Monthly Archives: June 2015

It has been a good week for planet Earth. Monday was Ocean’s Day. Also on Monday the G7 gathering made a commitment to reduce their countries dependence on fossil fuels. Okay, they gave themselves decades to do it but it … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, June 10th at 10:30am in 1925, the Mutual Street Arena in Toronto was filled to capacity with 7,646 people present to witness the formation of the United Church of Canada. (I am posting this at 10:30 to mark … Continue reading →

“What is so rare as a day in June?” James Russell Lowell penned these words and my mother would quote them frequently at this time of year. She loved June because it meant she could spend every available minute in … Continue reading →

The last Indian Residential School closed in 1996. That is only 19 years ago. For over a century First Nations children were removed from their homes and sent to be “educated”. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission delivered their report and … Continue reading →