Bombers hearing angel of hope, devil of doubt - Winnipeg Sun

The Valkyries are here because ...… of big dreams, excellent defense and smart roster construction. This franchise aimed big when it entered the league and has been more than rewarded. (An $850m valuation, $100m in revenue … next a championship?) After reaching the postseason in year one, they made the right offseason additions, trusted in players written off elsewhere, and put together what may have been the greatest defensive season in WNBA history. Ella Brockway… they’ve made a mockery of the conventional expansion timetable. Built around a best-in-class defensive efficiency, positional versatility and an unusually deep rotation, Golden State have become far more than the sum of their parts. Gabby Williams supplies the star power, Veronica Burton the steady hand and Natalie Nakase the uncompromising identity. Bryan Armen Graham… the entire organization believed in this team before they even had a team. The Valkyries did so much correctly – they built the facilities, they hired Nakase, they showed the team and fans that they were all in.

Keeping Quesnel’s beloved Billy Barker Days tradition alive will take more than a summer crowd, it will take people willing to step up. The annual festival could be in jeopardy next year as the Billy Barker Days Society searches for people to fill three key positions.

A few days before I visited Devil’s Glen, a resident who lives near the Ontario provincial park got into a yelling match with a rock climber. It allegedly ended with the climber’s hands around the neighbour’s neck, and a call to the police. Over the years, there have also been allegations of litter stuffed into caverns used by at-risk bats, of centenary cedar trees sawed off, of cars egged and climbing routes sabotaged along this stretch of Niagara Escarpment in Clearview, Ont. For that neighbour, Adam Pearce, concerns started shortly after he moved into his home nearly two decades ago. He began noticing rock-climbing routes on the escarpment abutting his property — hundreds of bolts on bald stretches of cliff face are a giveaway. After a climber fell eight metres and had to be rescued by fire crews and paramedics, Pearce redoubled his efforts to understand how the sport was being monitored and regulated by Ontario Parks.