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Testimonio

Catherine Nolin,Grahame Russell
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Author : Catherine Nolin,Grahame Russell
Publisher : Between the Lines
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781771135634

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Testimonio by Catherine Nolin,Grahame Russell Pdf

What is land? A resource to be exploited? A commodity to be traded? A home to cherish? In Guatemala, a country still reeling from thirty-six years of US-backed state repression and genocides, dominant Canadian mining interests cash in on the transformation of land into “property,” while those responsible act with near-total impunity. Editors Catherine Nolin and Grahame Russell draw on over thirty years of community-based research and direct community support work in Guatemala to expose the ruthless state machinery that benefits the Canadian mining industry—a staggeringly profitable juggernaut of exploitation, sanctioned and supported every step of the way by the Canadian government. This edited collection calls on Canadians to hold our government and companies fully to account for their role in enabling and profiting from violence in Guatemala. The text stands apart in featuring a series of unflinching testimonios (testimonies) authored by Indigenous community leaders in Guatemala, as well as wide-ranging contributions from investigative journalists, scholars, Lawyers, activists, and documentarians on the ground. As resources are ripped from the earth and communities and environments ripped apart, the act of standing in solidarity and bearing witness—rather than extracting knowledge—becomes more radical than ever.

From Where I Stand

Jody Wilson-Raybould
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Author : Jody Wilson-Raybould
Publisher : Purich Books
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774880558

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From Where I Stand by Jody Wilson-Raybould Pdf

An Indigenous leader who has dedicated her life to Indigenous Rights, Jody Wilson-Raybould has represented both First Nations and the Crown at the highest levels. And she is not afraid to give Canadians what they need most – straight talk on what has to be done to move beyond our colonial legacy and achieve true reconciliation in Canada. In this powerful book, drawn from speeches and other writings, she urges all Canadians – both Indigenous and non-Indigenous – to build upon the momentum already gained or risk hard-won progress being lost. The good news is that Indigenous Nations already have the solutions. But now is time to act and build a shared postcolonial future based on the foundations of trust, cooperation, recognition, and good governance.

The Bold and Cold

Brandon Pullan
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Author : Brandon Pullan
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781771601153

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The Bold and Cold by Brandon Pullan Pdf

Recounts the stories of mountaineers who undertook climbing expeditions in the Canadian Rockies.

Mushrooms of British Columbia

Andy MacKinnon,Kem Luther
Mushrooms of British Columbia Book PDF

Author : Andy MacKinnon,Kem Luther
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 077267955X

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Mushrooms of British Columbia by Andy MacKinnon,Kem Luther Pdf

A unique field guide brimming with detailed descriptions, vibrant photos, and fascinating facts about British Columbia?s most common?and most distinctive?mushroom species.

Always Pack a Candle

Marion McKinnon Crook
Always Pack a Candle Book PDF

Author : Marion McKinnon Crook
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781772033632

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Always Pack a Candle by Marion McKinnon Crook Pdf

The true story of an adventurous young nurse who provided much-needed health care to the rural communities of the Cariboo-Chilcotin in the 1960s. In 1963, newly minted public health nurse Marion McKinnon arrived in the small community of Williams Lake in BC's Cariboo region. Armed with more confidence than experience, she got into her government-issued Chevy—packed with immunization supplies, baby scales, and emergency drugs—and headed out into her 9,300-square-kilometre territory, inhabited by ranchers; mill workers; and many vulnerable men, women, and children who were at risk of falling through the cracks of Canada's social welfare system. At twenty-two, a naïve yet enthusiastic Marion relied entirely on her academic knowledge and her common sense. She doled out birth control and parenting advice to women who had far more life experience than she. She routinely dealt with condescending doctors and dismissive or openly belligerent patients. She immunized school children en masse and made home visits to impoverished communities. She drove out into the vast countryside in freezing temperatures, with only a candle, antifreeze, chains, and chocolate bars as emergency equipment. In one year, Marion received a rigorous education in the field. She helped countless people, made many mistakes, learned to recognize systemic injustice, and even managed to get into a couple of romantic entanglements. Always Pack a Candle is an unforgettable and eye-opening memoir of one frontline worker's courage, humility, and compassion.

Birds of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest

Richard Cannings,Tom Aversa,Hal Opperman
Birds of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest Book PDF

Author : Richard Cannings,Tom Aversa,Hal Opperman
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781927527566

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Birds of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest by Richard Cannings,Tom Aversa,Hal Opperman Pdf

Discover more than four hundred bird species in Birds of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest-the quintessential guide for serious birders or those who are ready to take their bird-watching to the next level. Renowned bird experts Richard Cannings, Tom Aversa, and Hal Opperman present a complete account for each of the hundreds of species that call this region home, including maps and gorgeous photographs by some of the top bird photographers in BC and the Pacific Northwest. You will learn to identify a vast array of bird species, from the Western Tanager to the Northern Pygmy Owl to the American Kestrel, and learn about their status, distribution, and habitat associations. With a wide territorial range that extends from British Columbia south to Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and parts of western Montana and Wyoming, this is the most complete and comprehensive guide of its kind on the market.

