. Her creativity comes as whispers of inspiration and Emily is learning how to take action on those whispers as often and as quickly as they arise. Emily has been a dishwasher and a people manager, she has dabbled in theatre, film, and television, but nothing could have prepared her for the role of parenthood. Being the mother of two incredible children has been a huge blessing and an honour. Emily’s husband Adam has always supported and uplifted her to do and be anything and everything she dreamed of. Many of their years together, however, were spent navigating Emily’s “Severe Acute Depression” and Anxiety. In 2014, as Emily packed her toiletries for the week-long “Come Alive” Program at The Haven on Gabriola Island, BC, she decided to leave her Prozac prescription behind. This was a huge decision in what would become the hardest, but the most rewarding and fulfilling decision of her life. Emily went on to pursue a different life, one without medication, one which required she open all the doors and windows and let the light in on her darkness. The next four and a half years saw Emily lose 60lbs, stay off medication, and leave a secure job of almost 10 years, to pursue a life of purpose. In 2015, Emily enrolled in the Writers Studio at Simon Fraser University where she wrote fiction and discovered a renewed love of poetry. In 2017, thanks to cherished friend and mentor Kyle Cease, Emily began the practice of meditating an hour a day. This meditation practice, supplemented by life-coaching, the incredible support of family and friends, and a year of trauma therapy (EMDR), allowed Emily to carry out a passion project in October of 2018. The Connection Project was a two-day showing of Mental Health Storytelling. Emily shared stories of her 25-year struggle with suicidal thoughts, attempts, and ongoing self-harm. Emily invited others to share their stories through various art forms such as poetry, martial arts, painting, and music. The event was a catalyst for deep healing for both participants and audience members. This project resulted in a documentary called “Loving The Darkness” which was released on YouTube on February 12th, 2019. Emily hopes this documentary will help further remove the stigma related to mental illness and support those impacted by mental health challenges. These four and a half years have taught Emily just how much is possible when there is a genuine connection with Creator, Self, and the world around us. As an act of curiosity, Emily is currently hosting a workshop series exploring various themes through the lens of Magic, created from an idea that the universe delivers magic when we step into our purpose. These workshops explore Connection, Worthiness, Gratitude, Birth&Death, Creativity, Kindness, and Magic. Emily is organizing a North American speaking tour for 2020 and is working with a friend to bring a Love Billboard to her community in April.

We call Nathaniel and Keeley of DEAD SOFT and discuss eating healthy on the road, the time they caught The Dirty Nil planking, living on Gabriola Island with hummingbirds, and their new EP on Arts and Crafts! Plus we get the first LIVE-ON-RADIO PARALLEL PARK in CITY SLANG history!  We play these tunes: Dead Soft - New Emotion - Kill Me Dead Soft - New Emotion - Proof Dead Soft - New Emotion - I'm Afraid Dead Soft - New Emotion - Down Dead Soft - New Emotion - Bones Supercrush - I've Been Around - I've Been Around Woolworm - Deserve To Die - Seer Daddy's Hands - Daddy's Hands - Statistics Wigs Expanda Fuzz - Cotton Candy Jet Engine - Ghosts And Flowers Civic - Those Who No - Pleasure Flesh Rag - Inside Your Mind - Inside Your Mind Frigs - Single - Crop Circles Dilly Dally - Heaven - I Feel Free

On this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about an interesting article that was recently published in the Scientific American about how new research now shows some flora can detect an herbivorous animal well before it launches an assault, letting a plant mount a preemptive defense that even works against other pest species. Scientist recently squirted snail slime—a lubricating mucus the animals ooze as they slide along—into soil, nearby tomato plants appeared to notice. They increased their levels of an enzyme called lipoxygenase, which is known to deter herbivores. So the question is "how smart are plants?"  Then, an anonymous man, who wrote the message in Spanish, said he was walking home when he noticed the cigar-shaped object. Inside of this strange elongated object appeared to be what looked like a living entity. He tried to video tape the strange craft and creature but was unsuccessful. After the break Cam brings up the strange story of 14 detached feet that have washed ashore in southwest Canada and northwest United States. Who do they belong to? Where did they come from? And why only feet? Like nearly all of the 13 human feet that had mysteriously washed up on Canadian shores before it, the 14th foot appeared, unexpectedly, on the banks of the Salish Sea in British Columbia. This time, a man walking the beach on Gabriola Island discovered the appendage trapped in a mass of logs, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The law enforcement agency described the foot as “disarticulated” — that is to say, disconnected from the human body to which it had