Hello summer!

Hello summer!

A Miss B.C. summer throwback to 2017

A little throwback post to welcome the first weekend of summer by the 2017/2018 Miss B.C. winners.

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Robert Nelson, 35, died after being stabbed at a homeless camp in Abbotsford on April 7 of this year.
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People watch a car burn during a riot following game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup final in downtown Vancouver, B.C., in this June 15, 2011 photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Howe
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Children’s shoes and flowers are shown after being placed outside the Ontario legislature in Toronto on Monday, May 31, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Singer-songwriter Jann Arden is pictured with a draft horse. (Canadian Horse Defence Coalition)
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Police aren’t sure if the chemical was dumped there or placed intentionally

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Pay it Forward program supports local businesses in their community giving

Cannabis bought in British Columbia (Ashley Wadhwani/Black Press Media)
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Two hundred and fifteen lights are placed on the lawn outside the Residential School in Kamloops, B.C., Saturday, June, 13, 2021. The remains of 215 children were discovered buried near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School earlier this month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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