Islander

Even higher-quality artificial lawns look pretty cheap and crappy, like you picked the worst carpet in the history of floor covering, then decided to put it outside.

Very young children do not need to learn specifics about conflicts they can’t understand, and should be reassured that the war is far away

Signed by Great Britain, on behalf of Canada, and the U.S. in 1916, the Migratory Bird Convention was one of the first international treaties on wildlife conservation.

A University of Victoria professor salvages a 1910-1911 Encyclopedia Britannica set from a recycling bin, and starts thinking about what we know today that was unknown when the entries were written

It won’t solve all the problems in the world, and some individuals may not show their gratitude, but people living in encampments need a place to go

The Fraser Institute’s FSA-based “ranking” substantiates arguments that assessing a child in a way that does not seem relevant to their life and culture is meaningless

Some nations use nowhere near their fair share of the Earth’s biocapacity and resources, while others — such as Canada, with its nearly five-planet footprint — have far more

Migratory bird sanctuaries were designed as a respite for millions of birds on their long migrations, serving as places to feed, nest and rear their young, but they have become about much more than migrating birds

Organizers of the eighth annual Victoria Tea Festival Revival are promising “a grassroots farm-to-cup experience”

When tragic things occur in the world, it’s hard to know what to say