Powell River Living May 2019 issue
The May issue of Powell River Living is fondly known as the “pet issue” in our office. Open up, and it’s pretty apparent why.
Pollen & Co.’s 6,000 sweaters a year nothing to sneeze at
Carla Brosseau and Evelyn Pollen are the faces behind one of qathet’s best-known products: the Pollen Sweater. From their storefront in Lund, the duo oversees the production and sale of thousands of sweaters each year, destined for chilly torsos as far away as Coober...Decluttering starts with emotional transformation
BY PIETA WOOLLEY | pieta@rliving.ca Marie Kondo is amazing. But the Japanese tidying magnate doesn’t understand North Americans. So says Ranka Burzan, who moved to Powell River late in 2018, and brought her thriving home organization business, Solutions Organizing...
Powell River Living January 2019 issue
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ZEST – How you can have zest in your life when you’re dying
Another first ascent in Daniels Valley
Fame comes to Daniels Valley, beyond Powell Lake First successful ascent of ‘Super Unknown’ PHOTOS BY DREW LEITERMAN Two Cranbrook rock climbers were back in the Daniels Valley this summer, after last year doing a first ascent on one of North America’s largest walls....
Solidarity Forever?
STRIKE AT BLUBBER BAY: English and Chinese language signs warnings strikebreakers to stay away attest to the cross-cultural solidarity during a strike at Blubber Bay on Texada Island in 1938. Photo from “On the Line: A History of the British Columbia Labour...
That sinking feeling – Hulks finally to become artificial reefs
I had almost given up hope it would happen in my lifetime. But I might just get to dive on a Powell River artificial reef before I’m too old to don a scuba tank. Catalyst Paper, owners of the iconic Hulks, and the Artificial Reef Society of BC (ARSBC) issued a joint...