A single adult needs to make a higher wage to live in Nelson than they do in Vancouver. That’s among the revelations in an annual report by Living Wage BC released Nov. 13 that calculates the rate that a full-time worker in a given community must earn to cover basic expenses and participate in community […]
Nelson can be pricier than Vancouver, and other realities of B.C.’s living wage Read More »
The BC RCMP is increasing police resources to address the ongoing extortion crisis in the Lower Mainland’s South Asian community – an issue it says is “not the work of a single individual or crime group.” In Surrey alone in 2025, there have been 95 reports of extortion and 45 shots fired in extortion-related incidents
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New champions were crowned at the fourth annual Dancing in the Ridge competition, which raised thousands for those in need in the community. The event raised $21,000 for the Maple Ridge Community Foundation’s Community Chest program, which gives out one-time financial assistance to families or individuals facing an immediate crisis that could lead to a
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It was just a few days after the brightest and biggest supermoon of the year. But with clouds blocking the view, the telescope Theresa Rider brought to a Saturday, Nov. 8 celebration of the full moon in Langley had to remain in its storage case. “Can’t win em all,” Rider remarked the day after the
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An indoor bike park is about to open in Maple Ridge. The North Shore Bike Park was forced to move from its home in North Vancouver, but after volunteers put in a construction effort to rival the building of the pyramids, it has been reassembled in a Maple Ridge industrial park. Owning partner Mike Upton
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