National Truth and Reconciation Day

National Truth and Reconciation Day

Truth and Reconciliation September 30 Today is Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — an annual commemoration honouring the children who died while attending residential schools and the survivors, families and communities still affected by...
Social action: Black Lives Matter

Social action: Black Lives Matter

Change is long overdue Yet again in these troubling months, I don’t know where to start, what to write – even how to think. This has been a disturbing and frightening few days. On May 25, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man was killed by police in...
Saying goodbye to a much-loved pet

Saying goodbye to a much-loved pet

My heart is breaking. This afternoon, we had to say good-bye to our sweet Sasha. It happened so fast. Last week, she was enjoying sitting by the windows that we could finally open to let in the spring air. She was claiming lap times on TV nights and exerting her royal...