by potential | Dec 15, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Composed in 1742, Handel’s Messiah has become a cultural fixture of the Christmas season. When I heard that some of my family planned to see the Vancouver Chamber Choir & Symphony Orchestra’s performance of it I recognized the name but didn’t know exactly what it...
by potential | Dec 1, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Each year, youth charity organization Mission Australia conducts Australia’s largest formal survey of young people. Over three months each year the survey asks Australians aged 11 to 24 what they value, where they turn for advice and support, what issues concern them,...
by potential | Nov 22, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Winter is on its way to Toronto. The signs are here. The last tomato flowers were brushed by frost last week. The fair-weather runners have vanished from the streets. Our cat has re-mastered her skill of sleeping under blankets. And our farmers’ market has...
by potential | Nov 18, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
November 19 is just around the corner and its time to get your vote on. Across the Province of BC, municipal voters will be heading to the polls. Here’s hoping last time’s abysmal showing of 31 percent ( that’s right – less than a third of all...
by potential | Nov 16, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
My partner and I recently put together an emergency kit for our home. Getting organized was fun and we both learned lots through the process. The most important lesson is this: by being prepared, we’ll be better positioned to help. Shortly after the earthquake and...
