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OFF THE BEATEN PATH Mount Cain

Kealy Donaldson

OCEAN CHRONICLES

Sea Stars: Wonders of the Sea Shore Josh McInnes

ARTIST FEATURE | FRANCIS DICK

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Orchids in the Underbrush

Kealy Donaldson

The Soulful Wolf of Kawadilikala

WE ARE ART

A Gift Guide to Local Art

Kealy Donaldson

FLORA + FAUNA OF THE NORTHWEST COAST

Luna Loiseau-Tremblay

WELLNESS ARTIST

Lou-Ann Ika'wega Neel | Artist + Curator

Kealy Donaldson

NATUROPATHIC INSPIRATIONS

Winter Home Care Kit Ingrid Pincott, ND

EAT LOCAL

An Ode to our Communities: Shopping Local Luna Loiseau-Tremblay

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE Healing & Rebirth Like a phoenix out of the ashes, Island life appears to be heading in the direction of healing, especially with a new year on the horizon and a Covid vaccine on route. 2020 has been no picnic – nothing went as expected! A very hyper-political year married with a reoccurring centurial

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MOUNT CAIN

OFF THE

BEATEN PATH K E A LY DON A LDSON

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der is incredible at this backcountry resort. Mount Cain is located approximately 20 kilometres east of Woss and is a two hour drive north from Campbell River. With a base elevation of 4,300 feet and top elevation of 5,800, it’s nestled away in a perfect little piece of Vancouver Island North paradise. The ski hill is operated by Mount Cain Alpine Park Society, which is a body of very dedicated volunteers and die-hard backcountry enthusiasts. Most of these volunteers work in the forest industry on North Vancouver Island. "Cain," as it is called for short, is known mostly for its wicked back-country terrain and has only two t-bars and a rope tow. There has been a recent upgrade on the mechanical side which put

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It can be quite the adventure just getting to this ski hill and arriving safely is key, so here are the recommendations from Mount Cain staff:

While many of you are returning to enjoy our little ski hill, some of you may be newcomers. Sometimes, getting to Cain is part of the adventure so we thought we would share some tips with you to ensure you arrive safely. You must bring chains with you. Moreover, you must know how to put your chains on. Many people have purchased chains and never taken them out of the box. Then, when the snow is deep and it is getting dark, there is a mad scramble to read the instructions in the middle of the road. This is hard on other drivers and dangerous. Please

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FOOD FOR

THOUGHT K E A LY DON A LDSON

A PIECE

OF THE PIE

O N TH E F LY CA F É AT YQQ

It’s no secret… small and medium sized businesses

to us, as a destination for pick up. It was late spring and

have been hit quite hard through this time of Covid

I thought that everyone loves an incredible pie. So that

Pandemic. Some have closed to either re-open later or

was it, the Café started marketing fruit pies and a new

possibly never at all, and some through perseverance,

clientele appeared. It is truly heart warming to see the

tears and bit of magic have been able to pull through.

incredible progress made in only a few months, and the

With a flair for more than just on the go foods, On The

support from the locals is overwhelmingly generous.”

Fly Café, in YQQ Comox Airport, has been able to do a full turnaround from their business model of just a few months ago. “Adapt

and

Erin Neely, Market Development Manager at YQQ, filled us in on the changes at the airport and how quickly On The Fly Café adapted to their new Pie model. “YQQ had

change,” laughs Andrea Wagemaker,

restricted access as soon as the pandemic hit. The airport's

Co-owner of On The Fly. “We were able to recreate the

policy was strict, no mask=no entry, and if you were not

café’s product lines and services through supporting

a passenger, no entry. It was devastating to both the café

other incredible local Food and Beverage vendors.” So

and gift shop on site. We lost flights and foot traffic, and

much so that this directional change has On The Fly

our amazing team of volunteer ambassadors were no lon-

nominated for Comox Valley Chamber’s COVID Busi-

ger accessing services on site," she says. "So when On The

ness Resiliency Award, sponsored by the BDC. Now

Fly presented their re-launch using Andrea’s Pie Model,

you ask, how’d they do it? On The Fly went from hav-

we were on board with helping them get back on track.

ing multiple flights of foot traffic built into their daily

We had already been working towards Island Good which

routine to a minimal amount of flights and needed to

focused on locally grown or produced products. The air-

find the next level and layer of business to keep their

port was happy to arrange the take out window to better

business alive.

facilitate physical distancing, and to provide access to

As Spring 2020 coasted by with most of us tucked away

those currently restricted from entering."

at home, Summer time emerged and that’s when Wage-

On The Fly started with fruit pies and literally got off

maker developed a brilliant idea. “We were already

the ground during the summer season and the pies

working with the YQQ Management Team on incorpo-

started to fly! “We can’t thank our customers enough

rating more local vendors into our product lines under

for believing in our products and services. You are the

the ‘Island Good’ program,” she says “so it made sense

reason we are still open. Once we saw that the Pie Mod-

to find a product that everyone loves and would come

el was working and revenues were climbing, I knew we

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needed to plan for the next level. The café was able to

guru. “One of our favourite new concepts is our Private

partner with local beverage producers and we added a

Virtual Tastings. Our Vineyard rep visits your group via

line of hearty dinner pies to complement the concept.

