The wildfire situation in the Rock Ridge area of Maple Ridge has improved from a status of “held,” to now “under control.” The City of Maple Ridge reported the BC Wildlife Service updated the status on May 25 at 5 p.m. The fire was first reported on Friday night at approximately 6:30 p.m, and on […]
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The province’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was shot by police in Surrey Monday. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. Monday (May 25), SPS officers attended a residence in the 12200-block of Southpark Crescent — in Surrey’s Boundary Park neighbourhood — for a report of a suspicious man. Police arrived on scene and the man
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The operator of Canada’s second largest open-pit copper mine and the largest private sector employer in the Cariboo could be getting a name change. Shareholders will consider approving the renaming of Taseko Mines Limited to Trekor Metals Limited at an upcoming annual general meeting in Vancouver on Wednesday, June 24. The proposed name change, according
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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Norah Donald Chalmers, on May 13, 2026, at the age of 91. A life well lived began in Aberdeen Scotland with her father, mother and 4 brothers (pre-deceased by Leslie, Charlie, Jimmy, and Douglas). Norah married James Chalmers in Aberdeen in 1956, and soon
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TransLink is adding new summer bus routes to regional parks this summer, including Golden Ears Provincial Park. Starting June 13, a new summer route will serve Golden Ears Provincial Park on weekends and the holidays. Bus 736 will run from Haney Place to Golden Ears Provincial Park every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. until the
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