Jay Durant

• ‘Walk down memory lane’: Long lost film gives B.C. actor a flashback

  This is BC's Jay Durant sits down for an interview with famed voice actor Ian James Corlett, who attended Burnaby South Secondary School.

  Features

  Dec 5, 2023
  
• Black Bond Books marks 60 years defying odds as independent book seller

  A Metro Vancouver institution, beloved by bibliophiles, is marking a milestone anniversary.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2023
  
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• Veteran and retired CN employee celebrates 100th birthday touring Canada by train

  Bill Hamill's birthday wish was to take one more train ride across the country to see his younger brother Bob.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2023
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• Preparations underway for B.C. twins’ annual country music cancer fundraiser

  Everyone is chipping in to set the stage for Saturday's Gone Country fundraiser in the fight against cancer, according to co-founder Chris Ruscheinski.

  Features

  Jul 18, 2023
• ‘Fulfilling’: Kelowna para-climber defies gravity and the odds on world stage

  Kelowna's Shamus Boulianne never felt quite at home on the basketball court as a child, but on boulders, found his groove as an adult. 

  Sports

  Jul 16, 2023
• Canadian veteran pens memoir to heal from PTSD

  A newly published memoir called Brass & Unity is the story of one woman's service in Afghanistan. She wrote the book to deal with her own struggle with post traumatic stress.

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2023
• B.C. veteran helps process PTSD by replicating ships he served on

  A veteran of the Royal Canadian Navy has found an interesting new hobby in retirement: Yvon Lehoux is replicating seven of the ships he served on.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2023
• Campbell River rock band reunites, writes album featuring voice of late lead singer

  In the early 1980s, Big Rock was a touring cover band, but This Is BC's Jay Durant hears that the music industry wasn’t interested in their original material.

  Features

  Jun 20, 2023
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• ‘Perfect cause’: Young B.C. barber gives back to community 

  Justin Karbowiak, from Coquitlam, has been cutting hair since he was a teenager and has decided to give back to his community.

  Entertainment

  May 21, 2023
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• First Canadian pro women’s paintball team gearing up for competition

  With less than a month to go before Team Canada makes its National Xball League debut, the Northern Lights have some big plans to try and become one of North America's top teams. 

  Features

  Feb 19, 2023