There’s been a lot of discussion lately about the Northern Gateway Pipeline, the controversial pipeline proposal planned for Northern BC. It will pass through mountain ranges, across salmon rivers, and through the territories of a number of First Nation groups. There has been a lot of pushback against the proposal …
In his recent TED speech, Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs, deliberately challenges the assumption that safety should come first. Why not safety second, or even third? How do we know? On what basis do we make these decisions? Is it good to question? I think so.
Most …
In my first post about creation stewardship (or earth keeping), I argued that if we worship the God who made creation, in part because of his artistic abilities, then, as admirers of an artist, we should be taking care of his art rather than destroying it. In the comments, Alice asked if …
The first time I met my next door neighbours in my undergrad apartment, I was asking for a corkscrew for a particularly difficult bottle of wine. Embarrassed that we shared walls and yet had never spoken, my neighbours and I had a quick and awkward exchange. Through the years I …
I gripped the childish hand in mine, laughing at the comments its owner was uttering. The hospital elevator buttons evoked wonder, the stairs inspired skipping and the cold night air made her request a zip-up. As I clasped the jacket shut and pulled her hat down over her ears, my …
Spring is here, and it warms my heart because the city seems to open up when the nice weather stays. Spring is rife with meaning for people, but for me it holds the key to why I love my city.
I came to Hamilton in a very typical, for-university way. …
I love Easter. It’s one of my favourite times of the year. It’s spring, which helps with the celebratory feeling. Winter has lost its grip on the world around us. Flowers are blooming, birds begin singing, and warm breezes play across my face. But more importantly, and most of all, …
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