VIDEO: Olympians to attend Rivermen Teddy Bear toss

Langley's Olympic gold medalists Andrea Proske and Lisa Roman will be appearing at the Rivermen Dec. 11 home game against the Victoria Grizzlies for the team Teddy Bear Toss fundraiser. (Special to Langley Advance Times)
Team asks fans not to bring their own

According to a Research Co. survey, 36 per cent of B.C. residents are willing to fly to another province, or territory, this holiday season. (Black Press file)

Are you planning to travel this holiday season? 56% of British Columbians say no
This combination of 2021 photos shows Philadelphia Eagles’ Jason Kelce,, left, and Billie Eilish in London. The grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and Eagles center have something in common, broadcasters have difficulty pronouncing their names. Both Eilish and Kelce, as well as “omicron” made it onto this year’s list of most mispronounced words as compiled by the U.S. Captioning Company, which captions and subtitles real-time events on TV and in courtrooms. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool, Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

‘Cheugy,’ ‘omicron’ among 2021’s most mispronounced words
Vernon soil producer takes home national cannabis award

Vernon soil producer takes home national cannabis award
How storytelling in tourism can support truth and reconciliation

How storytelling in tourism can support truth and reconciliation

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and vaccination lead Dr. Penny Ballem outline B.C.’s COVID-19 booster vaccine program, which begins booking third doses for people aged 65 and up this week. (B.C. government photo)

B.C. records 326 cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, one more death
Properties on Hatzic Lake are surrounded by high water after floodwaters began to recede, near Mission, B.C., on Sunday, December 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. safety agency issues worker hazard warnings for flooding cleanup
No donation is too small, and whatever you can afford will be put straight to work ensuring caregivers have the tools they need to diagnose and treat patients efficiently, so patients can return home to their families faster, and in good health.

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    Stephen Gillis coaching youth hockey after receiving life-saving surgery at Vancouver General Hospital. Stephen is now sharing his story as part of VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation’s Angel campaign. Visit vghfoundation.ca/angel-campaign to learn more.

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      Members of the Canadian Forces build a temporary dike with sandbags behind houses on Clayburn Creek in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

      B.C. flood recovery moves to cleanup of damaged materials

      Beams of light are projected into the air behind a plaque placed in memory of the fourteen women who were murdered on December 6,1989, in an anti-feminist attack, in Montreal, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

      VIDEO: Tributes planned for victims of Ecole Polytechnique shooting on 32nd anniversary

      An Afternoon with Prince Harry & James Corden was one of the top trending YouTube videos in Canada this year. (The Late Late Show with James Corden/YouTube)

      VIDEO: Canadians took to YouTube to learn, connect, laugh during 2021

      Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth, and Princeton Mayor Spencer Coyne, toured flood areas Friday, Dec. 2. Photo Andrea DeMeer

      ‘It’s just unbelievable’: Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth tours Princeton flood

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      A lone traveler enters the Calgary International Airport on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

      African community group says Canada’s new COVID-19 travel rules an example of racism

      Members say some rules are being enforced with a different measuring stick for African countries

      One woman was convicted, another acquitted for charges involving sexual activity with minors, during a Nov. 24 trial date at Western Communities Courthouse in Colwood. (Black Press Media file photo)

      B.C. woman convicted of sexually assaulting, luring 15-year-old boy

      Sex was consensual, but teen was too young to legally consent, judge determines

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      Flooding this past spring forced many houses in the Houseman Subdivision to erect makeshift barricades from sandbags to hold back the water. (Patrick Davies photo)

      Water, water everywhere, and a tough choice about what to do with it all

      Clean Energy BC estimates power demand in B.C. will grow by over 40 per cent over the next 20 years

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        LETTER: Union president argues mandating HandyDART vaccination

        Reader questions if it’s staff and rider protection or politics playing out

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          Starting last weekend, the B.C. government announced gasoline purchases would be rationed to 30 litres per fill up for private vehicles.

          For those with short commutes, or working at home, that may not have a big impact. For those who have long drives to and from the office, it may have had a bigger impact, or at least required more trips to the gas station.