Zoom, along with a minimum purchase of six bottles

Pairing Beaufort Vineyard and Gladstone Brewing

to share and enjoy. The feedback has been universal-

products with our dinner and dessert pies was going to

ly positive and we are greatful." Beaufort's onsite wine

help us continue to build our menu and serve our cli-

store will be open the first three weekends in Decem-

ents’ needs in a different capacity than we had before,”

ber, 10am to 3pm, for purchases and pickups.

Wagemaker explained.

Gladstone Brewery has taken leaps and bounds to get

On The Fly now is not only serving incredible apple,

themselves behind the bar again and their business has

peach, and berry dessert pies, but dinner pie classics

changed throughout the past few months. Now boast-

like Roasted Chicken pot pie, Traditional Tourtière and

ing a killer Burger menu for takeout, Gladstone is gear-

Pulled Pork n Mushroom now adorn the new menu and

ing up to release two seasonal selections this winter.

have all been well received. The Café is licensed, so cus-

Plan to see these in cans, versus kegs, but get ready for

tomers have the opportunity to pair a pie, pick up and

their Imperial Dessert Stout featuring flavours of Vic-

go, with a beautiful bottle of Beaufort’s Ca Beautage,

toria's Fernwood Coffee, nuts and coconut along with

which is blend of 100% Beaufort grapes, Raven Moon

their famous Anniversary Beer for their 6th birthday!

Cider or Gladstone’s local epic brews—it doesn’t get

Sarah Nolette, Gladstone’s Sales and Events Manager is

much better than this.

happy to see local vendors like On the Fly include their

Beaufort Vineyards was also adapting their business

order! It’s a perfect pairing.”

model with the changing times, and they were the first Tasting Room to reopen, by appointment, on Vancouver Island. As the Beaufort team focused on the positives in their own transition, they found success in creating “the full experience,” socially distanced, for inbound guests and wine connoisseurs. Much like On The Fly, Beaufort’s high-season foot traffic changed from over 200 visitors per day to 36 based on their return-to-work Covid Safety Plan. Beaufort pushed their online sales, created a greater platform for their Wine Club and got back to doing what they do best: growing-fermenting-bottling some of the most amazing wine right from the Comox Valley’s rich soil.

products. “Grab your 4-pack of Gladstone with your pie

It’s taken a lot of ingenuity for these businesses to remain open and create a special product and experience for their customers. Many have moved to a different business model to pick up their missing revenues and make it work in this critical time of change. So: support, recommend and purchase as local as you can! Your purchases keep the economic impact of the local dollar alive. A big ‘hats off’ to all the businesses that have been able to adapt and survive and a special congratulations to

“I’m particularly passionate about raising the aware-

On The Fly Café and the

ness of this region for wine on Vancouver Island and in

owners Andrea and Jackie!

BC,” says Katie Phelan, Beaufort’s Sales and Marketing

Keep going ladies! The Gardens at Beaufort Vineyards

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A Pacific blood star (Henricia leviuscula) © Josh McInnes

OCEAN CHRONICLES

SPECIES IN THE SPOTLIGHT

SEA STARS

Wonders of the Seashore JOSH M C INNES

We lay motionless 18 m below the surface, only

Most sea stars possess a well-developed skeleton com-

our air bubbles hissed with each breathe. The group of

posed of calcium carbonate that gives them a rough

four divers, including myself, were on a dive off Og-

exterior. The main disk forms the body of the organ-

den Point, Victoria when we stumbled upon a giant

ism, which is split into an oral side (bearing a mouth)

sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides), stalking

and aboral side (not bearing a mouth). Surrounding

a smooth pink scallop (Chlamys rubida). The sea star

the body are arms that aid the sea star in moving and

must have been close to 1 m in diameter! As the sea

finding food. Movement is highly specialized and relies

star creeped closer, the scallop responded by opening

on a water vascular system (WVS) which pumps water

and closing its shell repeatedly, forcing a jet of water

throughout the animal. On the aboral side, water en-

out propelling the scallop through the water column.

ters through the madreporite, a canal that pushes water

The sunflower sea star kept advancing and over time

through fluid filled canals that lead to hundreds of tu-

the scallop tired and succumbed to the sea star.

bular structures called tube feet. This system also allows sea stars to pick up chemical signatures or pheromones

Sea stars (often misleadingly termed “starfish”) belong

that are excreted by prey.

to the morphologically diverse phylum Echinodermata, which include the sea lilies, feather stars, brittle stars,

In the coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest, 83 species

sand dollars, sea urchins, sea biscuits, and sea cucum-

and sub-species of sea star are known to occur in the re-

bers. Approximately 6500 species of echinoderm have

gion. This includes familiar species like the purple star

been classified, with almost all species being predomi-

(Pisaster ochraceus), blood star (Henricia leviuscula),

nantly marine. Sea stars belong to the sub-class Aster-

leather star (Dermasterias imbricate), and mottled star

oidea, and approximately 1600 species have been de-

(Evasterias troschelii). Most like the voracious sunflower

scribed worldwide.

