Mmmm… generosity from Cooper’s and Campbell’s
Geri Sanborn of Cooper's Foods hands Patti Larson of the Community Connections Food Bank $500 worth of gift cards courtesy of Campbell Soup via Cooper's Christmas in July Program. You can join with Geri and Patti in helping make this Thanksgiving an especially happy one for needy families in our community. Please go to The Current Video on the...
On target!
Isabel Pallister, Ruth Boettger and Linda Bruder fared extremely well at the recent BC Seniors Games in Campbell River. This was Isabel's first time at the Games and she came home with a bronze medal while Ruth and Linda (both veterans of the Games) returned home with gold and bronze meals. "It was great fun all around," Ruth said as she...
Arriving? Cherie Van Overbeke is definitely here and now
Cherie Van Overbeke's show at the Visual Arts Centre on Friday may be called Arriving, but as a painter she is definitely here and now. David F. Rooney photo Cherie Van Overbeke at work in her studio. Please click on the image to view a large version. David F. Rooney photo By David F. Rooney Cherie Van Overbeke’s show at the Visual...
Home Routes Blue Moon Circuit coming to town starting this weekend
Singer-songwriter Kristin Sweetland is playing at Minto Manor on Sunday. Photo courtesy of Kristin Sweetland Minto Manor is now playing host to the Home Routes Blue Moon Circuit of House Concerts starting this Sunday with a concert by London, Ont., singer-songwriter Kristin Sweetland. “Her records have been lauded for their intelligence, quality,...
Limber up for squash!
Limber up! The Bear’s Den Squash Club is hosting its Classic Squash Tournament in a couple of weeks. “We are working hard to get ready to host some of the best squash players in the interior in our Annual Squash BC Sanctioned Tournament,” Club spokesman Kevin Dorius said in a statement. “The dates are October 15 to 17. There will be draws for...
Big Eddy Bridge out of service… ’til November 30
Need to get to the Big Eddy? Well you won't be using the Big Eddy Bridge anytime soon. David F. Rooney photo By David F. Rooney Need to get across the river? Well, you won’t be using the Big Eddy Bridge anytime soon. It’s closed until the end of November for rehabilitation. Vic Van Isle Construction Ltd. has begun to remove and reinstate...
Large fires now permitted in the Southeast Fire District
Effective Wednesday, September 29, Category 3 open fires will be permitted across the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction due to a decreased risk of wildfires. A statement from the Southeast Fire Centre said this permits a fire that burns material larger than two metres in height and three metres in width, and stubble or grass over an area greater...
Celebrate gardens and food at the NCES’s Harvest Palooza!
How green was your garden this year? We bet it was green, plentiful and well worth celebrating by coming to the United Church on Oct. 9 for the North Columbia Environmental Society's Harvest-Palooza! David F. Rooney photo By David F. Rooney How great was your garden this year? No matter what you thought of your green — or not-so-green — thumb...
Whoever said the mullet was dead? Here’s PROOF it’s alive and well in Revelstoke
If you thought the mullet — that oh-so-retro hair style — was dead then these photos should make you think twice. These are scenes from Mullets in Motion, a fundraiser staged at the Last Drop on Saturday, September 25, to benefit forest fire fighter Jeff Scott who has been in a wheelchair since a snowboarding accident in April. Powder Springs General...
Trans-Canada Highway to re-open through Glacier National Park
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK — This is the mudslide that cut the Trans-Canada in Glacier National Park on Tuesday. An advisory said the highway would re-open at 5 pm. Photo courtesy of Parks Canada GLACIER NATIONAL PARK — The Trans-Canada Highway will re-open at 5 pm today (Tuesday, September 28). The highway had been closed at Revelstoke and Golden because...
