How a teenager re-introduced video rentals in his community
A Langley student’s love of tangible movies turned him into a neighbourhood celebrity.
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The Chilliwack teen taking on the world of derby
Cleo Granneman-Mason was selected to represent Team Canada at the Junior Roller Derby World Championships in France. For Cleo, who has been playing the unusual sport since she was six, derby is an opportunity to learn, lead, and push herself.
What it’s like to lose 200,000 chickens in a flood: a Sumas Prairie farmer in his own words
Corry Spitters shares how he and his family and staff returned to save his Sumas Prairie farm despite authorities preventing access during the 2021 floods. The ninth in a series of first-hand accounts collected by the Climate Disaster Project and Fraser Valley Current.
A life. A smile. A son.
Over the last six years, thousands of British Columbians have died from toxic drugs. Jacob Wilson was one. His mother recently told his story.
‘I was looking at the mountains and worrying they were going to fall on us’
Cyndie Anderson and her partner were stuck in Mission, five hours from home, work, and her aging mother in Lac La Hache, when natural disasters shuttered highways for two weeks in 2021.
‘It was the most important thing I’ve ever done in my lifetime’
Alison Arends recounts how her family’s farmyard turned into a community hub for support during the 2021 Fraser Valley floods. The seventh in a series of first-hand accounts collected by the Climate Disaster Project and Fraser Valley Current.
‘I’m still going through it’: a Merritt senior rebuilds after a flood
Donna Rae retired in April in an affordable retirement home. She had just renovated her bathroom when the city was flooded last year. Now rebuilding, she and others continue to struggle.
An interview with the owner of a Roberto Luongo-themed Trans Am
Michelle Vonk just wanted a nice-looking car. She ended up buying a tribute to the last great Vancouver Canucks team.
The little menstrual products barn on the prairie
In a barn on a small certified organic farm nestled in Agassiz, there is a room brimming with horse supplies and the oaky aroma of tannins from leather. There is also a room with boxes of pads, tampons, and other menstrual hygiene products.
‘The bus pulled into a parking lot and we just sat there’
When the highways that connect the lower mainland to the rest of the province were severed by floods and mudslides in November, 2021, Mikaela Robinson was on the bus from Kelowna to Vancouver. She got stuck in Hope. The latest in our partnership with the Climate Disaster Project.