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International News Desk – At Home: New Brunswick committed to green solutions – In Foreign News: George Bush says goodbye to the United Nations

At Home: New Brunswick committed to green solutions While many Canadian government agencies and representatives talk about getting greener and greener, New Brunswick has been standing out as a prime example of putting your money and effort where your mouth is. This week Herménégilde Chiasson, the lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick, went green by opting out… Read more »

Porkpie Hat – One Sunny Day

One sunny day, perhaps it is mid-July, a boy sits down on the soft, warm grass beneath a pear tree and opens up a book. Perhaps it is a picture book, a book of poetry, an almanac, or instruction manual. Above him, there are small songbirds flitting from branch to branch. The sun is warm… Read more »

Voice Vacation

It’s that time of year: classes have started, the leaves are turning gold, and The Voice is taking its brief autumn sojourn. we’ll be on vacation from September 29 to October 3, scrunching through leaves, finishing last year’s Halloween candy, and getting ready to bring you some fabulous fall and winter issues. we’ll be back… Read more »

This World – Across the Continent in 22 Days

Part I: Anchorage, Alaska to Dawson City, Yukon Territories This is the first instalment in a series chronicling the adventures of the author; her husband, Adam; and two-year-old daughter, Kiersten, as they travelled by car from Alaska to Louisiana in summer 2008. Normal people have normal summer vacations. They go to the beach for the… Read more »

From Where I Sit – Close But No Cigar

“If I never run a combine again I don’t think I’ll be too sad,” were my words to Roy a week or so ago. It’s been a good run but I think I could live without the pressure. I’ve been running a combine for at least 25 years and frankly the thrill is gone. I… Read more »

Click of the Wrist – When In Rome

With all the airport security, travel advisories, and airline closures these days, vacations are getting more like work every day. If You’re thinking of journeying to far-off lands, here’s some interesting advice you won’t likely find in the average tourism brochure. Odd Travel Guides This Slate article offers up the 10 oddest travel guides ever… Read more »

The 2008 Voice Magazine Writing Contest!

Write for The Voice and win money for your education! The Voice is launching its 2008 writing contest, with categories for both fiction and non-fiction. We’ve got over $1,000 in prizes to give away: one winner in each category will receive a scholarship of one Athabasca University undergraduate course. Please read the contest rules and… Read more »