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, Uncategorized
BY BONNIE ROBINSON The last time I saw my brother Randy Zohner, he had travelled to Powell River for a visit. After a great afternoon, Randy returned home to work at the Bamfield Marine Science Centre, where he was the cafeteria manager. A few weeks went by. The next...
by Sean Percy | Jan 3, 2018 | Community, Events, Uncategorized
SENIORS: YOU’RE NEEDED! Powell River Child, Youth and Family Services Society is looking for seniors (both young seniors and older seniors) who want to know more to attend a luncheon on January 27 at the Town Centre Hotel. It is free of charge but you must call...
by Sean Percy | Jan 3, 2018 | Community
People have come from across the province and even as far away as Whitehorse to get a glimpse of a Costa’s Hummingbird that has taken up residence in the garden near Ken and Kathy Pritchard’s home and vacation cottage on Douglas Bay, at Donkersley Beach. “A fellow...
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...
by Sean Percy | Jan 3, 2018 | Business Connections, Community, News
People often ask how winners are chosen for the annual Powell River Chamber of Commerce Business Awards that takes place on Saturday, February 3 at Dwight Hall. Here, some of the most frequently asked questions about the judging process are answered by Chamber manager...
by Sean Percy | Jan 3, 2018 | Community, Memoir
By Jean Medley It had been another long day riding the ridge of mountains that bisects the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. We could have cycled for another two hours, but decided to stop when we saw what seemed like a perfect campsite. We began setting up our...
by Sean Percy | Nov 2, 2017 | Community
You can learn a lot by helping. And you can learn a lot from being helped. For PRL’s third annual “Helping Issue,” two women who have been on both sides of Powell River’s charity scene share how gratifying it is to help others. In their own words, as told to Kirk...
by Sean Percy | Sep 1, 2017 | Events, Gardening
Every year the abundance of agriculture in Powell River is showcased at the annual Fall Fair at the Exhibition Grounds off Padgett Road This year, it’s under the leadership of the newly formed Powell River Farmers’ Agricultural Institute. Walking through the gates...
by Sean Percy | Aug 3, 2017 | Business Connections, Community
A perfect sunset. At Willingdon. The dock in silhouette. Photos like these represent the “Best of Powell River” – or at least what many locals think of as the pinnacle, if Instagram and Facebook feeds are any indication. But there’s so much more to the “best of”...
