For alternative folk and roots musician Etienne Siew, Coquitlam, British Columbia, has been home since childhood. “When I was a little kid, Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam was one of my favourite places and where I caught my first trout,” says Etienne.
Harvey Su knows all about pride in one’s community, especially during this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs. With a cold can of Molson Canadian in one hand and a warm BBQ chicken drumstick in the other, he and his two daughters cheered on their favourite team, the Canucks, from their Coquitlam home.
Three weeks after graduating high school on a perfect sunny day, Gracie Smith bid farewell to her mom, stepdad, brother, nanny, and poppa before embarking on a nine-hour drive southeast from her hometown of Quesnel, British Columbia.
Nathan Bartel was a high school shop teacher for over 20 years. But when a job opened up to run the Forestry-Trades program at Charles Bloom Secondary in Lumby, British Columbia, he jumped at the opportunity.
