by Pieta Woolley | Sep 5, 2018 | News, Profiles
Powell River was once a very strong union town – and wages, benefits and pensions were among the best in the country. We’ve seen a real decline in private sector unions here. Is this the same elsewhere? Irene • Powell River was a strong union town because union...
by admin | Apr 30, 2018 | Community, Profiles
“I’m a huge fan. It’s the smoothest, most flavourful hummus I’ve ever tasted,” said Annabelle Tully-Barr enthusiastically as she sampled Mamma Rania’s Syrian Cuisine Hummus at Save-On-Foods. ‘Mamma Rania’ is Rania Chakkl, and the hummus she began selling at the Open...
by Sean Percy | Mar 1, 2018 | Community, Profiles
BY ASHLEY HULL I never anticipated the journey of discovering who I am as a woman to be so simultaneously challenging and fulfilling. From daughter to wife, student to teacher, mother to superwoman, it was easy to define myself based on my relationship to others and...
by Sean Percy | Mar 1, 2018 | Community, Profiles
She isn’t planning a party this month. But if, on St. Patrick’s Day, you head down to McKinney’s Pub and catch her banging on the drums with her dirty blues rock band Royal Jelly, Lindsay Jordan Strayhorn will probably be sporting more than the usual glint in her eye....
by Sean Percy | Feb 1, 2018 | Art, Community, Profiles
BY ISABELLE SOUTHCOTT | isabelle@prliving.ca To say that Lynn Price was surprised to win the Tanabe Prize for British Columbia painters is an understatement. It wasn’t on her radar. In fact, she first found out when she checked her voice mail. “It’s not something you...
by Sean Percy | Jan 3, 2018 | Community, Made The Move, Profiles
Dr. Emily Anderson is a new physician at the Medical Clinic Associates. She took over Dr. Cindy Addison’s practice when Cindy retired in August of last year. When she isn’t working, she loves to hike, run, camp and play tennis. Why did you choose to move to Powell...
