Prime Minister Mark Carney flew to Yellowknife on March 12 to announce $40 billion of investments to “defend and transform” Canada’s North. Part of that transformation will be the construction of the Mackenzie Valley Highway, beginning this summer. Phase one will include a road of more than 800 km from Wrigley to Norman Wells. Phase

Vancouver Police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing 21-year-old woman, who is no stranger to Maple Ridge. Shayla Ignace-Guitar, age 21, was last seen in the Downtown Eastside on Feb. 2. She is known to frequent Maple Ridge, Surrey, and Coquitlam. Her family has not heard from Ignace-Guitar and is concerned

Alouette River Management Society is hosting a workshop for children to get up close and personal with creepy crawlies along the South Alouette River. Children will learn about reptiles and about their unique behaviors and adaptations with West Coast Exotics. They will also learn about aquatic invertebrates, the tiny creatures that keep the Alouette River

The B.C. Environmental Assessment Office wants feedback from the public on a newly-proposed expedited process that would cut approval times down by between 15 per cent and two-thirds of the normal time. The goal, according to the provincial government’s news release, is to review the projects more quickly while still upholding obligations for consulting with