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Dear Editor, It was good to see the Fraser Valley Regional Library system highlighted on the editorial page. I could not agree more that our library along with all others in this unique system provides essential community services. The public library is the only civic indoor space open to all at no charge. The range […]

After backlash from local government and industry, B.C. has revised its proposed Heritage Conservation Act modifications, withdrawing changes that would give First Nations more enforcement authority and eliminating reference to “intangible heritage.” Forests Minister Ravi Parmar said the previous proposals led to “more confusion than answers,” and his goal is to ensure the province meets

A new marine and coastal testbed is meant to find new ways to solve industry challenges with made-in-B.C. technology. Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon announced the new testbed, the seventh in the province’s Integrated Marketplace program, in Vancouver Friday (March 27). “Testbeds are a collaboration that bring together B.C. companies who offer solutions and B.C. companies

Merritt RCMP arrested multiple people and seized suspected drugs, cash, and firearms during the execution of a search warrant on Friday, March 27. On Friday, Merritt police executed a search warrant at a residence in the 2600 block of Nicola Avenue as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. Police say to ensure public and

A Kelowna businessman is suing a Christian podcaster from Chilliwack and a former Kelowna pastor for defamation. Al Hildebrandt filed the civil suit in Vernon on Mar. 19 against Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson, Sheppard Ministries Society doing business as Laura Lynn Ministries, and John Graham Perks. Hildebrandt alleges that Thompson slandered his name in a video