April 2026

BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) crews continue to respond to a wildfire between Hope and Lytton. According to the latest update from BC Wildfire Service on Wednesday morning (April 29), the Ferrabee fire near Hell’s Gate remains out of control. BCWS defines out-of-control blazes as spreading or anticipated to spread beyond their current perimeter. “This wildfire […]

Get ready for a musical trip through the decades at this year’s free Family Fest at the Ridge Meadows Home Show. Bonnie Kilroe will be putting on a one-woman show with multiple costume changes, as she takes on the divas from the 1950s and onwards. Kilroe is described as a musical, comedy genius, portraying some

One man is dead and a second wounded after a shooting in Surrey Tuesday evening (April 28) – marking Surrey’s eighth homicide of 2026. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has taken over the investigation after a shooting in the 6800-block of 148 Street in Newton left one man dead and a second suffering from

Maple Ridge will not go a week without a maternity diversion, as another is slated for Thursday morning, April 30, starting at 8 a.m. This will be the 10th time that expectant mothers are sent to a different hospital in the region since the diversions at Ridge Meadows Hospital began in December 2025. The last

The Metro Vancouver Regional District is skipping stage one watering restrictions, and going straight to stage two – no lawn watering. As of Friday, May 1, the region will ban all residential and non-residential grass watering. “With hot and dry weather in the long-range forecast, we need to make sure we use treated water where