belonged. It did not specify if it was a left foot or a right foot. Curiously, Foot No. 14 was clad in a hiking boot; all but one of the others had been wearing athletic sneakers. So continues the mystery of the human feet floating ashore in the Pacific Northwest, a phenomenon that has captivated residents, scientists and area law enforcement since 2007. In August of that year, not one but two disembodied human feet, both right ones, were found on islands in the Salish Sea, a network of coastal waterways between Vancouver Island and Canada’s westernmost province. Over the past decade or so, 14 feet in all have washed ashore in British Columbia, of which eight have been identified as belonging to six people. The discoveries are frequent enough that the British Columbia Coroners Service even put together a map charting where each of the feet had been found. (Some other feet have appeared on American shores farther south, in Washington state.) Officials say there is a reasonable explanation for why so many of the feet have been found in sneakers: Namely, that the materials used to make modern-day running shoes allow the feet to remain buoyant after they become separated from the rest of the body in the sea. All of this and more on this installment of Expanded Perspectives! Show Notes: Plants “Eavesdrop” on Slimy Snails Man Sees Creature in Uruguay UFO Detached Human Feet Keep Washing Ashore in This Peaceful Canadian Province Sponsors: Stamps.com Music: All music for Expanded Perspectives is provided by Pretty Lights. Purchase, Download and Donate at www.prettylightsmusic.com. Songs Used: Pretty Lights vs. Led Zeppelin Lost and Found Drift Away Rainbows and Waterfalls

On this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about an interesting article that was recently published in the Scientific American about how new research now shows some flora can detect an herbivorous animal well before it launches an assault, letting a plant mount a preemptive defense that even works against other pest species. Scientist recently squirted snail slime—a lubricating mucus the animals ooze as they slide along—into soil, nearby tomato plants appeared to notice. They increased their levels of an enzyme called lipoxygenase, which is known to deter herbivores. So the question is "how smart are plants?"  Then, an anonymous man, who wrote the message in Spanish, said he was walking home when he noticed the cigar-shaped object. Inside of this strange elongated object appeared to be what looked like a living entity. He tried to video tape the strange craft and creature but was unsuccessful. After the break Cam brings up the strange story of 14 detached feet that have washed ashore in southwest Canada and northwest United States. Who do they belong to? Where did they come from? And why only feet? Like nearly all of the 13 human feet that had mysteriously washed up on Canadian shores before it, the 14th foot appeared, unexpectedly, on the banks of the Salish Sea in British Columbia. This time, a man walking the beach on Gabriola Island discovered the appendage trapped in a mass of logs, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The law enforcement agency described the foot as “disarticulated” — that is to say, disconnected from the human body to which it had belonged. It did not specify if it was a left foot or a right foot. Curiously, Foot No. 14 was clad in a hiking boot; all but one of the others had been wearing athletic sneakers. So continues the mystery of the human feet floating ashore in the Pacific Northwest, a phenomenon that has captivated residents, scientists and area law enforcement since 2007. In August of that year, not one but two disembodied human feet, both right ones, were found on islands in the Salish Sea, a network of coastal waterways between Vancouver Island and Canada’s westernmost province. Over the past decade or so, 14 feet in all have washed ashore in British Columbia, of which eight have been identified as belonging to six people. The discoveries are frequent enough that the British Columbia Coroners Service even put together a map charting where each of the feet had been found. (Some other feet have appeared on American shores farther south, in Washington state.) Officials say there is a reasonable explanation for why so many of the feet have been found in sneakers: Namely, that the materials used to make modern-day running shoes allow the feet to remain buoyant after they become separated from the rest of the body in the sea. All of this and more on this installment of Expanded Perspectives! Show Notes: Plants “Eavesdrop” on Slimy Snails Man Sees Creature in Uruguay UFO Detached Human Feet Keep Washing Ashore in This Peaceful Canadian Province Sponsors: Stamps.com Music: All music for Expanded Perspectives is provided by Pretty Lights. Purchase, Download and Donate at www.prettylightsmusic.com. Songs Used: Pretty Lights vs. Led Zeppelin Lost and Found Drift Away Rainbows and Waterfalls

A summery of a a two+ year 4tracking stint in The Time Capsule; a small 75 sq ft industrial building, or pod, located deep in the rainy woods of Gabriola Island BC. Topics discussed are the musical relationship with Richard Spencer and other crazy freaks on a small island deep in the 1990's, minimal set up, impoverished relief, rain and otters.

