Points of Interest In Search of the Places, People, and Stories of BC
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Take a trip across British Columbia with this enchanting collection of essays from thirty local writers. What makes wandering the vibrant land called British Columbia really special? Encounters with locals who are ready to share, over a coffee or a beer, quirky tales and powerful truths rooted in place and time. Consider this book a meet-up with 30 such storytellers, the perfect road companion for your journey real or imagined. The Tyee is the province’s oldest and most-read independent source of online news and ideas, renowned for its range of voices on politics, culture and nature. This anthology marking The Tyee’s 20th anniversary includes pieces published over the last two decades and includes the distinct perspectives of some of the region’s most celebrated writers, including J.B. MacKinnon, Alisa Smith, Cúagilákv (Jess H̓áust̓i), Arno Kopecky, Harrison Mooney, Michelle Cyca, Christopher Cheung, Andrew Nikiforuk, and many more, as well as illustrations by Nora Kelly. Pull up a chair and get their inside scoops on the places they call home. |
| Author(s): | David Beers, Andrea Bennett |
| Document: | Book · Paperback · CIRC [ 0 ] |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| Published: | 2024 |
| Physical Description: | 288 p. |
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| Contents: | Creston—"The Great Arrow Creek Disaster"Dorothy WoodendKrestova—"Newcomers to Doukhobor Territory"Leesa DeanOkanagan Indian Band Reserve—"'Everything Is Burning and Your House Is Gone'"Michelle GamageOsoyoos Desert—"To Honour the Lost, a Cattle Drive"Kate HelmoreAgassiz—"The Art of Growing Wheat in the Rain"Christopher CheungAbbotsford—"The Blacker the Berry"Harrison MooneySurrey—"Tending the Fields of Resistance"David P. BallGranville Island—"Amidst the Tourists, Creating a 'Landscape of Fear'"Michelle CycaVancouver—"Dumplings for a New Year"Fiona Tinwei LamVancouver—"Elegy for a Building Manager"Steve BurgessRichmond—"The Golden Village at the Edge of the Ocean"Christopher CheungPender Harbour—"A Beachcomber's Love Story"Abi HaywardLasqueti Island—"A Wild and Woolly Issue"andrea bennettSaturna Island—"The Worst Windstorm in BC Hydro's History"Sofia OsborneThetis Lake Park—"How I Salvaged My Sense of Wonder"Tim B. RogersVictoria—"More Deadwood Than Downton Abbey"Tom HawthornFairy Creek—"Three Days in the Theatre of an Old-Growth Blockade"Arno KopeckyPort Alberni—"Residential School Perverted Everything That Was Beautiful"Meghan MastCumberland—"This Is Homecoming"Michael John LoCampbell River—"Fishing in the Haig-Brown Library"Andrew NikiforukTofino—"When a Trip to the Post Office Takes Half a Day"Karen CharlesonTahsis—"At Canada's End of the Road"Ben MussettSan Josef Bay—"The Riddle of the Monkey Puzzle Tree"Neil GriffinBella Bella—"Winter Is For Regeneration"'Cúagilákv (Jess H̓áust̓i)Atlin—"Serving the Cranberry Crowd"Fiona McGlynnSmithers—"All A'bored the Skeena Train"Amanda Follett HosgoodDevil's Elbow—"The 100-Mile Diet Goes North"J.B. MacKinnon and Alisa SmithOotsa Lake—"The World's Most Remote Brewery?"Amanda Follett HosgoodChilcotin—"To the Tŝilhqot'in, With Gloves"Ian GillXwísten—"A Fraser Full of Fish No More?"Colleen Kimmett |
| Related Places: | British Columbia |
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Last updated: 2025-01-06