Attawapiskat ‘Solution’
In a Sun Media op-ed column this week, Jerry Agar suggests a solution for the people of Attawapiskat, the embattled Northern Ontario reserve: leave it. He points out that doing…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Dec. 25/11)
Mother of the Year An anonymous call to Child Services, Max taken back into care “while we investigate.” Becky wrung the truth out of Kylie, her first suspect, and believes…
Merry Solstice
Whatever the name of the event you’re celebrating, Happy It. The one thing that all the festivities happening at the time of the winter solstice have in common is that…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Dec. 18/11)
Paradise Lost Dreams seemingly attained: Paradise found. Awakening to reality: Paradise lost. Three scenes this week showed this, in very different ways with different levels of drama. Tyrone loses Tuesday,…
Island Dogs
On our recent trip to PEI, we stopped to get our bearings in Gateway Village at Borden-Carleton, just off the bridge. Walking around, saw a pet store with an open…
Notre Dame du Mont Carmel, Ile St-Jean
The church and graveyard at Mont Carmel on the west coast of PEI. Here, the island feels like it should be called by its old name, Ile St-Jean, when it…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Dec. 11/11)
Live fast, die old I didn’t watch Coronation Street when the Tanners lived there. But you can’t be a Corrie fan without knowing of Elsie Tanner. I’ve seen her and…
Attawapiskat
Look at Google News today: “Send troops to help Attawapiskat.” For a month, we’ve read about the Band Chief declaring a state of emergency over the lack of housing and…
Coronation Street Scene of the Week (Dec. 4/11)
Marriages of Convenience “For generations, the cream of British aristocracy and the crowned heads of Europe have intermingled to produce a bloodline like vintage champagne. Then what do they go…
North Cape Trail, PEI
We went to Prince Edward Island in November for “oh, a day or so.” Just off the bridge, in Gateway Village, an “olde towne” of new buildings with tourist services…