He worked the railroads until he ended up in Spokane, Washington. From there, Benny's dad went from Osoyoos, then to Vancouver. He won big at a gambling den that's now the Brickhouse, and used the ...

The section of Strathcona’s Cottonwood Community Garden officially opens on Sunday (July 11). In this accessible garden, there are no steps and no gravel quicksand for wheelchairs to sink into.