6+ hour, 9+ min ago  (177+ words) Published 6: 20 am Sunday, May 24, 2026 Billy Boerboom shows a huge pumpkin he grew at his farm in Summerland. (John Arendt/Summerland Review) The Friends of the Summerland Ornamental Gardens offers gardening advice. The gardens also present a stunning array of flowers,…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago  (160+ words) Published 6: 20 am Sunday, May 3, 2026 A display of characters from Star Wars can be seen at Madame Tussauds, a wax museum in London, U. K. (Wikimedia Commons) A portion of the first Star Wars movie was filmed in Tunisia in northern Africa. Since…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (603+ words) Published 6: 00 pm Monday, April 20, 2026 Fairmont Empress Hotel gardener Alex Buck says resident yellow-bellied marmot Roger is the unofficial boss of his team. (Courtesy of Alex Buck) Hoping to catch sight of Roger the marmot emerging from his slumber, Victoria visitor…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (635+ words) Published 3: 15 pm Monday, April 20, 2026 A new Canadian social media platform, Northsocial, launched from Chilliwack a year ago, is geared to reflecting Canadian values and protecting digital sovereignty. "Canada has incredible communities and creators, but most of our online spaces are…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (219+ words) Published 12: 41 pm Saturday, April 4, 2026 Some locals got to meet Adam Sandler on Thursday, April 2, 2026 while he was filming a movie in Hope. (Yvonne Bobb) Some locals got a quick moment with the famous actor as he and his crew were…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (320+ words) Published 1: 51 pm Tuesday, March 31, 2026 The Southeast Fire Centre is planning a number of prescribed burns across the Kootenays this spring in order to mitigate wildfire risk and facilitate ecosystem restoration objectives. While the Southeast Fire Centre doesn't say exactly when…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (245+ words) Published 11: 00 am Friday, March 20, 2026 Kimberley filmmaker Trixie Pacis will be joined by aerialist Sasha Galitzki to show their two films Wild Aerial and Embers at Centre 64 on Saturday April 4. (Rita Taylor/Submitted). On Saturday, April 4 Kimberley filmmaker Trixie Pacis will…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (512+ words) Published 4: 00 pm Monday, March 16, 2026 A security camera in Chilliwack caught the moment the night sky lit up Tuesday, followed by a boom. (Special to Langley Advance Times) Direction of March 3 meteor according to data from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (162+ words) Published 6: 20 am Saturday, March 14, 2026 The Albert Einstein College of Medicine was established in 1953. (Wikimedia Commons) Theoretical physicist Albert Einstein was a prominent 20th century scientist. The Dec. 31, 1999 issue of Time recognized Einstein as Person of the Century. (Wikimedia Commons) Pi Day…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (703+ words) Published 4: 11 pm Monday, March 9, 2026 "The Gift: The Words And Music of Ian Tyson" plays the Key City Theatre Friday, March 27. The show is made up of many of Tyson's longtime bandmates and collaborators. "The Gift' is not your average tribute…...