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  • Resilience in Residence

    A Story of Survival, Strength, and the Pursuit of a Life Worth Living.
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    Ever looked at someone and wondered, How did they survive that? Want to know what it really takes to rebuild a life from the inside out? Resilience in Residence isn’t just Ness Mickey’s story of survival—it’s a guide for reclaiming your life and...


  • Mindful Travel Sketching

    A Memoir of Journeys Inner and Outer
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    In this third and final volume of the Mindful Art series, Hiroshi Shimazaki explores what has always been at the heart of his sketching/painting activities, whether for academic research or for pure pleasure. Here he reminisces about times on...


  • Little Big Boss

    A Métis Man's Stories of Life in Canada's Arctic
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    Alex Gordon left his home in Caslan, Alberta in 1958 for a summer job in Wood Buffalo National Park to earn money for university in the fall. Little did he know this would lead to a 20-year adventure working and living in Canada’s high Arctic....


  • Society of Crows

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    The crows’ intelligence, sagacity, and penchant to interact with humans has captivated human imaginations for decades. Yet only a few people have had the opportunity or motivation to devote much of their life to trying to understand them. A...


  • The Dorchesters

    Four Generations and 100 Years in West Vancouver
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    Every family has a story, and this is the story of the last four generations of my family . . . So begins The Dorchesters—a remarkable story about a remarkable family. Told from the perspective of Frank, part of the third generation, it...


  • My Father's War

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    How an ordinary family survived extraordinary circumstances, while also helping others through a perilous period of modern Dutch history. With arrest and starvation, frequent hazards under the Nazi regime, lives could unexpectedly be changed or...


  • Goin' To Toronto

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    Join me for a trip back in time to the early days of the Canadian rock scene. We start in my early days with Whitey (Glan) and the Roulettes. Our next stop is Yorkville, where Mike’s Trio becomes Luke (Gibson) and The Apostles. After a stint with...


  • My Powell River

    Growing Up In A Mill Town
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    Living in Powell River, British Columbia back in the 1950’s and 1960’s was a boyhood dream. Powell River was and is like a jewel in the crown. It had everything, mountains, lakes, forests, the ocean, and so much more, and it gave me a childhood...


  • From Olive Roots to Maple Trees

    George's Journey From Greek Soil to Canadian Success
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    George Theodorou was just fourteen years old when he defied his father’s wishes and left his family in Greece to work at sea. After travelling the world on cargo ships, he began his mandatory service in the navy, a gruelling experience that built...


  • A Miscarriage Memoir

    From an Indigenous Woman's Perspective
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    When Laurie and Joe found out they were going to have a baby, they were very excited. They told a few friends, picked out a name for the baby, and even started a flower garden for their little one. But on the day of her ultrasound, Laurie found...