Franklin Expedition into the Northwest Passage On May 5, 1845, John Franklin received his official instructions to map the remaining 500 kilometers of the Arctic coastline to hopefully achieve a Northwest Passage. A crew of 129 left in two sailships with a three year’s supply of food, a 1200 volume library, fine china, crystal goblets […]

I’d like to share with you someone’s ‘problem’ with a potential problem solver. Maybe you can relate? Picture yourself in the following paragraph & replace cereal with a food that might be a problem for you. There was a time I cut out cold cereal. But since cereal is eaten by others in my household […]

RE: 2016-2017 Budget for SD53 1. As I will be unable to attend the school board meeting on May 25th due to a prior commitment, I will express my concerns with the 2016-2017 Budget in a letter. By posting the budget a mere five days prior the meeting, it is apparent that the board office […]

Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus Preventing insect-borne disease by taking precautions What is West Nile virus? The West Nile virus, originally from the West Nile region of Africa, has been spreading across North America since 1999. BC has seen many cases of the disease in people who have travelled to other parts of North America. […]