by Jose Aries Tan | Jul 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Dear Brandon School Board of Trustees, I am responding to Ms. Lorraine Hackenschmidt’s comments from May 8th, 2023 at the Brandon School Division Meeting. I agree with Ms. Hackenschmidt’s comments that children need protection against pedophilia (online or not), child...
by Jose Aries Tan | Feb 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
My name is Jalene E. Murphy; I am a Canadian art lover concerned about the picture the Art Gallery of Ontario is painting. Your website trumpets the AGO’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity, and accessibility. It declares your commitment to...
by Jose Aries Tan | Oct 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s summer on the Prairies! With the sun rising early and staying out late these long summer days extend my time to think, read and write. To me, there is a lightness to summer and a time when I can comfortably sit in warm sunbeams and reflect. This month I am...
by Jose Aries Tan | Feb 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
The COVID-19 pandemic affects all of us in one way or another. The degree may vary—I see irritability and frustration, a longing for past routines and known rituals, accustomed schedules were shaken, and daily lives in a state of flux. Others experience true loss as...