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The article focuses on the Finnish co-operative on Malcolm Island, British Columbia. It details how a group of Finnish settlers founded the village of Sointula to set up a utopian socialist society known as the Kalevan Kansa. Also mentioned are Sointula colonist and writer Matti Halminen, Finnish philosopher Matti Kurikka, and the 1903 fire in the Sointula community.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience with the historic legacy of Alert Bay, a village on Cormorant Island in British Columbia, including the culture of the Kwakwaka'wakw Indigenous tribe.

The article describes The Granaries hotel which is located on Bear Mountain, near Dawson Creek in British Columbia. It comprises one suite in restored and repurposed grain storage buildings as well as two rooms in an inn. Owner Heather Newman and husband Bob built the hotel with wildlife and nature in mind right from the start.

The article provides information on the dense-flowered lupine, also known as whitewhorl lupine that is usually found in the area around Victoria, British Columbia. It states that the species' habitats are in partially eroded grassy banks, clay cliffs and grassy seashore areas. It gives a description of its stem, leaf and flowers as well as its fruit. It adds that the species is threatened due to habitat loss, soil erosion and trampling.

The article provides information regarding ascaphus montanus which is commonly known as rocky mountain tailed frog in Southeastern Kootenay Region, British Columbia. This nocturnal amphibian develops from two to five centimeters in length and appears in light brown to olive green or reddish, with copper-coloured marking between eyes and snout. Moreover, it has been named as endangered by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC).