Future forest fairytale: multimedia art
“The forest would know if you believed it was alive. You would sort of detect something in the trail, maybe you would hear a rustling of leaves, and a deer would show you the way a little bit…they may send ambassadors to people who they knew would protect their...
Logger Sports Schedule
Here is the schedule for the 2017 Powell River Logger Sports. You can also go here to check out the full Guide to Powell River Logger Sports, or download the PDF here. It has profiles, event descriptions and everything you need to know about the July 14 to 16 Powell...
Gently summer prune for bountiful branches
By Jonathan van Wiltenburg | jonathanvw@yahoo.com One of the best bang-for-your-buck summer garden tasks is to summer prune your fruit trees. Many of us have slipped into the habit of pruning only during the dead of winter, however summer pruning in July and August...
Logging: through an artist’s eyes – Ursula Medley
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...
Clearly, he’s got a plan here, but who is Colin MacRae?
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...
I Made the Move: Dan Brown
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....
Finding my feet: Running solo
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...That sinking feeling: Artificial Reef coming soon
by Sean Percy 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)...
Made the Move: Jeannie & Grant Gregory
Langley retirees Made the Move