Tom Zillich

Rides at Playland in Vancouver. (Contributed photo)

Playland to open without new ThunderVolt, ready to ride early summer

Amusement park will be open select days in May and June

Rides at Playland in Vancouver. (Contributed photo)
One of two stadium concepts pitched for Tom Binnie Park in Surrey by SixFive Stadium Experience, a Vancouver-based company. (Contributed image)

12,000-seat stadium pitched for Surrey could be used for World Cup training

Proposed site at Tom Binnie Park enchroaches on BC Lions football facility

One of two stadium concepts pitched for Tom Binnie Park in Surrey by SixFive Stadium Experience, a Vancouver-based company. (Contributed image)
Musician Henri Brown inside his new mobile recording studio in Surrey on April 6, 2024. (Photo: Tom Zillich)

B.C. musician — a cousin of Jimi Hendrix — takes recording on the road

Experience Hendrix tour dates ahead for the veteran singer/bassist, who lives in Surrey

Musician Henri Brown inside his new mobile recording studio in Surrey on April 6, 2024. (Photo: Tom Zillich)
Fraud suspect Florian Dinca, 44, in a photo posted to Toronto Police Service website (tps.ca).

Cash shop-and-swap fraud allegations land Quebec man in Surrey jail

He’s charged with crimes connected to merchandise sales on social media

Fraud suspect Florian Dinca, 44, in a photo posted to Toronto Police Service website (tps.ca).
Defensive lineman Christian Covington. (Photo: bclions.com)

‘Truly an honour to come home’: BC Lions sign DL Covington after 102 NFL games

‘We all understand and embrace the goal of bringing the Grey Cup back home,’ says the Surrey-raised player

Defensive lineman Christian Covington. (Photo: bclions.com)
The Black Crowes perform at Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Photo: Tom Zillich)

CONCERTS: Black Crowes still blaze trail for rock ‘n’ roll on ‘Happiness Bastards’ tour

Gotta love The Black Crowes for still blazing a trail for rock…

The Black Crowes perform at Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Photo: Tom Zillich)
People dressed in "Star Wars" costumes outside H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver. (Contributed photo)

Vancouver Space Centre goes intergalactic on ‘Star Wars Day’ in May

Fans of the “Star Wars” movies are invited to dress for the…

People dressed in "Star Wars" costumes outside H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver. (Contributed photo)
Female baseball players practice the game. Baseball BC is launching the province’s first B.C. girls baseball league, coming to Surrey Canadian Baseball Association’s Lionel Courchene Park starting in June. (Photo courtesy Baseball BC)

Baseball-playing girls get a league of their own in Surrey this summer

Baseball BC to launch regional league at Lionel Courchene Park starting June 22

Female baseball players practice the game. Baseball BC is launching the province’s first B.C. girls baseball league, coming to Surrey Canadian Baseball Association’s Lionel Courchene Park starting in June. (Photo courtesy Baseball BC)
A sign at Green Timbers Urban Forest Park in Surrey shows the site of B.C.’s inaugural forest replanting efforts in 1930. (Photo: facebook.com/greentimbers)

10 billion trees planted in B.C. since reforestation work began 94 years ago

A ceremonial seedling was planted at Green Timbers Urban Forest Park in Surrey

A sign at Green Timbers Urban Forest Park in Surrey shows the site of B.C.’s inaugural forest replanting efforts in 1930. (Photo: facebook.com/greentimbers)
Artist Jag Nagra with TransLink bus wrapped with her Vaisakhi-themed artwork. (Contributed photo)

Vaisakhi art bus rolls out ahead of parades in Surrey, Vancouver

‘I’ve always wanted to see my artwork on a bus,’ artist says

Artist Jag Nagra with TransLink bus wrapped with her Vaisakhi-themed artwork. (Contributed photo)
American rapper/actor Ludacris is among performers at the 2024 PNE summer fair in Vancouver. (Photo: spotify.com)

PNE summer concerts move inside with Ludacris, Blondie, Barenaked Ladies, more

Fair admission included in cost of ticket, sold for $40 and up starting April 12

American rapper/actor Ludacris is among performers at the 2024 PNE summer fair in Vancouver. (Photo: spotify.com)
TEASER PHOTO - A view of Métis Nation British Columbia's new Amelia Douglas Institute gallery in Surrey, at Gateway Station, on April 3, 2024. (Photo: Tom Zillich)

PHOTOS: B.C.’s new ADI gallery showcases Métis culture, language

In Surrey, tobacco bags and gauntlet mittens are exhibited in space, named after Amelia Douglas

TEASER PHOTO - A view of Métis Nation British Columbia's new Amelia Douglas Institute gallery in Surrey, at Gateway Station, on April 3, 2024. (Photo: Tom Zillich)
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‘Hairspray’ in Vancouver for a week of ’60s-era music/comedy starting April 2

Starting Tuesday night (April 2), Broadway Across Canada brings the musical comedy…

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Reg No:  29984  Member's Name:  PIERLET, Roger Emile  Date of Death:  1974-03-29  Restricted:  No

50 years ago, this B.C. RCMP officer was shot, killed on final shift before marriage

An overpass in Surrey is now named for Const. Roger Pierlet, on the job less than 2 years

Reg No:  29984  Member's Name:  PIERLET, Roger Emile  Date of Death:  1974-03-29  Restricted:  No
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PHOTOS: B.C. woman’s balloon art wins Top Twister awards at Chicago event

How Kristal Yee has twisted her way to global acclaim

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“Disney’s The Lion King” is among Broadway Across Canada musicals touring to Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre in 2025. (Contributed photo: Matthew Murphy/BAC)

‘Lion King,’ ‘Beetlejuice,’ other big-stage musicals coming to Vancouver in 2024-25

Plays and musicals coming to Vancouver stages during the 2024-25 season have…

“Disney’s The Lion King” is among Broadway Across Canada musicals touring to Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre in 2025. (Contributed photo: Matthew Murphy/BAC)
Jazz singer Eleanor Collins on television in 1955, left, and on a Vancouver concert stage in 2013. The Surrey resident died Sunday, March 5, 2024, in hospital at age 104. (Contributed photos)

‘Canada’s first lady of jazz’ and TV pioneer, B.C.’s Eleanor Collins dead at 104

Surrey resident was a groundbreaking figure in Canadian entertainment history

Jazz singer Eleanor Collins on television in 1955, left, and on a Vancouver concert stage in 2013. The Surrey resident died Sunday, March 5, 2024, in hospital at age 104. (Contributed photos)
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Green Man unmasked: B.C.’s ‘Force’ reunite with ‘Sully’ for big Canucks game

Adam Forsythe, the larger guy in light green, hosts trivia nights at a Surrey pub

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Surrey-raised Vancouver Canucks forward Arshdeep Bains during a pre-game skate. (Photo: twitter.com/Canucks4043)

‘Huge’ Surrey pride for Bains’ Canucks debut as NHL’s 4th Punjabi-roots player

Saturday’s home-ice debut in Vancouver was watched by dozens of family members and friends

Surrey-raised Vancouver Canucks forward Arshdeep Bains during a pre-game skate. (Photo: twitter.com/Canucks4043)
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CONCERT REVIEW: Madonna dazzles with career-spanning ‘Celebration’ in Vancouver

Pop icon’s current show is worth the wait with 10 p.m. start time

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