UPDATED: The woman and her daughter have been found safely. Search crews are looking for a woman and her baby missing outside of Powell River. Police say 31-year-old Heather Thompson and her 20-month-old daughter, Erica, went mushroom picking yesterday morning in the back country. Her boyfriend reported the pair missing last evening. Search and … [Read more...]
Man and dog rescued from bank of Seymour River
October 21, 2012 by
North Vancouver Fire had to use an inflatable raft to get to a stranded hiker and his dog at the bank of the Seymour River. Assistant chief Jim Bonneville says homeowners across the river called 9-1-1. "There were quite a few homeowners on the opposite side of the bank so with him calling for help our crews were there fairly quickly." Bonneville … [Read more...]
10/20/2012 – River District Farmers Market
October 20, 2012 by
The River District community is proud to present Southeast Vancouver's first Farmers Market on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 10am at the Kerr Street Plaza (located at the foot of Kerr Street and East Kent Avenue). The market will run once-a-week on Saturdays from 10am to 2pm for a 6 week period during the autumn harvest season (from September … [Read more...]
10/19/2012 – Reeling Silk presents Tai Chi at River District
October 19, 2012 by
River District Centre will have Tai-Chi classes starting on Friday, August 17th! Reeling Silk T'ai Chi Chuan will be holding afternoon classes at River District Vancouver every Friday from 2:30 - 3:30pm. $ 40/month or $ 12/drop-in, first class is FREE - sign up now! For more information please contact Rich Sobel at 778-999-8170 or email … [Read more...]
10/13/2012 – River District Farmers Market
October 13, 2012 by
The River District community is proud to present Southeast Vancouver's first Farmers Market on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 10am at the Kerr Street Plaza (located at the foot of Kerr Street and East Kent Avenue). The market will run once-a-week on Saturdays from 10am to 2pm for a 6 week period during the autumn harvest season (from September … [Read more...]
Kamloops accountants catch giant sturgeon on Fraser River
September 25, 2012 by
A huge sturgeon caught in the Fraser River on Friday near Chilliwack is likely over 100 years old. Dr. Marvin Rosenau has studied sturgeon for the past 21 years, he says fish that large is an old-timer. "That fish has gone through a couple of world wars, conflicts, so it's had a long history". The fish caught friday was over eleven feet long, five … [Read more...]
08/31/2012 – Reeling Silk presents Tai Chi at River District
August 31, 2012 by
River District Centre will have Tai-Chi classes starting on Friday, August 17th! Reeling Silk T'ai Chi Chuan will be holding afternoon classes at River District Vancouver every Friday from 2:30 - 3:30pm. $ 40/month or $ 12/drop-in, first class is FREE - sign up now! For more information please contact Rich Sobel at 778-999-8170 or email … [Read more...]
Boat capsizes in Fraser River, one man missing
August 12, 2012 by
A 49-year-old man is missing, after a fishing boat capsized in the Fraser River Saturday afternoon.It happened near the Agassiz Bridge around 3:30pm.Two others managed to swim through the tough current to safety.RCMP and Kent/Harrison Search and Rescue have been unable to find any sign of the man, although the search is set to continue … [Read more...]
Cruise Burma’s Mysterious Irrawaddy River
August 9, 2012 by
Grand Circle Cruise Line unveiled a new small ship tour along the Irrawaddy River in Burma. Tough to get to as solo travelers, these tours will offer further access into an otherwise still-mysterious country. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
Two dead, one missing on river near Grand Forks
July 29, 2012 by
Two seniors have died and a third person is missing following a tubing accident on the Kettle River near Grand Forks. It happened yesterday afternoon. RCMP Corporal Dan Moskaluk says the trio was in a group of 13 when they were swept up in the current and forced over a set of waterfalls. "The deceased has been identified as a 75-year old male, a … [Read more...]
