From Our President
From Our President
I had the honour this past month of hosting The Pender Post Society’s all-candidate election forums for Islands Trust candidates on North and South Pender Island. As our society’s president,…
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Pender Island Public Library
What is your group about, and what do you do? The Pender Island Public Library welcomes over 15,000 visits each year and 50% of residents have a library card. We are…
Local governance
Meet South Pender’s Islands Trust Candidates
Meet the four Islands Trust South Pender Trustee candidates running in this month’s municipal election. In their own words. South Pender residents will select two of these to sit on…
Local governance
Meet North Pender’s Islands Trust Candidates
Meet the five Islands Trust North Pender Trustee candidates running in this month’s municipal election. In their own words. North Pender residents will select two of these to sit on…
Pender Places
Places of Pender: Red Brick Beach
You’re down near Hope Bay and have just a few moments to enjoy a peaceful walk along one of Pender Island’s quiet beaches? Take a stroll along Bricky Bay Beach…
Taste of Pender
A Taste of Pender: Jo Beattie’s Apple Cake
There’s something about food that brings people together in a way nothing else quite can. Growing up in Brazil, the kitchen was where my family gathered, told stories, and made…
From Our President, Local Politics
Pender Island’s Public All-Candidates Meetings Set For October
The Pender Post Society’s all-candidates meetings have been scheduled for early October. Tell the person next to you, text your mate in Port Wash. Sing it from the roof of…
Newcomers' Notes
Newcomers’ Notes: Wild About Whales
As a kid, I was very fond of cetaceans. In my bedroom, I had a big poster showing different species organized by size. I listened to whale songs to fall…
From Our President
Nine Islands Trust Nominees Step Forward to Represent North and South Pender
The Capital Regional District has confirmed the list of nominees for next month’s local elections, and Pender Islanders will see a full slate of candidates for the next roster of…
From Our President
From Our President: A Cohesion of Interests
Cooperation can be political. Collaboration can be a form of protest. Cohesion, an act of defiance. That is perhaps a radical statement from the president of the Pender Post Society,…
From Our President
The Pleasure of Shared Spaces
I’m writing this on a park bench in downtown Vancouver, surrounded by people and feeling completely anonymous. We came into the city to visit family and catch a game. I’d…
From Our President
From Our President: The Pender Run was Certainly Fun
I’m writing this shortly after running the inaugural Pender Pursuit trail race and taking part in the Pender Island Foundation’s first Walk for Wellness in late June. I’ll do my…
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