Angie Abdou

2 months ago | thefreepress.ca | Angie Abdou

By Angie Abdou  The Elk Valley Dolphins Swim Club continues to grow and improve in both numbers and results. What used to dub itself as “the best little swim club in BC” now boasts a membership of 260 — no longer “little” by anyone’s standards. Through the fall and early winter season, the swimmers attended five out-of-town meets culminating with the elite J.P. Fiset competition in Edmonton. “That’s fewer than usual travel meets for us,” explained Head Coach Aidan Chudleigh.

Aug 24, 2024 | e-know.ca | Angie Abdou

The Fernie Heritage Library has a lot going on this September. Family ProgrammingToddlertime with CBAL (Ages 0-5 years)Wednesdays 11:15 a.m.(Sept. 11, 18, 25th)Toddlertime will be hosted by Miss Laura from CBAL. Drop-in program in the Library garden.  If the weather is inclement we will post that we will be moving inside on social media and the first 8 families to arrive will be permitted to attend.

Jul 24, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Angie Abdou |Benjamin Markovits |Richard Wagamese |Taylor Jenkins Reid

Because athleticism is often regarded as the antithesis of intellectualism (the jock/nerd dichotomy remains commonplace), books about sport get overlooked as being non-serious, non-literary, or unimportant. People think they’re just fun. And they are fun. Sports are fun, so why wouldn’t the associated novels be? And they’re usually wonderfully structured—the training camp, the game, the season: they all translate perfectly into narrative structure—which can make them a pace-y read.

Jul 1, 2024 | albertaviews.ca | Angie Abdou

Rudy Wiebe: Essays on His Works reads like a festschrift, a book honouring a respected person during his lifetime. Editor Bianca Lakoseljac raves about Wiebe’s influence on her and other writers, emphasizing her admiration for Wiebe as well as his prominent place in the history of Canadian literature. The collection is a worthy celebration of an artist who made a significant mark on the literary landscape of this country, particularly in his groundbreaking work as a Mennonite prairie writer.

May 23, 2024 | thefreepress.ca | Angie Abdou

By Angie Abdou The Dolphins are on a roll! In May, the swimmers attended two out-of-town meets, a short course competition in Cranbrook on the first weekend of the month and a long course meet in Medicine Hat on Mother’s Day weekend. Between the two weekends, the Fernie athletes broke an unprecedented 24 club records. “Those records are a great way to measure our progress,” said Head Coach Aidan Chudleigh.