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Return to the Challenge: The fall and rise of Rose O’Neil

Falling is not an unfamiliar activity for Rose O’Neil.  The former Tumbler Ridge resident—now on Vancouver Island—is a long distance mountain runner. While taking a...

TRCCS asks council for $80,000 to cover staffing shortfall

Childcare is critically lacking in Tumbler Ridge.  In order to attract staff, the Tumbler Ridge Children’s Centre Society (TRCCS) is expecting to need to increase...

Brand new Lions

District Secretary Suzanne Leshcyshyn (left) and local Lion Glenn Miller (right) welcome new Lions Barb Schuerkamp, Carol and Ken Keber and Erin Pettipas to...

Dog gone hero

Jamie Nickerson was awarded a Lions Club of Canada Dog Guides Fellowship Award for being an “all around good Lion” and “consistently providing excellent...

Return to the Challenge: New route for Emperor’s Challenge

Over the years, the Emperor’s Challenge has shifted routes a number of times.  The biggest change was moving from Mount Roman (from which the Challenge...

The anatomy of a champion

Kris Swanson traditionally arrives a few days before the Emperor’s Challenge, and stays with Linda and me. In 2015 I was there when he...

Final Thought: Back to the mountain

After a couple year’s delay due to a pandemic, the XXII Emperor’s Challenge is finally being held, appropriately in MMXXII. Or, as the kids...

Tumbler Ridge Steel Kings gets new logo, uniform and co-owner

The Tumbler Ridge Steel Kings have a new part-owner.  Andre Payette has been involved in professional hockey for the last 25 years, including eight years...

Cleaning up the mess

On Canada Day, a group of oil and gas workers went out and cleaned up the mess left behind after the Red Deer Creek...

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