An election on Tuesday, Feb. 17, saw three councillors voted into office for the Katzie First Nation. A total of 200 ballots were cast out of 480 eligible voters for five candidates. Incumbents Rick Bailey received 144 votes and David Kenworthy received 129 votes. Darcy Erickson received 114 votes, over Lisa Marie Adams and Elisha […]
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Canada has another gold medal at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. The Canadian men’s curling team, skipped by Brad Jacobs, beat Great Britain 9-6 in Saturday’s final. Canada now has five golds and 20 medals overall. Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert and Tyler Tardi comprise the rest of the Jacobs squad. Jacobs
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The last 10 months have seen two of the worst tragedies in B.C. history – the April 26, 2025 Lapu-Lapu Day vehicle attack which took 11 lives and injured many more, and now the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge that left nine people dead, including the shooter. There are no words that will heal the
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Olympian Cassie Sharpe has not been cleared to compete in today’s final for the women’s freeski halfpipe competition. The skier from Comox was in a major crash earlier this week during qualifying for the event. Sharpe was released from hospital and returned to the athlete village, but COC (Canada Olympic Committee) and Freestyle Canada medical
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Dear Editor, When the city took over the ACT Arts Centre, it wasn’t just an operational change – it was a dress rehearsal for governance. The city took the keys, and mayor and council made Maple Ridge their stage. Curtains up: The mayor strides into the spotlight, calls “Action!” and prepares his cameo. Council reads
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