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Guest: Sandra Parrish reads from September in Measure of the Year. Sandra Parrish grew up down the road and just up the river from Above Tide, the Haig-Brown family home in Campbell River. She has many fond memories of spending […]

Guest: Ian MacAlpine reads from  “Country Magistrate, In Court” from May in Measure of the Year. This episode provides a glimpse into the Lay Magistrate side of Roderick Haig-Brown.  In the month of May, Roderick devotes the chapter to  the […]

Episode Description Guest: Paul Barnett reads “Organizations” from June  in Measure of the Year. Paul Barnett’s parents were friends with Rod and Ann Haig-Brown. Once Paul grew up and returned to Campbell River after university and worked as Executive Director […]

Guest: Brian Brett reads “Art or Science” from January  in Measure of the Year. Brian Brett, the writer in residence at Haig-Brown House 2007 – 2008 and the writer of the forward in the latest edition of Measure of the […]

Guest: David Brown reads “Let Them Eat Sawdust” from December  in Measure of the Year. David Brown, a long-time family friend of Rod and Ann Haig-Brown joins host Dan MacLennan to share favourite memories and reflect on an especially provocative […]

Guest: Diana Kretz reads “Livestock” from April in Measure of the Year. Diana Kretz has lived on Hudson’s Farm on the edge of Campbell River and its estuary for most of her eighty-plus years. Born and raised in Campbell River, […]

Guest: John Barker reads “Visitors” from August in Measure of the Year. John Barker has had a passion for fishing for as long as he can remember. Born in Liverpool, he and his family came to Canada when he was 9 […]

Guest: Neil Cameron reads an excerpt from “Canada” from March in Measure of the Year. Neil Cameron is a former editor and publisher of the now defunct Campbell River Courier Islander newspaper. He’s also a past editor of Island Fisherman […]

Guest: Mary Haig-Brown reads from “The River” from February in Measure of the Year Mary Haig-Brown, the second daughter of Roderick and Ann Haig-Brown, joins host Dan MacLennan  to reflect on growing up at Above Tide, their family home in […]

Welcome to Taking Measure; a podcast series exploring Roderick Haig-Brown’s 1950 classic work Measure of the Year: Reflections on home, family and a life fully lived. In his book Measure of the Year, Haig-Brown presents a chapter for each month […]