sea star mentioned above are major predators in marine

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the sea star to feed. Ecologically sea stars are important predators in the intertidal ecosystem. They control the populations of highly competitive species like the Pacific blue mussel (Mytilus trossulus) and thatched barnacles (Semibalanus cariosus), which outcompete other marine organisms. In the mid 2000s sea stars along the west coast of North America were hit by an unknown pathogen that decimated multiple species. Populations crashed to an extent not previously documented in marine ecosystems. The infected sea stars deteriorated quickly over time, with limbs and body part falling off. The disease was labeled “sea star wasting disease.” Multiple research organizations began intertidal surveys to try and understand the transmission between communities and laboratory studies were conducted to try and identify Brooding Sea Star (Henricia Sp) © Josh McInnes

the pathogen. It was soon discovered that the pathogen was a highly infectious virus in the family of densovirus. The virus has been recorded affecting 40 different

ecosystems like the intertidal zone. They are known to

sea star species, and on the British Columbia coast the

feed on a wide variety of prey, including mussels, clams,

Sunflower sea star in particular was severely affected.

scallops, marine snails, sea anemones, seaweeds, small fish, and other sea stars (in the case of the sunflower

The factors resulting in such a population decline are

sea star). Once prey are found, sea stars extrude their

poorly understood, but increasing warm water tem-

stomachs through their mouths onto their prey, where

peratures and over population have been hypothe-

they digest them externally. For species, like the hard to

sized. Currently it is believed that multiple pandemics

open clams, which have shell valves that clamp shut, sea

have occurred over the decades, and that populations

stars can extrude their stomachs through an opening of

do bounce back after such episodes. So while the pop-

1 to 2 mm. At this point the sea star excretes digestive

ulation was affected, it is hopeful that sea starts will re-

enzymes that weaken the muscles of the clam, enabling

bound from such events.

Josh McInnes is a cetacean ecologist and a Research Scientist with Juan de Fuca Marine Research. He taught ocean sciences at the Bamfield Marine Science Centre from 2014-2016. He lives in Victoria, BC.

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ARTIST FEATURE KEALY DONALDSON

She answers the phone “City Morgue,” as I laugh out loud in response. Francis Dick’s humour is as powerful as her laughter. This soulful and playful Kwakwaka’wakw Artist is passionate about her changing mediums, sharing her Northwest style and being intertwined in music. When asked about her experiences in 2020, Dick is very responsive. "Life right now has been challenging; part of the challenge for most people right now is around work. As an Artist, how do I market myself, especially when it wasn’t your goal to become an Artist?” My response: you get by with a little help from your friends. And as it turns out, friends have stepped up 1 4 | C O M PA S S M A G A Z I N E | I s s u e 3 0

to help her with marketing through online presences like her website www.francisdick.com. Once you see Francis Dick’s diverse body of work and creative portfolio, you’ll believe that her journey was to include art. As we touch on the discussion of the pandemic, Dick adds, “seems things will be ongoing this way. In between all the chaos and noise, I have my own thoughts. These are truly such strange times – no gatherings, no funerals, no visiting. I think many people are feeling lots of impacts without having access to home territories, family and travelling." “I normally spend lots of time alone,” she says, “with the added self-isolation, maybe I don’t hate people as much as I think I do.” She laughs as she shares. W W W. C O M PA S S M A G A Z I N E . C A

“Right now I’m really missing my regular Live Blues Jams on Sunday afternoons — I love to dance, listen and enjoy the music… I miss it.” Dick has been busy throughout the pandemic. She’s been working on two collaborative music-based projects including these stunning custom handmade guitars in Victoria. Dick and Glenn Taylor have been working on these pieces for months; piece by piece, designing them and putting them back together. Taylor is a local musician, a guitarist in fact, and a fine wood finisher. These two creatives brought together a beautiful contemporary collection of Northwest custom designed and hand-built guitars. They are both looking forward to showing these unique one-of-a-kind guitars via a live performance featuring these works of art – so stay tuned for those details. "From my love of music and involvement in the musical community, I was inspired to produce these guitars," she says. "Especially the portrait of famous Blues Artist Robert Johnson, did you see that one!” Dick had been working on a jewellery line before pandemic. Most Indigenous Artists use hand carving tools, but she hurt her hand, making that almost impossible. Instead, she designed a line of laser cut jewellery from traditional images and shapes to her Northwest style, some influenced by her love music. Dick added that she bores easily so she loves to try different mediums and outlets. She has also created pieces of functional furniture highlighting wood, glass and metal. Dick still feels challenged to capture the essence of the people that intrigue her and translate that into her art. “By

putting honour and spirit into your work, that is the tradition and honours our culture.” Dick reflects on her Yalis’ (Alert Bay) and Kingcome Inlet ties and cultural position as a Hamatsa. In the earlier years, Dick finished her degree in Social Work and took a placement working in Kingcome Inlet. She found it very difficult and moved back to Victoria to continue her education, and never left. She lives away from family and always enjoys the reconnection; she recently lost her father and nephew. With times being difficult, she stepped in to help these losses by selling some of her work. “To love and to care and hold their pain with them… was overwhelming but beautiful,” she noted about her family’s losses. In the end stages of her father’s life, she would do a three-second canvas – random lines; pulling ravens, thunderbirds and other traditional images; Dick expressed, “you can see them with your soul.” These three-second canvases sold within a week at a gallery – a buyer had full connection with the pieces instantly. Deep from the heart and soul, from where the Creator lies, Dick pulled these stunning and creative works out to share and honour her loved ones. When asked about her art fusion of traditional and contemporary, Dick responds that it is a story that is told through music. Dick wanted to create performance art and brought her idea to the Newcomb Theater in Victoria. She was told to get a script together; so she did, and took one performance practice and then presented – the show sold out. Dick continues to want to grow through music, especially continue to work with musicians in the Victoria area.

