by Matthew Coutts | Jul 24, 2025 | From Our President
I heard the humpback before I saw it. The moist and mighty blast it exhaled as it breached the waters of the Salish Sea. It was, for a moment, the only thing I could hear. The only sense I could process. I had expected to spot the great wanderer in the distance, so my...
by Matthew Coutts | Jun 30, 2025 | From Our President
My family will be marking the anniversary of our move to Pender Island in a few short months and it has me pondering the notion of home. Will the milestone officially make me a Pender Islander? And if not, what is it that makes someone a Penderite? Perhaps I became...
by Matthew Coutts | May 31, 2025 | From Our President
The Pender Post is taking a significant step forward this month, with the unveiling of our new website, a modernized update to our online presence for the benefit of our valued readers. Unveiled in conjunction with our June 2025 issue, The Pender Post homepage now...
by Matthew Coutts | May 12, 2025 | From Our President
The first time I read The Pender Post was more than a decade ago, while on holiday with my then-fiancée, who had spent much of her childhood summers on the Pender Islands. I was a journalist in Toronto at the time, and it was perhaps professional curiosity that led me...
