By Hystmill on May 7, 2006 - 8:46pm
The voice of Canada’s Sarah McLachlan filled the rain soaked tent at Surrey’s Northview Golf and Country Club the evening of May the 6th at a black tie fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society’s An Evening to Remember Gala.
Being a supporter of the work of this charity, I had the pleasure of volunteering and for doing that was invited to attend the concert at the $400.00 a plate dinner of an intimate audience of 350. I knew the many songs that have made her one of our country’s most adored and awarded singer/songwriters but would not have thought of myself as a ‘fan’ but looked forward to seeing the live performance. For the generous donors, and the hardworking volunteers, Ms. McLachlan played all her fan favourites and hits. I Will Remember You, Angel, World on Fire, Dirty Little Secret, and Sweet Surrender to name a few. With only her guitar, piano, one back up singer on two songs, and her guitar accompanist, she pleased the crowd for an hour or so, taking requests, sharing the story of singing for Joni Mitchell as a young woman and being terrified to sing for the legendary singer and songwriter. Very pleased with herself, she told the audience “And Joni said, that was great, you made it yours
By Hystmill on March 12, 2006 - 6:11pm
Agnes, Donna, John, Lisa, Jennifer, these are all friends of mine who have survived various forms of cancer. Mom, Dad, Helen, Lindsay and Marty, those are family and friends of mine who lost their battle to cancer.
The Canadian Cancer Society is Canada's largest non profit society of research dollars in our country. In order to work towards preventing cancer, and looking for the all illusive cure, they have to look to us to raise those funds. Our government dollars only cover the cost of the treatment centres like the BC Cancer Agency for example. For us to find more ways to prevent cancer, and to have money to fund researchers from all over the world, Joe Q. Public are who they rely on to do their work.
With the onset of warm summer days, the Canadian Cancer Society hold events across the country known as Relay for Life. Teams join up and raise money and end their fun(d)raising to donate it at this 12 hour long event. Friends and family will ask "Would you be willing to sponsor me?
By Hystmill on February 18, 2006 - 11:03pm
Over your lunch break you read the news – blaring headlines – driving while using a cell phone is dangerous. Canada is one of the few countries in the civilized world that does not have a ban on driving while using a cell phone. You see local police doing stop checks when they see drivers talking on the phone while driving. But – the next day – you get on your local bus – and what do you witness? Take a wild guess, you know what I mean – no – it’s not the woman who is doing her banking over the phone on the Skytrain or the guy yakking to his buddy about how he partied all night and missed work that day – no – it is the BUS DRIVER. Driving a bus the size of a Canadian sized football field – with 100 passengers crammed in their like Pringles in a tube can – and he or she is talking about bringing home milk and bread.
Isn’t it time we banned cell phone use and driving, particularly if you are responsible for driving others? Cab drivers are ‘guilty’ of this as well – heh –are they not preoccupied already looking for the address? Don’t they have enough on their mind?
