The Craigdarroch Castle Historical Museum Society is thrilled that CHEK television will be airing our new documentary video, Victoria’s Castle, Thursday July 19th, 2012 at 9pm.
The Cinema – My First Visit
I remember very well the day my Mother told me she would take me to the cinema. What a surprise! And a joyous and exciting occasion! I was beside myself with happy anticipation and eagerness to get there.
Cluny Macpherson And The Gas Mask
Was the gas mask invented by a Canadian? Yes and no. Cluny Macpherson was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland on March 18, 1879. Attending McGill University, Macpherson punctuated his medical studies on an altruistic note by volunteering for the Royal National Mission for Deep Sea Fishermen, later known by the more manageable moniker of the […]
All Alone in the Night – Our Living Planet
Watch this amazing video called ‘All Alone in the Night’ which is time-lapse footage of the Earth, as seen from the International Space Station. I could wax poetic about this … but as they say, a picture (or in this case a video) is worth a thousand words.
Who Dies? – Part II
For those of you who read Part I of this article and are dying to know how it ends (sorry, double pun), welcome back. For new readers, let me summarize the previous piece. The question “Who dies?” asks us to examine what it means to die. It’s an activity, something we are asked to be […]
Last Hours In The Tower
So this is what it is like – to know that this is one’s last day on earth. A strange quiet fills me. I want now that the deed be over with.
Who Dies?
Last week I went to a screening of the film Griefwalker, a National Film Board documentary featuring the work and words of Stephen Jenkinson. I’ve heard him speak to crowds of grief hungry people on living well and dying well. The other night he offered us a riddle posed to him by a medicine man … Who dies?
Peaches and Cream and Us
Author Martha Farley shares how going to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers gave her a whole new outlook on culture…and how kids pick up on good music.
Blessings From The Wind
It was early morning and still dark. The wind was at gale force and howling. She was testy today and grabbed the power lines wrapping them around a tree at the head of the driveway.
Bravo Sir Knight
Many have seen the articles in the Canadian press regarding Vincent Gabriel Kirouac. He is our Canadian Knight errant traveling across the vast expanse of Canada in his knightly garb riding his gentle steed Coeur-de-Lion (Lionheart).
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