School board trustees are frustrated about the inequitable funding they say they receive from the province for vulnerable students. Most notably trustee Mike Murray, who has been fighting for several years to increase the level of funding the district receives from CommunityLINK, (Learning Includes Nutrition and Knowledge), a provincial fund designed to support the academic […]
Matty Beniers scored the winning goal in a shootout, lifting the visiting Seattle Kraken to a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Friday at Rogers Arena. Cale Fleury, Chandler Stephenson and Ben Meyers scored for the Kraken (18-14-7) in regulation time, with Joey Daccord earning the netminding win, making 20 saves. Kiefer
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The historical dominance of the Abbotsford Canucks in Winnipeg came to a crashing halt on Friday (Jan. 2). For the first time since March 23, 2024, the Manitoba Moose downed the Canucks and posted a 4-1 victory in Winnipeg. The all-time series between the teams has now seen Abbotsford win 18 of 26, but Friday’s
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The City of Maple Ridge, looking for land to put new recreation facilities, devised a controversial plan to redevelop the Maple Ridge Golf Course and Hammond Park. The city’s plans call for a new aquatic centre and community hall to replace the Hammond Outdoor Pool. But the demands for land on the site to make
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A person was killed when the sedan he drove was hit by a freight train in Maple Ridge on the morning of Aug. 27. Collisions with trains are infrequent, but this was the second in Maple Ridge in just two days. A witness said an eastbound freight train hit a sedan that was crossing the
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