UPDATE: A collision that shut down the Coquihalla Highway northbound near Comstock Road for several hours is now being reported as a fatal incident. According to Merritt RCMP Staff Sgt. Joshua Roda, a small car was seen travelling the wrong way down Highway 5 at about 8 a.m. Monday. Then, only minutes later, Merritt RCMP […]
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Construction of a new tunnel between Delta and Richmond is once again up for bidding as the province adjusts its procurement strategy for the project. Announced in August of 2021, the Fraser River Tunnel Project will replace the 65-year-old George Massey Tunnel with a new toll-free eight-lane immersed-tube tunnel featuring three general-purpose travel lanes and
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The B.C. government is looking at the potential viability of two massive new hydroelectric projects — floating the possibility of revisiting the Site E dam on the Peace River in the Northeast and a project on the Homathko River near Bute Inlet on the central coast. Adrian Dix, B.C.’s energy minister, said these types of
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Maple Ridge did indeed have the big screen and big energy touted by City Hall at its first Game On FIFA World Cup party, and another is coming up. There were big crowds in Memorial Peace Park for Team Canada’s opener on Friday, June 12, and most of them were wearing Team Canada gear or
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A 39-year-old Abbotsford man has been charged with manslaughter with a firearm in relation to a fatal shooting at the Whatcom Road homeless camp in March. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) announced the charge against James Jared Yake on Monday afternoon (June 15). Wayne Versfelt, 69, died in the shooting, which occurred just after
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