February 2026

In wake of the Tumbler Ridge shooting, many support services are available to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week: 310-Mental Health Support at 310-6789; Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868; Suicide Crisis Helpline: 988; KUU-US (Indigenous) Crisis Line: 1-800-588-8717; Métis Crisis Line: 1-833-638-4722; Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868. In […]

A snowmobile accident on Charlotte Lake has claimed the lives of a 100 Mile House couple. On Friday, Feb. 20, members of the Anahim Lake RCMP received a report that two snowmobilers had not been seen since Feb. 17. While police were enroute to the scene, neighbours conducted a search and located the couple deceased

The average home in Maple Ridge will see a combined property tax and utilities increase of $181 for 2026. Council approved a budget with a property tax increase of 3.5 per cent, rising to 4.1 per cent including sewer and water services, at a special meeting on Feb. 17. The impact on the average home,

As a Victoria-based journalist and a father of three teens, Gregor Craigie paid close attention to where his kids were getting their information and news. With social media taking a prominent spot, more and more he found himself asking them: “How do you know that that’s true?” Long sensing a growing sea of misinformation globally,