Ruby Report

 As I sit and write this, there is an out-of-control forest fire burning just 39km south of here in Brackendale (the northern neighbourhood of Squamish). Evacuation alerts are pending. It’s only the beginning o

June is the month of school graduation, whether that be from elementary school, high school, university, or college. It is perhaps the most profound change in a person’s life. I often wonder if students fully underst

 When I moved into my townhouse many years ago, I literally had a yard of dirt in front of my patio that was home to scattered weeds and a sad, stunted pine tree. Over the years, this patch of dirt has transformed, not int

I’m not sure why I still get surprised where weather is concerned. Weather does what weather is going to do and no matter what it is we want, Mother Nature is her own boss. I am realising, however, that although this wet & chilly

Spring is the season of promise. There is new growth all around us and it is hard to not have it rub off on us and, in turn, plant seeds of our own internal growth – a promise to ourselves to keep moving forward.&nbs