KNOX – Taking a raincheck on the new normal – long, hot summers
“I’LL TAKE A RAINCHECK,” I told the kid at the cash register.That drew a blank stare. “A what?” Ah, I thought, her generation doesn’t write cheques. She [Continue]
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KNOX – When 400 rioting Canadian soldiers killed a British policeman
HERE’S SOMETHING they didn’t teach you in history class: the time 400 rioting Canadian soldiers killed a British bobby while trying to bust some buddies out of jail. [Continue]
KNOX – ‘Secret Coast Expedition’ aims to amplify Spain’s role in B.C.
HOW DO YOU PLAN for a month in the wilderness? First, get your dental work done. Don’t want to end up with a dethroned crown halfway between the middle of nowhere and the [Continue]
KNOX – To bee or not to bee? It’s a question of survival, including ours
I MISS THE BIRDS and the bees. Also the caribou, the foxes and even the skunks. Can’t remember the last time anybody moaned about washing a skunk-sprayed dog with tomato [Continue]
KNOX – Turns out our Canadian accent is one of the sexiest in the world
SHE NUZZLED MY EAR: “Say ‘Roll up the rim to win.’ ” I shook her off. “Charlize, baby, I told you it’s over. She kept going. “Now do the Friendly Giant: [Continue]
KNOX – Roger the Marmot speaks to our fondness for animals that live free
ROGER THE MARMOT is back, and Victoria is relieved. He’s getting up in age, so some fretted that he might not emerge from hibernation this spring. But no, no, there he was [Continue]
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