From fresh fruits and heirloom vegetables to pickled garlic and cranberry wine, Fraser Valley farmers and artisan producers like Pat Wiebe of RossDown Farm Market in Abbotsford have a bounty of food to see and taste Photo-Chuck Russell

How green is the Valley
The Fraser Valley is right on our doorstep. It's a short drive-via Highway 1, Highway 7 north of the Fraser, or No. 99 to the south. It's gorgeous, it's welcoming and it would be a crime not to visit and taste some of the best food around.
 

Space centre on mission to planet money
Just shy of its 40th anniversary, the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre could be described as going through a mid-life crisis.
 

New money needed to put city on world sporting map
The parks board wants the city to spend money to attract sports tourists. And if key recommendations proposed by the board are passed by council, the city will devote $250,000 to sporting events in 2007.
 

Aquarium public consultation process on hold
Parks board commissioner Allan De Genova says he has always supported the Vancouver Aquarium. But he couldn't agree with the proposed public consultation regarding its expansion presented to the board Monday night.
 

Meaningful game set for old home park
Sixty-five years after its last game, the legendary Japanese-Canadian baseball team from the Downtown Eastside will be remembered in a tribute game at its former park.
 

Fun and Games in 2009
It may not have the same allure as the Winter Olympics, but the city's biggest sporting event before 2010 will at least be free for spectators.
 

City pesticide ban lost in translation
Walking up and down the pathway leading to a residence near Queen Elizabeth Park, two workers wearing coveralls, white paper masks over their mouths and canisters strapped to their backs, sprayed along the sidewalk edge.
 

Have your say on Oakridge development this week
Is Cambie Street changes with the construction of the Canada Line, Oakridge Centre is set for its own transformation.
 

Damning report doesn't change mayor's mind about Gong protest
A recent report stating Falun Gong practitioners are being killed in China for their organs has no bearing on the city's order to have local practitioners remove their signs and shack from in front of the Chinese consulate on Granville Street.