Budget cuts coming to the provincial Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) struck a nerve at Chilliwack city hall on April 7. Coun. Chris Kloot warned at the council meeting that he was going to be “blunt,” in his commentary about the chronically underfunded ALC now facing a round of cuts, characterizing it as “very irresponsible.” He […]

Arts On Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows has put out the call to local arts organizations to apply for an Arts Partner Grant. The grants offer funding for future artistic projects that bring creativity and culture to the community. Organizations must be registered charities in Maple Ridge. The mandate of Arts On, also known as the Maple

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over conduct of a homicide investigation in Surrey after one man was killed Wednesday. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Wednesday (April 8), Surrey Police Service officers responded to assist BC Emergency Health Services paramedics with an injured man in the 9700-block of 134 Street. Upon arrival, officers located

Every spring, just as the days start getting a little longer and a bit warmer, something else quietly begins to show up alongside the flowers—what many in animal welfare call “kitten season.” It’s the time of year when shelters and rescues start seeing a surge of newborn kittens, most of them born outdoors to feral

Yuri Fulmer worded the position of the BC Conservative Party plainly. Mathematically, to win the next election, the Conservatives will have to appeal to some centrists and convince people who voted for the NDP or the Greens in 2024 to vote Tory instead, said Fulmer, a candidate in the ongoing Conservative leadership race, at an