The Thomas Haney Craft Fair, the largest student-run craft fair in B.C., is returning this weekend, Nov. 22 and 23. The growing fair will feature more than 160 vendors from across the province, and run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Thomas Haney Secondary School (23000 116 Ave.). The Thomas Haney Food Truck Festival […]

Maple Ridge star pitcher Rylee Ruppel officially signed with the Oregon Ducks, and will be an NCAA scholar-athlete starting in September 2026. One of the top young throwers in Canada, the Maple Ridge Secondary School grad has been a member of the U18 Canadian national team. Ruppel helped Team Canada win silver at the WBSC

For the 10th year in a row, the largest mall serving the Fraser Valley closed down for an evening of shopping in support of various charities. About 1,800 turned out Tuesday night, Nov. 18 in Langley for Willowbrook Shopping Centre’s by-admission Charity Shopping Night, with 100 per cent of ticket sales and event proceeds going

A portrait of Breallan Dawne Franks bears the message “Rest In Peace,” her date of birth, May 20, 2000, litsed as “sunrise” and her date of death, “sunset,” Feb. 24, 2025, and a warning. “210 people in B.C. die each month from fentanyl. Please don’t be next…” It lists the toll free Opioid Treatment Access

Ask Vernon high school football coaches Sean Smith and Mike Scheller to talk about their players, and they’ll respond with: “How much time do you have?” Smith, from Vernon Secondary, and Scheller, of the crosstown Fulton Maroons, continue to develop quality players year after year after year. That’s evidenced in 2025 by having four players