Word of Mouth blog

Over 100 people, including our Member of Parliament, are expected to participate in the conference on Housing Solutions for Small Communities being held on Hornby Island on April 12-13.
People are coming from just about every Gulf Island – from Cortez to Saturna – and from communities as far afield as Nelson and Kaslo. We have [...]

Well, gol-lee. I don’t know about you guys, but I’m reassured. I guess we have nothing to worry about. Except, of course, for this telltale phrase: “when the cloned animals reached six to 18 months of age, it was almost impossible to distinguish them from animals that had been traditionally bred”.
‘Almost’? What does that [...]

Some very good points from Betty Krawczyk, the great-grandmother currently serving ten months in prison for her work peacefully and non-violently as an environmentalist activist.
- phee
BC Courts: Mushy Sentences Reserved for Financial Elite
Dictated by Betty Krawczyk from Alouette Correctional Centre for Women in Maple Ridge, BC.
Sitting in Alouette Prison for Women, on a 10 month [...]

I wrote the following letter and submitted it to next month’s First Edition. The editor wrote back to me and asked me to change three parts. I balked but agreed to change two parts while allowing the third to be omitted, and resubmitted. I was then told in a group email and by phone message [...]

Harriet Nahanee died 1 month ago today, February 24th 2007. Family, friends and supporters are demanding an enquiry into the facts surrounding her death. Following is the story from lawyer Cameron Ward. Will this story be allowed to be swept under the carpet? or will we all make our voices heard?
-Monika Sheardown
Harriet Nahanee, 1935-2007 by [...]

Remember Leonard Cohen’s lyrics? “First they take Manhattan, then they take Berlin”. Are we are not following exactly the same path as Europe and Britain did? Or is that just yet another conspiracy theory?
- Care
The EU has been sold to Britain as our best hope for the future… But behind the scenes, has another, more [...]

Last night those at our Community Hall witnessed the debut of Jahwake, Hornby Island’s newest band, as the after-dinner entertainment at the HOPE Kitchen benefit, aka the Cakewalk. Having been in several HI bands over time, for me there is nothing like that feeling of playing the very first show, both eager and a little [...]

More on Kevin.. much more on the conditions from this source.
- Phil
Toronto welcomes detainees
Nightmare for refugee family is over for now as they thank prime minister, Toronto lawyer and Dallas benefactor
henry stancu
theStar.com
Weary but grateful to be free after a month in a Texas jail, a 9-year-old Canadian boy and his Iranian parents arrived at Pearson [...]

COMMUNITY INPUT FOR BC FERRIES’ NEW SERVICE TERM
VICTORIA, March 22, 2007 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon has agreed
to give ferry-dependent communities a voice in the setting of the upcoming
term of service, in the contract between BC Ferries and the Province.
The request was made by the Ferry Advisory Committee Chairs (FACC), based on
concerns about fare [...]

Finally the regime relents and lets go of a nine year old boy and his parents, whose big crime seems to be that they were tortured enough to want to buy Greek passports…wow, I could of thought of worse activity. Now what’s with the ‘almost 200 children that live there in very bad conditions. Now [...]