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Canadian Women’s Foundation

Posted by Barbara Doduk | May 8, 2008 .

Canadian Women’s Foundation is Canada’s only national public foundation dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls. They raise funds and grant them to initiatives across the country that are working to:
End violence against women
Move low-income women out of poverty
And build strong, resilient girls
Since 1991 they have granted over $10 million to more than […]

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For Mother’s Day - Honoring the Mothers of the Past

Posted by crunchy | April 30, 2008 .

Inspired to delve deeper into the story of her own Mother’s journey to Canada, artist Beverly Tosh began to research and contact women from Canada, New Zealand, England, Australia and the United States.
Five years later this exhibition, soon to be at the Royal Museum of British Columbia in Victoria, honors and recognizes the emotional and […]

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Can I Just Say..

Posted by crunchy | April 17, 2008 .

I am very excited about meeting all you who can attend our little get together on Saturday.
I can’t wait to meet you all!
I just confirmed our reservations because I am a loser that way.
Oh and on a totally different note…THIS makes me happy to.
Well, not HAPPY…I mean how much garbage and our kids are we […]

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Tempest in a Purple Teapot

Posted by Cynthia | March 17, 2008 .

It rained quite a lot today. I’m inside the house on the computer stuck inside of my head. I’m in there tossing stuff around, trying to find that novel that I always thought I had inside of me… where did I put it? And, if I actually do find it, how do […]

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So, the budget

Posted by Nicole | February 22, 2008 .

A few weeks ago, the BC Liberal government had a press release - and it was huge. $14 billion dollars for transit improvement (you should say “billion” like Dr. Evil in Austin Powers).
That’s nice. The Tri-Cities will get the long sought-after Evergreen line to extend rapid transit to that area. Great.
Yesterday, Minister Taylor wore a […]

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Someone will have to ’splain this one to me…

Posted by crunchy | February 19, 2008 .

How on EARTH does imposing a carbon tax on things joe average uses is going to help our environment at all…without putting us all out on the streets.
I fail to understand how increasing the cost of heating my home or running my business or driving my car is going to do anything to help with […]

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So What is Everyone Doing for Halloween?

Posted by crunchy | October 29, 2007 .

Anyone gone to any cool parties?  I vaguely remember how much fun that was.
Anyone avoiding the whole thing altogether?
Who is spending the time trudging around for candy with their kids!?
I haven’t’ seen much fun stuff around town for kids to do!
I will post photos of our yard when it is done.  Dh and his buddy […]

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TIME TO VOTE!!!!

Posted by crunchy | July 15, 2007 .

Ok, the ladies over at Mommy Blogs Toronto have been working really hard and have compiled all the responses they got to their call to action Canuck style.
Now is the time to act.

The BlogHer’s Act Canada Survey is now live.
Go vote on YOUR cause.
Let’s see how far we can go with this.
Also, again.  If you […]

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More From the Ladies on the East Side…

Posted by crunchy | July 9, 2007 .

Blogging and Acting…..
The ladies over at Mommy Blogs Toronto have some great ideas about acting vs. talking….
“Scifi Dad proposes this:

Encourage every person to try and improve their world, in whatever manner they are willing and able to do so. If you can, choose multiple causes and distribute your support (financial, volunteering, activism) among them. […]

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Ok….my hot button issues

Posted by crunchy | July 7, 2007 .

Being that the deadline is  tomorrow (July 8)…I better get going here right?
As the ladies at WCW know AND any of the one or two that visit me at Crunchy Ramblings, I have massive issues with the upcoming Olympics and destruction of Vancouver and BC by the greed of big business and real estate.
My big […]

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