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The valley holds hidden talent, and one is Curt Gesch

The valley holds hidden talent, and one is Curt Gesch

Author, agriculturalist, teacher, a man of many talents, Curt Gesch talks about his latest publication
Local truck convoys draw crowds across B.C.

Local truck convoys draw crowds across B.C.

Several communities saw turnouts in the hundreds for convoys in solidarity with those in Ottawa
Once and always a Smithereen: 90 years and counting

Once and always a Smithereen: 90 years and counting

Shirley Wright (neé Robinson) was born in 1932 at the old Bulkley Valley District Hospital
Balancing act: Smithers artist paints the line between making art and doing business

Balancing act: Smithers artist paints the line between making art and doing business

Mark Tworow made the transition to being full-time artist three years ago
What’s in a brand? Ask the expert of 50 years in the inspection game

What’s in a brand? Ask the expert of 50 years in the inspection game

Harold Kerr spent five decades inspecting livestock, has seen it all and put it in a book
‘Just Clare’: How a local doctor ended up helping the children of Chernobyl

‘Just Clare’: How a local doctor ended up helping the children of Chernobyl

Clare Moisey spent many years travelling back and forth to Ukraine following the nuclear disaster
A murder mystery in the Hazeltons and the search for truth: Part II

A murder mystery in the Hazeltons and the search for truth: Part II

The facts in Lorenzo Greco’s murder are not in dispute; somewhere shortly after 7 p.m. on July 7, 1952, on a shortcut trail between the town of New Hazelton and Greco’s farm (approximately two miles from town), Greco was attacked, robbed, beaten, and left on the trail bleeding and unconscious. He died from his injuries six days later.
Mystery in the Hazeltons: The murder of Lorenzo Greco (PART I)

Mystery in the Hazeltons: The murder of Lorenzo Greco (PART I)

An immigrant’s son recounts the saga of his lifelong quest for answers to his father’s murder in 1952
Northwest musician takes his show to Mexico

Northwest musician takes his show to Mexico

Jim Ljungh grew up drumming in the family band before going solo
The Top Secret Cold War spy who came in from the coast: Telkwa’s Jim Hiltz

The Top Secret Cold War spy who came in from the coast: Telkwa’s Jim Hiltz

Jim Hiltz worked in a special naval unit during the Cold War that intercepted Soviet transmissions