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Calgary author bringing Chinese Exclusion Act book to B.C. railway town

A Calgary author who’s researched the racist immigration laws the federal government imposed on China in the 20th century will visit Revelstoke to share her new book on how Chinese-Canadians navigated these challenges. The following Tuesday evening, April 7, Revelstoke Museum and Archives hosts Jacqueline Louie as she recites excerpts from Honouring the Gold Mountain […]

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Ridge Meadows Mounties searching for man charged with child porn possession, assault

Ridge Meadows RCMP need the public’s help to locate a 53-year-old man after he failed to turn up at court for his sentencing hearing. James Thomas Glen Smart was charged with possession of child pornography, assault, sexual interference, sexual exploitation, uttering threats, and sexual assault, stemming from an investigation in Maple Ridge in 2019. Police

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White Rock, Mission mayors face off in friendly PJHL playoff jersey wager

The gloves have dropped in a tale of two cities immersed in Pacific Junior Hockey League playoffs. With the PJHL’s White Rock Whalers and Mission City Outlaws currently battling it out in the league’s Harold Brittain Conference — and Stonehouse Cup — final, White Rock Mayor Megan Knight and Mission Mayor Paul Horn have agreed

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Realtor nets $20K fine for false advertising of lakefront lots north of Sicamous

A Vancouver-based realtor has been slapped with a $20,000 fine for false advertising of a six-lot development on a rural property on Shuswap Lake just north of Sicamous. Lester Twarog of RE/MAX Crest Realty signed a consent order with the BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA) on March 13 regarding an incident in 2021. At that

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