Alistair Taylor

British Columbia

Nature lover, photographer, guitar player, roots music lover, journalist, Campbell River Mirror editor and, these days, reconnecting art student.

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Election derailed by Donald Trump's tariff fetish, 51st state rhetoric

2 weeks ago | campbellrivermirror.com | Alistair Taylor

The federal election is a couple of weeks into the campaign and it's turned out to be nothing like anybody expected. Prior to Christmas, polls indicated that it was going to be a lock for the Conservative Party to form the next government. Now, I know there's enough evidence to suggest you can't trust polls. The old saying is that the only poll you can trust is the one on election day. But by all estimates, predictions and analyses, the Conservatives had this one in the bag.
My hometown Vancouver Island views rival the best in a spectacular province

1 month ago | ladysmithchronicle.com | Alistair Taylor

In these days of tariffs, despots and talks of annexation, it's time to clear the mind out with thoughts of things more pleasant. Like the view. Yeah. When the weather clears up there's fewer things more pleasant than the view Campbell Riverites have from their front doorstep on the east coast of Vancouver Island.
TAYLOR: Our less-than-perfect Christmas tree reminds us of what's important

Dec 24, 2024 | thenorthernview.com | Alistair Taylor

Too scrawny. Not enough branches on the back side. This one looks okay. Oh, that one would be good if I cut it about eight feet from the ground. Now there's one ... no, one side has got practically no branches.The front looks good though. Maybe this one... That's the the thoughts that went through my head as I rambled along the side of the forest service road north of Campbell River a couple of weekends back. This year it was the Menzies Mainline and I was looking for a Christmas tree.
The Washboard Union brings their big sound indoors on Island tour

Oct 25, 2024 | ladysmithchronicle.com | Alistair Taylor

As the song (and the scripture) once said, to everything there is a season and the natural order of things is to turn from one to another. Well, performing live country music is like that too.
Would a conservative by any other name do as well as the B.C. Conservatives?

Oct 25, 2024 | revelstokereview.com | Alistair Taylor

The Oct. 19 B.C. provincial election proved that the province is still divided relatively evenly between left and right. This is nothing new, even though much of the debate these days is about the meteoric rise of the B.C. Conservative Party. And while the rise of the B.C. Conservative Party – specifically – is meteoric, it would be a mistake to equate it to a meteoric rise in small-c conservative support. That hasn't changed much in many years – with fluctuations, of course.
You can now take a BC Transit bus from Victoria to Campbell River

Oct 3, 2024 | ladysmithchronicle.com | Alistair Taylor

The last gap in an alternative form of travel between most of Vancouver Island's major urban centres was bridged in mid-September. You can now travel on BC Transit buses from Victoria to Campbell River after the last link in a chain of regional transit services was connected during a quiet celebration in Deep Bay, south of Courtenay.
B.C. clam garden restoration revives millennia-old First Nation food source

Sep 21, 2024 | nelsonstar.com | Alistair Taylor

On a calm August morning, cheerful voices, friendly banter and the sound of rock clunking on rock echoes through the mist and evergreen-drenched hillsides of a beach off the coast of central Vancouver Island – much like they have for thousands of years. The sounds come from a community effort underway to restore a loxiwe or clam garden which is an ancient and sophisticated form of mariculture that increases the productivity of clam beds.
Canada: B.C. clam garden restoration revives millennia-old First Nation food source

Sep 20, 2024 | cityfarmer.info | Alistair Taylor |Michael Levenston

Archaeological evidence shows a clam garden being restored east of Campbell River during the spring and summer of 2024 has been in use for nearly 4,000 yearsBy Alistair TaylorCranbrook Daily TownsmanSept 21, 2024Excerpt:On a calm August morning, cheerful voices, friendly banter and the sound of rock clunking on rock echoes through the mist and evergreen-drenched hillsides of a beach off the coast of central Vancouver Island – much like they have for thousands of years.
B.C. salmon farmers have message for Liberals meeting on Vancouver Island

Sep 11, 2024 | nelsonstar.com | Alistair Taylor

The BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) took advantage of the federal Liberal Party's presence on Vancouver Island to urge them to re-evaluate their plan to force fish farms to relocate to land-based technology by 2029. "As you enjoy this coastal paradise, we urge you to consider the impact your government’s recent decision will have on the more than 4,600 jobs supported by the salmon farming sector," a letter written by BCSFA executive director Brian Kingzett dated Sept. 9 says.
B.C. salmon farmers have message for Liberals meeting on Vancouver Island

Sep 11, 2024 | saobserver.net | Alistair Taylor

The BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) took advantage of the federal Liberal Party's presence on Vancouver Island to urge them to re-evaluate their plan to force fish farms to relocate to land-based technology by 2029. "As you enjoy this coastal paradise, we urge you to consider the impact your government’s recent decision will have on the more than 4,600 jobs supported by the salmon farming sector," a letter written by BCSFA executive director Brian Kingzett dated Sept. 9 says.