Work has started on a new monument park in Victoria that will recognize and honour the more than 22,000 Japanese Canadians who were “forcibly displaced, dispossessed and interned” during the Second World War by the federal government. The monument park will be located behind St. Ann’s Academy, near the intersection of Southgate Street and Blanshard […]

Revelstoke’s newest road has opened an avenue for recognizing one of the town’s most celebrated, world-class ski jumpers. City council voted unanimously in favour on Tuesday, Oct. 28, of naming a new strata road — being forged to accommodate development and construction access in Mackenzie Village – “Lynburne Avenue.” Robert “Bob” Lynburne was born in

Diwali, the festival of lights, was celebrated at schools throughout the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows School District. At Harry Hooge Elementary, about 50 students participated in performances showcasing bhangra, a Punjabi folk dance, and Bollywood. Dancers were not limited to those who celebrate Diwali, but was open for the whole school community to participate. Students

Mika Zibanejad’s first-period goal stood up as the winner, lifting the visiting New York Rangers to a 2-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks Tuesday at Rogers Arena. Veteran goalie Jonathan Quick stopped all 22 shots he faced to earn the shutout and win in goal for the Rangers (4-5-2). Sam Carrick scored into an empty

From skiing in the Kootenays to drinking wine in the Okanagan, travelling back and forth will be a breeze thanks to the return of a flight service between Cranbrook and Kelowna. The inaugural flight took off on Oct. 28 at 9 a.m. from Cranbrook (YXC) and landed in Kelowna (YLW) at 8:55 a.m. This Pacific