Word of Mouth blog

The next installment of Dance Friday, our Hornby community family dance is Friday evening at the Community Hall, doors at 7:30 for a half hour warmup period, then an 8pm start. We spin largely world music tunes from every corner of the globe, including some good down-home funk. The cost is only $5, and kids [...]

We’re looking at acreages on the island to share with like-minded others — we want to live quietly and, in a very few years, permanently, in a fittingly ‘green’ manner, perhaps by way of a covenant. We’ll likely plunge ahead by ourselves but it would be best if we had a land partner. In short, [...]

Special Presentation by Margaret Eberle – Housing Consultant
(conducting a needs assessment of Hornby and Denman)
Sunday 1 June
New Horizons
11:00am
Come, learn, participate. ISLA needs new directors and volunteers. An exciting community project!

submitted by Michelle Easterly
AHOY B.C FERRY USERS AND OTHER CONCERNED CANADIANS,
Direct action individuals from Hornby and Denman Islands have formed the Rock the Boat Coalition. We are faced with the challenge of organizing the “organizers list ” from all B.C. Ferry dependent communities thru out BC. A Call to Action letter, website and contact individuals [...]

This is the Fair Ferry Fare Rally Reminder —
Carpool from 10:00 Hornby Ferry to catch 10:40 ferry to Buckley Bay. Denman Islanders will meet and drive us across the island.
After rally at Buckley Bay, walk on 12:10 ferry back to Denman and attend the Ferry Advisory Committee at the Denman Senior’s Hall.
Gold Card [...]

This Friday night is the final DF family dance of the season at the Community Hall, beginning at 8:30pm with a warmup segment a half hour earlier. Join us for world music grooves, particularly early on in the evening, with a preponderance of funk later in the evening. Cost is only $5 for adults and [...]

This Friday we open the doors once more at 8pm for the penultimate family dance of spring 2008 (one more on May 2). Come and groove to world music and funk at the Community Hall, for a song.

(from Michelle Easterly)

( PASS THIS ON …TO OFF ISLANDERS AS WELL)
HORNBY-DENMAN UNFARE FERRY FARES DEMONSTRATION [...]

This group begins tomorrow at the Deerheart Sanctuary Yurt
Things seem to simply happen to us physically and emotionally, that we are often at odds with ourselves and our loved ones and family about [...]