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BEING HUMAN

JAMES L. ANDERSON

DREAMING

OUR WAY

THROUGH

In everything I have written, between the lines

somehow found the path to unimaginably transform and

is the whisper of a dream. A dream that no matter how

discover a New Way to be Human on Earth, and our chil-

desperate, dark and hopeless things become, we are go-

dren’s children lived to walk this earth into the future. We

ing to find the light. We are going to survive. That 10,000

have always done this before. It is how we have survived.

years from now Human Beings will still be here… on this

We dreamed our way through.

earth… in a golden glory civilization of peace, enlightenment and perfect harmony with universe we cannot even

In what little we understand of how this magnificent uni-

imagine today. All around us in this tortured insanity you

verse evolves, there is an ascending tower of progression

and I are living through today this is simply a ridiculous

in what we call Communication that manifests in secret

and an impossible dream. It makes no sense. You can’t get

germinating glory sublimed somehow towards the now

there from here. It cannot be so.

unseen and unknown cloaked DESTINY of Life and uni-

It just happens to be true. But it is going to be one HELL of a journey. You and I live in a world where who we are and our precious lives themselves have no value except how others can use and profit from us. In the world at large no one can truly and deeply CARE for anyone else and the sad truth is that we cannot truly care for anyone but ourselves. It is not the way it should be, but it is the

verse, everywhere. Little do we now know that this is the ongoing secret process which defines a Universe that is the CONTINUUM and womb that is creating the astounding metamorphosis of as yet unborn perfect total Union… which we un-evolved creatures are now unaware that everything is incomprehensibly fulminating towards.

way it is, now. This is why there can be no lasting social, economic or spiritual unity…and no final peace, Human

We now incorrectly call that sublime, hidden metamor-

equality or forever love, and no co-operative, collective

phic process Energy, gravity, force, field, LIFE or com-

society can ever truly succeed on this earth until we fi-

munication…and there is nowhere, anywhere that this

nally learn to CARE for each other like we obsessively,

fulminating evolution has no presence. It breathes all

fanatically care for our own private, “solitary one” lives.

around us everywhere…now, although from our “solitary one” yet ignorant lives we are now simply oblivious to it.

We are still not yet fully evolved. None of us. But, we

Ever more highly liberated and “evolved” lifeforms man-

dream things.

ifest higher (unifying) methods of what we perceive as Communication. From protoplasm to the ‘thinking”

Fire…the wheel…the “round’ earth, the “heliocentric” uni-

apes, there is clear evidence of higher, more sophisticat-

verse, the One God. All secretly maturing beneath the sur-

ed and interwoven forms of interconnection and com-

face for Ages, until they were “Born” in the collective Hu-

munication with the universe beyond…clearly evolving

man mind… And then, the world changed forevermore.

closer to one day perfect, total Union of all creation.

Throughout all of our ancient history, our life force

And so, perhaps the time has come for us to dream our

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way through again. Perhaps the lesson we must learn in

We will have finally become a Unified Life Force and a

these desperate times clinging to the edge hanging by a

FAMILY of Humankind.

thread above the dark horror of Oblivion and deadly forImagine That. Where do we begin? What if the problem

ever extinction is that we must once again evolve or die.

is simply that there is a secret, fatal flaw hidden at the We can only survive by evolving another Giant Leap for-

root of all logical and rational present Human thought

ward with an astounding, higher form of perfect commu-

that is keeping us all from that incredible evolution? A fa-

nication…that allows us to survive by impossibly evolving

tal flaw buried so deep that no one anywhere has yet even

the unimaginable ability to know and LIVE each others’

suspected it is there. And it is this secret, invisible fatal

separate, “Solitary One” lives.

flaw that is now destroying our civilization, our world, and our lives today.

In that Higher, more evolved form of ”communication” Human Beings will then become a New Species, having

And finally, suppose that this deep, fatal flaw is essen-

created once again A New Way to be Human on this earth.

tially invisible to our present conscious mindset because it is concealed in the way our logical minds func-

Everything we now think we “know” will change.

tion? It now lurks invisible hidden in the way we reason

And we will have evolved into another world… Where we

and make sense of everything, hidden in the funda-

can survive, again…Leaving all this insane madness be-

mental fabric of the way we think…every last one of us.

hind us, forever.

We are ALL Global fools.

Look all around you now. See somehow beyond the hate,

We all either evolve the outrageous ability to “SHARE”

war and monstrous inhuman savagery today. Beneath

life itself and escape this insane, inhuman civilization to-

the surface everywhere You and I are dreaming our way

day into a new Human world, or none of us will survive.

through… once more. We can survive. Believe in it, and make it so. You and I must evolve a New Way to be Hu-

Just imagine this. This is the new dream we must envi-

man, once again.

sion and make come true, so our children’s children will live to survive in a Magnificent new Golden Age in the

When we learn to “share” life together, everything we

future where we have dreamed our way through… again.

now live and love will change forever, and all of our children’s children will walk this earth and survive in a New Human World where we truly CARE for each other.

