Kent Spencer
The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Granddaughter helps rediscover lost war hero George Soles
Carol Madill beside her grandfather's photograph inside the Seaforth Armouries hall. Sgt. Major George Soles won three Distinguished Conduct Medals, the most ever won by a Canadian solider. → Read More
Sopwith Camel brings perils of aerial warfare back to life at Port Moody Museum
The average life expectancy of British and Canadian pilots in the First World War was just 17 hours during an air offensive 100 years ago that was so deadly it was called “Bloody April.” Planes and pilots tumbled 6,000 metres to the ground, burst into flames or cracked up on landing during the month of […] → Read More
Sopwith Camel brings perils of aerial warfare back to life at Port Moody Museum
The average life expectancy of British and Canadian pilots in the First World War was just 17 hours during an air offensive 100 years ago that was so deadly it was called “Bloody April.” Planes and pilots tumbled 6,000 metres to the ground, burst into flames or cracked up on landing during the month of […] → Read More
Sopwith Camel brings perils of aerial warfare back to life at Port Moody Museum
The average life expectancy of British and Canadian pilots in the First World War was just 17 hours during an air offensive 100 years ago that was so deadly it was called "Bloody April. → Read More
Sopwith Camel brings perils of aerial warfare back to life at Port Moody Museum
The average life expectancy of British and Canadian pilots in the First World War was just 17 hours during an air offensive 100 years ago that was so deadly it was called “Bloody April.” Planes and pilots tumbled 6,000 metres to the ground, burst into flames or cracked up on landing during the month of […] → Read More
White Rock hosts waterfront party to entice customers back
Reports of White Rock’s demise are premature, say Marine Drive merchants, who hope to spark renewed interest in their business district with a family-friendly waterfront party Saturday. → Read More
Rare Ferrari racer on display at the Vancouver auto show
What do you get in a $14 million car these days? A classic Ferrari with sporty Italian lines, handmade aluminum body, simple mechanics and room enough to pack one kid off to school at a time. → Read More
Rare Ferrari racer on display at the Vancouver auto show
What do you get in a $14 million car these days? A classic Ferrari with sporty Italian lines, handmade aluminum body, simple mechanics and room enough to pack one kid off to school at a time. Organizers at the Vancouver International Auto Show are calling the Ferrari — a 250GT SWB Berlinetta Competition Coupe — […] → Read More
Housing activist looks to shake up audience
News, Local, Provincial, Canada, World, Sports, High School Sports, Local Hockey, Hockey, Basketball, Baseball, Football, Soccer, Lacrosse, Curling, Other Sports, Entertainment, Local, Movies, Music, Television, Celebrities, Life, Health, Food, Travel, Money, Opinion, Editorial, Letters, Column, Your Newspaper, Social medias, Events, UR, News, Sports, Life, Entertainment, Money, Opinion,… → Read More
Vimy Ridge memorial cross restored to fine fettle for Seaforths
As the 100th anniversary of Canada’s victory at Vimy Ridge approaches, the Seaforth Highlanders regiment is doing its bit to preserve a rare memorial cross that was first erected on the site of its bloody battle to take the high ground. The wooden cross is three-metres high and was put up as a memorial on the […] → Read More
Victoria Cross winner to be honoured
Victoria Cross winner Filip Konowal, who served with a New Westminster-raised battalion during the First World War, will be honoured with a commemorative walk next month in Northern France, at a spot a few hundred metres from his most famous encounter. → Read More
Vimy Ridge memorial cross restored to full fettle for Seaforths
As the 100th anniversary of Canada’s victory at Vimy Ridge approaches, the Seaforth Highlanders regiment is doing its bit to preserve a rare memorial cross that was first erected on the site o… → Read More
Vimy Ridge memorial cross restored to full fettle for Seaforths
As the 100th anniversary of Canada’s victory at Vimy Ridge approaches, the Seaforth Highlanders regiment is doing its bit to preserve a rare memorial cross that was first erected on the site of its bloody battle to take the high ground. The wooden cross is three-metres high and was put up as a memorial on the […] → Read More
Vimy Ridge memorial cross restored to full fettle for Seaforths
As the 100th anniversary of Canada’s victory at Vimy Ridge approaches, the Seaforth Highlanders regiment is doing its bit to preserve a rare memorial cross that was first erected on the site of its bloody battle to take the high ground. The wooden cross is three-metres high and was put up as a memorial on the […] → Read More
North Vancouver mom got sick by drinking hot water from UBC's taps
North Vancouver mom Jamie Baudru drank from the hot-water taps at the University of B.C. and got sick from a chemical that is suspected of causing cancer. → Read More
North Vancouver mom got sick by drinking hot water from UBC's taps
North Vancouver mom Jamie Baudru drank from the hot-water taps at the University of B.C. and got sick from a chemical that is suspected of causing cancer. The chemical, identified by UBC as Corrshield NT4206, is an anti-corrosive substance used in the hot-water heating system. Somehow, it leaked into the hot-water drinking system and Baudru gulped numerous […] → Read More
North Vancouver mom got sick by drinking hot water from UBC's taps
North Vancouver mom Jamie Baudru drank from the hot-water taps at the University of B.C. and got sick from a chemical that is suspected of causing cancer. The chemical, identified by UBC as Corrshield NT4206, is an anti-corrosive substance used in the hot-water heating system. Somehow, it leaked into the hot-water drinking system and Baudru gulped numerous […] → Read More
Surrey firefighter's suicide ruled work-related, benefits awarded to family
Encouraging news has come to the family of the late Ernie Dombrowski, a Surrey firefighter who took his own life two years ago after suffering workplace trauma. → Read More
Surrey firefighter's suicide ruled work-related, benefits awarded to family
Encouraging news has come to the family of the late Ernie Dombrowski, a Surrey firefighter who took his own life two years ago after suffering workplace trauma. → Read More
Surrey firefighter's suicide ruled work-related, benefits awarded to family
Encouraging news has come to the family of the late Ernie Dombrowski, a Surrey firefighter who took his own life two years ago after suffering workplace trauma. → Read More