Do Archives Matter?
There has been much talk lately of defending BC and Canada. Canadian flags are flying in apartment windows and on lawns. There’s a giant maple leaf pinned to...
Annexation or Confederation?
It didn’t take long for Trump’s “51st State” comments to go from joke to intention. Triggering an economic collapse that leads to annexation seems to be the...
The Hills Are Alive With Local History
This issue of Left Coast Dispatch is free to all subscribers. Please consider upgrading to a paid subscription - just $5/month. Upgrade now The landscape of...
Black History Month
Last week, riding my bike through Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria – as I regularly do – I spotted a flash of pink. Winter in the cemetery does not bring many...
Welcome to Left Coast Dispatch
Why start a newsletter? For five years, I was the director of Point Ellice House Museum and Gardens (PEH) where I witnessed the power of storytelling and the...