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BC family of 5 set to fly around the world over the next year – and raise $1M for charity
The Porter family is set to take off on their flight around the world from Vancouver on June 14. Samantha Porter, 21, could take a year off between her third and fourth years of studying geography, environment and sustainability at the University of British Columbia. It also needed to be relatively easy to fly with […]
VIDEO: Lytton-raised woman writes song for those who lost their town to devastating fire
Becky Adams has posted a song she wrote about the loss of homes in Lytton on YouTube. The version she shared online is missing some elements of the full song, she said. Adams lived in Lytton while growing up with her parents, Bill and Irene Buttals, and then went to study music at Douglas College, […]
White Rock Flea Market returns to Star of Sea Parish Centre May 7 – Peace Arch News
Knights of Columbus is a global Catholic fraternal service order, founded in 1882. …Read the full story
Government cannabis store approved for North Delta mall – Peace Arch News
On Monday inside the mall. The store will include 145 square metres for office and storage, and employ eight to 12 people. 15, the city had received four pieces of correspondence in support of the application and 32 opposed, as well as one letter expressing concerns and a petition against the dispensary with 451 signatures. […]
PHOTOS: Bright blooming bulbs at Chilliwack Tulip Festival – Peace Arch News
At about 24 acres, this year’s plot of tulips and other bulbs is their largest one yet. Although there are narrow pathways between the rows of tulips, folks are not allowed to walk along them. …Read the full story
QUIZ: How much do you know about Easter? – Peace Arch News
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RCMP issue Amber Alert for children abducted from Fort St. John – Peace Arch News
Police believed the children, along with their mother, Dawn Ballamy were taken against their will by their father, Jason Dalrymple. Due to the Amber Alert, police in neighbouring jurisdictions began their own search. …Read the full story
VIDEO: Paraglider swoops in for landing in Agassiz – Peace Arch News
As the weather transitions to spring, it’s not uncommon to spot paragliders hovering over Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs or even Rosedale. …Read the full story
BC municipal councillor returns to job just weeks after donating kidney – Peace Arch News
“The day of the surgery, you have so many painkillers in you, you don’t notice anything,” Harrison said. …Read the full story
VIDEO: Signs of life at former Surrey Public Market site in Newton – Peace Arch News
During those years, the vacant building attracted rats, squatters, taggers, vandals, “urban explorers” and art photographers alike. There are signs of life at the former Surrey Public Market site. …Read the full story
Balance between normal life and managing COVID may be more attainable now: Tam …
While health experts say vaccines greatly prevent severe illness, hospitalization and death, chief public health officer Dr. Two doses of an mRNA vaccine are 75 to 80 per cent effective against severe illness from Omicron, according to Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization. Ontario and Quebec, which have seen a slight decline in COVID-19-related hospitalizations […]
Council approves North Delta cannabis dispensary – Peace Arch News
Inspired Cannabis Co.’s Robson Street location, as pictured in a presentation to Delta council during a public hearing on Monday, Dec. 22, 2021, council signed off on a proposed dispensary at 616 Chester Road on Annacis Island, a 0.8 hectare industrial property just off Highway 91. It will be operated by Seed & Stone, a […]
Eagle watch kicks off at historic site in Agassiz – Peace Arch News
This event – as with all of the Season of the Wild events – is a spiritual successor to the beloved Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival that ended its 25 year run last year. November marks a peak viewing season for the migrating bald eagle population, but the eagles can be viewed anytime between October […]
Surrey RCMP report ‘surge’ in residential break-and-enters – Peace Arch News
During one week, Oct.19-25, police investigated five break-ins where the suspect accessed the home through the garage. …Read the full story
B.C. professor’s Mother Tree research branches out to bestselling book, movie deal – Peace …
Simard said her book is a personal story of a decades-long journey that starts with her being a new hire at a B.C. “They’re actually like societies,” Simard said. But Simard said she was undaunted. “What we found in connecting this map is that pretty much all of the trees were connected together,” said Simard. […]