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Like many businesses, the Alaska Aerospace Corp., which runs the Kodiak Pacific Spaceport Complex, did not weather the COVID-19 pandemic unscathed.  Mark Lester, the CEO of the corporation, said the company has lost 45% of its revenue during the pandemic.  In a presentation to the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly last week, he said he expects the decrease to continue into 2022 following the delay of several government contracts.  The company had to lay off and furlough some of its employees due to the decreased revenue.  Lester, who said he also took a pay cut, noted that 70% of the...

  VICTORIA -- The former homestead of one of Canada’s most notorious cults is up for sale. The historic island property is largely unchanged since the 1920s, when it served as the reputed "Ark of Refuge" for spiritual leader Brother XII and his Aquarian Foundation. The farm encompasses just over 99 acres of De Courcy Island, its fruit orchards, forests and meadows making up the bulk of the small B.C. Gulf Island located southeast of Nanaimo. It was here that Brother XII, born Edward Arthur Wilson in Birmingham, England, established a fortified colony where he and dozens of followers ho...

The opening ten minutes of Michael Mann’s "Thief" remains one of the most influential sequences in movie history. Inspired by similar set pieces in the heist thrillers “Rififi” and “Topkapi,” it's an almost silent sequence that's groundbreaking in its visual and aural components. Mann and cinematographer Donald Thornin envision a nighttime cityscape of sharp angles, wet streets, and sinister neon lighting. We watch as Frank (James Caan) and his tight crew of professional thieves penetrate an office and use high-tech gear to break into a safe. (Frank only steals ice or money.) The p...

A former Okanagan resort with over 200 acres of waterfront has sold The Okanagan real estate market is as hot as ever, but it's always a surprise when a property of this magnitude changes hands. After being listed last June, a 234-acre property known as the Chelsea Estate located on Okanagan Lake has sold. Details of the deal are currently scarce, but the official listing on Unique Properties does confirm the sale. BC Assessment had recently valued the estate at over $16 million, with its listing boasting an accessible sandy beach along with rolling fields irrigated by natural springs. Mar...

10 great British thrillers of the 1970s As I Start Counting lands on Blu-ray, we run through 10 more edge-of-your-seat gems of British film of the 1970s. 22 April 2021 I Start Counting (1970) The common conception of British cinema in the 1970s is that it was in terminal decline. Deprived of investment in the face of dwindling box-office returns, producers resorted to peddling period horrors, softcore romps and sitcom spin-offs to stay afloat. Yet, the decade also witnessed a mini thriller boom that exploited the BBFC’s relaxation of censorship to bring a new psychological authenticity and ...