A woman has been rescued after severely injuring herself while climbing in Hope. Hope Volunteer Search and Rescue (SAR) were on scene late Sunday afternoon, Nov. 9, after the climber injured herself at the Area 71 crag near town. Despite the difficult recovery, due to how steep and rugged the terrain is at this area, […]
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Secwépemc and settler artist Tania Willard received national recognition as the winner of Canada’s top prize for visual arts. In a ceremony held Saturday, Nov. 8, the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) announced Willard won this year’s Sobey Art Award, recognized for the “strength, resonance and clarity of vision of her multifaceted practice” that “challenges
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Canadian soldiers putting their lives on the line overseas will soon get some special messages handwritten to them by dozens of Abbotsford students. On Friday, Nov. 7, students at Mt. Lehman Elementary were able to present their latest projects to Sgt. David Scrivens of the Canadian Armed Forces. The veteran from Langley was front and
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Another decade-old Indigenous land title case is causing alarm over its potential implications for private property rights in B.C. Filed in 2015, the same year as the landmark Cowichan Tribes legal challenge, this lawsuit was brought by the Secwepemc Nation to stop the Ajax gold and copper mine project near Kamloops. Despite the province denying
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One discipline down on her quest for history, two more to go. Vernon’s Shanda Hill is out of the water and ready to wheel out onto the bike course of the Taiwan Ultra Triathlon in the coastal city of Tainan, known for its temples, night markets, and rich Taiwanese culture. The course loops around the
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