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Writers Fran Bourassa and Aislinn

Force Field: B.C. women poets get their due in Mother Tongue anthology

The launch of Force Field: 77 Women Poets of British Columbia, edited by Susan Musgrave, will be held Sunday, May 19 at 2 p.m. at the Seymour Art Gallery. Free. Info: mothertonguepublishing. com or seymourartgallery.com.


 

Donation event set for May 18

The Canadian Diabetes Association's Clothesline program will be in the Tri-Cities on Saturday, May 18 as part of a Fill A Truck event happening across Canada.


 

Record store becomes a hub for music lovers

The year was 1969. I was 16 and had just landed a job as a trainee recording engineer in London, England's hot music industry.


 

Flash mob of yarn-bombed chairs hits city

Royal City Gogos are launching an art show that will travel Western Canada and raise money for African grandmothers.


 
Christine Girard

Brookswood lifters learn from Olympic medalist

The weightlifting team from Brookswood Secondary has taken the term "girl power" to heart.


 
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Chef gets magazine recognition

WHEN he took to the stage to accept his Lifetime Achievement Award at last week's Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards, chef Alain Rayé didn't go alone: he took his La Régalade restaurant team and his family up with him.


 
Classic cars

Classic cars from Great Britain shine in Fort

Union Jacks were flying in Fort Langley on Sunday as fans of classic and modern British cars gathered to admire one another's vehicles.


 
Members of Meadowridge School’s Class of 2013

Meadowridge's graduating class continues studying globally

f you're among the Class of 2013 at Meadowridge School, you're in very brainy company.


 
Transportation Minister Mary Polak

Road pricing concept gaining traction

It's looking like bridge and tunnel tolls will become a fact of life for South Deltans.


 

SFU hosts 2nd sports summit

It's tradition that many head up the mountain for a fount of knowledge.


 

Musical recalls Cupid's painful arrows

HELL, I work hard. Have two jobs. Attend university. Pretend to be a landlord. So I'm taking the day off - just lazily writing about myself.


 

Burnaby Mountain to host sports summit

It's tradition that many head up the mountain for a fount of knowledge.


 

City home to McBride

If you look up Sir Richard McBride you will find that he was born in New Westminster in 1870.


 

Phillips' memorial set for April 26

Chances are not many, if any, Vancouverites remember Sir Percy Vincent. But I'm guessing a few of you probably remember or heard of the late Art Phillips.


 

The cat came back. by way of Burnaby

A New Westminster cat found its way home in a rather roundabout way.


 

Your money isn't that safe

It would appear to me that there are no longer any mainstream news medium strong enough, brave enough or moral enough to stand up to any sitting premier or PM.


 
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Congestion pricing could be the answer

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Phase 2 Consultation Discussion Guide offers five options to deal with the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project.


 

Book features street fare

IT'S a classic conditioned response: hear the tinny song of an ice cream truck playing on its infinite loop, and you're suddenly 10 years old again, in your soggy, sandy bathing suit, running for a fruity Bomb Pop or a Fudgsicle.


 

Celebrating Easter in New Westminster

Once again with spring comes the events and celebrations of Easter.