Staying active outdoors in Oak Bay
We love having our clinic in Oak Bay, and want to share some of our favourite spots to work out,…
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Clear out your closets – it’s FUNDrive time!!!
Exciting news. We are participating in the Value Village fundraising program, FUNDrive. Our goal is to raise $500 for the…
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Overdose Awareness Day 2021
I originally wrote this as a Facebook post, but was very quickly reminded that such a post will likely remain…
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Unmasking Brewster
My name is Brewster Scott I am a First Generation Grenadian Canadian on my Father’s side and a 3rd generation…
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Interview: Big tree registries, BC’s logging practices and Nerdy about Nature
Last month, Raincoast released a video series demonstrating how to measure trees and nominate them to Big Tree Registries across…
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Makatea in Courrier International
Our first story about the French Polynesian island of Makatea came out on May 4, 2021 with Hakai Magazine. There’s…
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Tall pottery vase (10G)
This tall vase combines wheel thrown and hand built forms which were then altered to create the unique organic shape….
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Quarantine Digital Care Package #17
We hope you have emerged from August rested, well-fed and tanned! There is A LOT happening in the world right…
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On hope
“I’M A MONSTER!!!” Riley yells triumphantly, ripping out an enormous daphne plant. Metallica plays in the background. Pulling Daphne, or…
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Community Acupuncture Red Cross BC Wildfires Relief, $552.50 raised!
That’s a wrap! $552.50 for Red Cross BC Wildfire Relief response was raised over four Thursdays in August Our donation…
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Emotional intelligence and the bystander effect
Being a bystander is the opposite of being a leader. The bystander chooses to remain uninvolved and takes no action….
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Advancing urgently needed tree protection policy in the Islands Trust
This summer, I had the privilege of working with Raincoast as their Tree Protection Policy Intern. The main focus of…
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Report: Tree Protection Bylaws in British Columbia
Tree bylaws protecting trees on private property exist in many municipalities throughout BC. The Gulf Islands, governed by the Islands…
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Applications for Volunteer Training are OPEN!
The AVP team is so excited to announce that we will be offering our Volunteer Training program this fall for…
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Wide pottery vase (11T)
This wide vase is wheel thrown and altered. Textural elements were carved and pressed into the form and then coloured…
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AVP is Hiring! We’re Searching for an Outreach Coordinator.
Are you passionate about ending sexualized and gender-based violence? Do you have awesome outreach skills? Would you like to work…
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Beyond niceness: on pillows, blankets & nervous system overrides
It takes effort to get yourself to an acupuncture treatment. You have to carve out time for an appointment, make…
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Oval Shallow Vase (12L)
This shallow vase is wheel thrown and then altered to form the oval shape. Textural elements were carved and pressed…
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Research season, March to August
And that’s a wrap! Managed to catch one last salmon today, we have been active in the Fraser estuary for…
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Central Coast Nations Aim to Create a New Marine Reserve
The Kitasoo/Xai’xais, Heiltsuk, Nuxalk and Wuikinuxv Nations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Parks Canada and the BC…
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Feature | Health | Multisport
Photos from Thetis Lake, 2021
Thank you everyone. It takes a village to put on a race. If you have photos from the race that…
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Lyme disease from a nursing perspective
Nurse Practitioner Ginger Savely has specialized in the treatment of patients with tick-borne illnesses for the past two decades, and…
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Tall pottery vase (13I)
This tall vase combines wheel thrown and hand built forms which were then altered to create the unique organic shape….
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PMDD is real, and acupuncture can help
PMDD (Premenstrual dysphoric disorder) is similar to PMS, but much more severe and often debilitating. It involves mood, cognitive, and…
