Articles by Rob McMahon.

Travel Features

Two wheels put a spin on Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in Spain

Compared to slogging it out on foot, the road to Santiago looks different from a bike seat.
News Features

Millennials in the workplace

Millennials face different challenges than their Gen-X predecessors.
News Features

Nanotech set to change the world

It has the power to shrink everyday objects to the molecular level. It will allow scientists to create miniature robot surgeons that will cruise our blood vessels like microscopic submarines, repairing our cells and organs.
News Features

Support key to transition

Like many university students, Michelle Kim lived at home after starting classes. After leaving home originally at 16, Kim, who is a foster child, moved back in with her foster parents for about a year because of housing troubles. She appreciated not only their welcome but also the cooked meals, Internet access, and someone to talk to after a bad day.
News Features

Tough times for some trades

Are skilled butchers and bakers going the way of candlestick makers?
News Features | Feature Articles

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond: B.C.’s children's champion

The new representative for children and youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, can examine the deaths of kids in the government’s care.
News Features | Feature Articles

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond: B.C.’s children's champion

The new representative for children and youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, can examine the deaths of kids in the government’s care.
News Features | Feature Articles

Student exodus threatens East Side schools

Plunging registration due to cross-boundary enrollment comes despite the rise in the number of school-age children in the area.
News Features | Feature Articles

Student exodus threatens East Side schools

Plunging registration due to cross-boundary enrollment comes despite the rise in the number of school-age children in the area.
News and Views

Income-assistance cuts examined

Judging by newspaper headlines, B.C.'s economy is booming. But for Bonnie McKay, a single mother with a five-year-old son who's been on and off income assistance for years, the benefits seem far away.
Features

No more storytime

Teacher-librarians are critical to children's literacy, but Liberal policies mean there are fewer in schools.
Travel

Chinese Pilgrimage Leads to Temple in Sky

I was abducted last year. It wasn't your typical crime, for the kidnappers were three elderly Buddhist pilgrims and I was their more-than-willing victim.
Features

Native Curriculum Makes Learning Relevant

The Gitga'at community of Hartley Bay is located 145 kilometres southeast of Prince Rupert. The school there houses just 55 students from kindergarten to Grade 12. Tiny and remote, with a close relationship with the local Tsimshian band council, Hartley Bay is perfectly suited for an experiment in a new style of teaching.