Poetry Lovers by B.Demaere

I am retired and run two blogs from here, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The first one is a spiritual one and this one, the second is one with various interesting topics. Today I chose to talk with you about a typical week in Western Canada.  Here in the North, in Chetwynd, BC we have lumber mills and coal mines and other industries.  Chetwynd was quiet during Covid-19 but has picked up again an dis busier now.  People usually have a hobby or two like fishing and hunting. Deer and Moose are hunted with regulations and fishing as well.  People like also camping, boating and hiking as well. The number one sport in Canada is still hockey but for families it is still the most expensive.  There is also baseball and tennis or golf. Usually, we have jobs to go to.  There is a large population of retired people and a growing need for young people to fill in the gap in jobs as the working population is retiring.  Life can be very stressful in the ...

It was in 1977 6 months after my 20th Birthday, that I followed my parents and two of my youngest brothers along on our last trip to Canada.  Let me tell you! What a trip! It took 30 hours from Brussels to our BC location.  By train from Brussels, waving goodbyes to our Grandparents and uncle and aunt.  Boy it was hard! on our way to Oostende.  Taking the ferry to England and the train again to London.  Finally on our way to Calgary, Alberta in Canada and then to a location in BC and by car from there for an hour with some friends to our final destination.  We were all very tired and now we just had to settle in our new country.  It was the hardest part, we felt lost.  The country that welcomed us as tourist had changed but still welcoming somehow.  I found out on my part that the bakery I had worked at as a landed immigrant had shut down and I had to do what I hated most, looking for a job not only in a different language but in a different ...

Canada is a big, nice country and it's also very beautiful but maybe as I did think it was, it's not as nice to live here as in your dreams.  Life is hard for immigrant and Canadians living here.  The winters in the North are long with short days, meaning, it gets dark early.  I live in the North of British Columbia and the temperatures go down to at least -30 C in the winter and sometimes colder. Right now the economy is not that great because of Covid-19.  When other countries will be able to travel into Canada it will be better. Where I am right now, this summer has been very rainy and we have had rivers overflowing and highways being flooded. We have all kind of industries, like lumber mills, coal mines. The highways are long between towns and for me the closest big city is about 1hour away.  We like driving here and we drive long distances often as planes and trains are expensive to use.  Because our highways are long they get resurfaced every summer o...

This post is directed to a group of very special people, It is close to my heart because I do understand what people who think of suicide or are 'pushed' by their own thought and desires to suicide go through.  So I want to help you now by providing for you this page as a reference if you need it. Suicide Prevention in Canada Call 9-1-1 or get support from a local crisis centre. There is also the Kids Help Phone, the First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line, 1 866 APPELLE (Quebec residents) and the Canada Suicide Prevention Service ( 1-833-456-4566 ), that all offer 24/7 support. It's important to get help if you or someone you know is going through a crisis or thinking about suicide. Suicide prevention resources for the United States and the rest of the word If you are in suicidal crisis or emotional distress, use the contact information below to get help. United States: Contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (the Lifeline) at  1-800-273-TALK  (8255)...

Restriction is not a new word for most of us.  We don't like to be restricted but as we go through this pandemic we have to be for our sake and the safety of others.  I get all that, I agree with all that.  With me though, it is just the endless list of restrictions against us that wears me out. One more restriction happened today.  It is very inconvenient.  Sometimes though, I wonder if it is even necessary and against whom are we really fighting. Are we fighting for our privacy or democracy?  It seems that by those restriction things are being taken away from us a little at the time. God help us to sort it out.  What a mess we are in when all we have to focus on is a mess.  I know it becomes overwhelming, especially when you read the News media.  Nations putting restrictions on others and putting restrictions on themselves. Restrictions, I grew up with restrictions.  Restrictions are not fun. Let's face it! All of us at this point coul...