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The stories I hear of the Earth </div> <div class="section-detail clearfix"> <time class="section-time timeago" datetime="2025-02-18T15:00:00.0000000Z">2/18/2025 8:00:00 AM</time> <span class="section-byline"> By: Corrina Dickens </span> </div> <div class="section-intro"> Around the same time I began working on an article about oil drilling activities at Crane Lake, a book called ‘We Will Be Jaguars’ became available to me on my Library app. <span class="section-more theme-colour">More ></span> </div> </a> <a href="/opinion/truth-will-come-to-light-10165286" class="section-item" data-r="0" data-id="10165286"> <div class="section-img-l"><img alt="Truth will come to light" class="lazyimg " data-sizes="(min-width:992px) 630px, 100vw" data-src="https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/mountainviewtoday/images/mountainviewtodayca/opinion.jpg;w=630;h=420;mode=crop" data-srcset="https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/mountainviewtoday/images/mountainviewtodayca/opinion.jpg;w=300;h=200;mode=crop 300w, 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width="630"></div> <div class="section-title section-title-l title"> OPINION: Water as the memory-keeper </div> <div class="section-detail clearfix"> <time class="section-time timeago" datetime="2025-01-28T21:00:00.0000000Z">1/28/2025 2:00:00 PM</time> <span class="section-byline"> By: Corrina Dickens </span> </div> <div class="section-intro"> I got the chance to interview a dazzling lady who works as a sound healer in the community, Nikki Zahara. <span class="section-more theme-colour">More ></span> </div> </a> <a href="/opinion/opinion-reading-by-listening-9987354" class="section-item" data-r="0" data-id="9987354"> <div class="section-img-l"><img alt="OPINION: Reading by listening" class="lazyimg " data-sizes="(min-width:992px) 630px, 100vw" data-src="https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/lakelandtoday/coffee-5174893_1280.jpg;w=630;h=420;mode=crop" data-srcset="https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/lakelandtoday/coffee-5174893_1280.jpg;w=300;h=200;mode=crop 300w, 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