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FLORA + FAUNA OF THE NORTHWEST COAST LUNA LOISEAU-TREMBLAY

ORCHIDS IN THE UNDERBRUSH

Often when we think of orchids, grocery store

while flowers themselves can be disguised as insects (such

displays of hybrid Phalaenopsis orchids come to mind,

as a female bee) to trick a male bee to position itself just

or references to the tropical forests of Borneo pop up.

right for the transfer of pollinia. Many species of bog or-

This family of plants feels too exotic for our Canadian

chids in the genus Platanthera even use mosquitoes as

climate. However, British Columbia is home to over 40

pollinators, while we swat these irritating insects that we

species of orchids, part of the second largest plant family

assume are only out for blood. The evolutionary adapta-

on the planet.

tions of orchids continue to amaze biologists while hob-

The family Orchidaceae comprises over 25,000 species, topped only by the family Asteraceae (Daisy) which con-

by plant growers continue to discover ways to make new hybrids to sell on the global market.

tains over 30,000 species. Orchids first appeared in the

Here on Vancouver Island, we have many beautiful spe-

evolution of our planet some 112 million years ago and

cies, some of which are very showy like the well known

started to divide into major orchid lineages from 90 mil-

Fairy Slipper Orchid (Calypso bulbosa) but many of which

lion years ago. Although orchids are notoriously fussy

are very subtle such as camouflage Slender Bog Orchid

house plants, the wild types are some of the most diverse

(Platanthera stricta) and the humble Rattlesnake Plantain

and adaptable on the planet, living in a wide spectrum

(Goodyera oblongifolia).

of habitats, from arid deserts in Namibia to cloud forests of Ecuador to dry southwest facing bluffs of Vancouver Island to soggy peat bogs and old growth forests.

An interesting group of orchids that we have here are the myco-heterotrophic species. These do not photosynthesize but are instead leafless and parasitic on ecto-

Orchids have managed to adapt to living in trees and on

mycorrhizal fungi, which are fungi that have symbiotic

rocks as epiphytes in all sizes, shapes and colours, taking

relationships with the roots of surrounding and various

in nutrients from the air and rain. This family of plants

plant species. Many terrestrial orchids have notoriously

is famous for its diverse adaptations to its floral compo-

complicated and fragile relationships with fungi present

nents in order to trick pollinators to visit their flowers.

in the soil but the myco-heterotrophs take it to another

Scents run the gambit from wonderful to disgusting,

level with their parasitic biology.

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Coralroot orchids, in the genus Corallorhiza, such as the Pacific Coralroot orchid (C. mertensiana), Spotted Coralroot orchid (C. maculata), Striped Coralroot (C. striata) and the Yellow Coralroot (C. trifida) orchids are relatively common but impressive finds in our forests. Pacific and Spotted Coralroot, with their absence of chlorophyll, often grow together in the understory of mature forests. Incredibly, the two species do not share fungal partners even though they may be growing alongside each other in the same area, both parasitizing species in the fungal family Russulaceae. Yellow Coralroot is partially my-

Clockwise, from top left: Spotted Coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata); Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera oblongifolia); Pacific Coralroot (Corallorhiza mertensiana); White Bog Orchid (Platanthera dilatata); Elegant Orchid (Platanthera elegans) All photos ÂŠ Lunabelle Loiseau-Tremblay

co-heterotrophic, meaning that it has some chlorophyll to photosynthesize but also gets nutrients through its

cells of a germinated orchid seed. Little is known about

fungal partner in the genus Tomentella.

why an adult orchid that is photosynthetic is also symbi-

Because of these specific relationships with fungal part-

otic with fungal hyphae.

ners, orchids are difficult to propagate. All or most orchids

Perhaps this small window into the intricacies of orchid

are symbiotic with fungi at some point during their life

diversity will accompany many of you into the next for-

cycle, as orchid seeds have virtually no energy reserves

est hike, to gaze in wonder at the busy communities and

and obtain carbon from fungal hyphae that penetrate the

diverse relationships happening under our feet.

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WELLNESS ARTIST LOU-ANN IKA'WEGA NEEL KEA LY DON A LDSON

Lou-Ann Neel, from a long line of Kwakwaka’wakw

The department oversees the entire Repatriation Project—

Artists originating from Alert Bay, works at the Royal BC

there is ongoing outreach in process with in-person meet-

Museum in Victoria. For the last two and a half years she

ings, prior to Covid, encouraging key Indigenous Elders

loved her position as Indigenous Repatriation Specialist.

and Knowledge Keepers to go through this online data-

In August, Neel was promoted to Curator of Indigenous

base so they can be ready for the meeting. This will allow

Collections for a week. Much to her surprise and delight,

for specific items in the collection to be identified and

she was asked to step into Acting Head of Indigenous

organized to be returned to their originating First Nation

Collections and Repatriation Department and is still

communities or Indigenous Organizational bodies.

there, until another change is made. “With all the work going on in Colwood and most of our resources focused on that project, it’s been a learning curve that came fast

The project has been video-documenting the entire collection with 15,000 cultural pieces – from small to

and is still coming but I love it, I truly love it!” she says.

