Share this!Powell River is calling Bob Marquis’ bluff. When local logger Marquis gave an interview to Ferns & Fallers magazine this week, he made a deal with Powell River. If 5,000 locals say they want logger sports back – and they’ll help with it – Bob will put it on again. For the two decades spanning the early 1980s until 2005, Bob was instrumental in organizing the two-day, biannual...
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Share this!Have you ever seen a large boat with scales painted on the sides with about 20 women paddling in time (hopefully) and a steersman yelling at them from the back of the boat on Powell Lake? This is the Paddling for Life Dragon Boat team, and we have been paddling on the lake since 2003. The team started by purchasing a second hand boat and was comprised mostly of breast cancer...
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Share this!What: Second Round of BC Provincials When: Sunday, April 19th @ 1:30pm Where: Cranberry Field Hey Powell River, Villa Captain Kye Taylor wrote the story below. What he didn’t say was that Villa has won their League, and were chosen by the other teams as the top team as well. They’re in the second round of the Provincials, and could use your cheers and support on Sunday....
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Share this!Golf has taught me many things. Respect, honesty, integrity, patience, competitiveness, and it has also introduced me to some of my best friends. I was blessed to play at such a great golf course growing up with some of the best mentors a guy could ask for–Ian McMurray, Rob Bryce, and Dave Court to name a few. These guys would take time to chaperone us on our golf trips and put up...
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Share this!In honour of the 100th anniversary of the Jackson Cup, we invited a former player from the Powell River Villa Soccer Club to write a story honouring of some of his former teammates. Mark Cristante was born and raised in Powell River, then moved to Victoria where he attended the University of Victoria, to receive his teaching degree. He now resides in Victoria with his wife Lindsay,...
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Share this!Kye Taylor is the Kinesiologist and Health and Fitness Supervisor for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre in Powell River, BC. He grew up in Powell River before heading south to attend Coastal Carolina University and Seattle Pacific University respectively to play soccer and pursue his bachelor of science in Kinesiology (BSc. Kin). Kye returned home in 2007 and is committed to helping...
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