March 29, 2024

German skier killed in East Kootenay avalanche

A skier from Germany has been killed by an avalanche in the East Kootenay. It happened to a heli-skiing party yesterday afternoon east of Jumbo Mountain. Police say three skiers were caught by the snowslide that was 150-metres wide. One was buried but the heli-guide and other members of their party dug him out - his injuries are life-not … [Read more...]

German Wine Regions 101

German wines seem...mysterious, don't they? Not as heavily marketed as their French, Italian, or even Californian counterparts, it takes a bit more homework to fully understand their regions and grapes. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]

Girl raises money for SPCA probe into German shepherd’s death

The story of Captain, the German shepherd, has struck a chord. The two-year old dog was found badly hurt in a Kitsilano dumpster last week and died of his injuries shortly after. Community support continues to grow as the BC SPCA investigates. Seven-year-old Stella McWilliams stood with a poster board on the seawall between the Granville and Cambie … [Read more...]

German shepherd found injured in a Kits dumpster has died

A German shepherd has died after being found badly injured and nearly unconscious yesterday in a dumpster in Vancouver's west side.  Marcie Moriarty with the BC SPCA says the animal went into cardiac arrest Thursday evening and could not be saved.  Tests showed the dog suffered trauma to his spine and likely quadriplegic.  She says … [Read more...]

German shepherd found badly injured in Dumpster

The BC SPCA is investigating, after passersby found a badly hurt German shepherd in a dumpster Wednesday morning in Kitsilano. Marcie Moriarty, general manager of cruelty investigations, says two people called to report they found the dog in the 14-hundred block of Maple Street, near Cornwall Avenue. Constables arrived to find the two-year-old … [Read more...]

Nicholas Sparks’ “Rescue” Goes German

Germany’s Senator Film is planning to adapt "The Lucky One" and "Dear John" author Nicholas Sparks' 2000 novel "The Rescue" into a German-language feature says The Hollywood Reporter. The story follows a firefighter who falls in love with a single mother, with the action to be shifted from North Carolina to Germany and set to be shot on location. … [Read more...]