Not one but two Vernon authors were recognized at the BC Book Awards this past summer, and both are set to read poetry at an event in town this weekend. Virginia Dansereau and Harold Rhenisch both went home with wins in the poetry category at the Book Awards on Aug. 23. Dansereau’s award was for […]
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A 39-year-old resident of Hosmer, B.C., is confirmed dead at a coal mine in southeastern B.C. Early Thursday morning, Nov. 20, Elk Valley Regional RCMP were made aware of a mining incident at the Elk View Operations in Sparwood, RCMP said in a release. It was reported that the man had been reported missing on
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The Professional Women’s Hockey League and the Vancouver Goldeneyes make history this month, but 70 kilometres away Abbotsford recently had a significant women’s hockey moment of its own. While the Goldeneyes debut at the Pacific Coliseum on Friday (Nov. 21), Georgia Vallee will be wearing the “C” as captain for the Abbotsford Minor Hockey Association’s
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If a deal seems too good to be true, that’s probably because it is. That’s a lesson that Simon Lake resident Donald Lipsett had to learn the hard way last week. Lipsett said he got a call from a man claiming to be from Telus offering him a new deal on phones. The caller was
South Cariboo senior hangs up on ‘Telus’ scam after small loss, now warning others Read More »
Sandi Thiessen apparently doesn’t need much of an excuse to bust a move, and volunteering at a Salvation Army donation kettle is reason enough. The Salvation Army Ridge Meadows Ministry is gathering volunteers for its annual Christmas kettle campaign, and Thiessen was out in front of the No Frills in Maple Ridge on a weekday
Bellringer dancing through her Salvation Army kettle shifts Read More »