Tag: bc
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PHOTOS: Savannah, Vidette Lake, Dead Man’s Creek
savannah, vidette lake, dead man’s creek, a set on Flickr.
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Hawksley Workman Tour Hits Victoria
I have seen Hawksley Workman four times. Each performance I’ve seen has been better than the last. For that reason, it shouldn’t have surprised me that the most recent tour to support his newest record Old Cheetah was the best show yet. Workman isn’t going to be found onstage lip-synching, he’s unlikely to play a pop song (Although…
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IPhone App Review: Qwiki
Name of the app: Qwiki – here on itunes What does it do? Basically, this app is a one-touch movie making app. I’ve been using it since it first arrived and it’s grown into quite a community. The great thing about it is that you can make a movie the first time you open the…
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Photos: Near Tranquille
Images by C.Kinzie | Kamloops, BC, Canada It’s been a strange winter. Months of too warm and now a lot of snow. It doesn’t stop trips up into the hills.
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The Most Determined Fish
Every year millions of Salmon struggle to swim up the Adam’s River so they can spawn. It’s remarkable to see – and that kind of dedication is almost impossible to comprehend. When you see the river, it’s teaming with bodies and it becomes clear, quickly, that many of the salmon won’t make it. Nature, at…
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Tranquille Isn’t What It Used To Be
If you speak to anyone who has lived in Kamloops for a while they can direct you toward “Tranquille farms”. If you ask locals what kind of place “Tranquille” is you will get a variety of answers. Built in the early 1900s, “Tranquille” has had a few incarnations over the years. It was originally called…
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Brian Velana & his Skyline Take 1st place in “Sport Compact” at Show ‘n Shine
THIS kind of Skyline – not the cloudy or sunny kind. This sweet ride is a 1989 Nissan Skyline and is owned by Brian Velana. I knew approximately where to find the Skyline but as soon as I arrived I could hear people talking about it. It’s an unusual looking car – in that –…
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Flooding Update
One of the news sites was reporting today that the water in the river had actually dropped. Let’s hope that means that it has peaked and things will start to improve for people along the water’s edge. We drove up into the hills today and took a moment to take a picture of the spread…
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