Men from Chilliwack, Coquitlam charged with multiple drug-trafficking offences

One man from Chilliwack and another from Coquitlam have been charged with multiple drug trafficking offences following an investigation that resulted in the seizure of drugs, cash and paraphernalia. The Public Prosecution Service of Canada approved several charges against Jerry William Lyons, 59, from Chilliwack and 33-year-old Kousha Vahabi Adl of Coquitlam on March 15. […]

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City of Maple Ridge buys into innovation by local company Torchrite Solutions

A Maple Ridge company has developed a welding innovation that caught the eye of the city’s engineering operations team. TorchRite Solutions has designed and sells the Safe-T Torch system, now used by the city for safer and more efficient operations across both daily work and capital projects. A winner of the 2025 Maple Ridge Innovation

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B.C. Wildfire Service issues warning of AI-generated wildfire images on social media

In light of high wildfire season coming up, B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) issued another warning concerning AI-generated images of wildfires. The warning came with a pair of images – one real, one fake, depicting an unspecified wildfire. The AI image, which showed greatly exaggerated billows of smoke with depictions of people practically inside the fire’s

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Feds announce $4B natural gas pipeline expansion for B.C.

British Columbia’s major natural gas transmission system is set to expand in a massive way. On Friday, April 24, Federal Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson announced a $4 billion natural gas expansion of Enbridge’s Westcoast pipeline system, which will provide up to 300 million cubic feet per day of additional transportation capacity on B.C.’s major

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