August 2012 Archives
Thursday August 30, 2012
BC Almanac at the PNE
B.C. Almanac headed to the PNE to put the spotlight on agriculture -- past, present and future. We also located some mini-donuts that were snapped up by young guests who made an appearance on the show. The final weekend of the annual fair is just ahead.
Wednesday August 29, 2012
Whale of a story
After speaking with a Trail woman who faced a hungry cougar in her living room, we asked for other stories of wildlife encounters. Shan Bodie and her family have a unique story to tell!
Tuesday August 21, 2012
Evening troll
Early evening on Hihium Lake in B.C.'s Cariboo. The one that got away (AKA Walter) still haunts my dreams.
- September 2012
- Fri., 28 – Ma Murray's Place
- Thu., 27 – Former BCR Line
- Wed., 26 – Fall & fog creep in
- Thu., 20 – 7:04 am. Two days to fall!
- Tue., 18 – The Chief
- Fri., 7 – VanDusen Bloom Gala
- Thu., 6 – Public art fit for the Queen Elizabeth
- August 2012
- Fri., 31 – Cedar hat fashion
- Thu., 30 – BC Almanac at the PNE
- Wed., 29 – Whale of a story
- Tue., 28 – Vancouver from the air
- Mon., 27 – Kwantlen Pow Wow
- Thu., 23 – Check marks in the sky
- Tue., 21 – Evening troll
- July 2012
- Fri., 20 – Kicking back
- Thu., 19 – Surrey Urban Farmers' Market
- Tue., 17 – Urban Agriculture
- Fri., 13 – Great Summer Reads
- Tue., 10 – Lighthouse Park Trail
- Wed., 4 – Shutterbug Alert
- Tue., 3 – Canada Day in Parksville
- June 2012
- Fri., 22 – Helmet?
- Thu., 21 – Just in case
- Mon., 18 – Core Connections include a bike commute
- Fri., 15 – Enthralled
- Mon., 11 – Sun Strikes Library Square
- Fri., 8 – Core Connections
- Thu., 7 – Grizzly inspiration
- May 2012
- Tue., 29 – To the summit of Everest
- Mon., 28 – Rude Awakening
- Fri., 25 – Bike to work week
- Tue., 22 – May Day
- Tue., 15 – Mystery Letter
- Mon., 14 – Mount Baker View
- Fri., 11 – Lovin' the lonnnger days
- Mon., 7 – My Fort Langely Super Moon
- Tue., 1 – Happy 150th Birthday Barkerville
- April 2012
- Fri., 27 – Working Fraser
- Thu., 26 – Sow Simple
- Mon., 23 – Mmmmmmossy
- Fri., 20 – Live for the Moment
- Thu., 19 – Greening up
- Tue., 17 – DFO Colours
- Mon., 16 – Abbotsford Farmers' Market
- Fri., 13 – Get the lead out
- Thu., 12 – Noam was here
- Wed., 11 – Chinatown, Vancouver
- Tue., 10 – Foggy Fort
- Thu., 5 – Stop doing this
- March 2012
- Fri., 30 – Will the salmon come?
- Wed., 28 – Grounds at Museum of Anthropology
- Tue., 27 – Fraser River, Richmond
- Mon., 26 – Snow locked
- Wed., 21 – Spring appears
- Tue., 6 – The Del Mar Inn
- Mon., 5 – Sunny stroll
- Fri., 2 – Before the rain
- Thu., 1 – Coming up on Friday
- Thu., 1 – Waiting for the bus
- February 2012
- Wed., 29 – Anti-Bullying Day
- Tue., 28 – Sleeping volcano: Mount Baker
- Wed., 22 – Listeners' Lens on photographer Brad Hill
- Tue., 21 – Freda Diesing
- Mon., 20 – Oil on the Water
- Wed., 15 – Rupert Here I Come
- Tue., 14 – Happy Flag Day
- Mon., 13 – Welcome to Canada
- Thu., 9 – The vines of time
- January 2012
- Tue., 31 – Crossing the Pitt
- Mon., 30 – Lunar New Year Parade
- Fri., 27 – Coming up Sunday: Lunar New Year Parade
- Thu., 26 – VPL
- Tue., 24 – Canadian women rock
- Mon., 23 – Silk Road Music
- Mon., 16 – Snow Day
- Fri., 13 – Waiting for the Train
- Wed., 11 – Chinatown Abbey Road?
- Tue., 10 – The Centre
- Thu., 5 – The sun came out
- Wed., 4 – Monsoon Morning
- Tue., 3 – The China Collection
- December 2011
- Wed., 21 – Santa's helpers
- Tue., 20 – International Village
- Mon., 19 – Short Days
- Wed., 14 – Waiting for the Midnight Special
- Mon., 12 – Bear in the city
- Mon., 12 – Seymour Building, 1920
- Fri., 9 – Bread a plenty
- Fri., 9 – The Fort Winter Issue
- Thu., 8 – Seen & heard
- Tue., 6 – Mount Baker sunrise
- Mon., 5 – Surrey's City Centre Library
- Thu., 1 – Steam heat
- November 2011
- Wed., 30 – Last November morning
- Tue., 29 – Keep the pot boiling
- Mon., 28 – B.C.'s Bounty road trip
- Mon., 21 – Douglas Day
- Fri., 18 – Rising from the ashes
- Thu., 17 – Freedom Alley
- Mon., 14 – Taking a ride on a carousel
- Tue., 8 – Chums are here
- October 2011
- Mon., 31 – Nelson in fall camouflage
- Wed., 26 – Cycle home
- Tue., 25 – Deep Bay Research
- Tue., 25 – Today's tree
- Mon., 24 – Fall run
- Fri., 21 – Heritage apple
- Thu., 20 – Searing sumac
- Mon., 17 – Crowsnest Highway
- Tue., 11 – Tart & tangy
- September 2011
- Thu., 29 – B.C.'s Bounty
- Thu., 29 – Fall comes to Big Qualicum River
- Wed., 28 – Happy 75th!
