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Butcher's Block
by J.D. Langlois
“Blessed” with a near photographic memory, Arlo Becker has been called a lot of things over the course of a long and successful career, not all of them fit to print. The heaviest mantle, however, has always been “Butcher,” a decades-old moniker...
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Goin' To Toronto
by Mike McKenna
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...
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BEAUTY BETRAYAL
how she survived it and flourished by Gail Laws
Casey Fenton’s life was practically perfect. At just forty-five years old, she had already taken a single aesthetics salon and built it up into Makeup Centres International (MCI), a publicly traded, multimillion-dollar enterprise, of which she...
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My Powell River
Growing Up In A Mill Town by Ron Olsen
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...
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Lost in the Big City
by Beth Toole
Naz and the Nators—your favourite talking potatoes—decide to hitch a ride to the big city and see the sights. Once they arrive at their destination, the Nators decide to explore without Naz, taking in all the unfamiliar sounds and attractions....
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I Am Able to Tell You Now
by Bill Kennedy
As he nears retirement, high school history teacher Ben Henry finds himself thinking more and more about his elderly parents and the loss of family history through the passage of time. With his grandson, Michael, approaching an age where military...
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You Are My Sunshine
A Book For My Beloved Children by Michelle Paletta
You Are My Sunshine is a gentle, faith-filled poem from a parent’s heart to the children God has given us to love. In simple, soothing rhyme, it celebrates the dreams we carry before our children arrive, the light they bring into our days, and...
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From Olive Roots to Maple Trees
George's Journey From Greek Soil to Canadian Success by Sue Theodorou and George Theodorou
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...
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Community Development Finance
COVID, George Floyd, and the Fight for Equity, 2016-2025 by Clifford N. Rosenthal and Dana Archer-Rosenthal
In this sequel to earlier studies of the origins and growth of the community development financial institutions (CDFI) movement, Clifford N. Rosenthal and Dana Archer-Rosenthal document and assess the most momentous period in the movement’s...
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At Your Side
A Collection of Final Days by Gabriella Forbes
Take a closer look at the unpredictable world of elder care, and you will see people who cannot speak suddenly find their voices. They will not sit together but will happily sing together. They will not look at each other but share a prolonged...
