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I was thinking recently about some of the groups and school classes we have hosted at The Village over the past year. This is a big part of our advocacy and education program, in that we discuss some of the important language we use here in ITAV (dignity, respect, allyship, hunger, empathy, etc.) an

“I am not a genius, but rather I am not stupid. If I see something that works, I let it work.”

There is a saying that opposites attract. We know this saying is true if you’re working with magnets. However, with people and relationships, it is complicated.

The dreamer is always thinking about what is next. What could be. What if we made that just a little bit better? Temper that with a stoic rationalist who, even with reams of information at their fingertips that indicates better is possible, decides to stick with what is working right now. There are

Well, we knew it was going to happen, and it finally has. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has started blocking Canadian news from its social media platforms.

In my nearly two decades of writing a regular column, I can’t recall ever penning a historical commentary on the Vietnam War.

When it comes to insects, by no means do I consider myself an expert.

Most of us have had the experience of travelling along a road a wee bit over the posted limit, and having someone blaze past as if we were standing still.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Matthew 5:9.

Friends, It wasn’t until It Takes A Village started several years ago, that I personally began to better understand the ways in which women in our community are exploited and live in fear for their safety and wellbeing.

We have been through a period of high heat and now I am confident that it is over. We know that fall is coming soon because the corn on the cob season is upon us. Today, I started to husk fresh cobs to freeze for great corn all winter, plus one for dinner.

A mere 54 weeks ago, I wrote in this space about having a moment where you feel like your life is flashing before your eyes.

We may have escaped the worst of forest fires and flooding, but recent weather events in this part of Canada have some of us thinking about cows – namely airborne cows, from tornadoes.

It sucks. There is no way to sugar coat it, no way to make it sound better than it is, other than to say it sucks. The layoffs at Wescast, announced last week, suck.