Island Voices – Island Talk

Located just a few hundred feet from shore within the Strait of Georgia, an artificial reef using cremated remains, is ready to be born. 

When a friend invited me to go on a cycling adventure to Salt Spring Island to take in the Saturday Farmer’s Market, all I really knew about the island was a multitude of artists, artisans and authors call it home, including Robert Bateman and Arthur Black. I think there’s more creators than trees living there….

The day after Donald Trump’s inauguration. I have just learnt about this incredible gathering of women that is going to happen in Washington on January 21st. to reinforce the rights and freedoms of women, The Women’s March on Washington, from the newspaper article below.

As we head towards full legalization, we are starting to see the views of society starting to change in regards to cannabis. Every day, new research is being developed and we are finding more and more uses for this extraordinary plant that has grown alongside human kind for a millennium.

The holidays are approaching and 2016 will quickly be in the past. You still have time to do this year-end checklist for retirement plans; RRSPs (Registered Retirement Savings Plans), RRIFs (Registered Retirement Income Plans) and TFSAs (Tax Free Savings Accounts).

The Health Canada statistics reflect an explosion in the number of Canadians who are turning to marijuana to get relief from everything from chronic pain to nausea from chemotherapy.

A big “Thank You” to the unionised construction members of Vancouver Island and companies large and small including Babcock Canada who have made huge donations to Camosun College Foundation’s TRADEmark of Excellence Campaign.

The fentanyl crisis that is the lead story on news outlets is serious to those concerned but it pales in comparison to the death and destruction that alcohol causes worldwide.

Marijuana, (Pot), has had a strong social and economic presence on the Island for many years.

  The 58th U.S. presidential election is finally over. Donald Trump will be the next President, to the surprise of many observers considering he trailed in most national polls in the weeks leading up to the vote.