Library Briefs and New Books Highlight Summer Program
Spring into Summer Reading for ages infant to 13 with hourly gold coins toward prizes at the Best-Ever-Wind-Up-Party. Free weekly crafts songs and games, pre-register by calling or visiting. Teddy Bear's Picnic June 7 11 am to noon. New titles include Flight by Jan Burke Poodle Springs by Chandler and Parker The Triumph of Katie Byrne Springwater Wedding and The Skys of Pern continuing library reads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Burke
Frank Harriman
Raymond Chandler
Robert B. Parker
Chandler
Phillip Marlowe
Parker
Katie Byrne
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Connecticut
Radio hams lead mock earthquake communications drill
About 100 amateur radio volunteers joined in Comex 2001 a six hour exercise testing emergency radio response to a mock 7.5 quake centered on southern Vancouver Island Co sponsors included Canadian Red Cross Society Westcoast Amateur Radio Association Telephone Pioneers Radio Club and provincial emergency social services program The exercise ran during Emergency Preparedness Week with participants linking from homes to emergency operations centres Across Vancouver Island Lower Mainland Parksville and Prince George operators checked in to ensure networks are in place Volunteers were urged to contact municipal emergency programs for involvement and the public was directed to Telus Blue Pages for local phone numbers 1 800 585 9559 offered for more information
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comex
Vancouver Island
Canadian Red Cross Society
Westcoast Amateur Radio
Lower Mainland
Parksville
Prince George
Emergency Social Services
Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security
B.C
Telus
Dave Scott
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By Rebecca Sangstad
Carly
Linda Lael Miller
Maggie McCaffrey
Springwater
Maggie’s
Anne McCaffrey
Pern
Flessan
Flar
Lessa
Bronze Golanth
Tia
Green Zaranth
104Th Ave
Dawson Creek
Rodeo Subdivision
Little Praire
Chetwynd & Area Canada
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!