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There are no known pageants in Canada that exalt the squeaky rubber nose or marvel on the catwalk at the rainbow afro wig. A more traditional kind of pageant was what Lollipop Swirl had to settle for.

Two moves within a day signal the new course the NDP government will be taking on matters related to the B.C. coast.

A northern B.C. music star got to come home for a winter's tour of his old familiar area. Pop-classical vocalist Cody Karey was commandeered by another of Canada's up-and-coming musical acts.

Johnny Reid never comes alone. Whenever the Scottish-Canadian country star tours the land, the concert is always an extravaganza of music and personality.

History is being made. All the time, actually. And sometimes, tenacious researchers commit the events and experiences of the past to paper, so that future generations can learn and appreciate how their local community was formed.

The toughest landscapes sometimes make for captivating postcards. Wayne Sponagle looks and sounds like his profession. For half a century, he has trained boxers in his no-nonsense gym in no-nonsense towns.

In show business, you either exit stage left or exit stage right but in Prince George lately it is the stages doing the exiting.

The bog was full of saltwater, and from it Hank has emerged. Saltwater Hank is the solo project about to launch from the former band Black Spruce Bog.

Robert Frost wrote the line "good fences make good neighbours" but by it actually meant the opposite. Human nature is at once compelled to impose lines of delineation but also pine for freedom of movement.

The world is in good hands, with the next generation coming along. At least, the world of guitar is in good hands.