Under the Sea is the theme this weekend for seniors in Maple Ridge. On Friday, July 17, there is the Under the Sea-themed lunch, followed by a karaoke party on Saturday, July 18, hosted by the Ridge Meadows Seniors Society and all at the Maple Ridge Seniors Activity Centre. Regular lunch prices will be in […]
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Parksville Beach Festival is increasing security on-site after suspected vandalism to several sculptures at the Quality Foods Sand Sculpting Competition over the weekend. Cheryl Dill, president of the Parksville Beach Festival Society, said the number of security guards has been doubled, as well as patrols by an additional company. “We have increased security and feel
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The bells of Victoria’s Christ Church Cathedral rang for an extended period on the morning of July 12 as the cathedral marked the 90th anniversary of its first ringing. Beginning at 9:30 a.m., members of the Cathedral Guild of Ringers performed a quarter peal — a 45-minute change-ringing performance involving 1,260 unique bell sequences. The
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In a gesture of “good faith,” the B.C. Nurses’ Union has agreed to pause picket lines as it enters mediated talks with the Health Employers’ Association of B.C., the union announced on Monday, July 13. Picket lines will be paused at the end of the day on Tuesday. Nurses’ union president Adriane Gear issued a
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B.C. has issued an environmental assessment certificate for a new open-pit silica sand mine north of Prince George. The Vitreo Minerals-owned Angus Project, roughly 60 kilometres north of Prince George and 10 kilometres east of Bear Lake, is expected to generate $300 million in investment, creating 150 jobs during construction and 140 during operations. The
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