November 2025

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

They have the lumber, but now the North Fraser Therapeutic Riding Association is in need of roofing materials and handy people to build shelters for their horses. The association, which provides horse riding therapy for children and adults with diverse abilities, moved into their new paddocks in July on the historic Hampton property, at at

Bob Kronbauer’s latest project is a hit with people. Now you know. Kronbauer, from Vernon, aka BC Bob, tells stories about British Columbia to the people of his home province. And he does this via social media, and through his TV show Now You Know BC, which airs weekly on CHEK TV, based in Victoria.