Points of Interest
eBook - ePub

Points of Interest

In Search of the Places, People, and Stories of BC

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Points of Interest

In Search of the Places, People, and Stories of BC

About this book


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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Map
  3. Title Page
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Creston | “The Great Arrow Creek Disaster”
  7. Krestova | “Newcomers to Doukhobor Territory”
  8. Okanagan Indian Band Reserve | “ ‘Everything Is Burning and Your House Is Gone’ ”
  9. Osoyoos Desert | “To Honour the Lost, a Cattle Drive”
  10. Agassiz | “The Art of Growing Wheat in the Rain”
  11. Abbotsford | “The Blacker the Berry”
  12. Surrey | “Tending the Fields of Resistance”
  13. Granville Island | “Amidst the Tourists, Creating a ‘Landscape of Fear’ ”
  14. Vancouver | “Dumplings for a New Year”
  15. Vancouver | “Elegy for a Building Manager”
  16. Richmond | “The Golden Village at the Edge of the Ocean”
  17. Pender Harbour | “A Beachcomber’s Love Story”
  18. Lasqueti Island | “A Wild and Woolly Issue”
  19. Saturna Island | “The Worst Windstorm in BC Hydro’s History”
  20. Thetis Lake Park | “How I Salvaged My Sense of Wonder”
  21. Victoria | “More Deadwood Than Downton Abbey”
  22. Fairy Creek | “Three Days in the Theatre of an Old-Growth Blockade”
  23. Port Alberni | “ ‘Residential School Perverted Everything That Was Beautiful’ ”
  24. Cumberland | “ ‘This Is Homecoming’ ”
  25. Campbell River | “Fishing in the Haig-Brown Library”
  26. Tofino | “When a Trip to the Post Office Takes Half a Day”
  27. Tahsis | “At Canada’s End of the Road”
  28. San Josef Bay | “The Riddle of the Monkey Puzzle Tree”
  29. Bella Bella | “Winter Is for Regeneration”
  30. Atlin | “Serving the Cranberry Crowd”
  31. Smithers | “All A’bored the Skeena Train”
  32. Devil’s Elbow | “The 100-Mile Diet Goes North”
  33. Ootsa Lake | “The World’s Most Remote Brewery?”
  34. Chilcotin | “To the Tŝilhqot’in, With Gloves”
  35. Xwísten | “A Fraser Full of Fish No More?”
  36. Acknowledgements
  37. Contributors
  38. Copyright Page