Sharing the unique perspectives which shape and change the world The quiet resource town on the Sunshine Coast Jordan Oram grew up in considered him a rebel because he took computers and self-education seriously and finished high school instead of dropping out. Focused on discovering his calling, Oram traveled the globe leading a university mentorship program…
Data access lights up hidden corners of the human brain Who would you get if you bundled together a childhood Trek-fan, a keen mind for computers, a thirst for psychology and artificial intelligence? Jose Barrios – a wildly curious young man from Mexico with a vision to study psychology in “the warmest part of Canada.”…
Blushing with Guilt The new Victoria band Thieves were formed recently by singer/songwriter Adam Kittredge (Jets Overhead) and his wife/lead vocalist Antonia Freybe-Smith (Jets Overhead). “In music there is an element of thievery (a litany of meanings) – music can steal your heart, your mind, your time.” Driven to always be creating new music and…
There’s more to be said with the way we say it Rarely do the inspiring words of our youth meet an audience, however Victoria’s Youth Poet Laureate, Morgan Purvis, hopes to change that. Having won her first writing competition in grade three, she later participated in high school poetry slams and now creates original art…
Becoming a valued task management Superhero Mike Vardy once worked in big-box environments which lack many of the freedoms we desire such as time with family, with less need-to-dos and daily tasks. So instead, Vardy decided to “stop doing productive and start being productive.” He began learning how to be productive at running his own…
Piecing together the travels to Zerbin Fuelled by music both Peter Mol and Jason Zerbin were individually lead through life’s obstacle course until crossing paths in 2008. Jason’s writing connected with Peter (though in another band) and an immediate professional bond formed. Five years later their songs have had air play all across Canada and…
Sharing the vital chapters in life to living well At a point during Ari Hershberg’s university studies, a copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s biography and his philosophy of living a full life through the five senses, put Ari into a tail spin of voracious reading. Hershbergs’s most immediate interest was discovering more about living well, eating…
It’s not the song, it’s the journey you hear Singer songwriter, Robbie Aylesworth headed west after bidding farewell to the comforts of ‘small town life’ and a close circle of hockey friends to do what he knew he was meant to do. His family had encouraged Robbie throughout his life to play music, yet his…
At what cost? He knows and defended it for all British Columbians Farming allowed Dan Ferguson to create a living close to home, carry on a family tradition, and overall improve his quality of life. Achieving his goal of operating one of Vancouver Island’s most successful organic farms (on very marginal land and soils) in…
Humanitarian researcher seeks grassroots solutions in Uganda Jill Van-Gyn Carr, pursuing a Masters in Human Security and Peacebuilding at Royal Roads, is about to set off to Acholiland, Uganda, a region recovering from twenty years of conflict. As part of her program she is conducting major research in community inclusion in the region’s developing oil…
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