The Our Neck of the Woods Festival in Maple Ridge attracted more than 20,000 attendees, and 98 per cent of those surveyed want to see it return next year. City council is considering whether to bring back the festival, and recently reviewed a staff report on the event. Councillors saw liquor sales were $101,000, and […]

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Dr. Marietta Van Den Berg says Surrey Memorial Hospital is working hard to ensure a so-called “Never Event” at the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit never happens again after a woman stands accused of sneaking into the neonatal intensive care unit, taking her shirt off and holding three babies against her skin. “There was a

B.C. is extending better union benefits to many long-term care home workers, compensating for changes made by the B.C. Liberal government more than two decades ago. “This is a major step forward,” Health Minister Josie Osborne said. “It strengthens consistent labour standards across the long-term care and assisted living sector, supports a stable and sustainable

A charitable foundation from Maple Ridge has given $1 million to Special Olympics B.C. The Ron and Alma Jones Family Foundation gave Special O what the group calls a “life-changing gift,” to ensure athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities in 55 B.C. communities can access sport opportunities for many years to come. The endowment fund