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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
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.
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.
Flutist performs at Nikkei Centre
In celebration of Vancouver Asian Heritage Month, Japanese flutist and Burnaby resident Minoru Yamamoto will join the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra and international guest musicians for a special Japanese music concert this weekend.
The personal and political: In their own words
Answer: I'm Shian Gu, Liberal candidate for Burnaby-Deer Lake.
North shore's restaurant guide
$ Bargain Fare ($5-8) $ $ Inexpensive ($9-12) $ $ $ Moderate ($13-15) $ $ $ $ Fine Dining ($15-25)
PB result for NW thrower
Krista Woodward threw a personal-best 60.15 metres in the women's javelin to place third overall at the recent Seiko Golden Grand Prix meet in Japan.
Hyack Festival float a big winner in the U.S
The Hyack float is batting a thousand early in the festival season.
Celebrations
Gordon McConnell, seen on his wedding day in the photo above and a recent photo at right, will celebrate his 100th birthday on May 13. He was born in 1913 in a CN railway station in a small town in Saskatchewan. He married his wife Ethel on Aug. 17, 1940. The couple raised their two sons in North Vancouver, where Gordon worked with the school board. He has two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. His family and friends wish him a happy 100th birthday.
Sports shorts
The Terry Fox Ravens launched the senior boys rugby playoffs with a gritty 7-5 victory over Fraser Heights last week.
