November 2025

Enjoy beautiful photos and enthralling tails of Thailand for the next Armchair Traveller session hosted by the Ridge Meadows Seniors Society. Larry will be sharing stories of his adventures in the Asian country at the Pitt Meadows Seniors Activity Centre. The cost is $2 to attend and you must reserve a spot. The event takes […]

John Rustad firmly refused a demand from his own party’s leadership committee to quit as BC Conservative leader last week. He should reconsider. This time last year, Rustad’s political trajectory was nothing short of remarkable. The former Liberal MLA had taken leadership of the BC Conservatives and had seen their popularity swell dramatically. The withdrawal

A snap election isn’t something most British Columbians want, but party leaders might not mind another campaign, a pollster told Island business leaders this week. Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute, discussed the possibility of a snap election in B.C. when she gave a keynote talk Thursday, Oct. 30, at the State of

The City of Maple Ridge has won an Award of Excellence from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Canada. The recognition is for the city’s brand strategy in the Communication Management – Marketing, Advertising and Brand Communication category of the 2025 Silver Leaf Awards. Announcing the win, city hall said in a statement that

For half the year, Josh Chaffey lives thousands of kilometres from home, surrounded by the rugged shorelines and forested bluffs of Beecher Bay. From the deck of the K.J. Gardner, Canada’s largest spill response vessel, the view is spectacular – it’s a daily reminder of why his work matters, and why months on southern Vancouver