White’s century of living exploredThat Went By Fast By Frank White (Harbour Publishing) Author Frank White is, at this particular point in time, 100 years old. One hundred years on planet Earth isn’t something I can contemplate. One hundred anything is hard to contemplate; if I had an extra $100, my mind would likely implode. Regardless of my ability […] Continue Reading |
New book teaches history lesson on TofinoTofino and Clayoquot Sound: A History By Margaret Horsfield and Ian Kennedy (Harbour Publishing) For those who prefer not to spend their free time plundering academic history texts, Tofino and Clayoquot Sound: A History provides an intimate and conversational delivery of the interweaving events that shaped Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, and the surrounding territory. Utilizing an […] Continue Reading |
WWI book details BC’s involvementFrom the West Coast to the Western Front: British Columbians and the Great War By Mark Forsythe and Greg Dickson (Harbour Publishing) The way that authors Mark Forsythe and Greg Dickson chose to relay the history of British Columbia’s involvement in World War I is surprisingly personal and detailed in From the West Coast to […] Continue Reading |
Coffee-table book looks at Georgia StraitThe Sea Among Us: The Amazing Strait of Georgia By Richard Beamish and Gordon McFarlane (Harbour Publishing) The Sea Among Us is the ultimate coffee-table book and reference material for all who live by and love the beauty of the Strait of Georgia. The Strait is a semi-enclosed inland waterway located within the broader Salish […] Continue Reading |
Gillian Redwood interprets unseen energies of lifeLocal artist Gillian Redwood used 12 large canvases and a very interesting idea for her latest exhibition. “I’m very aware that a lot of the things that connect us to other people and that create life are invisible or unseen to our eyes,” says Redwood, whose newest exhibit looks at the connection between masculinity and […] Continue Reading |
20 Years Ago In Nexus: February 4, 2015 issueSIN sins: In our February 6, 1995 issue, there was a news story about how Camosun had stopped using Social Insurance Numbers (SINs) as student IDs. Citing issues of privacy concerns from Camosun students, the college made the decision to stop SINning. “It’s a positive move that brings the college in line with Protection of […] Continue Reading |
What’s Going On: February 4 to 17, 2015Tuesday Evenings Weekly drop-in sports at Interurban Interurban students are on a mission to spread health and wellness. It all started with a drop-in sports night on Tuesday evenings at the PISE gym. The idea is to give Camosun students opportunities to participate in free/drop-in activities in a safe, inclusive, and social environment. The drop-in sports […] Continue Reading |
Rain boots and fireflies: a dramatic telling of common eventsBits and pieces of memory spark inside my head like fireflies on a humid Ontario evening. The thoughts drift by, harmless and content, fluttering against the dark backdrop. The bioluminescent twinkles in the darkness show me innocent flashes of random moments: ironing my best friend’s hair on her bedroom floor before school, skidding down a […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Potential pedestrian paradiseWhat’s scarier than going thousands of dollars into debt for a piece of paper that offers no guarantee of earning back its worth, let alone securing the career you’re studying for? Getting hit by a car. And, here at Camosun College, that fear is a daily early-morning concern. Hate Mondays? Find yourself half asleep walking […] Continue Reading |
Lit Matters: Winterson’s deep roots of art“Art does not imitate life. Art anticipates life.” So wrote Jeanette Winterson, a British writer known for her beautiful and unique novels that question how we look at history, sexuality, and even fiction itself. Winterson’s first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, was a fictionalized account of her childhood spent under the tyranny of […] Continue Reading |
