Arts & Entertainment IN BRIEF

Tom Green DVD released A movie filmed on Big White is now available for purchase. Shred, a feature-length comedy starring Tom Green, was filmed at the Kelowna-based ski hill in March 2007. Resort marketer Michael Ballingall said it was an exciting experience. “It’s interesting... more

• Gaming choices make great gifts
• Symphony celebrates centennial
• WEB UPDATE: TGIF Nov. 14

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Autumn chill brings flowering season to an end

Please don’t let me talk you into thinking that the flowering season is over already. Go and check for yourself; take a walk through your garden and neighbourhood and even some public parks, notebook and pen in hand. Maybe you... more

• Wine festival boasts record year
• Hudson-Senkiw
• Jones-Hubert

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Realism takes hold in Ukraine

The brawl in the Ukrainian parliament this month was an undignified ending to the country’s two-month political crisis, but something important has changed. In the immediate aftermath of the Orange Revolution of 2004, the more extreme Ukrainian nationalists fantasized that... more

• Choices coloured by desire for change
• Building a lasting Olympic legacy
• The threat of a green Obama

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National park not needed Letters

Last month there were three letters about the proposed national park. One writer hiked up Black Mountain near Chopaka and found an enjoyable vista, wildlife, and the lack of noise from cars and highways. The present stewardship in the Similkameen Valley... more

• Study shows economic activity going wild
• Trail is for all to enjoy
• Questions arise from highrise proposals

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Why the Interurban won't work today

Those who campaign for reviving the B.C. Electric Interurban tram rail line in the Fraser Valley are in need of a reality check. The route that was built almost a century ago between New Westminster and Chilliwack made sense at the... more

• Transport study was stacked against B.C.: critic
• Yes, they did.
• Dummies need 'smart cards'

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