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‘Potential risk’: Canada ends longtime Weatheradio service, leaving some forecast-less

When one Revelstoke resident and former search and rescue volunteer recently tuned into Weatheradio — a service providing daily forecasts for communities across Canada — he was surprised to find the local channel turned off. On Monday, March 16, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) ended Weatheradio and telephone-based Hello Weather amid federal budget cuts, […]

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Vancouver Goldeneyes fall short despite Campbell’s ‘solid’ performance

The Vancouver Goldeneyes lost to the Boston Fleet 2-0 despite outshooting them 35- 29. The Fleet hosted the Goldeneyes Tuesday night (March 24) at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts, in front of 4,178 people. Boston’s goalie Aerin Frankel “turned away a season-high 35 shots to increase her single-season shutout record to six and all-time

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LETTER: Politicians need to be held accountable

Dear Editor, Trees provide numerous benefits, including improving air quality by filtering pollutants, combating climate change through carbon absorption, and enhancing mental and physical health by offering green spaces for recreation and relaxation. They also support biodiversity by providing habitats for various wildlife species. The Maple Ridge tree project probably was paid for by the

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‘My nervous system is on fire’: Residents say B.C. highway too dangerous to drive

Grant Trower drove his Ford F-350 over the road towards his home as though he was navigating a minefield. Trower wasn’t on a forest service road. An unpaved stretch of Highway 31 between Marblehead and Trout Lake, in a rural area north of Kootenay Lake, was so pocked with potholes that Trower couldn’t go faster

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City of Maple Ridge receives 115 storm-related calls following last week’s rainfall

City of Maple Ridge is advising residents that crews are actively engaged in clean-up and repairs following the heavy rainfall weather event last week. The storm period that lasted from March 15 to 20 included a yellow-orange heavy rainfall warnings Environment and Climate Change Canada and High Streamflow to Flood Watch advisories issued by the

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