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Man who drove on wrong side of highway, crashed head-on, sentenced on Vancouver Island

A man who severely injured another while driving after consuming alcohol, on the wrong side of Island Highway, will serve time in jail on the weekends at Nanaimo Correctional Centre. In December, a jury found Maverick John Millen, 32, guilty of impaired operation of a vehicle causing bodily harm and dangerous operation of a vehicle […]

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ALONG THE FRASER: Narrowly escaped dredging of Alouette River during spawning

We narrowly escaping a city plan to dredge the Alouette during spawning season. The City of Maple Ridge made two big mistakes last November: it planned to dredge the North Alouette River for flood control when salmon were spawning, and failed to give the public time to question the digging. I discovered the plan on

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Inside look: Yukon crews burn grasslands to cut wildfire risk

Residents around Whitehorse may have spotted columns of smoke rising throughout the city last week, as crews from Yukon Wildfire Management conducted prescribed burns. Residents could hardly be faulted for wondering what exactly has been happening in local fields and forests, as crews clad in bright yellow shirts set large swaths of grass and brush

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‘Everyone wants to make a difference’: Kelowna Rockets ready to bring home Memorial Cup

After a five-week break, the Kelowna Rockets are coming into the Memorial Cup rested and hungry. The Rockets were eliminated in the second round of the WHL playoffs back on Friday, April 17, falling 4-1 in a best-of-seven series to the Everett Silvertips. Now, five weeks to the day, the Rockets are ready to hit

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