As we bid farewell to an interesting but vexing 2021, we look back on an unprecedented year of disruption and change. At Woodland the usual meetings and greetings were postponed or, at best, limited. Events were stymied by the virus and/or poor weather. The ebb and flow of cottage life underwent new and different settings. …
Despite a cool, cloudy and somewhat wet Saturday a number of hardy souls made the most of our WBPOA’s 100th Summer Celebration on July 31st. Although the wind was only a whisper most of the time, many sailboats and crew waited patiently beachside for a change in conditions. Many family groupings and individuals were also …
Over the last century there have been some very interesting and notable events that have taken place in bygone days and even more recently. Some are delightful, others odd, or frightening or just plain fun. Let’s hop-scotch our way through them… Early 1920s rendition of cow refreshment. Farmer Jonathan Tripp’s bovines enjoying a cooling station …
As I was out for a quiet ride in the kayak a week or so ago, something grabbed my attention. Aside from a water bottle wrapper floating along, the water was suffused with large and small yellow pollen patches across the entire surface. Needless to say, our Beach over the years has been beset with …
“Change is the only constant in life” according to Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, some 2500 years ago. Looking back at Woodland’s last century that is oh so true! Where to begin? In the year 1921 our young country witnessed the discovery of insulin by Doctors Banting and Best, Canada’s official colours were declared as red and …
Needless to say we are in a world of immense change. Every day this pandemic brings a new set of circumstances. We are overwhelmed daily by the enormous data being generated and processed regarding the state of the Co-vid virus on a global scale down to the local level. The new protocols and restructuring of …