Dear Editor, [RE: Transportation projects to spur growth in Maple Ridge economy, Feb. 6, www.mapleridgenews.com] On Jan. 27, Maple Ridge city council approved the Lougheed Transit Corridor Area Plan (LTCAP). It was made clear that this was a broad overall plan and not a design, stating no decisions have been made. However, the next step […]
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One person has died after an overnight fatal crash in South Surrey in a water-filled ditch. Surrey Police Service is investigating the single-vehicle collision which happened at 9:37 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 22) on 168 Street north of 40 Avenue. Surrey Fire Service firefighters were able to remove the driver — a man in his 20s
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The B.C. paramedics union says it has reached an agreement in principle with the province after union members returned a strike vote last week. CUPE Local 873 members of the Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. say 80 per cent of membership participated in the vote in mid-February after talks stalled earlier in January. Details of the
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While most people begin their mornings by putting on a suit to head to the office, Nanaimo based marine conservation photojournalist Shane Gross has a different routine to get to his job. He wears a diving suit, oxygen tank and underwater camera gear to get ready for his job. Nanaimo’s Shane Gross is a multi-award
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To celebrate International Women’s Day, a local band will be holding a special concert in support of Cythera Transition House Society. Peacenik Collective – featuring the talents of Cherelle Jardine, Marc Gladstone, Scott Jackson, Gord Maxwell, Greg Stuart, and Maple Ridge’s own Bruce Coughlan – will be presenting “Back to Love”, a concert reviving the
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