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Small wildfire burning just east of Gwillim Provincial Park

On August 13, it appears that lightning sparked off a fire on the east side of the Murray River, just outside of Gwillim Provincial...

Happy Birthday! Geopark turns ten

Above photo: The prodigal son returns. Former Tumbler Ridge resident Scott Cook performed at the Geopark’s tenth birthday party, his first time back in...

Extinguished

Early in the afternoon on July 17, the power in town went out. This in itself is not unusual (it went out three times total...

Annual Picnic in the Park

Braxton two fists the squirt guns at the annual picnic in the park, held behind the Community Centre on a scorching hot July 17.

Emperor’s Challenge 2024

With a couple of days before registration closes on July 31, there were 573 people registered for the 2024 Emperor’s Challenge. That’s well down from...

Getting ready for the Emperor’s Challenge with Martin Fox

Above photo: Martin Fox, running in the 2017 Emperor’s Challenge Back in the old days, the catchphrase for the Emperor’s Challenge used to be “Run...

Cowmoose Fire, largest fire so far this year, being held.

Above photo: Michelle, enjoying an apple on top of the ridge at Holzworth Meadows on a near-perfect day earlier this month, before the smoke...

Travelling in bear country

I was camping in the Drumheller area last week (actually, we were closer to Hanna “home of Nickleback” Alberta). We had been there for...

Final Thought: at the top of the world

As I write this, the Emperor’s Challenge is less than two weeks away. I have never actually run the Emperor’s Challenge, though I have been...

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