Amanda was raised in suburban Toronto and completed her journalism degree at Carleton University in Ottawa before moving to a small Alberta town in the Canadian Rockies. She promptly forgot about her degree and learned to rock climb, snowboard and wait tables, with varying degrees of success. Eventually, she cycled back to wanting to share and write stories and began working at the local community newspaper. In 2006, she visited Smithers and never left, falling in love with northern B.C.’s lifestyle, landscapes and — especially — community.
The project at 58 W. Hastings was promised four years ago after two tent city protests. Construction will start this spring.
Essential workers don’t get priority in plan to offer shot to all adults by the end of September.
While you may prefer in-person events, don’t forget — artists need our support!
A fraction of our 20,000 long-term care residents have designated essential visitors who can visit three times a week.
KidMotor knew he couldn’t stay still. Recording an album, he says, is ‘making me feel alive right now.’
Doctors, entrepreneurs and businesspeople are packing up. That’s bad news for the province’s future.
Despite promises of access to alternatives to poisoned drugs, not much has changed.
The outgoing CEO on commuting through COVID, steel vs. rubber and a transit ‘love affair.’
From attacks on oilsands opponents to the Bloc leader’s smear, our politicians flirt with dangerous, undemocratic forces.
Recent appointees add to the number of party directors who’ve espoused far-right views.
The new documentary reminds us of the heroism in turning personal pain into outward compassion.
A former Pan Pacific employee’s bid to launch a class action lawsuit is the latest effort to protect workers in the sector.
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