“Are you getting the COVID-19 vaccine?”  In a world deeply divided on the coronavirus, I am a bit hesitant to answer the question. Personal health, individual freedom, peace of mind, community wellbeing, and other values / belief systems come into...

It was great to be a follower last Wednesday … to support youth become engaged citizens standing up for climate action. While spending the two hours walking around Valemount to support the student-initiated Climate Strike, we heard a few unkind...

Do these questions or comments get you the response you desire? You always leave me to do the dirty dishes. Why do you always schedule me for the fewest number of shifts? How do you let another student get away...

While you’re gearing up for the New Year, I have two suggestions to help you achieve your potential. Know Yourself How do you feel about New Year resolutions? Your answer could help you the underlying trait that determines how you...

During my recent trip to Guatemala earlier this year I witnessed grassroots community organizing to create change in seven different non-profit organizations around the country. The people were ordinary citizens – housewives, midwives, weavers, health workers and teachers. But they...

I am a small business owner in Valemount and will have owned my retail store for 10 years in October 2015. I find that living locally I am able to have my finger on the pulse, be flexible and innovative...

Preamble The story I still find myself trying to run away from is the need to fit in. I remember an incident when I was a teenager shopping for shoes in Mumbai, India, on a street famous for footwear vendors....