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'I love this place': B.C. gold medal-winning Olympian visits alma mater

'I love this place': B.C. gold medal-winning Olympian visits alma mater

Jerome Blake won gold in the 4x100 relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics with teammates Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, and Andre De Grasse
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Here are few easy ways to prevent Island human-bear contact this fall

Here are few easy ways to prevent Island human-bear contact this fall

When hungry, bears often venture in towns in search of food, which can result in habituation
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LOOK BACK: Booming grounds in Port Alberni

LOOK BACK: Booming grounds in Port Alberni

Giant log booms transported the big trees to processing centres and points of export
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SCENE AND HEARD: McKamey clan celebrates matriarch's special day

SCENE AND HEARD: McKamey clan celebrates matriarch's special day

Former war bride Jean McKamey turns 98 years old at small reception hosted by her daughter
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Hughes, Boeser among Canucks to surprise Penticton firefighters

Hughes, Boeser among Canucks to surprise Penticton firefighters

Canucks are in Penticton until Sunday, Sept. 22
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Second gold Valley Vonka 2024 ticket revealed; who has the third?

Second gold Valley Vonka 2024 ticket revealed; who has the third?

Check your chocolate bars, there's still one winning ticket left in Port Alberni's Valley Vonka fundraiser
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What's On: Alberni Valley events for week of Sept. 18, 2024

What's On: Alberni Valley events for week of Sept. 18, 2024

Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, Truth and Reconciliation walk are coming up in September.
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'Joining together': Vernon art centre program raises hands on mural project

'Joining together': Vernon art centre program raises hands on mural project

New 200-tile, four-panel mural hangs in Vernon Community Arts Centre's Parkview Studio, home of the artists who helped create the project
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Port Alberni gets ready for first annual Equinox Garlic Fest

Port Alberni gets ready for first annual Equinox Garlic Fest

Celebration of garlic will take place at Harbour Quay on Sept. 21, 2024
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Funding available for B.C. cities to have car-free school zones

Funding available for B.C. cities to have car-free school zones

The Ministry of Transportation has provided $400,000 for the implementation of the B.C. School Streets Initiative
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