Dear Editor, [RE: LETTER – Human rights attack ‘shameful,’ March 3, www.mapleridgenews.com] I would like to clarify some information surrounding the vote on first reading for the Human Rights Code Repeal Act. To begin, the first reading vote on MLA Tara Armstrong’s Human Rights Bill is not a vote to support the substance or intent […]
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When one Revelstoke resident and former search and rescue volunteer recently tuned into Weatheradio — a service providing daily forecasts for communities across Canada — he was surprised to find the local channel turned off. On Monday, March 16, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) ended Weatheradio and telephone-based Hello Weather amid federal budget cuts,
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The heat was felt on the first day of spring as more temperature records were broken. On Friday, Mar. 20, six temperature records were broken in B.C., all in the Okanagan region. The Peach City itself, Penticton was the warmest place on Friday, reaching 22 C. That broke the 98-year Mar. 20 record of 17.8
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Generations of residents have enjoyed the fish and crab caught from the pier in Sidney. A giant pile of “ghost gear” – abandoned traps, pots, lines and nets – tangling the waters and nestled into the sea bottom serves as a testament to the cut lines “What we found down there was eye opening. The
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She’s a single mom, a parent advocate, a content creator, a personal development coach and public speaker, an international runway model, and an author. Putting on the latter hat, Maple Ridge’s Mayalyn Hardee is preparing to host a book signing to mark the release of her latest book in mid-April. “What’s Your Next Step?” is
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