GINTA – For Jessie and Sue, it’s love that sustains hope
IT’S SATURDAY, LATE AFTERNOON, and the drizzle is picking up. I’m at the beach in Savona with my dog, sitting on a log mesmerized by the small concentric circles [Continue]
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GINTA – Love changes the world – yes, really, and by a lot!
I SAW THE TINIEST hummingbird the other day, while on the morning hike. No bigger than a (small) dandelion flower, it was hovering around a Saskatoon bush. I got home and [Continue]
GINTA – Why Earth Day should be taking place 365 times a year
IT WAS EARTH DAY a week ago. The happy stories abounded and there were also the reminders that make us uncomfortable. We love our home and thus on Earth Day we do things to [Continue]
GINTA – Eleven lessons from the year that’s just ending
I SAW THIS CARTOON the other day. A group of people were cautiously opening a door by pushing it with a long-handle broom. The door had 2022 written on it and the caption [Continue]
GINTA – COP26 summit, Remembrance Day have something in common
HAVE YOU BEEN FOLLOWING the COP26 climate summit at all? It’s hard not to, and truth be told, it’d be a bit irresponsible to not peek at least a little bit in that [Continue]
GINTA – We have a right to protest, but don’t do it in front of hospitals
I WILL START by saying I did not know there were anti-vaccine protests scheduled all over British Columbia for Sept. 1. An update from a trusted news source revealed a [Continue]
GINTA – Resiliency, self-reliance are not outlandish concepts; they’re necessary
IT IS SAID that there are at least two sides to every story. The story of the fire that burned through the Monte Lake community and the Paxton Valley is one of them and it is [Continue]
GINTA – Those small things that make a world of difference
THE SMALL GREEN SPACE near our home is bone dry, like the rest of the interior. There is no public indicator of the fire hazard but the ones in Peterson Creek Park spell it [Continue]
GINTA – Grateful for our local farmers, blue skies, and firefighting crews
THIS ONE TWEET among the countless ones on social media caught my eye a few days ago. It was Tuesday, and the fires around Kamloops were once again getting rowdy and there [Continue]
GINTA – Lessons from previous and present wildfire seasons
TODAY IS A HEAVY DAY. The morning held a cleaner air promise for a bit but that dissipated towards lunch time when the smoke grew thicker and heavier than it’s been [Continue]
GINTA – It’s not summer that brings killer heat waves but climate change
I STARTED WRITING this column with a different angle. It was about trees in urban settings and their vital role in helping us survive extreme summer temperatures. I’ll [Continue]
GINTA – History needs to be written and learned the way it happened
THE FOREST HAS STORIES to tell you if you happen to visit every now and then. As of late, the stories are sad, but that makes listening that much more important. We took our [Continue]
GINTA – The fallacy of sanctioning those who defend the old growth forests
MOST PEOPLE in British Columbia have learned by now of the big commotion happening at the Fairy Creek Watershed on Vancouver Island near Port Renfrew. Blockades have been [Continue]
GINTA – When hope, help and gratefulness count as stepping stones
ON July 26, JESSIE SIMPSON will turn 24. That’s also the day when his mom hopes to have him at home for a few days, so he can enjoy the place he has not been able to see [Continue]
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