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          The Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau Fraser Valley Toy Drive – coming up Dec. 11 at 360 Collision Centres in Abbotsford – was organized in response to recent flooding. (Contributed photo)

          Toy drive to help flood-ravaged cities in joint effort by Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau

          Dec. 11 event aimed at ensuring every kid has something under the tree at Christmas

          Kelsey Carignan was surrounded by toys in November of 2019, the year the ‘Kindness for Kids’ toy drive collected $4,000 worth for B.C. Children’s Hospital. After taking a year off due to COVID, the campaign returned. (file)

          Bring some toys, do some yoga, watch some hockey, help sick kids

          Fifth annual ‘Kindness for Kids’ toy drive in Langley for Children’s Hospital

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          Obituaries

          Joyce Edna Bingeman

          Dec 6th, 2021

          Norma Louisa ‘Lou’ Hamlin (nee Hingley)

          Nov 28th, 2021

          Corey Dowie

          Nov 26th, 2021

          Selma ‘Sally’ Ragan (ne Engebretson)

          Nov 22nd, 2021

          John Richard ‘Rick’ Stroyan

          Nov 20th, 2021

          Pat (Patricia) Cooper

          Nov 15th, 2021

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          Minnesota Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau watches his team play against the Colorado Avalanche during the first period of an NHL hockey game on February 9, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Hannah Foslien

          Struggling Vancouver Canucks hope Boudreau can kickstart dismal season

          Horvat: ‘It brings us new life. But at the same time, we have to go out there and prove it now’

          Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko (35) covers up the puck as Quinn Hughes (43) checks Los Angeles Kings’ Phillip Danault (24) during first period NHL hockey action in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

          Demko records 30-save shutout, Canucks beat Kings 4-0 in Boudreau’s debut

          Victory comes less than 24 hours after Vancouver fired Green, Benning

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          Tunes for Tots pre-COVID saw a packed house of parents and young children enjoying the music of the Rose Gellert String Quartet. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

          Morning concert aims to ignite kids’ interest in music

          Langley music school’s string quartet perform for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers

          Kenzie Robson was among the many children who got to meet Santa at the Fort Langley Christmas Tree Lighting in 2017. (Langley Advance Times files)

          Fort Langley goes ahead with tree lighting ceremony Saturday, Dec. 4

          Floods elsewhere had organizers contemplating cancellation until 11th hour

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          People line up outside a Lululemon Athletica store in Ottawa, as non-essential retail stores re-open with limited in-store capacity, on the first day of Ontario’s first phase of re-opening amidst the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, on June 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

          Lululemon vs. Peloton: The fine line between inspiration and imitation in fashion

          The dispute comes at a time when athleisure is booming

          GM workers use human assistance automation to weld vehicle doors at the General Motors assembly plant during the COVID-19 pandemic in Oshawa, Ont., on Friday, March 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

          Jobless rate drops to 6 per cent in November as number of long-term unemployed falls

          Gains didn’t take into account the flooding situation in British Columbia which happened after survey

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          During this time of the year, many people will make donations to food banks. However, hunger and poverty are ongoing challenges. (File photo)

          QUIZ: Test your knowledge of hunger and poverty

          During this season of giving and generosity, many people are in need

          A snow moon rises over Mt. Cheam in Chilliwack on Feb. 8, 2020. Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021 is International Mountain Day. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

          Unofficial holidays: Here’s what people are celebrating for the week of Dec. 5 to 11

          International Mountain Day, International Ninja Day and Lard Day are all coming up this week

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          Secrets and lives with Shauna Grobowsky

          Passionate Blooms owner doesn’t put limits on dreams or ideas

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            Secrets and lives with Justin Kandola

            Modern Furniture GM appreciates the unique

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              Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation with Louis De Jaeger, Métis Nation British Columbia Acting Vice-President, Director for Region 2 (Lower Mainland) and the Minister of Economic Development and Natural Resources at the Louis Riel Day proclamation, 2021. Derek Robitaille photo.

              Métis building strong future, based on long history in BC

              Over 22,000 Métis are registered in BC, with 90,000 self-identifying as Métis on the last census

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