Share this!Canoe vs Kayak: which is your favourite? Bob’s always been a canoe guy; when we moved to Powell River he traded his motorcycle for a Kevlar canoe. Me, I like being one with my boat and you get that with a kayak. A couple of my best vacations have been multi-day kayaking trips. It’s a debate we agreed to disagree on. Then Bob picked up a summer gig working with Powell River...
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Share this!Meet Wendy. Wendy has a farm in Wildwood. It’s pastoral, prolific, and park like. She’s lived there since 1991 but the land has been a homestead since 1907. Back then it was logged and farmed by a man named Smarge, at one time supplying goat milk to the hospital. These days there are still goats, plus ducks, bees, farm cats, and my favourite, chickens. When it was suggested that as a...
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Share this!Step through the front door of Townsite’s Patricia Theatre and take a step back in time. Upon entering the classic-style foyer, silver screen legends gaze at you from their portraits on the walls, and treats, like homemade cookies and fresh popcorn, tempt you from the concession. The original Girvan Studios murals have been restored from archival photos and the vibrancy of the...
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Share this!Clams… funny how I didn’t fully appreciate them until I met a couple of oyster farmers. Now, they’re like candy from the sea. As simple as steamed with melted butter or how ‘bout this: broiled with chorizo and breadcrumbs? I like the idea of knowing where my food comes from so I thought that after a lifetime spent on the west coast, it was high time to learn more about digging...
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Share this!Look at me! I’m a shuffler. Not a runner, or a sprinter, or even a speed walker. I’m a shuffler. For the last few years, I’ve laced up my hikers on the last Sunday of April and hit the Sunshine Coast Trail (SCT) to do the Marathon Shuffle, well the Half Shuffle. That’s a difference of 12 versus 29 kilometres for the full Shuffle, so worth noting. Hosted by PRPAWS (Powell River Parks...
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