The first thing you notice is the sound. Not the scrape of blades, but the rattle of a heavy steel puck cutting across the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre ice. For the kids stepping out for their first blind hockey trial on Wednesday, that sound was an invitation, proof that hockey had a place for them too. […]
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1st Haney Scout Group will be up and running this weekend with their Christmas Tree fundraiser. About 750 Christmas trees are now packed into a section of the Trek Bicycle Maple Ridge parking lot at the corner of Lougheed Highway and 216 Street, where members of the group will be selling the trees to raise
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A couple of weeks ago, I deleted my only active social media account. I’ve been active on some form of social media or other for around 20 years, which is pretty typical of people my age. Most of us heard about MySpace or Facebook and eventually created an account, collected a few “friends” there, and
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Whitecaps FC know they’ll be playing for the MLS Cup Western Conference championship this Saturday night (Nov. 29), just not sure whether in Vancouver or San Diego. The Whitecaps won a shootout thriller over rival Los Angeles FC on Saturday (Nov. 22) at BC Place for their first ever trip to the soccer league’s conference
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Vancouver Giants surrendered the game-tying goal in the final minute of regulation before Tri-City scored the winner 27 seconds into overtime Saturday at Langley Events Centre. a 4-3 heartbreaker. Giants Head Coach Parker Burgess was frustrated with the end results. “The game was within our grasp,” Burgess said. “You have an opportunity to win a
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