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YMCA of Northern BC wants kids to become healthier, more active

Blackburn/Smith reel in Mackenzie title at Northern Hardware Canoe Race

Gordon Coyle rides an iron horse, pulls the trigger of his lens and shutter, and like every lonesome cowboy he also has some sad songs. Coyle is a photographer, and he rolls proudly from scene to scene on his Harley.

Elmer Anderson wasn't there 49 years ago for the first Canada Day Fastpitch Tournament at Spruce City Stadium in 1969 but in the years he did show up with the Peavine Rangers he made it a worthwhile trip for his team from northern Alberta.

Next year the organizers of the Beat the Bugs off-road running race might want to go after a sponsor that would serve all the competitors well. Perhaps they should approach the makers of Deep Woods Off insect repellant.

Faith Hull and her horse Leo clear hurdles at Prince George Classic

Prince George high jumper Alyx Treasure continues to set the bar on the international track and field scene. The 26-year-old Treasure won a Golden Spike event Saturday in Leiden, Netherlands, clearing 1.86 metres.

Shawn Ingham makes his living keeping the peace as an RCMP officer and has done so ever since he joined the force in 2005.

Life has its many shades and patterns. Nicky Kumar has made a career out of studying and shaping them. She has connected the healing properties of art - the making of it and the appreciating of it - into her full-time occupation.

If living on your own island seems idyllic but a bit inconvenient, perhaps the perfect compromise would be your own peninsula, surrounded by private beaches and rocky shoreline.