Go Do Some Great Thing

Kilian Crawford
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Author : Kilian Crawford
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781550179491

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Go Do Some Great Thing by Kilian Crawford Pdf

Living in pre-Civil War Philadelphia, young Black activist Mifflin Gibbs was feeling disheartened from fighting the overwhelming tide of White America’s legalized racism when abolitionist Julia Griffith encouraged him to “go do some great thing.” These words helped inspire him to become a successful merchant in San Francisco, and then to seek a more just society in the new colony of Vancouver Island, where he was to become a prominent citizen and elected official. Gibbs joined a movement of Black American emigrants fleeing the increasingly oppressive and anti-Black Californian legal system in 1858. They hoped to establish themselves in a new country where they would have full access to the rights of citizenship and would be free to seek success and stability. Some six hundred Black Californians made the trip to Victoria in the midst of the Fraser River Gold Rush, but their hopes of finding a welcoming new home were ultimately disappointed. They were to encounter social segregation, disenfranchisement, limited employment opportunities and rampant discrimination. But in spite of the opposition and racism they faced, these pioneers played a pivotal role in the emerging province, establishing an all-Black militia unit to protect against American invasion, casting deciding votes in the 1860 election and helping to build the province as teachers, miners, artisans, entrepreneurs and merchants. Crawford Kilian brings this vibrant period of British Columbia’s history to life, evoking the chaos and opportunity of Victoria’s gold rush boom and describing the fascinating lives of prominent Black pioneers and trailblazers, from Sylvia Stark and Saltspring Island’s notable Stark family to lifeguard and special constable Joe Fortes, who taught a generation of Vancouverites to swim. Since its original publication in 1978, Go Do Some Great Thing has remained foundational reading on the history of Black pioneers in BC. Updated and with a new foreword by Adam Rudder, the third edition of this under-told story describes the hardships and triumphs of BC’s first Black citizens and their legacy in the province today. Partial proceeds from each copy sold will be donated to the Hogan's Alley Society.

Dark Roads

Chevy Stevens
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Author : Chevy Stevens
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250133588

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Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens Pdf

“Chevy Stevens is a brilliant and unique talent and Dark Roads is an instant classic. My hat’s off to her.” — C. J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Long Range "My favorite Chevy Stevens book since Still Missing...The suspense builds with every page, and the ending is a complete shocker."—Sarah Pekkanen, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Wife Between Us "Aptly named, Dark Roads is deep, dark, and unsettling. From the opening page, it’s clear you’re in the hands of a master storyteller...With brilliant characterizations, tight plotting, and a setting bound to give you chills, this is Stevens's finest book to date. A tour de force mystery you do not want to miss."—J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of Her Dark Lies "Chevy Stevens is back and better than ever...Dark Roads is a chilling, pulse-pounding thriller that also tugs at the heartstrings. It's everything you've come to love from a master of the psych thriller genre!"— Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Mrs. The Cold Creek Highway stretches close to five hundred miles through British Columbia’s rugged wilderness to the west coast. Isolated and vast, it has become a prime hunting ground for predators. For decades, young women traveling the road have gone missing. Motorists and hitchhikers, those passing through or living in one of the small towns scattered along the region, have fallen prey time and again. And no killer or abductor who has stalked the highway has ever been brought to justice. Hailey McBride calls Cold Creek home. Her father taught her to respect nature, how to live and survive off the land, and to never travel the highway alone. Now he’s gone, leaving her a teenage orphan in the care of her aunt whose police officer husband uses his badge as a means to bully and control Hailey. Overwhelmed by grief and forbidden to work, socialize, or date, Hailey vanishes into the mountainous terrain, hoping everyone will believe she’s left town. Rumors spread that she was taken by the highway killer—who’s claimed another victim over the summer. One year later, Beth Chevalier arrives in Cold Creek, where her sister Amber lived—and where she was murdered. Estranged from her parents and seeking closure, Beth takes a waitressing job at the local diner, just as Amber did, desperate to understand what happened to her and why. But Beth’s search for answers puts a target on her back—and threatens to reveal the truth behind Hailey’s disappearance...

