Dear Editor, [RE: City of Maple Ridge considering new $393 recreation proposal, June 19, The News] As a Maple Ridge resident since 2015 and the father of a one-year-old, I strongly support building a new aquatic centre in our city. My family often drives to Walnut Grove in Langley to use recreation facilities because the […]

A 58-year-old man drowned while paddleboarding at Hayward Lake on Thursday, July 9. According to a news release from Mission RCMP, it is believed the Mission man lost his balance on the paddleboard and fell into the water. “He was not wearing a personal flotation device, and reportedly had limited swimming abilities,” the detachment said.

UPDATE: Friday, 3:59 p.m. Pacific Time Beaverlodge RCMP say the Amber Alert for six-year-old Lanakai Morrison is being cancelled as of Friday afternoon (July 10). However, Lanakai, his mother Krista Morrison, her partner Daniel Ludwig and four-year-old Karl Morrison are still missing. “This alert was cancelled as there is no reasonable expectation the public, in

Sharing a beer after a charity concert on Vancouver Island earlier this year, country music artist JoJo Mason – who’s done a lot of work with Gone Country through the years – invited the fundraiser’s co-founders Chris and Jamie Ruscheinski back stage. Little did the twin brothers and Langley philanthropists know that invitation would lead