Noeka Nimmervoll

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I give a guy a chance . . . and look what happened

Peak Web December 19, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Diva I just got back from a date, and . . . wow. There might be a lot of fish in the sea, but damn, the sea is POLLUTED. This guy was a nightmare! He picked me up, and girl, he didn’t even look like his Tinder profile pic — but I wanted to give it a chance.  FIRST MISTAKE. He had a cute butt, but he looked like a surfer with his too-tight t-shirt and cargo shorts. Babes, it’s November. Get yourself a jacket. And comb your hair! The surfer look hasn’t been in since,…

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A beaver moves through dark, low water near a dam.
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Indigenous-led restoration project uses beaver dam structures to restore waterways

Peak Web December 18, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer Delaney Hall, wildlife technician at the Okanagan Nation Alliance and member of the Osoyoos Indian Band, is spearheading a project to rebuild beaver dams in the traditional syilx Okanagan Territory. This project, in partnership with…

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See Red at the Cultch

Peak Web December 18, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer From November 27 to 30, Just B Productions will present the Tony-award winning play Red, by John Logan, at The Cultch Theatre. The play tackles themes of legacy and the inherent conflicts of meaningful commercial…

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a kid dressed as a ghost, with a white sheet covering their body. They’re standing in a kitchen. With decorative pumpkins around the kitchen.
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Creativity is the ultimate (monster) mash

Peak Web December 18, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer Halloween just happened, and thank god! I was getting tired of pretending to be a human. Just kidding — but there is something to be said about the creative freedom that Halloween provides. The holiday’s…

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Reconciliation and You: a talk with Indigenous authors

Peak Web December 18, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer On October 22, the Vancouver Writers Fest hosted a talk with David A. Robertson, member of the Norway House Cree Nation and author of 52 Ways to Reconcile, and Bruce McIvor, member of the Manitoba…

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Speaking to Ashlyn Tegos about The Way That I Am

Peak Web December 18, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer  Ashlyn Tegos is a queer independent recording artist based in Vancouver. Her music is a soft pop orchestra of gentle yet intentional vocal layerings over lyrics that explore love, heartbreak, and identity. On October 1,…

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SFU employee spills the tea about her embezzlement-obsessed colleague

Peak Web December 8, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Investigator The following is a satirical and fictional commentary.  Oh boy, do we have some juicy tea for you. Have you ever wanted to say, “Fuck the system!” and chug some milk while your boss has…

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A preview of Oscar, the flamenco dancer’s life story

Peak Web November 11, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer Oscar: Homage to the Rebel Maestro of Flamenco will hit the stage of the Cultch Historic Theatre this fall, from November 6 to 9. This flamenco performance will feature significant works from the life of…

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A ghost sharing a cup of java with a mortician. The ghost is not ominous, but is instead friendly.
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Autopsy Report: Your basic white dad

Peak Web November 11, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Coroner  The following is a transcription of a voice recording from a mortician’s autopsy.  Testing, testing. OK, time is 8:14 a.m. on Saturday, October 14, 2017. Name of deceased: Doug Graves. Location of death — uhh…

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a poster on a street wall that states: “Freedom from the constraints of society.” There is an image of a black and white cat in the corner of the poster.
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Taking a gap year is punk as hell

Peak Web November 11, 2025

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer Who here wants to be in university right now? For those who don’t, why are you here? I don’t intend to bash higher education or those who choose it as a pursuit — in fact,…

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