President’s message (July 2020)
Four Canadian flags with hearts on them are taped to the living room window; a reminder that we may have limited the spread of COVID but still have to be …
President’s message (June 2020)
In a world that seems to be ripping apart at the seams with change; grappling with a virus that continues unabated in some locales and protesting marchers occupying parks and …
President’s message (May 2020)
With life on “pause” I feel like these past weeks have been lifted from the movie Groundhog Day and I have been forced to examine my habits and do all …
President’s message (April 2020)
Bee Kind. Bee Calm. Bee safe. * There is a Canadian flag with a heart instead of a maple leaf taped to the living room window and the apple tree …
President’s message (March 2020)
Have you got your toilet paper? There’s a run on toilet paper, y’know and hand sanitizer and face masks – just in case! There are, however, plenty of Coronas, since people …
President’s message (February 2020)
A new grandchild has arrived in the family named Emmaline Odette (after a suffragette and a spy) happily distracting me from winter rains. Excitement has swept over the extended family with …
President’s message (January 2020)
A friend’s Facebook post suggested that I type, “In 2020 I am going to” and then let the predictive text feature finish the sentence for me. Apparently I am going to …
President’s message (November 2019)
I didn’t have a lot of honey this year, like so many beekeepers on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. I would like to blame it on the long winter, short …
President’s message (October 2019)
I watched as Greta Thunberg sat at the table of the United Nations Climate Summit and chastised my generation. She had been the catalyst behind the march of hundreds of thousands, …
President’s message (September 2019)
For some people it is pulling the boat out of the water, cleaning the hull, packing the battery and stowing the PFD’s. For others, it is shuttering windows, packing sheets and …