A comprehensive chronicle of the labour movement in British Columbia.The BC tradition of fighting back against unfair pay and unsafe working conditions has been around since before the colony joined C
Timmy's home is the Strait of Georgia, where he tows barges to BC's tiny logging communities, large port cities and everything in between, in all kinds of weather. Timmy, Captain Jones and the denizen
Still compact and the perfect size for travelling, Pacific Reef & Shore has been updated with new species, up-to-date scientific information and many brilliant photographs of the more than 300 common
Beautiful Desolation Sound, 150 km north of Vancouver, has for many years been the most popular cruising destination on the BC coast, but is today almost as devoid of local occupants as it was in 1792
At the north end of British Columbias great inland sea is a scatter of islands known as the Discovery Islands. Read, Cortes, Sonora, Maurelle, Hardwicke, Stuart, Redonda and Thurlow Islands are now s
Grab a collecting jar and a magnifying glass! Readers of all ages will enjoy this compact and regionally specific pamphlet on identifying insects.Insects are all around us, from the butterflies in our
These poems span fifteen years of life in the northern industrial output of Prince George, BC. They portray family, friendship, sex, death, health, work, love and human hope as subjects of a harsh soc
Mixed Messages by Judith Lapadat is a startling new collection of poems. Lapadat uses imagery rich with colour and sound to explore the underbelly of grief and loss, and to learn to cope with the suic
With gorgeous full-colour photos arranged in an easy-to-use colour coded chart for quick identification, the pocket-sized format is perfect for taking along on walks and hikes through both the Pacific
It began in childhood, when Bruce was a little distant, and progressed into adolescence when Bruce was withdrawn and aggressive but it wasn't until he attempted suicide that the rot of Bruce's behavio
Keith, a nurse, and Muriel, a midwife, were barely into their twenties and fresh from England when they arrived 1,700 miles north of Edmonton, eager to put their brand new skills to work. Their clien
