Woken up by an NDP Robocall at 6:16 a.m.!

I generally support the New Democratic Party but not when they spam phone me at 6:16 in the morning! Either they are completely rude or they are hiring some clueless out of province firm to do the ...

Nathaniel Christopher / 8 September 2009 / 3 Comments

Taking the city bus from Vancouver to Seattle

Have you ever considered taking the city bus from Vancouver to Seattle? Not the Greyhound, car, or Amtrak but public transit. I considered it, found out it was possible. I was curious to see how far s...

Nathaniel Christopher / 11 May 2009 / 5 Comments

Building a gazebo on Vancouver Island

This weekend my friend Dave and I worked on a gazebo in his mother’s back yard. When I say “worked” I actually mean “constructed”. His mother lives in a secluded area just north of Nanaimo. He needed ...

Culture and Politics

Nathaniel Christopher / 5 May 2009 / 6 Comments

Food Stamps in British Columbia

I always thought it was an American thing, but apparently the provincial government issues food vouchers to assist people in dire need. They are government issued vouchers which can be exchanged for a...

Culture and Politics

Nathaniel Christopher / 3 May 2009 / 18 Comments

BC’s last execution

April 28, 2009 marked the 50th anniversary of British Columbia’s last execution. Leo Anthony Mantha was a tugboat operator and former sailor. He was gay and wanted to have a long-term relationsh...

Nathaniel Christopher / 1 April 2009 / 3 Comments

Minimum wage laws = theft

www.theonion.com/content/files/images/Cartoon-Minimum-Wage.jpg As of April 15, 2009 British Columbia will have the lowest minimum wage in Canada and BC premier, Gordon Campbell, has no plans to increa...

Nathaniel Christopher / 16 March 2009 / 13 Comments

Epic fail at the Dinghy Dock Pub

I was in Nanaimo this weekend visiting friends. I had a wonderful time for most of the trip. Unfortunately, I had the worst restaurant experience of my life. I have this strange phobia of being held ...

Nathaniel Christopher / 4 February 2009

Visiting Ladysmith

Looking for tombstones - unearthing live relatives.

Nathaniel Christopher / 30 January 2009 / 1 Comment

Taking the train from Ladysmith

I’m going to visit my friend Yuri in Ladysmith this weekend… he’s the older brother of my friend Geordie. It’s a lovely seaside community just south of Nanaimo. About 7,500 peo...