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Archive for September, 2002
Pursuing your dreams
Thursday, September 12th, 2002 by GetawayBC.com
Sometimes it takes another person to encourage you to pursue your dreams. That’s what happened to Andrea Stringfellow, a 2001 graduate of Houston Secondary School who thought she might work with speci
Bell Centre Takes Centre Stage
Thursday, September 5th, 2002 by GetawayBC.com
Business is booming at the Surrey’s Bell Centre for the Performing Arts, which opened just four years ago.
Bookings are far exceeding expectations.
When the $12-million facility opened at Sullivan
Bike n’ Hike: Pick A Park Pathway
Thursday, September 5th, 2002 by GetawayBC.com
Take a hike or ride a bike – and never leave the city to do so. With nearly 2,170 hectares of parkland, Surrey has the most parks of any area in the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD).
The ci
Get squashed at the Ex
Wednesday, September 4th, 2002 by GetawayBC.com
With “Year of the Squash” as the theme of this year’s Cowichan Exhibition, visitors to the long-running event can expect to see the versatile veggies tasted, showcased, celebrated – and even raced.
Valley’s fine wines
Wednesday, September 4th, 2002 by GetawayBC.com
When Dennis Zanatta planted a few grape vines on his Glenora spread in the late 1950s, he helped uncork one of Canada’s fastest-growing wine industries.
More than four decades later, Cowichan’s vit