~~~ Come on a journey in audio doused with interesting vibes from across the spectrum of sound. The Frequency Horizon emanates from the 90.1 FM Tuff City Radio studio in Tofino, British Columbia, on Canada's captivating Vancouver Island. >This is the first ever Frequency Horizon podcast and we're getting it started off right... What's in store: -An Australian gets a tattoo of a majestic orca in honour of his missing brother. -The debut of a brand new song by Gabriola Island-based artist @mon-arche. -Track of the week is a @jamie-xx masterpiece. -We interview electronic music pioneer and Qualicum Beach family man @bluelunarmonkey about one of his #ambient tracks. -Music from the likes of @boardsofcanada, @bibio and @spor. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Peter J. Hurst was born and raised in England, and his Horse Daze began at a young age. The start to his career was established at White’s Riding Stables. From there his passion for horses took him to Buckinghamshire and The Old Berkeley Hunt, and then to Aston Park Stud, in Oxfordshire. Working professionally with hunters, jumpers, and breeding thoroughbreds, his appreciation of horses only increased, and he knew that he would spend his entire professional life taking care of horses in one capacity or another. After immigrating to Canada, he continued on that path—working at Windfields Farm in Ontario, continuing his work in Alberta, and then, once he retired, settling down on picturesque Gabriola Island, BC, with his wife Terry and their two dogs.Listen to Peter as he tells how horses inspired his poetry.                        

Hosts Jackie Hoffart and Stu Popp welcome Portia Boehm to discuss her piece in the SUBURBIA issue of Sad Mag about Gabriola Island, host a dynamic giggle-fest with New West band Alea Rae, and get real with #SADTHANKSGIVING. Enjoy!

Have you ever escaped to your studio only to find you've suddenly quilted the hours away? You just might be doing the perfect thing to de-stress! On this episode we chat with Mary Sullivan Holdgrafer, Creativity and Meaning Coach at the Haven on Gabriola Island about her workshop Healing Stitches. 

Talking Social Media, Gabriola Island and more!

In September 2004, the province of British Columbia enacted new meat inspection regulations that were set to come into effect by September 2006. That deadline has since been pushed to September 2007. Regulations will see all slaughterhouse operations fall under provincial and federal liceneses (about 5% of operations in BC are unlicensed). The province declares that these regulations will "strengthen public safety" and "provide new opporutnities for the marketing and sale of BC produced meat." Critics argue that the new Meat Inspection Regulations fail to address safety concerns such as Mad Cow (BSE) and Avian Flu, and threaten vital local agricultural economies and jobs. Guests Faye Street - General Manager, Kootenay Livestock Association, Cranbrook, BC - The KLA is a registered society whose members are livestock producers in the East and West Kootenay region of BC. They promote the beef cattle industry in the Kootenays as a viable and valuable resource. Faye also sits on the Regional Subcommittee for the Meat Industry Enhancement Strategy of the British Columbia Food Processors Association (BCFPA). Faye was also joined by Wayne McNamar - Project Coordinator for the Kootenay Livestock Association. Dave Anderson - Legendary Meats, Slocan Park, BC - Serving a vast area throughout the Central Kootenay region of British Columbia, the slaughtering operation of Legendary Meats has now closed due to these new regulations. Eric Boulton - Somerset Farm, Gabriola Island, BC - Operating their farm since 1948, Eric has operated one of the only facilities on Gabriola that slaughters animals for food. He awaits approval as to whether costly changes to his operation will grant him a license. Richard Yntema - North Okanagan Game Meats, Enderby, BC - Richard's business specializes in raising specialty meats such as Deer (Venison), Wild Boar and Lamb. He is currently in the process of restructuring his operation to meet new regulations. Michael McBane - National Coordinator, Canadian Health Coalition, Ottawa, ON - The Canadian Health Coalition is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to protecting and expanding Canadaâ??s public health system for the benefit of all Canadians. The CHC was founded in 1979.