Westerly News

08/18/2023

TODAY IN B.C.: Film ‘My Name is Arnold’ earns widespread accolades

08/17/2023

“I was the only Asian kid in the school, and it wasn’t always an easy experience,” he said. “People would hit me; they would call me names. No one cared, no one did anything. I didn’t do anything. It was a time where I went to school angry almost every single day. Maybe to process that and maybe for cathartic reasons, I wrote a short, I called it, My Name is Arnold.”

TODAY IN B.C.: Film ‘My Name is Arnold’ earns widespread accolades

08/17/2023

Directing the feature film All in Madonna, which won numerous awards in 2020, Lim has followed it with his own story My Name is Arnold. It details the story of when he was 10 years old growing up in Blue River, B.C.

TODAY IN B.C.: Film ‘My Name is Arnold’ earns widespread accolades

08/15/2023

According to the province’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, the day-time closures will allow crews “to remove approximately a dozen refrigerator-sized boulders as part of the rock-scaling work being done at Angel Rock, which has proved to be the most challenging segment of the bluff.”

Closures will allow for removal of ‘refrigerator-sized boulders’ from the highway

08/14/2023

“Parks Canada is deeply saddened by the death of a visitor. Our hearts and thoughts are with the family and friends of the victim, and with those who responded to the incident."

Tragedy at the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

08/13/2023

TODAY IN B.C.: Kelowna band hit the stage more than 40 years ago

08/12/2023

The deadline to apply for one of Tofino’s new affordable housing units is fast approaching.

Application deadline for Headwaters housing project spot is fast approaching.

08/11/2023

LAST CALL! The Attainable Housing Development Society is giving away a grand prize of a NEW HOME! Proceeds aid in the Development of local Seniors’ Housing! Chances are 1 in 25,000 to win.

Purchase your tickets here: https://buff.ly/3XNzGM3

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08/11/2023

Ukee kids will soon be able to sail the high seas while staying safe and dry at their local Village Green.

Kids will soon be able to sail the high seas while staying safe and dry at their local Village Green

08/11/2023

LESS THAN 5 DAYS LEFT! The Attainable Housing Development Society is giving away a grand prize of a NEW HOME! Proceeds aid in the Development of local Seniors’ Housing! Chances are 1 in 25,000 to win.

Purchase your tickets here: https://buff.ly/3XNzGM3

Gaming Event License - 140388