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What Bird Language Teaches Us About Listening to Ourselves
Cate Nash on 4 minutes ago
Birds as the Nervous System of The Forest What are Birds Communicating with Their Song? My friend and I recently started learning bird language. She said that she had come to think of bird language as the nervous system of the forest. The birds "alarm" when predators are nearby, they sing when they’re safe and […]
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Streamlined Process Cuts Wait Times, Bringing More U.S. Nurses to B.C.
BC News on 14 minutes ago
New streamlined credential recognition means nurses from the United States can now work in B.C. much quicker, with registrations taking only a few days, compared to the previous average as long as four months. “American health-care professionals are increasingly drawn to B.C. as a place that supports science, protects reproductive rights and takes care of […]
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Province Helps Strengthen Indigenous Food Security, Sovereignty
BC News on 20 minutes ago
More than 100 Indigenous-led projects are underway in communities throughout B.C., helping to strengthen local food security and food sovereignty with another round of funding set to open. “Working alongside Indigenous partners is crucial to growing and maintaining our province’s food systems and part of our government’s ongoing commitment to reconciliation,” said Harwinder Sandhu, parliamentary […]
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Astrology by Danielle Blackwood: This Full Moon
Salt Spring Exchange on May 9, 2025
by Danielle Blackwood Happy Full Moon in Scorpio! On Monday May 12 th at 9:56 am, the Full Moon in Scorpio invites us to enter a portal while gifting us visions of unseen depths. Watch for secrets revealed, hidden power dynamics exposed, and a meeting with the archetypal Shadow. But while this is a particularly […]
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Welcoming Rob Botterell – ASK Salt Spring
ASK Salt Spring on May 9, 2025
Welcoming Rob Botterell – ASK Salt Spring 2 May 2025 Twenty-three joined for all or part of this ASK Salt Spring discussion with MLA Rob Botterell. Changing things up a bit, Ron Cooke, the facilitator sitting in for Gayle Baker, asked Rob what concerns him. Rob answered that this week in the Legislature the government […]
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New Water-Monitoring Program Could Save 1.5 billion Litres a Year
BC News on May 7, 2025
Homeowners and businesses in rural British Columbia will soon benefit from new water meters that will help small communities save water and increase resiliency during droughts, while lowering costs for people who use less water. “Drinking water is an incredibly precious resource,” said Brittny Anderson, Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities. “Small […]
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Salt Spring May 16: Elaine Alec Launches Second Book Coming of Age with Five-City B.C. Book Signing Tour
Garth Jackson on May 7, 2025
Acclaimed Indigenous author, speaker, and thought leader teɬkənitkʷ (Elaine Alec) releases her second book, Coming of Age: Overcoming Trauma to Achieve Self-Determination. To mark the release, Alec will embark on a five-city book signing tour across British Columbia beginning in Penticton, May 1, 2025. Each stop will feature a book reading, conversation with the author, […]