- Wed., 28 – Almost ready
- Tue., 27 – The best minds
- Fri., 23 – Cockpit with a view
- Wed., 21 – Fixer upper
- Mon., 19 – Almost ready
- Fri., 16 – A marathon a day
- Fri., 16 – New memorial to Terry Fox
- Thu., 15 – Grape expectations
- Wed., 14 – Peachy
- Wed., 7 – Our CBC Neighbourhood
- Tue., 6 – Backyard Bounty: Cukes, Zucs & Squash
- Fri., 2 – Pink salmon pleasures
- Thu., 1 – September Song
- August 2011
- Wed., 31 – Eros
- Tue., 30 – Farmland Trail
- Mon., 29 – Artifact or Artifiction
- Thu., 25 – Claire's four-and-a-half-finger-forecast
- Wed., 24 – Jack's Memorial
- Tue., 23 – JouTou featured at today's Musical Nooner
- Mon., 22 – Harrison Lake
- Fri., 19 – Crossing the Pitt
- Thu., 18 – Boy with summer dreams
- Wed., 17 – Fraser River morning
- Tue., 16 – Backyard Bounty
- Fri., 12 – What's in a name?
- Fri., 12 – Mason bee at work
- Thu., 11 – Big steel rails
- Wed., 10 – Fraser River sockeye opening
- Wed., 10 – Horne Lake Caves
- Tue., 9 – Beneath the Bridge
- Mon., 8 – Time & erosion
- July 2011
- Fri., 15 – Holidays!
- Fri., 15 – Philup the mascot
- Thu., 14 – Summer goes inside
- Wed., 13 – Hollywood North in the summer
- Tue., 12 – Musical Nooners continue
- Mon., 11 – Semi-rural commute
- Fri., 8 – The Barbecue Beckons
- Thu., 7 – Klahowya = Welcome
- Wed., 6 – Morning commute
- Tue., 5 – Sojourners at Musical Nooner
- Mon., 4 – Sunshine. Finally.
- June 2011
- Thu., 30 – Coda: So long Gary
- Wed., 29 – Ready for Canada Day
- Tue., 28 – Altered Laws
- Mon., 27 – Free as a bird
- Fri., 24 – Feedback
- Thu., 23 – Two Lindas
- Wed., 22 – 2nd Day of Summer
- Tue., 21 – Summer in THE FORT
- Mon., 20 – Post riot messages
- Tue., 14 – Marine Building
- Mon., 13 – Game 6, here we go.
- Mon., 13 – Abbotsford Farmers' Market
- Fri., 10 – Can never have enough fan photos
- Fri., 10 – (Measured) Canucks Booster
- Thu., 9 – Orchard Veteran
- Wed., 8 – Sockeye & backyard asparagus
- Tue., 7 – Locomotive No. 374
- Fri., 3 – Between Periods
- Wed., 1 – Goal. One down, three to go.
- Wed., 1 – Third Period 0 - 0
- Wed., 1 – Ready for action
- May 2011
- Tue., 31 – Careful
- Mon., 30 – Not a Toronto Fan
- Fri., 27 – Beaver Heaven?
- Wed., 25 – Seeking Stanley
- Tue., 24 – Gentlemen, start your tractors
- Fri., 20 – New Season
- Thu., 19 – A walk through Chinatown
- April 2011
- Fri., 29 – Tenacious
- Thu., 28 – Ready for business
- Wed., 27 – The Morning After
- Tue., 26 – One More Time!!!!
- Thu., 21 – Canucks Fans, Come See Me
- Thu., 21 – Big Smoke in Vansterdam
- Wed., 20 – Powell Street sockeye run
- Tue., 19 – Len McKay
- Mon., 18 – Temptation
- Mon., 18 – The Mostly British Car Show
- Fri., 15 – Zero Emission Mail
- Fri., 15 – Canada Post goes Zero Emission
- Thu., 14 – Hockey Fan Zone
- Wed., 13 – Game #1 Tonight
- Tue., 12 – Cooking Class
- Mon., 11 – Canucks Fever
- Thu., 7 – Listeners' Lens 3
- Thu., 7 – Listeners' Lens 2
- Thu., 7 – Elvis lives?
- Wed., 6 – Coming up
- Wed., 6 – Sweet Magnolia
- Tue., 5 – Listeners' Lens
- Tue., 5 – Weekend trip to Galiano Island
- March 2011
- Tue., 15 – Narrated slideshows
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