December 2025

‘My Brother Is Still With Me’: B.C. mom writes book for kids who have lost siblings

When Archer Conboy arrives in his kindergarten class, he sits down at a desk with his brother’s name on it. At family dinners, Archer pulls a chair out for his brother to sit in. And before he goes to bed, Archer says good night to his brother. Wherever he goes, Archer takes Everest with him. […]

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Celebrate the holiday season with Maple Ridge Chorus

A joyful celebration of holiday harmony will be taking place in Maple Ridge. Maple Ridge Chorus with guests, Lynn Valley Voices, will be performing Heather Sorenson’s “Wintersong and Requiem”. Both choirs recently travelled to Carnegie Hall in New York, where they joined singers from around the world to perform Sorenson’s “Requiem” and this concert will

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‘Silent killer’: Weighing solutions to stop train-bear collisions in B.C.’s Rogers Pass

Every year in B.C., hundreds of bears and other large wildlife will die on highways and other roads. Less often discussed publicly, however, is the toll that train collisions along Canada’s national railway corridors take on unsuspecting animals feeding or wandering on the tracks — including in Rogers Pass. In a statement to Black Press

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