large, including totem poles. Video documenting will

When asked what her biggest highlight has been work-

memories and identifying these pieces. Neel enjoys

ing at the Royal BC Museum, Neel explained that one

working with the Elders and youth, who also get an

of the silver linings of Covid is that they are deep in the

opportunity to connect and learn from each other—

process of digitizing the Indigenous Collections. The col-

fluent Indigenous speakers teaching their youth, helping

lection hosts approximately 35,000 photos plus audio

each other in connecting with culture. It’s just another

pieces as part of Repatriation. So far, 16,000 photos have

amazing positive spinoff from this project. The museum

been uploaded to the online database. The work contin-

is partners with First Peoples Cultural Council through

ues behind the scenes, but you can search online within the uploaded museum archives now. The decision to

allow communities to review all the items to assist in

Language Initiative Programming.

move forward and continue with this project, especially

As for the museum, they will still have a record of the

if Covid continues for any length of time, is beneficial as

collection once it’s repatriated through their permanent

people won’t be prevented from searching through the

video record. The video documenting will be on-going

collections.

and in the future, the project will travel back to each of

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the Nations to discuss the repatriation, documenting the

learning, building cultural apprenticeships; for Artists

entire repatriation from beginning to end. There are

who were away from home, the open concept allows

eight communities involved to date.

them to stop in and learn while they were in Victoria.”

For remote First Nations communities, this framework

Neel explained further that “so what was agreed upon,

is working well and the grant program is with the British

from a dialogue started in 2018, was a new space to be

Columbia Museum’s Association; Royal BC Museum ran

created and it could go back to the original location. A

it for the first year, and BCMA has now taken it over. The

smaller footprint which would be same size studio but it

grant will be used to cover the costs of travel into Victoria

was concluded that all Indigenous Art Mediums should

to review the massive collection and transport repatria-

be included. It will become part of the new museum

tion pieces back into originating communities.

building with full time staff running the operations to

Neel loves the part of engagement with communities. The Haida Gwaii Museum was contracted to assist in building a Repatriation Guide Book. Neel created templates and samples for them to build upon. You can now find their guide book on the Royal BC Museum website

oversee the studio. This would be an Artists Coop.” Neel has been working on setting up an Artists Coop; once the Coop is created, it would oversee and apply for the project funding to run the programs directly – not the museum, but definitely as a partnership.

for download. There is a hard copy to come in the future.

As an Artist in these unprecedented times, Neel continues

As the collection pieces can only be given back to orga-

to produce art in her ‘spare time’. Saturdays are her artist

nizational bodies, such First Nation Bands or Cultural

days and as people are rethinking Christmas and focused

Non-profit Societies, these communities were asked to

on supporting local, she has four online shops – she was

form committees with the support of each Nations’ Ad-

able to get her online presence amped up when Covid

ministration. Also, the video documenting will include

hit. For Neel, sales increased heavily for art cards and

the arrival of collection pieces and the interaction of

prints which had her working closely with local printers.

communities surrounding the pieces. These will be pub-

Neel really misses being able to connect with other artists

licly available in the future.

and family members.

“I am lucky to be in this position to advocate for Artists,"

Neel was recently awarded the Fulmer Award in First

Neel reflects. "I ran around this museum as a child, star-

Nations’ Art. She is thrilled about the award; it qualified

ing at the totem poles.” We touch on what is to come in

to her that she is a real Artist. Her first credentials are in

the future and Neel adds, “There was a carving studio

Public Administration and she has always worked a day

here, occupied by Mungo Martin; it burnt out and was

job with art on the side. With more and more online ex-

rebuilt. It was deemed unsafe in 2014, then torn down.

posure opportunities and people getting quite stressed,

Janet MacDonald and I held a series of consultations with

Neel uses that as inspiration for her daily art and shares

First Nations Artists – including those who worked at the

through her social media channels. She shares in the

carving studio. Richard Hunt and Tim Paul were the last

hope to just be able to make someone’s day and it truly is

Artists to be formally employed there. It was a place of

a highlight to see what she shares!

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NATUROPATHIC INSPIRATIONS

INGRID PINCOTT ND

Winter Home Care Kit The best place to be when you are sick is at home.

Echinacea, astragalus and goldenseal are more of my

Unless you are seriously ill or not improving, then

favorite herbs that give deeper immune support. St.

head to the Emergency Room or your health care

Francis Herb Farm make a wonderful Deep Immune

provider. This information is for self-care in the early

formula for those who tend to get really

stages of your symptoms of colds, coughs and flus.

sick every winter with chest infections,

A well stocked “Home Care Kit” comes in very handy when you are sick in the middle of the night or on the weekend! Here are some of my favorites. Dosages are reduced for children.

Vitamin C chewable or powder: Vitamin C is good for every body system. It improves your immune system to fight both bacterial and viral infections. If you are not sure what you have yet but you feel congested in the sinuses or chest, have a sore throat and feel a cough coming on, dose it upwards of 3000-6000mg per day in divided dosages or until you get a bit of diarrhea. You can maintain these high dosages until you feel better then gradually decrease it. Maintaining on 1000-2000mg per day during the winter and spring is a great preventive. Look for ACES and Zinc which is a natural immune formula that is easy for the whole family to take. Did you know that vitamin C is great for constipation? If you feel toxic you might want to

colds or flus. This can be taken regularly all winter long as a preventive, five days on and two days off. If you are getting sicker, then these wonderful liquid tonics can be dosed at 3-6 times per day. A natural antibiotic that I have made up for my family contains vitamin A, vitamin C, echinacea, goldenseal, zinc and garlic. For children, tasty chewable echinacea or zinc tablets taken throughout the day are great at the onset of sore throats, colds and flus.

