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Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices The provincial capital is home to the only self-funded museum & castle which promotes tourism and history in equal measure, focusing on the Dunsmuir Family. Within the wood-paneled walls of Victoria’s bonanza castle known as Craigdorroch (pronounced CRAIG DARE awk)) there exists a century’s microcosm of local history….
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices May 2012 Like the blind leading the blind, I am amazed how many people will take advice from everyone except the very people who are trained and active in a particular field. Perhaps because there might be a fee attached to getting expert advice, people don’t take this route, but…
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices May 2012 There is a tremendous interest in holistic approaches to both human and animal health care these days. We were introduced to this form of medicine over a decade ago. The thing we have realized is that though holistic practices are valuable, they do not always supply the…
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices April 2012 When you purchase a puppy, you have to plan for the future. With luck, you and your companion will share at least the next 15 years together. Because this time with our four-legged friends is so important, we need them to start out healthy and stay healthy….
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices April 2012 Decades ago I bought Viet Nam war veteran Tim O’Brien’s book The Things They Carried because I was intrigued by the title. I was a teenager in the 70’s and had always been moved by what young soldiers had gone through. The title resonates with me now as…
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices March 2012 I just listened to an interview with mortgage broker, Peter Finch, expounding on Canada’s predicament with CMHC, Canada’s Mortgage and Housing Corporation. This is the governing body responsible for providing mandatory mortgage insurance. Apparently, should mortgage rates increase more than 1.5%, it could spell trouble for many…
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices March 2012 A frantic mother calls her veterinarian. She’s just been told by her family doctor that her child’s ringworm came from the family cat. She’s looking at euthanasia. This may seem like a drastic measure, but in May of 2010, the Newmarket OSPCA was planning to euthanize 350…
Archive | Back to Island Voices March 2012 All You Need Is Love. Imagine All the People . For some reason I always think of John Lennon at this time (and also on Peace Day). He had a genius for writing the perfect words; simple, direct and true. You knew when you heard them that it was…
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices February 2012 The reward of a well-planned and executed breeding program is the birth of healthy puppies. But whelping is not the end of the chores. In fact, once puppies arrive, the real work begins, and it’s also the time things can go wrong. If your lactating bitch becomes…
Archive ∙ Back to Island Voices February 2012 When I first got into the Real Estate industry 22 years ago, I was told that 8.9% for a 5 year term was probably the best I would ever see. Having experienced the record high of 21% in 1981, I had to agree that 8.9% looked very good….