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Book-fuelled teen from the Sunshine Coast crosses Canada under pedal power

Book-fuelled teen from the Sunshine Coast crosses Canada under pedal power

Matthew Douglas, a teenage UСÀ¶ÊÓƵ political science student and graduate of Chatelech Secondary School, completed a solo bicycle crossing from Vancouver to Halifax just before the summer solstice. The trip took 46 days of peddling, including a few days’ rest in Montreal.
From video games to real-life battles: Meet the duo promoting medieval combat (with foam swords)

From video games to real-life battles: Meet the duo promoting medieval combat (with foam swords)

The Sunshine Coast's Jesse O’Leary and Gabriel Ditmars launched the Live Action Medieval Battle Society and are leading pint-sized military campaigns in Gibsons and Sechelt parks
Photos: Davis Bay's Sandcastle Competition

Photos: Davis Bay's Sandcastle Competition

The annual Davis Bay Sandcastle Competition attracted 29 teams and hundreds of spectators to the sandy shores of Mission Point on Sunday, July 16.
Vancouver studio named to develop animated 'Beachcombers' series

Vancouver studio named to develop animated 'Beachcombers' series

Animated series hopes to introduce beloved characters to new generation with 'humour and heart'
How this Sunshine Coast weaver produces stunning fabrics on century-old looms

How this Sunshine Coast weaver produces stunning fabrics on century-old looms

In an unassuming shed on the evergreen slopes above Roberts Creek, weaver and entrepreneur Pam Magee is doing more than producing heirloom fabrics on century-old looms. Magee is also pulling strings to patch Canada’s reputation among the world’s textile-producing nations.
CСÀ¶ÊÓƵ releases four Beachcombers episodes for streaming

CСÀ¶ÊÓƵ releases four Beachcombers episodes for streaming

Episodes of the long-running program are famously inaccessible. Although some overseas broadcasters still run the program in syndication, in Canada only a limited number of half-hour shows have been recently available on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. 
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival coming to Elphi Feb. 3

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival coming to Elphi Feb. 3

The Tetrahedron Outdoor Club has moved the Sunshine Coast’s biggest one-night cultural event to a new time of year, uniting skiers and cinephiles alike for the annual Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. Doors open at Elphinstone Secondary at 5:45 p.m. on Feb. 3; films begin at 7 p.m. 
Transformation a theme of Coast Vietnam draft dodger's panoramic memoir

Transformation a theme of Coast Vietnam draft dodger's panoramic memoir

When Ohio-born objector to the Vietnam War Jon Van Arsdell landed in Garden Bay in 1970, he was greeted by a sign proclaiming "No Longhairs." Van Arsdell’s autobiography 'No Longhairs: The Odyssey of a Vietnam Draft Dodger' shows that countercultural expatriates were hard-working contributors to the interdependent idyll of the Sunshine Coast, writes Michael Gurney.
Still Standing’s Gibsons episode will air Jan. 4 on CСÀ¶ÊÓƵ

Still Standing’s Gibsons episode will air Jan. 4 on CСÀ¶ÊÓƵ

Gibsons citizens shine in a TV travelogue
How this cedar weaver is restoring stolen regalia, one hat at a time

How this cedar weaver is restoring stolen regalia, one hat at a time

A cedar weaver from the shíshálh Nation is restoring ceremonial regalia that was confiscated and destroyed in an attempt to sever ties to tradition.
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