The Man Called Red

Norman Sorensen
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Author : Norman Sorensen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0994073402

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At 2 months old a horse almost takes his life. Horses become part of his livelihood for the next 60 year. Follow a boy who works alongside German prisoners of war. At 15, runs away with the circus. Travel the adventure trail to be a cowboy in the Chilcotin in the heart of the Caribou. Venture's to the Peace River Country, to become a Forest Ranger. Is instrumental, sending a politician to jail. Learn how he and his wife with six small children face the wilderness to build a homestead into a ranching enterprise, 24 miles back in the mountains from the nearest road. Trades - their ranch, for the farthest ranching operation, in Northern British Columbia on the Alaska Highway. Has a horse save his life from drownings. Buys a Hunting Area, becomes one of the most successful Big Game Outfitters in North America. Bush pilot, who walks away, from four major, airplane crashes. Stories of Hunters adventure in pursuit of Mt. Sheep, Moose, Mt. Caribou, Mountain Goat, Grizzly and Black Bear. Crosse's the Berlin Wall. With a wife that stood by him through thick and thin.

Chop Suey Nation

Ann Hui
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Author : Ann Hui
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781771622233

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Chop Suey Nation by Ann Hui Pdf

In 2016, Globe and Mail reporter Ann Hui drove across Canada, from Victoria to Fogo Island, to write about small-town Chinese restaurants and the families who run them. It was only after the story was published that she discovered her own family could have been included—her parents had run their own Chinese restaurant, The Legion Cafe, before she was born. This discovery, and the realization that there was so much of her own history she didn’t yet know, set her on a time-sensitive mission: to understand how, after generations living in a poverty-stricken area of Guangdong, China, her family had somehow wound up in Canada. Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada’s Chinese Restaurantsweaves together Hui’s own family history—from her grandfather’s decision to leave behind a wife and newborn son for a new life, to her father’s path from cooking in rural China to running some of the largest “Western” kitchens in Vancouver, to the unravelling of a closely guarded family secret—with the stories of dozens of Chinese restaurant owners from coast to coast. Along her trip, she meets a Chinese-restaurant owner/small-town mayor, the owner of a Chinese restaurant in a Thunder Bay curling rink, and the woman who runs a restaurant alone, 365 days a year, on the very remote Fogo Island. Hui also explores the fascinating history behind “chop suey” cuisine, detailing the invention of classics like “ginger beef” and “Newfoundland chow mein,” and other uniquely Canadian fare like the “Chinese pierogies” of Alberta. Hui, who grew up in authenticity-obsessed Vancouver, begins her journey with a somewhat disparaging view of small-town “fake Chinese” food. But by the end, she comes to appreciate the essentially Chinese values that drive these restaurants—perseverance, entrepreneurialism and deep love for family. Using her own family’s story as a touchstone, she explores the importance of these restaurants in the country’s history and makes the case for why chop suey cuisine should be recognized as quintessentially Canadian.

1177 B.C.

Eric H. Cline
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Author : Eric H. Cline
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691168388

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1177 B.C. by Eric H. Cline Pdf

A bold reassessment of what caused the Late Bronze Age collapse In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bronze Age came to an abrupt and cataclysmic end. Kingdoms fell like dominoes over the course of just a few decades. No more Minoans or Mycenaeans. No more Trojans, Hittites, or Babylonians. The thriving economy and cultures of the late second millennium B.C., which had stretched from Greece to Egypt and Mesopotamia, suddenly ceased to exist, along with writing systems, technology, and monumental architecture. But the Sea Peoples alone could not have caused such widespread breakdown. How did it happen? In this major new account of the causes of this "First Dark Ages," Eric Cline tells the gripping story of how the end was brought about by multiple interconnected failures, ranging from invasion and revolt to earthquakes, drought, and the cutting of international trade routes. Bringing to life the vibrant multicultural world of these great civilizations, he draws a sweeping panorama of the empires and globalized peoples of the Late Bronze Age and shows that it was their very interdependence that hastened their dramatic collapse and ushered in a dark age that lasted centuries. A compelling combination of narrative and the latest scholarship, 1177 B.C. sheds new light on the complex ties that gave rise to, and ultimately destroyed, the flourishing civilizations of the Late Bronze Age—and that set the stage for the emergence of classical Greece.

