Arts & Life

When Gerry Bracewell was born in 1922, you had to scrabble for your family living in rural Canada. Her family lived on an Alberta stump farm that taught and provided, but that came to a tragic crash when her father died suddenly.

Up in the tallest mountains of the region, deep into the forest and into local history, you will find the village of Wells on the doorstep of Barkerville. During the August long weekend, that village grows.

Rock camps, like hockey schools and dance workshops and the like, are what summers are made of for aspiring musicians. Some are led by touring musicians who set up temporary shop and pass through a series of towns.

Chainsaws roared and the smell of sweet cedar dust filled the air on the front lawn of Studio 2880 this week. One of Canada's rising star chainsaw carvers, Randy Gauthier, was passing through the city.

The forecast is for hot, sunny weather and mostly clear skies this weekend. That's the kind of atmospheric ground in which an airshow grows.

1969. It was a time of love and a time of war, a time of cultural upheaval and a time of hardline traditions, a time of free-flowing music of all kinds but the biggest doses were dispensed by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

This year's winner of the Limelight Quest vocalist competition is Vanessa Wittstruck. Second place went to Dan Johnson, third was Trisha McCreery and fourth was Lorna-Jane Simmons.

Theatre North West is looking for children.

When Fraser Lyric Opera Society makes its debut tonight, it will have the leadership of professional singers in the starring roles.

When your mother is an opera singer and your father is a gold miner, you're going to experience some differences in your upbringing.