by admin | Jul 5, 2017 | Community, Events
By Isabelle Southcott | isabelle@prliving.ca Will you pick up ten sticks the next time you’re out for a hike on the Sunshine Coast Trail? While you’re at it, take a selfie, post it to the Sunshine Coast Trail’s Facebook page and you will be entered in a draw to win...
by Sean Percy | Jul 5, 2017 | Community, Profiles
Ursula Medley is a fourth-generation artist. She was born in Bogota, Colombia and immigrated to Vancouver in 1950. She settled in Powell River in 2001. An art educator and art activist with a passion for creating community through art, Ursula is a prolific painter...
by Sean Percy | Jul 5, 2017 | Community, Profiles
By Kirk Somers Colin MacRae had been living in Victoria, where he grew up, when he came up to Powell River to visit a friend. This was back in 2008. Having never been here he started looking around, and was intrigued by what he saw. Here was this pristine, beautiful...
by Sean Percy | Jul 5, 2017 | Community, Made The Move
Dan Brown grew up on Quadra Island. He’s a cabinet, granite counter maker and artist. Now he is a full-time knife maker out of his Wildwood workshop. Dan makes high-end folding knives and fixed blades. He enjoys the outdoors, mountains, biking and being with his kids....
by Sean Percy | Jul 5, 2017 | Community, Memoir, Profiles
As long as I can remember, running has been where I’ve felt most comfortable. The feel of my body moving through space, the wind, the matched sound of my footfalls and my own heartbeat. By Mel Edgar There’s a freedom. I don’t have to worry about anything: if my face...
by admin | Jul 1, 2017 | Community, Events, News
Two local indigenous leaders spill on a uniquely Canadian conundrum: celebrating Canada 150 while recognizing five centuries of colonial violence. Canada 150 has taken a turn for the sombre. The anniversary falls just as the Dominion and First Nations are dancing an...
