When water consumption goes up in Maple Ridge this summer, so too will the cost. But the price is expected to drop for most during the off seasons. Owners of residences or businesses with metered water services will see changes to water and sewer rates for usage from Jan. 1, onward. The City of Maple […]
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Jason McDaniel has been confirmed as ICBC’s president and CEO following an interim term. ICBC announced Tuesday (Jan. 6) that McDaniel is now officially in the role. He’d been serving as interim president and CEO since June 2025. McDaniel first joined ICBC in 2006 and has held several senior leadership roles, including vice-president of operations,
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B.C. Premier David Eby is heading to India on Friday with the province’s jobs minister, saying trade tensions with the U.S. have created a “window of opportunity” to expand bilateral trade ties with other nations. “By expanding our trade with India, we’re able to provide support to communities across the country that have been particularly
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Look for the Vernon Vipers to potentially get a little air time on Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC). The Vipers have acquired forward Cole Bieksa – son of HNIC panelist, former Vancouver Canucks blueliner Kevin Bieksa – from the B.C. Hockey League’s Coquitlam Express for a player development fee. Bieksa, 18, from Vancouver, has recorded
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The Kamloops RCMP is investigating the sudden death of a man in the city’s West End, and police are treating the death as a homicide. Muhammad “Ash” Zafar was located in the West End neighbourhood on Monday, Jan. 6. Police responded to a home on Dalgleish Drive for a well-being call and located Zafar deceased
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