By Peter Christensen Op-Ed Commentary Days go by as I run the pumps, furnace, hot water heater and fridge, disinfect the fresh water tank, fill…
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Enlightenment
By Peter Christensen Op-Ed Commentary My father immigrated from Denmark to Edgewater, B.C., where a few Danes had established homesteads in what was supposed to…
DRIPA Jam Session
By Peter Christensen Op-Ed Commentary Last Saturday we migrated north, guitars and mandolin stashed in the trunk, for a luncheon and music gathering with friends….
Wildy
By Peter Christensen Op-Ed Commentary Zoey was a yearling, a “wildy,” a horse that was born in the bush under no brand. She wandered onto…
Joe Macdonald’s ‘Sugar’
By Peter Christensen Op-Ed Commentary Joe MacDonald, an old-time guide, was working Toby Creek. He was guiding a hunter from an urban centre in the…
The Costco Experience
By Peter Christensen Op-Ed Commentary I stood inside the doors of the SW Calgary Costco store, enjoying my $1.50 extra long hot dog and large…
Passwords
By Peter Christensen Op-Ed Commentary Last night I dreamt that I was standing at the gates to heaven. I had been there earlier, punched in…
The courage to move forward
By Peter Christensen Op-Ed Commentary When governments embrace chronic rumination—dwelling endlessly on historical wrongs—they develop what psychologists recognize in individuals: a paralysis that masquerades as…
If not now, when?
Letter to the Editor Two books offer perspectives on Indigenous issues that differ from Peter Christensen’s views in his column ‘Justin’s Folly.’ Here are excerpts…
Bears
By Peter Christensen Op-Ed Commentary Winston, a wily old hunter, had been given the job of teaching this young pup to pack and guide. We’d been to the upper reaches of Moose Creek…