Drosera Cough Formula: It is always great to have a good cough formula on hand. This formula is for a dry cough. Bronchosan is good for a wet cough. My patients relied on my Upper Respiratory Formula for getting over a nasty bronchitis. Contact your ND for a comprehensive formula like this to have on hand.

take extra vitamin C for a week. It is great for cleaning

Homeopathic Influenzium: these homeopathic pellets

out the gallbladder.

are taken weekly as a preventive all winter long, and

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Epsom salts: one to two cups into a hot bath is great for fever and chills or aches and pains. For children, transdermal magnesium may work better rubbed into the feet or the neck to help with aches and pains. Did you know that Epsom Salts is a detoxifier? If you feel you are having a reaction to something take a hot Epsom salt bath.

Ginger: I recommend having this fresh root frozen in your freezer. This makes a great tonic for the lungs as well as the digestive tract. Two cups of ginger boiled in one gallon of water for one hour makes a strong tea that can be diluted. It can be consumed hot with honey or in the case of children made into popsicles. Ginger breaks up mucous in the lungs and helps with chest infections. It is also great for nausea and digestive upset as well as motion sickness. Did you know ginger is also a treatment for morning sickness?

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Knorr Chicken Noodle Soup is a favorite in our house when feeling under the weather with no appetite. The salt keeps up the electrolytes and the noodles provide a few carbs. Follow with a hot bath to help you sweat a bit. Keep these things in your Home Care Kit, as the last thing you want to do when you are sick is head out to look for any of the above. You will be glad you did! Contact Dr. Ingrid Pincott N.D. (Non-Practicing) at 778-560-4444 Contact an Naturopathic Physician near you at www.bcna.ca

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SHIFT HAPPENS

ANDREA WAGEMAKER

SAY GOODNIGHT TO INSOMNIA Are you one of those people whose brain seems

While we sleep, our brain orders, integrates and makes

to go into overdrive as soon as your head hits the pil-

sense of things that have happened to us during the

low? It is 2 am, and you're tossing and turning, getting

day. When you are sleep deprived your mood is dis-

up, maybe reading a little, or watching a little TV. Then

rupted, you become irritable and forget things, you

more tossing and turning, still unable to fall asleep

can become too impaired to drive a vehicle or run ma-

and, finally, out of sheer fatigue, we finally do "drop

chinery, and that dozy, drowsy feeling of sleep walking

off." Or you dose off and get to sleep quickly, only to

seems follow us all day. Your day to day decision mak-

wake up two, three, or four hours later unable to go

ing and your overall capacity to effectively function in

back to sleep. We may even ask ourselves, "What's go-

your everyday activities becomes labored.

ing on here?" The good news is, once we understand the real behavDo you get frustrated at how hard it is to get to sleep?

ioral dynamics at work here, these conditions can be

Lying awake, but unable to go to drift off. It seems that

easily corrected. Clinical Hypnotherapy for sleep is so

the harder you try, the worse it gets. Does this sound

effective because it gets your mind and body into the

familiar? These two experiences are the more com-

state that it would normally enter just before falling

mon forms of insomnia, and when either or both of

asleep. Imagine drifting off into an enjoyable, restor-

these conditions become chronic, they can easily af-

ative sleep, effortlessly and drug free.

fect our health and ability to cope. People with a stress-linked job or are going through Lack of sleep causes sharp decrements in working

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memory. Without short-term memory a person can’t

notherapy. Just imagine sleeping through the night.

even hold a few digits of a telephone number in their mind, let alone perform complex tasks. When you are sleep deprived, you keep going around in circles.

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Saunas, either radiant heat or infrared, are effective at in-

taking a fiber, such as flaxmeal or psyllium, treats endo-

creasing the ability to sweat, eliminating toxins through

toxicity which are toxins created in the body in the bowel.

the skin: the second kidney. Exercise also falls into this

Pectasol, a form of modified citrus pectin, has been stud-

category. People such as hair dressers can smell chemi-

ied to remove heavy metals. Colonics are also available (in

cals exuding from their skin after sauna therapy.

Vancouver Island’s largest selection of BOOTS Use air filters in the home to improve air quality. Don’t forget toxins come into the home on the furniture and Avoid non organic dirty dozen foods that contain the other household items. highest organophosphate neurotoxic pesticide residues BUCKLES according to the Environmental Working Group (EWG) ie& BELTS Don’t store food in plastics or microwave in plastics. Courtenay) if required and reduces endotoxicity.

MOCCASINS & Eat foods that help eliminate toxins: Cruciferous vegetaMUKLUKS bles, resveratrol and quercitin foods (ie: blueberries, apples, onions, kale), celery, garlic, ginger, green, black, pepGreens in the form of cilantro, spirulina and green vegeta- GIFTS & permint, rooibos and chamomile teas. bles rich in chlorophyll can bind with toxins such as PCB’s SOUVENIRS for easier elimination, so add a “Greens Drink” to your daiUse chemical free make up and skin care products: ie Lei ly routine. See “Clean, Green and Lean” by Dr. Crinnion. AND MORE! Lani Makeup (Save On Foods) or Jane Iredale. peaches, bell peppers, apples, celery, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, grapes and lettuce.

