by mvboronowski | Jan 6, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
There we were, driving through Cathedral Grove on our way to Tofino. It was around 12:30 and our next stop would be Port Alberni (birthplace of Kim Campbell) and lunch. Our stomaches were growling and we were looking forward to satiating them with something hearty and...
by mvboronowski | Jan 5, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Six years ago, I was a student at Simon Fraser University and employed as a Community Advisor in a first year residence. It was my job to create events that would not only draw new students from their rooms, but provide an avenue for them to build meaningful...
by mvboronowski | Jan 4, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Winter in Ontario has been here for over a month and will stick around for at least a couple more. The days of drinking beer on back decks, riding bikes in a skirt or snacking on fresh tomatoes feel far away at the beginning of January. (But, as I try to remind...
by mvboronowski | Jan 1, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
So there it is. This concludes The History of Work Series on the The Potentiality. Godfrey and I have researched, analyzed, evaluated, and delivered results on, first, the nature of work as it relates to community and, second, the best and worst jobs of all time. Here...
by mvboronowski | Dec 31, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
We’ve explored Pirates and Message Runners, Professors and Fact-Checkers, Singers and Searchers of Plague Dead, and, yesterday, Politicians and People Born into Wealth and Title. Amazing. We’ve come a long way and, before we ring in the new year,...
by mvboronowski | Dec 30, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Holy crap we’re almost done the series! Through Pirates and Message Runners, University Professors and Fox News Fact-Checkers, and Singers and Searchers of the Dead we have explored myriad kinds of work and how these historical jobs impact communities. Sort of....
