Share this!Ten days before Bob Stutt’s 102 birthday, his family surprised him by turning up at Willingdon Creek Village with a team of Percheron-cross horses. All the way from Barriere, BC, Bob’s son David Stutt and grandson Mark Ralko hauled them into town from David’s ranch. The two French draft horses – Rasputin and Roan – rolled down the Coquihalla and boarded two ferries for the surprise....
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Share this!On Christmas Day most of us are cocooned in our homes with family, friends and relatives while warm Christmas lights twinkle softly in the background. But there are some folks who don’t get to spend December 25 with their loved ones because they’re working. Essential service providers must be there 24/7 365 days a year because you never know when an emergency will occur. Others, like...
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Share this!The Annual Business Awards, organized by The Powell River Chamber of Commerce, take place on February 4th, 2017. The Annual Business Awards recognize the accomplishments of the local business community in the following categories: Entrepreneur of the Year Home-Based Business of the Year Customer Service, Retail Customer Service, Hospitality Small Business of the Year Large Business of...
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Share this!Anna May Bennett is on deadline for the biggest painting commission of her career – by far. Working out of a sparse studio upstairs at Townsite’s Bank of Montreal building, the landscape painter has until October 15 to finish four large panels. By fall of 2017, those panels will be transformed into a 69-foot-long mural in the main corridor of the new BC Children’s Hospital...
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Share this!Ice Guardians Official Trailer Remember Brett Harvey, from our 7 “totally famous” people from Powell River list? Well his new documentary is ready, and it looks like a beauty. It’s already been selected for the Raindance International Film Festival in London, and by us as one to watch. Check out the trailer above, and keep an eye on this space for news of any...
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Share this! By Clea Sherman Powell River’s Townsite Brewery gave two former residents the perfect reason to visit their old stomping ground. Growing up in Powell River in the late 90s, Graham and Garrett Sherman were a memorable pair. So much so that when they called to book accommodation in the town after a 15-year absence, Seabreeze Resort owner Elaine Thoma exclaimed that she had been...
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