Our Town
'PS: How did you become Santa?'
Letters to Santa from the grade 2/3 class at Desert Sands Community School.
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'I wonder if the trains are puffing at the North Pole'
Letters to Santa from the Kindergarten class at Desert Sands Community School.
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There is no war on Christmas
Let's not panic over a few isolated incidents; there is no assault on the traditional meaning of Christmas.
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Many hands help out with the annual Christmas food hampers
The program has been running for more than 25 years, helping families in our area.
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Generous donation benefits Winding Rivers Arts & Performance Society
A story in a union newsletter led a local couple to successfully apply for a grant on behalf of WRAPS.
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Local MLA praises $60 million for 10 Mile Slide site
Fraser-Nicola MLA Jackie Tegart looks back on the highlights of 2016, and ahead to next May's election.
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Local MP Jati Sidhu says his doors are always open
The Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon MP talked to The Journal about the year just past, and challenges in the year ahead.
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Beware of holiday wine exchange pyramid scheme
The scheme promises up to 36 bottles of wine if you send off one; but most people will lose their money.
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The Oregon Jack Christmas tree: a tradition continues far from home
A move from the west coast to Ottawa puts a holiday tradition in peril.
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A childhood passion creates a lifelong memory
Sometimes it's the little things in life that make the biggest and most lasting impressions.
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