In this issue
It is easy being green
This issue is jam-packed with tons of great stories written by many different writers. You'll hear his voice, you'll hear her voice and you'll hear my voice when you leaf through the pages of Powell River Living magazine this month.
One of the things I love best about my job is the people I meet. I am constantly meeting new ones as they find their voice and send us stories. You'll see some of their stories in this issue of the magazine but others are on hold till next month because we had way more stories than we had room for!
Being green is this month's focus. You'll find a story by local writer Bud Gilham about a green fence building business where he mentions how necessity is one of the best motivators for being creative and reusing materials.
Earth Day is Thursday, April 22 but many celebrations are being held on Saturday, April 24 at Willingdon Beach. This family day provides the perfect opportunity for parents to educate their children about what they can do to be kind to the earth and create a sustainable future.
Sam Goodwin has written her first story for us about running. Sam and her coach Una MacLeod are on a mission to create a community of runners here in Powell River.
When it comes to clean, green and sustainable, it's interesting to note that Powell River wasn't always that way. Born as a mill town, being clean and green was far from the minds of business owners back in the early 1900s and many of the practices put into place then simply wouldn't be allowed in this day and age. Veteran newspaper reporter and one of Powell River Living's frequent contributors, Gerry Gray has written a historical feature on how different the past and present environmental practices are in this community.
As always, columnist Jessica Colasanto has her finger on the pulse of the arts community. This month she's put together a wonderful feature on Walter Martella and the concert he is giving on Friday, April 9 at 8 pm with internationally acclaimed musician Don Thompson, another Powell River prodigy.
The arrival of spring will send many of us scurrying out to our gardens. For what to do and when to do it, check out Jonathan van Wiltenburg's column on page 29.
We hope you enjoy this issue of Powell River's community magazine as much as we did working on it. Thanks for reading.
Isabelle Southcott, Publisher | isabelle@prliving.ca
