As I was strolling through Manhattan the other day… ok, I'll hit the pause button here, as you may be wondering two things. Firs...

A few days ago, I stopped into a coffee shop in a rural town in British Columbia. It is a place I know well, and I have known the ...

Shakespeare said it best when he said, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”

For those unfamiliar with the timeles...

When Ian Robertson stepped into the role of Chief Executive Officer of TIABC in 2013, I found myself among the first people he cal...

One of the most haunting short stories I have ever read is The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. It was assigned in one of the many lite...

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever ha...

“Are you a 250 or a 604?”

I get asked that more often than you might think. Usually in the small rural town I have called hom...

“No hablo Español.”

I must have said that phrase a hundred times when I first moved to Honduras in the early 2000s. And almo...

Is Tourism the Best Kept Secret in British Columbia?

I ask that question with a straight face. And a slight smile.

I have to adm...

This may date me a bit…but I remember being huddled on our family room sofa in Prince George in the 1980s, legs tucked underneat...

When I first joined TIABC, our newsletter was circulated monthly. Before long we raised the bar to twice a month. During COVID, we...

In 1981, I visited my high school buddy whose family had moved to Paris. He asked me to bring an extra suitcase full of Kraft pean...