Deep Cove Crier Archive

The holiday season is almost upon us again, and I can’t help thinking about New Year’s Day and the crazy mob that comes to Deep Cove to parade in swimsuits and bizarre costumes and stampede like lunatics into the ocean surrounded by snow-capped mount

Cove merchants will come together Dec. 1 to show their love for those in need. Local Love is a cash-not-cans fundraising drive for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, held in conjunction with a Gallant Avenue-wide holiday open house.

Recently my wife Janice and I had the privilege of attending a dance at a Legion. For many years, we have worn a poppy each Nov. 11. It helps us remember and reflect on the great sacrifices by so many that we might be free.

Crier editor Maria Spitale-Leisk spoke to Seycove Writer’s Club students on Oct. 24 about her journalism job and different writing styles.

The Cove is a serene place to stop and reflect on Remembrance Day. To remember and thank those who served in past conflicts and fought for our freedom. In Cates Park/Whey-ah-Wichen, a special Remembrance Day ceremony has taken place every Nov.

When we moved into Deep Cove in August of 1968, it seemed idyllic. Our house was near the bottom of Rockcliff Road, with a spectacular view across the Cove and up Indian Arm.

Deep Cove high school student Kaija Jussinoja, 18, spent a year abroad studying on the picturesque Italian island of Sardinia, as part of a Rotary International youth exchange.

Over the last few months we’ve been delivering new locking, wheeled garbage and organics carts across the district.

Charla Pereira has made her way up the rungs at Microsoft through hard work and by being a people person.