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A Covid Christmas

Christmas 2020 is going to be very different for us all. This year there will be no large family Christmas dinners and most of our pre-Christmas celebrations have already been cancelled—no parades, no Christmas parties, no magical trips walking through a wonderland of lights and no large gatherings anywhere. As we stagger along under mounting […]

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Giving Thanks

Now that Labour Day is over, I am looking ahead to Thanksgiving. ​As 2020 has been such a difficult year for so many people, we all have to scramble to think of things we can really be thankful for. But I still believe there are many. But first a little Thanksgiving history because, as you

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Heritage Gems!

Are you passionate about saving our heritage? If so, read on . . . .  ​Many historic sites around the world that rely on visiting tourists for income, are suffering badly this year because of COVID 19. Many will not survive without more financial support—either from government, private donations or tourism. In British Columbia’s capital

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PANDEMIC!

PANDEMIC! 3/29/2020 0 Comments   Portrait of Sir James Douglas courtesy of “The Afro News” dated January 8th, 2015. The word PANDEMIC sends shivers down everyone’s spine so I’ve started today’s blog with an adorable picture of little girls in pink carrying on with their ballet lessons during frightening times such as the SARS epidemic in

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