BC Wildfire Service wildfire dashboard as of Sunday, July 11, 2021 “Nobody knows this land like those who have lived here for generations.“ Or if you want a song "Nobody knows the trouble I've seen." Standing on a ranch access road watching an out-of-control fire in the Tunkwa Creek Valley near Ashcroft BC, rancher Mike... Continue Reading →
I am not convinced that the details about climate change actually change people’s hearts, minds or practices. Many well-intentioned folks claim that the more we know about atmospheric chemistry, solar radiation, the effect of greenhouse gasses on rising average global temperature, the influence of CO2 on ocean geochemistry, the motivations and desperate need of vulnerable... Continue Reading →
What a difference five years makes. In May of 2016 I was installed as Dean and Rector of St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral in Kamloops BC, a city now recognized all over the world as the place where 215 unmarked graves were recently identified, the final resting places of children who never returned home from the... Continue Reading →
A friend recently asked me how Canadian Anglicans have responded to the challenges of reconciliation and find hope for healing, especially following the discovery of unmarked graves at the Kamloops Roman Catholic Residential School. Our own Anglican school, located a few hours drive from Kamloops in Lytton BC has its own shameful record of "missing... Continue Reading →
I am trying to figure something out, and possibly you can help me. The question for me is “what does transition look like in retirement.” I am no expert on either, but I did retire on the first day of May this year, so I am only beginning to experience and assess the value of... Continue Reading →
EARLE PEACH Earle Peach is the director of several community choirs in Vancouver, BC Canada. He was arrested as part of an action in March where members of a Quaker-rooted prayer circle stood in prayer blocking the gates of a Trans Mountain Pipeline worksite near the Brunette River in Burnaby. The TMX is a government... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 