A Canadian music executive who guided the career of Maple Ridge country music star Madeline Merlo, is this year’s Stan Klees Builder inductee into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. Ron Kitchener, founder of RGK Entertainment Group, one of Canada’s most successful independent music companies, helped shape the careers of Merlo, and many other […]
A wetland region in Pitt Meadows has grown in size, part of a long-term lease agreement between Metro Vancouver and the City of Pitt Meadows. In total, 63 hectares of forested land will be added to the Codd Wetland Ecological Conservancy Area, located in an area east of Neaves Road and Thompson Road. The new
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Musicians from across Canada and the United States will be coming together at the Royal Canadian Legion in Maple Ridge for a concert to raise money for local veterans. The show called RiseUP Live Show and Fundraiser will feature host Robert Maxwell, a renowned comedian, magician, and hypnotist, in addition to musicians: Brian Zalo; BrandiWyne;
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RCMP say that a search has yielded no evidence after a report of a body “floating” in the Slocan River on Tuesday. Nelson RCMP received a report on July 7 around 12:45 p.m. from a concerned citizen who believed they may have seen a body “floating” in the river between Slocan Park and Passmore, approximately
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More people have walked on the moon than have lived four decades with a donor heart. On July 7, Simon Keith joined that exclusive club, marking exactly 40 years since his first life-saving transplant. Long before he became the first athlete in the world to play professional sports after a heart transplant, Keith grew up
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