A tribute to The Tragically Hip will be kicking off Music on the Wharf concert series taking place on the historic Port Haney Wharf in Maple Ridge. The free, annual event put on by the Maple Ridge Historical Society, which takes place select Mondays in July and August, will feature four local bands or performers […]
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Faced with mounting public concern about power- and water-hungry data centres, the B.C. government has taken action to limit the amount of electricity BC Hydro is willing to supply, forcing companies to bid for the right to connect. But the province doesn’t just have one electrical utility: Southeastern British Columbia is served by FortisBC. In
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B.C.’s transportation minister says the George Massey Tunnel replacement will now cost about $8.5 billion — nearly twice the 2021 estimate of $4.15 billion for a new eight-lane submersed-tube tunnel beneath the Fraser River. But the federal government has also promised to kick in $3 billion as part of a memorandum of understanding recently signed
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Update, 6:20 p.m. The wildfire east of Kamloops is now being held. The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) updated the public at 6:03 p.m. saying the wildfire discovered earlier on Monday near Harper Ranch Road is being held. The fire was first reported as four hectares but was sized at 20 hectares in the wildfire service’s
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Marcus Klarich moved back into the Western Lacrosse Association scoring lead, and the Maple Ridge Burrards got back to winning, with a 12-7 win over the Burnaby Lakers on July 3. Last year’s WLA MVP Klarich and Burrards team captain Tyler Pace both had seven points in the game, and Klarich is on top of
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