Back to… the future?

January 23, 2025 · 0 Comments

By Brock Weir In this job, there are certain questions one can pose that reveal a lot about a person. One example I have previously ...

Greys For Green: Aging population and climate crisis create opportunity

By John Wilson In a recent article in the Globe and Mail, James Chappel, Associate Professor of History at Duke University, offered an intriguing perspective ...

Get the needle

By Brian Lockhart As part of my work, I do a lot of research. Some of that research is about local history. As such, I ...

Wisdom – and perspective – that comes with age

By Brock Weir They were – and are – called The Greatest Generation. Not all that long ago, they were members of our family, maybe ...

A culture of excellence

By Sheryl Flannagan Our last CAO, Doug Hevenor, retired in December, and I am honoured that the NVCA Board of Directors appointed me as interim ...

Tall orders in power vacuums

By Brock Weir As the dawn of a new year approaches, a particular tradition in my family is to pause during the Christmas hubbub and ...

Iran: End of the line?

By Gwynne Dyer Six months ago, at the end of Iran’s presidential election, I finished an article by speculating that the long-lived theocratic dictatorship in ...

What does sustainable living mean?

By Louise Montague Our New Year’s resolutions pledge a fresh start. Narrative Research shows that while 46 per cent of Canadians made resolutions in 2023, ...