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Avalanche Canada begs caution as wind slab buries Rogers Pass skier

Four backcountry skiers had their destination in sight last Saturday afternoon when a wind slab took their group for a brief but buckling slide, burying one who was quickly rescued without injury. A Mountain Information Network (MIN) report shared with Avalanche Canada recounted that the group had been 500 metres away from the Asulkan Cabin […]

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City doing ‘everything within our authority’ for public safety: Surrey mayor

Surrey’s mayor issued a statement regarding ongoing violence Thursday, saying the city is doing everything within its power to help ensure public safety. Mayor Brenda Locke noted her deep concern about the ongoing extortions and gang-related violence happening throughout the city in the Thursday (Jan. 15) statement, saying that extortions and more recent gang-related violence

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Raccoons trapped in Maple Ridge yard were maimed, euthanized

Two raccoons maimed by traps in Maple Ridge on New Year’s Eve had to be put down. The Fur-Bearers wildlife protection group said young raccoons that were “languishing in cuff-style traps in a Maple Ridge yard” before they were humanely euthanized. The animals had been assessed by qualified wildlife rehabilitators, so the severity of their

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