On December 29, many of us were in bed at 11:39 p.m. Some of us heard and then felt the 4.7 magnitude earthquake that shuddered faintly through BC’s South Coast. For some of us, it didn’t register at all. No damage was reported, but many inhabitants of the Cascadia Subduction Zone were shaken into thinking, What if? Always eager to seize a learning opportunity, we decided to face preparing for The Big One the way we do all things: with a little help from our friends. Thankful

Remember back in science class when you had to read about exothermic/endothermic reactions and you thought, 'When am I ever going to need this knowledge?' Turns out you'll need it years later when you're making soap from scratch! Better yet, you'll see it in action and really understand what's going on! Our soap-ologist Athenaise (that's not really her job title) turned a Bill Nye lab into reality this month as she demonstrated the art of soap making, using precise measuremen