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Best-selling author brings bullying awareness to Nanaimo April 14, 2015

April 7th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Best-selling author brings bullying awareness to Nanaimo April 14, 2015)

picture 620aBarbara Coloroso is an international bestselling author and for the past 38 years an internationally recognized speaker and consultant on parenting, teaching, school discipline, positive school climate, bullying, grieving, nonviolent conflict resolution and restorative justice.

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Nanaimo Fringe is prepping for another great summer festival

March 11th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Nanaimo Fringe is prepping for another great summer festival)


This year’s Nanaimo Fringe Festival runs from August 13-23, 2015 — and guess what? The performing groups were selected by lottery earlier this month. We speak with festival producer Chelsee Damen.

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How about a little decrease in consumerism to go with your spring cleaning?

February 24th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on How about a little decrease in consumerism to go with your spring cleaning?)

picture 423A former professional organizer, Alison Roberts has helped thousands of people discover a new way of living (hint…less is more)

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How to walk away from civilization

February 8th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on How to walk away from civilization)

Picture 514Miles Olson built a ‘feral homestead’ as a squatter, foraging, hunting, gardening and scavenging among a group of like-minded individuals dedicated to living close to the land, in alignment with their values

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Will has never been outside, at least not since he can remember.

February 1st, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Will has never been outside, at least not since he can remember.)

picture 607Michael Christie’s first novel explores the new worlds created when a son grows out of his agoraphobic mother’s safety net

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Minority Media breaks new ground with empathic video games

January 20th, 2015 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Minority Media breaks new ground with empathic video games)

picture 603With Papo & Yo and Spirits of Spring, Montreal’s Minority Media is riding the wave of a new trend — producing video games that focus on empathy

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