June 2026

A rodeo is coming to town – one that does not involve horses or cows. This one involves heavy machinery and it will be open to anyone who has dreamed of operating a piece of construction equipment. The IUOE Local 115 Annual Equipment Rodeo will allow for people to sit at the controls of equipment

The minister in charge of both tourism and sports gave a shout out to the City of Maple Ridge for its FIFA World Cup soccer viewing events. Anne Kang, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, was at the city’s Game On 2026 event in Memorial Peace Park on Thursday afternoon, June 18, for the

5:01 p.m. Let the celebrations begin, Vancouver! The host nation wraps up its first-ever victory on the World Cup stage with a massive 6-0 win. Switzerland awaits… A bit of chaos down on Granville pic.twitter.com/7xVIkYRAsA — Lauren Collins (@laurenpcollins1) June 19, 2026 4:53 p.m. Total domination!! David completes his hat trick and makes it 6-0

B.C. has struck a deal with the federal government for Ottawa to provide more than $5 billion for housing and infrastructure in the province over the next 10 years. Funding will include $2.5 billion for transit, such as SkyTrain development, $1.6 billion to lower development cost charges, $600 million for health-care infrastructure, a $284-million one-time

A Vernon financial advisor had a chance meeting with someone who knows a thing or two about economics. Kirbey Lockhart and his wife, Heidi, were out east to Montreal on a trip. Their daughter Courtney and her partner, Scott, live in Ottawa, so the Lockharts went to visit the kids. In Ottawa, the family decided