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Earth Hour first took place in 2007 in Sydney, Australia. On Saturday, March 31st over two million individuals and over thousand businesses turned off their lights for an hour to take a stand against climate change.

By Andrea Pollock Fancy decanters are a little more mainstream these days than a decade ago. The decanter is a glass vessel that increases the surface area exposure of a bottle of wine to help oxygenate it and open up the aromatics. There are lots of interesting shapes and styles of decanters on the market, proving that people not only eat, but drink with their eyes. Many decanters are designed for their presentation effect – making wine look beautiful while it is being poured.

Staff at Chances and their families all sported pink “Bullying Stops Here” shirts on February 23 to show their support to the anti-bullying campaign.

Last week’s cold weather may have been an inconvenience for some, but the mix of cold temperatures and clear skies made skating on Oliver Lake possible.

Northwest Community College (NWCC) science students and faculty are joining forces with the Metlakatla Fisheries in what is being called the Abalone Cam Remote Surveillance Project, a proposal to establish a remote camera broadcasting live video stream from a critical abalone site located 30 kilometres southwest of the city, where the threatened northern or pinto abalone species is still found in numbers.

Heading into the spring, chicken usually becomes a larger part of the menu; it’s a little lighter, it’s very versatile and wonderful in all kinds of dishes as a main ingredient or simply one component.

Three Prince Rupert residents - Gordon Simonds, his daughter Christa Simonds and Francis Wolfe - have decided to participate again in the Ride to Conquer Cancer, a fundraiser for caner research where participants will go on a two-day ride from Vancouver to Seattle.

Members of the Gitmaxmak’ay Nisga’a Dancers traveled to Vancouver earlier this month to take part in the Lower Mainland Hobiyee celebrations.

An innovative educational program starting in early March will help caregiving family members from Prince Rupert deal with the loss and grief issues associated with dementia.