Mike Scheller has built Vernon’s Clarence Fulton Secondary School’s football program into one of the most respected in the province over the past couple of decades. The roots of the program come from lessons instilled in Scheller by a former minor football coach and teacher at what was then known as Fulton Junior Secondary School, […]
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If you live with a reactive dog, you’ve probably heard the terms desensitization and counter-conditioning. They can sound technical, but at their core, these methods are about helping your dog feel safer in a world that currently feels overwhelming. They don’t rely on force, corrections, or “making your dog behave.” Instead, they work by changing
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A petition has started to ask Maple Ridge council to slow traffic on 102nd Avenue, where a 13-year-old girl was hit by a pickup earlier this month. Christina Holland, who organized the petition, said there has been swift support for the petition, which calls for increasing pedestrian safety with traffic calming measures. These could include
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Just more than five years after a farm set up shop on the site of a previous major employer, the community of Okanagan Falls is set to lose another as Avery Family Farms shuts down. Okanagan Falls director Matt Taylor shared the letter he received from owner Garry Peters with the community on Wednesday, Jan.
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Jonathan Lekkerimaki needed just 36 seconds in overtime to control the puck, find space and then rip a laser past Laval Rocket goalie Kaapo Kahkonen to deliver a 2-1 overtime win for the Abbotsford Canucks on Wednesday (Jan. 21). The 2022 first round draft pick has now scored the game winning goal in 23 per
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