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Flippers water polo program making waves
There is room in the pool for kids who want to try an Olympic sport this spring and summer.
Huge mosque to open on River Road
Thousands are expected to attend the grand opening Saturday of one of Canada's biggest mosques in Delta.
Delta Rotary clubs honour outstanding youths
The fifth annual Delta Rotary Youth Awards took place on Saturday, May 11 with a dinner and ceremony at the Delta Town and Country Inn.
Fortius opening a slam dunk
It's 148,000 square feet of integrated health services and amenities to help develop all types of athletes - from the weekend warrior to the Olympic level - and it's finally taking appointments.
SFU hoop star earns Team Canada tryout
Simon Fraser University women's basketball forward Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe will be among the 29 players at tryouts for the Canadian senior women's national team this weekend.
Godzilla film shooting scenes on Cypress
DIRECTOR Gareth Edwards' reboot of the Godzilla franchise turned part of Cypress Mountain into San Francisco Bay Area Park last week during location shooting on the North Shore.
125th country fair - full of flavour and family fun!
CLOVERDALE COWBOY COOK-OFF BBQ COMPETITION AND RIB FEST
Shell-shocked NDP wake up to a cold reality
That was the look on Surrey New Democrats' faces as it dawned on them that they'd snatched defeat out of the jaws of victory as dire election results rolled in at Newton's India Banquet Hall on Tuesday night.
Spot prawn season is upon us
WHAT first began in 2006 as a valiant, but low-key attempt to introduce Vancouver diners to our own spot prawn fishery has turned into the city's most delicious celebration of spring.
Jellyfish invade Vancouver Aquarium
The Vancouver Aquarium is presenting a new exhibit that will allow visitors to get up close and personal with thousands of jellyfish - without the need of anyone urinating on them as a result.
Godzilla stomps through Steveston
He flattened Tokyo in previous movies. And it looks like he'll be doing a number on Steveston, too.
Going to church at a community centre
It's hard not to admire a church and its pastor for holding their fundamentalist Christian services at a community centre in a neighbourhood with a growing gay population. But that's where Vancouver West Church has set up shop. According to reporter Sandra Thomas's story on the church in today's paper (Page 1), the pastor's choice of the Roundhouse Community Centre in Yaletown was God-inspired. It's not the only church operating regularly out of a Vancouver community centre, but it is the most recent.
THE DETAILS
What's happening: There will be free all day parking on the downtown parkade as well as free, live entertainment from noon to 6 p.m. on the Thrifty Foods Performance Stage including the following: Altyn Folk Dance Group, Ammara Dance Company, Total Martial Arts, Philippine Tapestry, Nahualli Folklore (Mexican Dance Group), Tzu Chi Foundation Canada, Sangre Morena, Indonesia Satoe on behalf of Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia, Kathleen Carlsen Dancers, Gradec Croatian Tamburica Orchestra and Choir, Burnaby International Folk Dancers, Netherlands Association "Je Maintiendrai" (NAJM), Bosnian and Herzegovinian Cultural Centre, Royal City Youth Ballet, and New West Chinese Society. There will also be games and activities for children all day inside the River Market, including free mask-making workshops and free face painting. The boardwalk food vendors will include Japadog and Didi's Greek, among others.
Festival highlights city diversity
It's been more than 11 years since the first New Westminster's DiverseCity Multicultural Festival, and with a decade of celebrating the city's diversity behind us, it's time to ask just how diverse is New Westminster? According to John Stark - senior social planner for city - it's very diverse.
Everyone should know coal risks
Every living being on this planet and not just the residents of New Westminster, Surrey, Delta and White Rock should take heed of this new Fraser Surrey dock site for coal. This low grade coal originates in the eastern United States, the world's biggest producer of coal, but strong opposition from Washington and Oregon to build a coal port in those states has shifted their attention to B.C., because regulations and environmental concerns here are more lax.
Leaders don't control it all
Predictions can be dangerous, but there's one we're pretty confident making: whichever party won Tuesday's election - a couple of hours after this page went to press - they'll be blamed for something they have little control over, a downturn in the economy.
Abby Sikh numbers double in a decade
The number of Sikhs in the Abbotsford area has almost doubled in the past 10 years, confirming its place as a major hub for citizens of Punjabi descent, according to 2011 Statistics Canada data released on Wednesday.
