New Campbell River Art Gallery exhibit explores questions of place

Artist Abdi Osman’s new exhibit explores place and place-making. It will be at the Campbell River Art Gallery until August. Photo supplied
Interrelations: a third perspective opened June 9
Police in Abbotsford seized $123,000 in suspected stolen jewelry, bags of suspected drugs and $6,000 cash after stopping a vehicle early Friday morning (June 9). (APD photo)

Police seize $123K worth of suspected stolen jewelry in Abbotsford
A passenger boards a WestJet Encore Bombardier Q400 twin-engined turboprop aircraft in Kamloops, Saturday, June 3, 2023. WestJet and Swoop pilots ratified their collective agreement after a bargaining process that saw the threat of a strike snarl many Canadians’ long weekend plans. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

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Oregon to crack down on illegal pot growers by holding landowners responsible

Oregon to crack down on illegal pot growers by holding landowners responsible
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A two-year old girl has died after she was reported missing at a campground west of Calgary. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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Abbotsford’s JP Siou is set to take on the Spartan Death Race, which begins in Vermont later this month. (Submitted)

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The Statlu Creek wildfire grew slightly over the course of the past few days. (Photo/B.C. Wildfire Service)

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In A Journey Back to Nature: A History of Strathcona Provincial Park, local author Catherine Marie Gilbert explores the park’s sometimes volatile history, and includes many never-before-seen archival images. Heritage House photo

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    Hope RCMP are looking into a serious spate of alleged hate crimes in Hope, just days into the community’s first Pride festival. (Kemone Moodley/Hope Standard/Megan te Boekhorst)

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    Three-year-old Deerat Kaur Chahal enjoys some time at Skaha Park. Her family and her are being deported if a reprieve isn’t given. (Mark Brett / Local Journalism Initiative Reporter)

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    Athletes have until Thursday (June 15) to register for the Abbotsford 2023 55-Plus Games. (Betty Johnston photo)

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          Rev. Stephanie Wood will be installed as priest at Campbell River’s St. Peter Anglican Church. Photo supplied

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          363 Brian Barker Squadron of Campbell River hosted the annual ceremonial review on June 3. Photo by Mrs. Rosina Huber

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