March 2026

Vancouver Police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 21-year-old woman, who is no stranger to Maple Ridge. Shayla Ignace-Guitar, age 21, was last seen in the Downtown Eastside on Feb. 2. She is known to frequent Maple Ridge, Surrey, and Coquitlam. Her family has not heard from Ignace-Guitar and is concerned […]

Alouette River Management Society is hosting a workshop for children to get up close and personal with creepy crawlies along the South Alouette River. Children will learn about reptiles and about their unique behaviors and adaptations with West Coast Exotics. They will also learn about aquatic invertebrates, the tiny creatures that keep the Alouette River

The B.C. Environmental Assessment Office wants feedback from the public on a newly-proposed expedited process that would cut approval times down by between 15 per cent and two-thirds of the normal time. The goal, according to the provincial government’s news release, is to review the projects more quickly while still upholding obligations for consulting with

Burnaby Mounties say a threat at a local high school Thursday was “not credible.” RCMP responded to Burnaby North Secondary School just before 1 p.m. on March 12 for a report of a threat, according to a release Thursday afternoon. Officers arrived at the school “within minutes of being dispatched and quickly worked to assess

Nearly five British Columbians continue to lose their lives each day due to the toxic drug crisis, according to the latest data from the B.C. Coroners Service. The B.C. Coroners Service said Thursday (March 12) that 150 people died in January, a 10 per cent decrease from the 167 deaths investigated in January 2025. However,