Share this!On February 21, Powell River’s Nancy, Gary, Megan, and Jeremy Dietrich will join 400 others in the fight for clean air by climbing one of Vancouver’s tallest buildings. If that’s not enough of a challenge, the BC Lung Association has introduced a new Fight & Flight Challenge, an obstacle course designed to test your strength, stamina and lungs, culminating with 48 storeys of...
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Share this!Tom Dowding is ready to rock you. As of this month, he is also ready to tune your piano, if need be. One of the things I love most about Powell River is the sense of community and the willingness by the residents to support local small business. Powell River has a number of great business offerings by locals, and one of those services is “The Music Room.” Tom has studied...
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Share this!You know those people who, no matter how active you are, make you feel extremely lazy? Jodi Eckland is one of those people. Jodi grew up in Powell River and now resides in Vancouver. At the beginning of this year, Jodi had a terrifying near-death experience at the gym of all places, and was in a medically-induced coma for 32 hours. With the support of her local running club and the...
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Share this!“On Sunday, November 15, Lucky Beer’s stock prices fell sharply on the news of John Hill’s passing,” begins the obit written by his niece, Staci Hill. And it keeps getting better from there. Oh that we could all be as fondly remembered when our time is up. Here’s the full text: John Oliver Hill February 2, 1958 – November 15, 2015 On Sunday, November 15, Lucky...
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Share this!How do you inspire others to donate to a worthy cause like lung health in BC? You put your own lungs to the test with two long, challenging days of cycling. Veteran Trekkers, Powell River’s Hugo and Melissa Sloos are looking forward to participating (for the 8th and 3rd time respectively) in the BC Lung Association’s Bicycle Trek for Life and Breath, an annual fundraiser in support of...
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Share this!“Hi, My name is Sean and I lost my bike in your town somewhere between Duck Lake Road and the Saltery Bay Ferry – can you ask around to see if anyone has found it”? When Sean, a visitor from Calgary noticed on the ferry that his high-end Cannondale mountain bike was missing, he didn’t have much hope of its return. But in case there was a chance, he emailed the Powell River...
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