After months of regular ER closures in Burns Lake, there may be some light at the end of the tunnel for frustrated Lakes District patients. In response to a Facebook post expressing that frustration, Northern Health Communications said it has hired four new physicians. The ER has been closed dozens of times in 2025, due […]
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Registration is now open for the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper Society and already there is high demand for this holiday season. Since Monday, opening day, the society has already received 45 per cent of the total number of registrations last year – after only two days. The Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper
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The Rick Hansen Foundation is getting the ball rolling for a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the completion of the Man in Motion World Tour. On March 21, 1985, the Man in Motion World Tour began, with the goal of raising funds to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. On the tour, Hansen
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The Thomas Haney Craft Fair, the largest student-run craft fair in B.C., is returning this weekend, Nov. 22 and 23. The growing fair will feature more than 160 vendors from across the province, and run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Thomas Haney Secondary School (23000 116 Ave.). The Thomas Haney Food Truck Festival
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Maple Ridge star pitcher Rylee Ruppel officially signed with the Oregon Ducks, and will be an NCAA scholar-athlete starting in September 2026. One of the top young throwers in Canada, the Maple Ridge Secondary School grad has been a member of the U18 Canadian national team. Ruppel helped Team Canada win silver at the WBSC
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