Mennonite Valley Girl

Carla Funk
Mennonite Valley Girl Book PDF

Author : Carla Funk
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781771645164

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Mennonite Valley Girl by Carla Funk Pdf

“In luminous prose that effortlessly portrays the intimate and familiar pangs of growing up, Funk captivates from the get-go, and the ’80s nostalgia will hit the spot for those who came of age amid skyscraper bangs, acid-washed jeans, and the ubiquity of teen heartthrob Kirk Cameron. These small-town stories are big on charm.” —Publishers Weekly A funny and whip-smart memoir about a feisty young woman’s quest for independence in an isolated Mennonite community. Carla Funk is a teenager with her hands on the church piano keys and her feet edging ever closer to the flames. Coming of age in a remote and forested valley—a place rich in Mennonites, loggers, and dutiful wives who submit to their husbands—she knows her destiny is to marry, have babies, and join the church ladies’ sewing circle. But she feels an increasing urge to push the limits of her religion and the small town that cannot contain her desires for much longer. Teenage (Mennonite) angst at its finest: Carla questions the patriarchal norms of Mennonite society and yearns to break free. She’ll start by lighting her driveway on fire …. A family story: the perfect gift for mothers, daughters, sisters, and fathers and sons. Pitch-perfect 1980s nostalgia: remember Jordache jeans? For readers of Miriam Toews: heart wrenching and humorous descriptions of Mennonite life. At once a coming-of-age story, a contemplation on meaning, morality, and destiny, and a hilarious time capsule of 1980s adolescence, Mennonite Valley Girl offers the best kind of escapist reading for anyone who loves small towns, or who was lucky enough to grow up in one.

Takaya

Cheryl Alexander
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Author : Cheryl Alexander
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781771603744

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Takaya by Cheryl Alexander Pdf

An enchanting and evocative look at the unique relationship between a solitary, island-dwelling wolf and a renowned wildlife photographer. A lone wild wolf lives on a small group of uninhabited islands in British Columbia's Salish Sea, surrounded by freighter, oil tanker and other boat traffic and in close proximity to a large urban area. His name is Takaya, which is the Coast Salish First Nations people's word for wolf. Cheryl Alexander studied and documented this unique wolf for years, unravelling the many mysteries surrounding his life. Her documentation of Takaya's journey, his life on the islands and the development of their deep connection is presented alongside a stunning collection of her photography. Through journal entries, interviews, and a stunning collection of photography, Takaya: Lone Wolf addresses a number of profound questions and tells a story that is certain to inspire, enlighten, and touch the heart. It is the story of a wild animal, alone yet at peace.

Vancouver Noir

Linda L. Richards,Timothy Taylor,Sheena Kamal
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Author : Linda L. Richards,Timothy Taylor,Sheena Kamal
Publisher : Akashic Books
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781617756849

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Vancouver Noir by Linda L. Richards,Timothy Taylor,Sheena Kamal Pdf

This “excellent anthology” of noir fiction set in Canada’s City of Glass features all-new stories by Linda L. Richards, Sam Wiebe, Yasuko Thanh and more (Quill & Quire, starred review). For many people, Vancouver is a city of affluence, athleisure, and craft beer. But if look a little closer at this gentrified paradise, you’ll find the old saying holds true: behind every fortune there’s a crime. Hidden beneath Vancouver’s gleaming glass skyscrapers are shadowy streets where poverty, drugs, and violence rule the day. These fourteen stories of crime and mayhem in the Pacific Northwest offer an entertaining “mix of wily pros, moody misfits, bewildered bystanders, and a touch of the supernatural” (Kirkus). Vancouver Noir features the Arthur Ellis Award-winning story “Terminal City” by Linda L. Richards, and the Arthur Ellis Award-finalist “Wonderful Life” by Sam Wiebe. It also includes entries by Timothy Taylor, Sheena Kamal, Robin Spano, Carleigh Baker, Dietrich Kalteis, Nathan Ripley, Yasuko Thanh, Kristi Charish, Don English, Nick Mamatas, S.G. Wong, and R.M. Greenaway.

In Search of Al Howie

Jared Beasley
In Search of Al Howie Book PDF

Author : Jared Beasley
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781771603393

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In Search of Al Howie by Jared Beasley Pdf

The story of Al Howie is a remarkable and at times unbelievable adventure into the heart of the longest races in the world with one of modern history's most eccentric ultra-marathon runners. If you ran 7295 kilometres across Canada in 72 days, wearing three-ounce racing flats, then two weeks later took on the longest certified race on Earth and broke the world record (which happened to be your own), what would you be? Likely an alien. If you won 24-hour races and three-, six-, and seven-day races several times a year in your mid-40s, and ran marathons just for training, what would they call you? Crazy for sure. If you were forever broke and shipped your clothes on buses in order to run free of baggage for thousands of kilometres just to get to races, you'd be institutionalized. And if you did all these things and were institutionalized for the last 15 years of your life, you would be Al Howie. Al Howie was an eccentric among the extreme runners in the ultra-marathon world, and his life was as enigmatic as his runs. Based on interviews with Howie himself during his final two years (he died in 2016), Jared Beasley's book takes the reader into the amazing and complex world of an astounding figure in modern sports history.