Melissa Sawatsky
Melissa lives close to the railway in Smithers and loves how the trains rock her to sleep at night. She writes stories that are true, edits stories that aren’t, and tells border guards she makes her living as a poet.
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The World’s Largest Fly Rod: A true community art project
In the 1980s, tourism promoters in British Columbia encouraged cities and towns to develop a roadside attraction or landmark that would draw visitors.
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Simbiyez Wilson
Her name means “child of the stars.” And Witsuwit’en singer-songwriter Simbiyez Wilson seems to be living up to the name.
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Reinventing the Central Park Building
I sit in the office of the Bulkley Valley Museum on the main floor of the Central Park Building and gaze down Smithers’ Main Street. Alpine Al continuously blows his alpenhorn as Hudson Bay Mountain rises behind him to meet the clear sky.
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Creative Connections
From Prince George to Prince Rupert, creative folks join forces to enhance their respective cultures, and northern BC culture as a whole. Collaboration at its best in three northern communities.
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Slow repairs, slow pace, slow recovery, and much more.
