Archive for October, 2017

Canuck Place Gift of Time: Maureen and Angela

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Canuck Place’s 13th Annual Gift of Time is taking place on October 14th at the Westin Bayshore and each year, a highlight of the evening is a speech from a Canuck Place family. This year, Maureen Laforge will be speaking about her daughter, Angela. Angela was a recent high school graduate living in Campbell River. […]

Weekend Wine: Les Halos de Jupiter 2015 Côtes du Rhône

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Your Weekend Wine selection this week, courtesy of The Wine Syndicate, is the Les Halos de Jupiter 2015 Cotes du Rhone, available for $22.99 at BC Liquor Stores

Free Movies at Cineplex Community Day 2017

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Cineplex Entertainment will host a morning of free movies on Saturday, October 14th at local Cineplex theatres across BC for its 7th annual Cineplex Community Day. All proceeds from donations and select concession sales will support its national charity partner WE – a movement that brings people together and gives them the tools to change […]

Fright Nights at Playland: Win Tickets

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Fright Nights at Playland return October 6-31, 2017 with a new haunted house, The Bloodshed, bringing the total up to 8 this year. Featuring torture devices, 20 rides and a park full of murderous ghouls, Fright Nights is bloodier and spookier than ever and is the perfect event for every Halloween lover. Fright Nights at […]

Visiting the Canadian Parliament Buildings in Ottawa

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We sat in the shade of the East Block on a warm August morning in Ottawa. The capital’s Carillon played America the Beautiful as a part of an “Unofficial Anthems” song selection, after Jamaica Farewell and before the AfricAcadian anthem, Oh, Freedom. The daily carillon program is just one of many aspects of visiting the […]