My 2017 Christmas newsletter and card

Greetings from Nanaimo! I’m enjoying a very nice Christmas in my hometown of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island. It’s always great to reconnect with old friends and relatives. Anyways, here’s...

Personal

Nathaniel Christopher / 11 October 2013 / 3 Comments

National Coming Out Day

My Facebook feed tells me that today is “National Coming Out Day” and as a self-identified “professional gay” I thought it’d be good to write a little post. I consider myself visibly gay. ...

Food and Lifestyle

Nathaniel Christopher / 28 September 2013 / 6 Comments

President’s Choice brand Nanaimo bars!

I made some Nanaimo bars today! The other day Housemate came home and happily exclaimed that he had purchased some Nanaimo bars and triumphantly plopped this box down on the counter: “Uhm… those aren’...

Foster Care and Adoption

Partners in VIU’s Tuition Waiver Program include (left to right) MLA Parksville-Qualicum Michelle Stilwell; Ralph Nilson, VIU’s President and Vice-Chancellor; Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk; Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux; Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth, and Bill Yoachim, Kw’umut Lelum Child and Family Services, Snuneymuxw Councilor, VIU Alumnus & Governor. (Vancouver Island University)

Nathaniel Christopher / 26 August 2013 / 2 Comments

Vancouver Island University launches first-of-its-kind tuition waiver for former youth in care

Youth who grew up in foster care are welcome and wanted at university. So says Vancouver Island University (VIU) in Nanaimo which recently announced that they would waive tuition fees for former youth...

Personal

August 25, 1993 Dear Nathaniel, Thank you very much for your kind letter. It is always a pleasure for me to receive mail from young people such as you. My colleagues and I now look forward to building an even brighter future for all Canadians. We recognize the responsibility we have to you as part of the generation who will be affected most by the decisions we make today, and I appreciate your support. For your interest, I have enclosed a package on Canada's symbols which I hope you will enjoy. With warm regards, Yours sincerely, [signed] Kim Campbell

Nathaniel Christopher / 25 August 2013

My letter from Kim Campbell!

When I was 12 I received a letter from the Right Honourable Kim Campbell who served as Prime Minister of Canada from 25 June 1993 until 4 Nov. 1993. “It looks like you got something from Ottawa here,”...

Travel

Nathaniel Christopher / 25 July 2013

Dog in a kayak!

I was in Nanaimo this week to attend a friend’s wedding. While enjoying a delicious luncheon at Trollers Fish and chips I spotted a dog jumping into his owner’s kayak. How cute!

Personal

The first Mind's Eye staff photo. I was wearing a McDonald's uniform underneath my sweater.

Nathaniel Christopher / 12 March 2013

Fifteen years as a journalist

I have been a journalist for 15 years today. On this date in 1998 the first issue of the Mind’s Eye, a youth newspaper in my hometown of Nanaimo, British Columbia, was published. I was part of the you...

Travel

Nathaniel Christopher / 1 November 2012

Nathaniel in Quebec!

As some of you may know I recently returned from a week-long trip to Quebec. I went out there to be with one of my dearest friends as she celebrated her 30th birthday. She recently moved to Que...

Nathaniel Christopher / 26 February 2012 / 2 Comments

Whitney Houston’s impact on my life [video]

I think I first heard the song “Greatest Love of All” when I needed that love most. It was 1992 and I was in foster care. The love, support, and stability I needed came to an abrupt end every time the...

Nathaniel Christopher / 10 November 2011 / 2 Comments

My brother looks just like Emily Carr!

Emily Carr (1871-1945) was one of British Columbia’s best-known artists and my brother Gino looks just like her see: Here’s a video about Emily: And another video that Gino did about media...