Dan Archer

This week, I strolled around Stanley Park and noticed some strands of Purple Loosestrife in the woods near the Lost Lagoon. Honey bees milled around these slender, attractive light purple

Mexico is a country on Minister Jason Kenney ’s controversial safe list. Mexican refugee claimant Veronica Castro had been murdered after returning to her native country in November 2011. Prior

My best friend Graham and his brother Gord owned a cool wooden fort near their home in rural Alberta beside a treed slough with a Tom Sawyer raft. Graham’s father

I am extremely thankful for my university degree – an experience which has improved my life in many ways. My critical thinking abilities continue to evolve. I am now (almost)

I was heartbroken after hearing about the recent oil spill in Alberta on the Red Deer River near Sundre, which destroyed Gord Johnson’s farm. Last week, nearly 160,000 to 480,000

Johann Hari’s book, God Save the Queen?  is a pompous, mean-spirited, but mostly entertaining glance at the British monarchy and how the institution has negatively affected the personal lives of

When Vancouver hosted the Winter Olympics, there seemed to be little opposition to the international event, but during the winter of 2010, I ran into a group of black-clad militants

Marijuana legalization remains a hot-button topic on the worldwide forum, but especially in British Columbia where potent BC Bud is a high-earning agricultural product for especially the export market. Many