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By Toby Macklin and Rachel Davey Let’s start with the obvious question: What is a rhizome? Ginger is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale A rhizome is…

You can read about Ben and Jock’s relationship project, which has informed so much of The Haven’s work over the last 30 years, Joining: The Relationship Garden.  

By Jock McKeen and Bennet Wong First published in 1996 and now in Joining: The Relationship Garden, available from The Haven, on Amazon, and for most e-Readers. Over…

“Then came the BIG FREEZE! One pump froze and broke. Water lines froze everywhere, some broke and leaked. Some cottages could not be heated properly. Much effort went…

Rachel Davey and Toby Macklin write: Between 2001 and 2006, before moving to Gabriola to live and work, we spent as much summer time as we could at…

Carole Ames writes: I can’t remember when this was taken, however it is in the breezeway (I can see Phil’s whales behind us) and since my hair is…

By Susan Clarke. With her partner CrisMarie Campbell, Susan leads Come Alive, Living Alive Phase I, and Couples Alive at The Haven. This article first appeared on Susan’s…

A photo from Dance and Games for Kids in 2004. We think this is My Fair Lady, Annika Raithby and Mackenzie Dickson far right. Denise Goldbeck, if you’re…

GIVING TUESDAY BLOW OUT DEALS! HAPPINESS ON SALE December 3 – Buy one, get one FREE! By Louise Amuir, Development Manager for The Haven The Friday after American…

By Robin Kelley With thanks to Ben and Jock After recently surviving a very nasty bout of depression, I was thinking about The Haven and what it means…

When we first found this photograph, we were puzzled. How did those whales get to be where they are now, on the other side of the wall (in…

This is Seagull cabin in 1983, one of the original Taylor Bay Lodge buildings. We still use it today, though it has been considerably modified. Story has it…