A plant, craft, and bake sale will be taking place with all funds going towards Operation Christmas Child. Operation Christmas Child is an annual Christmas campaign where shoeboxes are filled with school supplies, toys, and hygiene items, and handed out to children in countries around the world who are experiencing famine, war, and poverty. This […]

A love of running and a compassionate heart has a Williams Lake 18-year-old taking on a 31-day challenge in support of the BC Children’s Hospital. Manav Pooni is participating in his first Million Reasons Run. He’ll be running throughout the month of May and and hopes to cover at least 200-kilometres while raising funds for

A Canadian Pacific train derailed north of Nicomen on Saturday (April 18). Tricia Thorpe, electoral director of the area, said it appeared all of the train cars remained upright. Thorpe said in a social media spoke that she, “Spoke with CN at site and they advise no apparent coal spillage.” She added that the derailment

Rents in B.C. are down – a total of 14.4 per cent decline in average asking rents for purpose-built apartments over the last three years. The reductions have been less dramatic in some other areas, including the rental of entire houses or condo units, but just about every category of rental housing, and most regions

Dear Editor, [RE: Maple Ridge city council considers pay hike for incoming council, April 7, www.mapleridgenews.com] Twenty twenty-six (2026) will bring many changes to the cost of living due to the war of choice by our neighbours to the south. Europe is already reeling from the cost of gasoline, heating fuel, goods and services. We