“When I was a kid I think [birdwatching] was perceived as uncool by most young people, and most participants were doing it as a retirement pastime and social activity,” Caleb Scholtens, a 27-year-old birdwatcher and ecologist from Hamilton, Ontario, told Christian Courier. “Now I feel like the concept of ‘uncoolness’ has weakened and people are…
When the Tohoku tsunami hit Japan in March 2011, Canadians Damon and Kafi Ealey were in Tokyo. After the tsunami, Damon led short service projects around the country to rebuild damaged buildings. Damon was a principal at an international school for the children of pastors and missionaries, and Kafi was a research scientist. Alongside their…
During an awards ceremony in Toronto, Ontario, on May 15, Christian Courier (CC) was recognized for excellence in writing, art and digital communications. The awards ceremony was put on in collaboration between the Canadian Christian Communicators Association and the Associated Church Press, which together represent more than 80 publications in Canada and the U.S. First…
Lauren Heuser is the owner, publisher and editor of Canadian Affairs, an online news platform she founded with her husband, Chetan Raina. On July 1, Canadian Affairs marked its third anniversary. “We are starting to get a little more settled and stable and recognized as a brand in Canada,” said Heuser. Christian Courier interviewed Heuser…
Dominic Villeneuve est un pilote de la Missionary Aviation Fellowship (MAF) originaire de Kamloops, en Colombie-Britannique. Il a passé les cinq dernières années à Bunia, en République démocratique du Congo (RDC). M. Villeneuve a été l’une des premières personnes à être informée de l’épidémie d’Ébola au Congo. Le 15 mai, il s’apprêtait à décoller de…
Over the last few weeks, Toronto and Vancouver have been flooded with international fans, World Cup-specific events and, of course, an overwhelming number of soccer-inspired adverts and marketing campaigns. This is the first time the world’s largest sporting event, the men’s FIFA World Cup, is being played on Canadian soil. Eleven cities in the U.S.A…
A day before the Ebola outbreak was declared by the Congo Health Ministry, Doctor Déo Ngatane was hospitalized at Centre Medical Evangelique Bunia Hospital (CME). He had treated himself for malaria at home without relief from his symptoms of fever, aching joints, headaches and vomiting. “I was just feeling horrible.” The next day, Ngatane’s colleague,…
La veille de l’annonce de l’épidémie d’Ebola par le ministère de la Santé congolais, le docteur Déo Ngatane a été hospitalisé au Centre médical évangélique de Bunia (CME). Il s’était soigné lui-même contre le paludisme chez lui, mais ses symptômes – fièvre, douleurs articulaires, maux de tête et vomissements – ne s’étaient pas atténués. « Je me…
Across Canada, provincial leaders agree that the nation is facing a crisis of addiction but grapple with how to respond. Last year, Ontario announced that it would invest 303 million over three years to support community-led and delivered mental health programs, including turning nine Consumption and Treatment Services sites into HART Hubs, “delivering expanded recovery…
“Christian nationalism conflicts with the reformed understanding of government.” This statement, and others like it, were under discussion at the Christian Reformed Church of North America (CRCNA) Synod as delegates from across Canada and the U.S. gathered from June 12-18, at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On June 15, delegates voted 93 in favour and…
James Paterson is an artist and “imagineer” who lives in Ontario. His award-winning wire sculptures are influenced by a childhood in the “vibrant and visually textured Kensington Market area of Toronto” and have been exhibited in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia. Violet Nesdoly: What form did your early art take? James Paterson: I…
Congo’s seventeenth Ebola epidemic was declared on May 15, over three months after the first suspected case in Mongbwalu, a few hours from Bunia in northeastern Congo. On February 4, 44-year-old pastor Pastor Paluku Makundi Denis was buried and dozens of people fell sick afterwards. On March 27, three Red Cross volunteers fell sick and…
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