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File photo from the 2018 Show n Shine. (Herald)
The Nicola Valley Cruisers Car Club Association (NVCCCA) will be hosting their 27
th annual Show and Shine this weekend after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Sunday, July 25, a variety of vehicles ranging from classics (1940s – 1970s) to special interest such as top of the line sports and luxury cars will be assembling at Central Park. Visitors are welcome to browse and chat with car owners from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
“We have no registration this year, no registration fee, we’re trying to keep it as simple as possible,” said Susan Roline, President of the Nicola Valley Cruisers Car Club Association.
Camille Pinyon is pictured with one of her baked creations. (Photo submitted.)
Merrittonian Camille Pinyon just may be the next ‘Greatest Baker’.
The 49-year-old care aide has taken the leap and joined the world’s largest online baking competition in the hopes of taking home the title, as well as a cool $20,000.
Pinyon has been creating delectable cakes, cookies and all manner of sweet treats for several years, but has taken the downtime afforded by the COVID-19 pandemic to really hone her craft and see if she can turn it from a hobby into a full-time gig.
Although Pinyon has faced an uphill battle with several serious health issues, each of which could be exacerbated or potentially fatal should she contract the novel coronavirus, she has embraced the journey which has now lead to her bid for Greatest Baker.
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(File photo.)
As BC entered the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry tightened restrictions that had been relaxed during the warmer summer months when transmission rates of the virus were lower.
One of these restrictions, re-instated on Dec. 2, 2020, barred artisan vendors from selling their wares at Farmers’ Markets across the province in a move that deemed any vendor not selling food as ‘non-essential’.
Non-food vendors pushed back on this order, which came at a particularly difficult time as many were hoping to make up sales lost throughout an uncertain, pandemic-affected year by capitalizing on the busy Christmas shopping season.