confluence, episode 24: recommended listening

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Link time!

Things I wrote personally:

Blocked (on the stages of reaction to discovering someone had blocked me on Twitter)

(Some) things I wrote professionally:

In both Prince George and Dawson Creek, tragedy is painting an uncertain future for civic gathering places

Meanwhile, Fort St. John is trying to capitalize on being a winter city

And back to Prince George, where the city is demonstrating it has learned lessons about road clearing after snowmageddon 2014

Jack Boudreau, B.C.’s northern backwoods chronicler, dead at 84

As Vancouver hits peaks beer, northern B.C. brewers band together for growth

After emergency hospitalization, Conservative MP urges politicians to practice self-care

Seeds buried in 1967 time capsule will be reburied to see how B.C. crops have changed

Corrections:

In my last letter, I provided the wrong link to Denise Balkisoon’s essay on discovering Canada. This is the correct one.

Quick reminder that you can subscribe to my Spotify playlist. I’m gonna update it with some fresh February tunes soon.

And finally, it’s not a groundhog, but…

Have a great weekend!