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NANAIMO - With many groups already working on ways to tackle the increasing issue of health and housing for Nanaimo's most vulnerable, a task force is now in place to bring about concrete action. The ...
Maria Doty May 15, 2019 A new task force hopes to pull the trigger on many initiatives designed to curb the homelessness crisis afflicting Nanaimo.
NANAIMO - A day at the beach nearly turned into tragedy after a three-year-old boy was seriously hurt in a sudden attack by a large dog. Lewis Smith was playing in the sand at the off-leash Invermere ...
Maria Doty May 08, 2019 Lewis Smith required roughly 40 stitches after being mauled by a large dog at Invermere Beach. Submitted/Laura Smith
I’ve got a thing for…garbage. Yes garbage, it may sound a little odd but it drives me crazy nature is infected with litter as it was recently on a potentially beautiful beach&nb...
yourlife Feb 27, 2019
If you read my latest book, The Try Angle – A New Slant on Life (if you haven’t, shame shame – go get it right now – I’ll wait…       ...
yourlife Feb 20, 2019
I visited a friend. It wasn't a normal visit and in fact it wasn't even a normal friendship. We played on the same sports team, we had mutual friends, we had been in the same business. All was good. A...
yourlife Sep 23, 2018
  I recall her being in her early 60’s. Most of the time she was in bed requiring frequent re-positioning to keep her from getting bedsores. She demanded a huge amount of time and attention...
yourlife Feb 05, 2018
You need not set out to create a masterpiece my friend; you are one. Your mere presence in the world has changed everything… while having very little to do with the whole global warming business...
yourlife Dec 12, 2017
  I have just returned from a 4 day/3 night trek on the Inca Trail to Machu Pecchu in Peru. Some may think this would be a dream vacation, adventurers may have had this on their bucket list for a...
yourlife Nov 27, 2017
  Two women who wowed, amazed and inspired me and we had some great convo on Your Life, Unlimited radio on CJOB. Jean Kay has written a poem a day for almost 20 years! What??? Yep, it’s tru...
yourlife Aug 09, 2017
This week on Your Life, Unlimited radio on CJOB Cindy Hogg, partner at Moving the Human Spirit shed some light on the oft hidden Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – PSTD. We talked about the emotio...
yourlife Jul 24, 2017