Most Christians should take Christ’s words to hear when they complain about putting Christ back in Christmas By David Climenhaga Today is Christmas, and thus an opportunity for many who think of themselves as adherents of the Christian faith to lecture everyone else sternly about the need to “put Christ back in Christmas.” This [...]
Land of The Queen shows many similarities in Christmas cheer to Canada By Ross Armour Despite the huge gap in geography and miles, Canada and Great Britain seem to be on the same page when in comes to the escapades and goings-on at Christmas time. At the start of the month, I flew back from [...]
Top ten tips for capturing epic holiday videos Beacon Staff Reporter Pixorial asked veteran documentary producer Skip Sweeney for some helpful tips on how to create engaging and fun-to-watch holiday videos. Here’s what he said: Pick your “establishing shot” – like the outside of the house or the front door, and while recording add some [...]
Stork Craft, government join hands to provide cribs to low income families Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. and the B.C. government are working together to provide cribs to low income families. Stork Craft is a large corporation in the province and one of the largest supplier of children’s furniture and toys in the world. It recently [...]
d’Avicenna donates gifts to the families of brave soldiers Beacon Staff Reporter Canadian firm d’Avicenna is shipping their organic beauty products to spouses in the Greater Toronto Area who have husbands deployed overseas. Through December and January, d’Avicenna is working with Canadian Military Family Resource Centres to expand the distribution nationally in the New Year and [...]
Michael Buble Teams Up With Bing Crosby to release a new version of White Christmas Beacon Staff Reporter Michael Bublé will be releasing a new holiday single of an old favourite, White Christmas, which includes a special guest performance by Bing Crosby. It will be available worldwide Dec. 10 and 11 on iTunes. The White [...]
BC liquor stores welcome arrival of teddy bears for the Share-a-Bear campaign Beacon Staff Reporter Liquor stores throughout the province have welcomed the arrival of twin teddy bears for the Share-a-Bear campaign, an ongoing part of the annual holiday season. Customers purchase twin teddy bears for $11 and then ‘share’ one of the bear twins [...]
Sharkwater director Rob Stewart launches latest film ‘Revolution’
‘Revolution’ documentary is anticipated follow-up to Rob Stewart’s ‘Sharkwater’ Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart was in Calgary yesterday promoting a follow-up film to his award-winning documentary Sharkwater. Stewart spoke to The Beacon News about his latest film Revolution. Stewart’s mission is simple, if a little ambitious – save humanity. The Canadian conservationist has expanded the scope of his [...]
The Arts must innovate to survive in today’s world
Giving value to the arts and culture By Shawna Stirrett Traditional arts groups such as orchestras, ballets, operas and theatres that neglect to think about how they fit into the broader social context and respond accordingly will fail. This might not happen today or the next day, but the writing is on the wall. While [...]
Historic Barkerville exhibit to tour British Columbia and China
Barkerville exhibit captures Chinese experience during Cariboo Gold Rush An exhibit depicting the lives of Chinese immigrants during the Cariboo Gold Rush will travel to China next year thanks to a $20,000 grant from the B.C. government. The Barkerville exhibit is put together from archives kept in the historic gold rush town, which capture the [...]
