Greg Laychak

Chilliwack band Waves Crash Down performs the opening set for Bands on the Beach 2018 at Harrison Beach on Saturday.

VIDEO: Harrison’s Bands on the Beach

Two days of free music with Harrison Lake backdrop

Chilliwack band Waves Crash Down performs the opening set for Bands on the Beach 2018 at Harrison Beach on Saturday.
Master class riders take the first turn in Sunday’s final heats of the BC Oldtimers Motocross Club two-day 44th annual international race event at Agassiz Motocross Track.

VIDEO: Oldtimers motocross young at heart

Riders span generations but share passion for motocross

Master class riders take the first turn in Sunday’s final heats of the BC Oldtimers Motocross Club two-day 44th annual international race event at Agassiz Motocross Track.
Paddlers competed on women’s only, junior or mixed (shown in photo) teams in the tournament.

VIDEO: Harrison Dragon Boat Regatta

Sixty-four teams paddled for glory at Harrison Lake on Saturday

Paddlers competed on women’s only, junior or mixed (shown in photo) teams in the tournament.
Rescue crews help two drivers out of their rolled truck.

VIDEO: Summer Smash, hot and impactful

The Hope Motorsports Group's summer event hosted demolition derby, 4x4 races and mini stock races.

Rescue crews help two drivers out of their rolled truck.
The public was invited to the UBC Dairy Research Centre for a tour on Saturday.

VIDEO: UBC Dairy Research Centre open house

Tour of local research facility a major stop on cycle tour

The public was invited to the UBC Dairy Research Centre for a tour on Saturday.
Breaking Boundaries plays Colombian traditional rhythms to a large audience at the beach stage on Sunday.

VIDEO: Harrison Festival 2018 ends on a Sunny Sunday

Despite local union protest bumps, festival runs smoothly on 40th year

Breaking Boundaries plays Colombian traditional rhythms to a large audience at the beach stage on Sunday.
A Musqueam Spurs player scores a goal off the goal post early against Squamish United during the Ladies 15+ final game Sunday at the 49th annual Seabird Island Festival. Squamish won the championship game 4-3.

VIDEO: Soccer still goes ahead at Seabird Festival despite other cancellations

Flooding affects event, but weather cooperates for soccer tournament

A Musqueam Spurs player scores a goal off the goal post early against Squamish United during the Ladies 15+ final game Sunday at the 49th annual Seabird Island Festival. Squamish won the championship game 4-3.
A member of the U10 Sts’ailes soccer team scores a goal Saturday during the Sts’ailes Youth Soccer Tournament.

VIDEO: Sts’ailes youth tournament hosts over 30 teams

Youth from all over the Lower Mainland played soccer in sunny weather

A member of the U10 Sts’ailes soccer team scores a goal Saturday during the Sts’ailes Youth Soccer Tournament.

VIDEO: Ag Hall Christmas sale

Everything from sweets to sweaters for sale on Saturday at the Agricultural Hall.

Guests raise their glasses during the sixth annual Beer Festival and Oktoberfest Saturday night at St. Alice Hall.

VIDEO: Sixth Harrison Beer Festival and Oktoberfest full of cheer

Dancing, singing and drinking beer: Oktoberfest at St. Alice Hall on Saturday night.

Guests raise their glasses during the sixth annual Beer Festival and Oktoberfest Saturday night at St. Alice Hall.
The Faith Numada Band performed midway through Saturday’s lineup at Harrison Hot Springs’ Bands on the Beach 2017.

VIDEO: Faith Numada Band draws a crowd at Bands on the Beach Harrison Hot Springs Saturday afternoon.

Bands on the Beach 2017 is back Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. at the bandstand by Harrison Memorial Hall.

The Faith Numada Band performed midway through Saturday’s lineup at Harrison Hot Springs’ Bands on the Beach 2017.
The crime rate dropped nearly two per cent last year in the municipal district of Kent.

Crime rate drops in Kent, but grew in rural Agassiz

Kent also saw an increase in both its violent and non-violent CSI statistics

The crime rate dropped nearly two per cent last year in the municipal district of Kent.
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Some Harrison Hot Springs residents left wondering what crack down on short-term rentals will mean to their business

Village trying to gain control over the amount of vacation rentals popping up

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Participants in the 2017 Canadian Outrigger Nationals put their boat in the water in preparation for a race.

VIDEO: Outrigger nationals at Harrison Lake

Paddlers filled Rendall Park at Harrison Lake this weekend for the 2017 Canadian Outrigger Nationals

Participants in the 2017 Canadian Outrigger Nationals put their boat in the water in preparation for a race.
Dragon boat paddlers start a race Saturday afternoon on Harrison Lake during the 13th annual Harrison Dragon Boat Festival.

VIDEO: Thirteenth annual Dragon Boat Regatta in Harrison

The yearly paddling event filled Harrison Hot Springs beachfront and Harrison Lake.

Dragon boat paddlers start a race Saturday afternoon on Harrison Lake during the 13th annual Harrison Dragon Boat Festival.
A circle of participants watch Beny Esguerra demonstrate traditional Afro-Colombian music.

VIDEO: Afro-Colombian drum and dance at Harrison Festival

Guests learned Afro-Colombian drum and dance at this popular workshop on Saturday.

A circle of participants watch Beny Esguerra demonstrate traditional Afro-Colombian music.
Crowds gathered on the lake front and at the beach stage for art and music during the first afternoon of the 39th annual Harrison Festival of the Arts in Harrison Hot Springs on Saturday.

VIDEO: Harrison Festival of the Arts kicks off

Sunny, breezy weather greeted guests on the first day of the annual music and arts festival,

Crowds gathered on the lake front and at the beach stage for art and music during the first afternoon of the 39th annual Harrison Festival of the Arts in Harrison Hot Springs on Saturday.
Ed Stenson (right), acting president of the Arts Council honours contributor Rebecca Schram during Sunday’s show at Ranger Station Gallery, while Narratives of the Lost artists Bren Simmers (left) and Laurel Terlesky look on.

VIDEO: Exhibit opens as Arts Council celebrates 45 years

The Kent Harrison Arts Council opened Narratives of the Lost during its 45th-year celebration Sunday

Ed Stenson (right), acting president of the Arts Council honours contributor Rebecca Schram during Sunday’s show at Ranger Station Gallery, while Narratives of the Lost artists Bren Simmers (left) and Laurel Terlesky look on.
Goats enjoy leftover Christmas trees.

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Goats at Agassiz Goat Dairy Ltd enjoy discarded Christmas trees as they chomp down on the last traces of the holiday season

Goats enjoy leftover Christmas trees.
A solar powered Precise Parklink meter as shown in Calgary.

Harrison set to test paid parking

Despite previous approval, opposition to paid parking persists

A solar powered Precise Parklink meter as shown in Calgary.