Author: The Haven

Maybe 1984. The Heron building (in the background) was very recently built.

We operate with love, integrity and respect for humanity and our environment and we manage our resources responsibly and effectively. From The Haven’s mission statement. We are now…

By Andrew Best On the anniversary of his mother’s suicide, Andrew Best posted this beautiful and powerful piece on Facebook. 27 years ago today, Susan Adams Ferguson locked…

By Toby Macklin. Toby is a writer, editor, graphic designer, and Haven faculty member. In 2013 he is co-leading Come Alive, Living Alive Phase I, Dynamic Empathy and…

By Susan Clarke. Susan leads Living Alive Phase I, Come Alive, and Couples Alive at The Haven. She and CrisMarie Campbell recently finished leading Living Alive Phase I together….

Share the excitement! From Penny Robertshaw The Nanaimo intern Practice Group met on Saturday, Nov 10 at Rich and Wen Shwu’s new studio in Errington. 16 interns and…

The accompanying drawing and calligraphy was created by Peter Joyes during Ellery Littleton’s  writing program From Memory to Memoir.  Peter was a participant in the program and says, “What…

By John Fleury. John leads Nothing Left Unsaid at The Haven. It seems to me that the recent focus on bullying has become similar to the “War on…

By Jock McKeen and Bennet Wong When Ian McWhinney passed away September 28, 2012, the world lost one of its dedicated pioneers in medical thought.  There have been…

By Mary Sullivan Holdgrafer. Mary leads programs on creativity and other topics at The Haven and a Haven Foundation board director. She first brought the idea of an…

By Don Hutton and Paule Senechal The story of how Don and Paule acquired Blue Moon. What recently happened to my wife Paule and I is too much…

By Sande Waters Here I am back at home and work, almost one week after the residency.  I have wonderful memories of my new friend and fellow artist…