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Maple Ridge’s local celebrities, firefighters support McHappy Day

Mayor Dan Ruimy, Maple Ridge firefighters, RCMP officers, and other happy volunteers are taking their turns at the drive-thru window of McDonald’s restaurants for McHappy Day, on Wednesday, May 6. A portion of all proceeds from every purchase will go to Ronald McDonald House, and local children’s charities, including The Foundry Ridge Meadows. Ronald McDonald […]

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Man, 49, dies after alleged overnight stabbing in Vancouver

A 49-year-old man has died after succumbing to injuries sustained in an alleged stabbing in Vancouver overnight on Wednesday, May 6. Vancouver Police responded to a report of a stabbing near East Hastings and Columbia Street around 2:32 a.m. after a witness called 9-1-1. “The victim was transported to the hospital where he later died,”

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BC Cattlemen’s Association attempts intervention on DRIPA legal case

The BC Cattlemen’s Association (BCCA) aims to raise its concerns about the British Columbia Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) in a legal setting. On Wednesday, May 6, the BCAA announced its intention to intervene in the ongoing Pender Harbour and Area Residents Association’s (PHARA) legal challenge to DRIPA. The PHARA originally

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Surge of short-term rentals to return in Kelowna as tourist season begins

Kelowna is on-track to reinstate over 100 short-term rental operations in time for the summer tourist season. During a council meeting on Monday, May 4, council adopted zoning changes that would allow for short-term rental operations outside a primary residence in dozens of properties. According to Kelowna’s Chief Planner Nola Kilmartin, the city is ready

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