In the Media

Growing up, Karen Keith's mother used to say, "Don't try, just do it."

It's the kind of life lesson that forged Keith's way as a single parent of three studying to be a math teacher.

And that motto gave her the gumption to master several ways of making wearable art, one of them quite eccentric, indeed.

Last summer, Keith took a workshop on the art of "broom casting" and now she makes and sells one-of-a-kind silver necklaces and pendants.

Downtown Bellingham Partnership is pleased to announce it has hired a new Executive Director, Robert “Rob”
Camandona. Long-time Bellingham resident and civic leader, Camandona brings experience in tourism, finance, marketing and business management – key skills for leading the membership-based organization and the proposed downtown business improvement district. Camandona was chosen after a month and a half-long search and interview process which fielded several exceptional candidates.

Seven hard-working Comox Valley basketball girls from Isfeld Secondary combined with two 'duo-citizens' from the U.S.A. and a guest friend from Qualicum Beach to form a very competitive squad of 10 girls at the annual Western Washington University Girls summer basketball camp in Bellingham, Washington, July 10-14th.

Staying in university dorms on campus throughout the week, the girls got a taste of university life as well as tremendous basketball competition. As well, the Canadian girls and coaches proved they were the best dancers and singers amongst the 160 b-ball campers!

"Green Fire: A History of Huxley College" by William Dietrich and Huxley College students (Consolidated Press, $30). A history of the highly regarded Huxley College of the Environment at Western Washington University. Author Dietrich is an assistant professor at Huxley and a former Seattle Times reporter.

acy's joined a growing list of companies backing away from the "Christian Values Network" (CVN) after learning anti-gay groups like Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council are using CVN.org to raise money.

When asked why Macy's removed their store from CVN.org, a Macy's spokesperson told Change.org, "Macy's serves a diverse society. As such, we are deeply committed to a philosophy of inclusion in the way we operate our business and support our communities," they said. "We welcome all customers into our stores."

Western Washington University's College of Business and Economics will bring Christine Day, CEO of athletic apparel company lululemon athletica, to campus for its Executive Strategy Speaker Series on Friday, July 22.
Day will speak from 2 to 3 p.m. in Parks Hall 104. The presentation is free and open to the public.

When Dave Ryan jumped off a ledge into a swimming hole at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia three years ago, he didn’t expect it would lead to a career in art.

Ryan and a friend had decided to explore the four corners of the country the summer of 2008 and they were headed toward the Florida Keys. However, he didn’t make it to Florida because he didn’t jump far enough away from the rocks and broke his sixth vertebrae and shattered his spinal cord at that stop in Philadelphia.

Some of the doctors told the Bremerton native that he would overcome his broken neck injury. Others said he could be paralyzed for life.

Monday morning at Morgan Creek Golf Course in South Surrey, 50 golfers will tee off, all looking for a chance to take on the best in the world. The top four finishers will earn a spot at this week’s RBC Canadian Open at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club, the other 46 get nothing.

And while all 50 come into the qualifying round with their own unique story, it’s a safe bet that none will enjoy the opportunity more than Lindsay Bernakevitch, UBC’s assistant golf coach and club professional at Shaughnessy.

Three years after a fire gutted Delft Square - leaving behind the burned remains of the 42,900-square-foot building - the city is proposing to bring it back to life as a hotel, public market and entertainment center with a rock climbing wall and movie theater.
That redevelopment idea, which could include ownership of the building and adding a third floor to it, will go before the City Council on Monday, July 18.
The council will be asked to allow the city to take a lead role through the following actions:

One manufacturer began operations during the low point of the Great Recession. Another reopened during it. And a third invested more money and hired more employees.

These may seem unusual during a period of tight credit and economic uncertainty. But all three businesses — milkmakers, Cosmo Specialty Fibers and Cashmere Molding — made it work. And all three now sell their products nationally or internationally.

These businesses have one thing in common — innovation. Here are their stories.