Tightrope author, retired Deputy Chief Constable Jennifer Hyland, was explaining why she wrote her account of 26 years in law enforcement. “I was inspired to write it, not only as a reference for my kids so that they could come to understand a little bit of what growing up in a police officer household was […]

Golden Ears Winter Club is hosting an Olympic Open House for the community to try the sport of curling for free. Everyone is welcome to the event, no curling experience is needed, and all the equipment will be provided. Instructors will also be on the ice who will be teaching those who know nothing at

B.C.’s new budget does away with the Independent Office of the Merit Commissioner, a legislative oversight body meant to prevent the governing party from appointing political cronies to positions of power in the public service. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey justified the decision by arguing that the commissioner hadn’t found any impropriety in recent audits, so

Without even as much as a mention in the most recent budget, B.C. is suspending the multi-billion-dollar Community Housing Fund that was a key part of its strategy to crawl out of the housing crisis. The sudden decision has left many local governments and those in the non-profit housing sector exasperated and confused. And project

Dear Editor, [Re: Trees a waste of tax dollars, Feb. 6, The News] So garbage pickup again raises its messy head. The city does not take the responsibility for looking after residents’ garbage now, and it never has. Recycling was started in Maple Ridge in 1972 by a local group of environmentalists, and has grown