Share this! Last fall while visiting Roberta, a dear friend in Houston, Texas, we went to a wine and art night. After finding the event online, her interest was piqued–and I was terrified. I’m an artistic person, but painting is not my forté. The teacher re-created a painting, showing the group, in step-by-step instruction, how to make our own acrylic creations that we got to take home. I was...
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Share this!Powell River Fire Rescue’s new Deputy Fire Chief, Rocky Swanson, is another example of someone who grew up in Powell River, left and returned. Rocky, who had a long and distinguished career in the Canadian Armed Forces, is now second in command of the fire department. It’s the same department that sparked his interest in an emergency services career more than 20 years ago. Rocky went...
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Share this!Adult Exercise Equipment, you say? This summer, the Rotary Club of Powell River Sunrise bought and installed several pieces of adult exercise equipment next to the campground at Willingdon Beach. Why should you pump iron in the open air? Here are 3 reasons: 1. It’s free No fees, no shipping costs. Just ramble over and hop on. It’s that easy. 2. It’s trendy Vancouver,...
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Share this! Powell River is the most expensive place to live in BC. Really? That’s according to a map published online by the Vancouver-based Living Wage for Families Campaign. It’s creating some buzz on social media. The map shows Powell River has a living wage of $21.30 an hour, whereas notoriously-unaffordable Vancouver’s living wage is just $20.64 an hour. Of the 21...
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Share this!This story submission that came through the Contact form on our website. If you ever want to submit a story to us, please feel free to get in touch! Tyson Hunt calls himself a Powell Riverite. His wife was born and raised in Powell River, and Tyson lived in Powell River from the age of 10 to 18, and considers Powell River home, regardless of where his work has forced him to call home....
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Share this! “Please don’t start a raging forest fire in the woods this summer.” This is the earnest request of the man charged with emergency preparedness for the region: Ryan Thoms. Nearly 100 percent of the wildfires that burn close to town are started by people on the edge of the woods, he said in an interview in the forest at the Penticton Trails Fuel Management Project (read...
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