February 2026

Dear Editor, [Re: Restaurant harassed for hosting Poilievre, Jan. 12, www.mapleridgenews.com] I was sad to see a wonderful local restaurant, Ronny’s Bistro, be tossed around like a political football last month. Once the match is over, I hope Ronny’s is not left on the sideline. What happened? According to the restaurant owner – still the […]

Hudbay Minerals announced Feb. 20 that it had received the permit from the B.C. Ministry of Mines to expand its operations at Copper Mountain Mine near Princeton. The permit process received an accelerated timeline from the province as part of its Look West initiative, despite pushback from local First Nations, and will see the mine’s

A decade-long Vernon summertime attraction is marching south. The Okanagan Military Tattoo, after 11 years at Kal Tire Place, is relocating to Vancouver, citing financial sustainability challenges. The event will now be known as the British Columbia Tattoo and is partnering with the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) to run the event on the opening weekend

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has upbraided Surrey Mounties for an “inexplicable” failure to properly investigate the contents of a cellphone in connection with a 2024 shooting in Surrey as he granted a USB’s continued detention to April. Justice Eric Gottardi rejected the Crown’s request to let the Surrey RCMP keep the device for another

Students from across the Okanagan took over Okanagan College’s Kelowna campus on Feb. 20 for the Skills Canada BC Central Okanagan Regional Competition. Hundreds of youth proved their skills at sumo bots, welding, cooking, automotive services, carpentry and more in hopes of advancing to provincials taking place April 15 in Abbotsford. Some future leaders in