New Year's

Gerardo Chaparro and Danielle Chaparro-Yonkin are proud parents of the first baby born in 2023 at Cariboo Memorial Hospital. Oliver was born on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 at 4:08 a.m., weighing five pounds 13 ounces. Oliver is a younger brother to Isabelle, 8. (Photo submitted)

Williams Lake New Year’s baby born Jan. 4 at Cariboo Memorial Hospital

Oliver Gerardo Chaparro-Yonkin arrived at 4:08 a.m.

 

Swimmers get ready to take the plunge New Year’s Day, 2023, along the shores of beautiful Tatlayoko Lake. Pictured are: Meshach Emke (from left), Kelly Emke and Gideon Emke, Peter Shaughnessy, Sandra McGirr, Sabina Harris, and Roy Paul. (Roma Shaughnessy photo)

Chilcotin swimmers take the plunge into Tatlayoko Lake to mark a new year

Seven hardy souls dipped into the frigid waters to kick off 2023

  • Jan 2, 2023

 

B.C.’s first baby of the new year is Gabriella Louise Camayan, born at Abbotsford Regional Hospital at 12:02 a.m. The proud parents are Arben Camayan and Thea Villaneu. (Fraser Health photo)

B.C.’s New Year’s baby is a little girl born in the Fraser Valley

Wee one at 5 lbs, 10 oz born at 12:02 a.m. at Abbotsford Regional Hospital

 

The first baby of 2023 was born in Abbotsford. In the Okanagan, the first tyke was born in Penticton, and in the Interior Health region, the first baby was delivered in Cranbrook. (Black Press - file photo)

Interior Health region’s first baby born in Cranbrook

Okanagan’s first tyke delivered in Penticton; B.C.’s first baby born at 12:02 a.m. in Abbotsford

The first baby of 2023 was born in Abbotsford. In the Okanagan, the first tyke was born in Penticton, and in the Interior Health region, the first baby was delivered in Cranbrook. (Black Press - file photo)
Kamila Nowak, director and instructor at The Lab Westshore yoga studio, practices some poses Thursday, Dec. 15. The studio expects a busy new year as people make new year’s resolutions, but UVic psychology professor Frederick Grouzet cautions people to ensure they are finding personal motivation for a resolution, rather than an external motivation, if they want to succeed. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

Right motivations key for New Year’s resolutions, says University of Victoria professor

Wanting to start anew is natural for humans, but pressure to do so makes it harder to succeed

Kamila Nowak, director and instructor at The Lab Westshore yoga studio, practices some poses Thursday, Dec. 15. The studio expects a busy new year as people make new year’s resolutions, but UVic psychology professor Frederick Grouzet cautions people to ensure they are finding personal motivation for a resolution, rather than an external motivation, if they want to succeed. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
The 2022 Freezin’ for a Reason Polar Bear Swim in Williams Lake was held virtually but organizers are planning for a return to an in-person event for 2023. (Greg Sabatino photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Freezin’ for a Reason – Polar Bear Plunge in works for February in Williams Lake

The event sees participants jump into the cold waters of Williams Lake for charity

The 2022 Freezin’ for a Reason Polar Bear Swim in Williams Lake was held virtually but organizers are planning for a return to an in-person event for 2023. (Greg Sabatino photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
British Columbians can make bets on which hospital will deliver the first baby of 2023, up until Dec. 31 at 6 a.m. (Credit: Pixabay/christianabella)

Betting open on which B.C. hospital will deliver the first baby of 2023

B.C. Women’s Hospital holds the best odds, as usual

British Columbians can make bets on which hospital will deliver the first baby of 2023, up until Dec. 31 at 6 a.m. (Credit: Pixabay/christianabella)
The lunar new year will be celebrated by many around the world on Feb. 1, 2022 as the Year of the Tiger begins. (Kartik Iyer/Unsplash photo)

Gong hei fat choy, Happy Lunar New Year Williams Lake

Lunar New Year roars in with Year of Tiger Feb. 1

The lunar new year will be celebrated by many around the world on Feb. 1, 2022 as the Year of the Tiger begins. (Kartik Iyer/Unsplash photo)
A merchant, second from right, sells seafoods to yearend shoppers at a street in Tokyo Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Omicron’s New Year’s cocktail: Sorrow, fear, hope for 2022

New Year’s Eve, which used to be celebrated globally with a free-spirited wildness, felt instead like a case of deja vu

A merchant, second from right, sells seafoods to yearend shoppers at a street in Tokyo Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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