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RCMP testimony suggests father of slain B.C. family feared a ‘hit’: Coroners inquest

A coroner’s inquest into the deaths of a Prince Rupert family in 2023 has heard that the father, Christopher Duong, feared that a ‘hit’ had been placed on him. RCMP Const. Jason Kettle testified that he became privy to this information after investigating an abandoned vehicle blocking the intersection of Portage Road and Saskatoon Avenue

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B.C. forestry report recommends end of broad harvest targets, shift to ‘land care’

A new report from B.C.’s forestry advisory council finds the province’s forestry sector is outdated and opaque, and the old ways are not working for communities, business, First Nations or the environment. The report recommends rethinking the entire forestry system, eliminating broad timber harvest targets and moving to a system of “land care” that manages

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Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district needs 80 additional classrooms

The Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school district will need 80 new classrooms in 15 years, with estimated growth of almost 2,000 additional students, the board of trustees heard at their Jan. 14 meeting. The board reviewed a residential development report, which was completed in the fall of 2025, and shows the coming demand for classroom space

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