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As the global pandemic pushes on, one of the

I realized I had not purchased eggs from the grocery

main messages we are reminded of daily is to lim-

store in monthsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;only local farm fresh eggs.

it our travel and think about relying less on products that are coming from international sources, as global economies are sagging heavily from the result of our circumstances. Although the eating local movement began years ago, in the last decade or so it has become louder, mingled with the conversations around the effects of climate change and globalization. We are now seeing the negative results of large scale agricultural monoculture and really questioning the quality of the food that ends up on our tables. One of the many issues that has become glaringly obvious since March is that of job and food security. Although the majority of us are unable to fabricate our own toilet paper as it goes flying off the shelves, many people have started gardening more to try to supplement their groceriesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and many small local farms in different areas up and down Vancouver Island and the surrounding islands are trying provide healthy local food options while trying to guarantee their own job security in unstable times. In the area that I live, we have a solid handful of local farms that sell produce and eggs out of roadside shelters, a local winery, a local chocolatier, bakers, knitters, weavers, artists, local folks that want to trade seed and share plants and so much more. The abundance of talented folks providing services in almost every niche amazes me on a regular basis. All of this has been around us for years but it seems like only now, as we become restricted in our movements

As the holidays approach, it seems clear that we need to really focus on buying local when we can manage it. I will gladly pay a few extra dollars for an item that goes towards the livelihood of a local farmer or local grocery store owner, instead of into the void of big box stores. When we think of gift giving this season, let us look around at the artists, carpenters, gardeners, soapmakers, potters and rock carvers. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s order that special book we wanted through the local bookstore instead of through amazon or an incredible pair of knitted socks from a local knitter instead of Walmart. Order a bouquet from a local florist, a turkey from a local farm or a charcuterie cutting board from a local woodworker. The possibilities are vast, and each one is overlaid with the thought of what it takes for the people in our communities to create and grow and provide us with products that are valuable and close at hand. As the pandemic has spiraled on for nine months now, local farms and independent small businesses are having to adapt and change how they operate, many of which are going out of business. As much as it rests on them to find ways to stay afloat in our communities, it is also up to us as consumers to see the value in locally sourced products and the importance the role of small business adds to the fabric of Island living. In these strange times, we need to help our local economies by supporting our community connections.

and advised to go to big box stores less for health, safety and environmental reasons, that our local community connections matter so much more. Several weeks ago, I left the house to run some errands and on the way home I realized that I had picked up

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two dozen eggs from a roadside farm cooler, a box of specialty chocolates from the local chocolatier for a present, 16 fresh bagels from a local baker, several bags of dried fruit and a jar of homemade jam from a local farm, and some fresh smoked fish from a friend. I had collected all of this without getting physically close to another human and here I was, overflowing with incredible wealth from my immediate local area. Also, W W W. C O M PA S S M A G A Z I N E . C A

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It’s been a long Covid road and some of us just

The low-impact version omits the jump but will still

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A bodyweight squat combined with boxing will have you

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Low-impact jumping jack

Things to consider

Start it off with low-impact jumping jacks! This will get

It’s a good idea to warm up before you start — walking in

your heart pumping and muscles moving. You can exag-

place or pop outside for a few minutes to get the blood

gerate the arm movements to burn maximum calories.

flowing. As the routine is low impact, you may be able to

1. Start by standing with arms down at your sides. 2. Step

complete it several times a week without adverse effects.

your right foot out, and at the same time bring your arms

Adjust this workout based on your fitness level and we

up above your head. Keep your weight in your right foot

recommend that if you have any health issues, consult

throughout this movement. 3. Return to your starting

your doctor to ensure you are cleared and healthy to en-

position. 4. Immediately step your left foot out. Once

gage in this physical activity. If you can’t complete one

again, with your weight on your left foot, bring your arms

minute of each move without stopping, drop down and

above your head.

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When I was 6 years old, I had this recurring vision every night before I fell asleep. I was standing on a beautiful golden bluff with my mother below me on the trail. The path to her was steep. I was afraid to follow. “Come on,” she called to me. “You’ve got this.” And as she held out her arms, I leapt. The beginning of the dream was exciting but scary, filled with the insecurities of childhood. But the moment I let go of my fears was filled with joy, because I knew she was right. I knew she loved me. I knew I would make it. Recently I went walking on a trail that I’d never seen before. And suddenly, impossibly, I saw the bluff. I was in the dream, a dream I hadn’t thought about for decades. Except instead of hesitating on the top, I was the one standing at the bottom, holding out my arms. My 6 year old son Kevin looked down at me from above, uncertainty in his eyes. “I want to do it but it’s scary!” he called.

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I smiled up at him, dazzled temporarily by the golden light. “Come on,” I said, fighting a lump. “You’ve got this.” And he leapt.

Joseph McLean lives in Powell River, spending his days with two young kids, a laid-back cat, and a fantastic wife named Katie. He has repaired a lot of computers; seen a number of mountain tops.

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