Heavy rains have again caused road closures in Golden Ears Provincial Park, until further notice. “Access to the northern portion of the park is closed to all recreational use from 7.5 km on the Golden Ears Parkway, immediately following the access road to Alouette Lake Boat Launch,” says the BC Parks website. All campgrounds are […]

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One of the men charged in connection with the 2022 B.C. prison escape of Rabih Alkhalil has been returned to Canada. John Potvin was extradited from Spain and is now in custody in B.C., the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C. said in a Friday (Jan. 23) news release. The special enforcement unit, with

The lifetime of the Vancouver Landfill in Delta is being extended until 2050, without increasing the dump’s area or height. The landfill, which is owned and operated by the City of Vancouver while Metro Vancouver oversees regional solid waste planning and management, was previously expected to close as early as 2030. However, settlement and optimized

A former Surrey resident has qualified to ride in the 2027 Mongol Derby, described as the longest and toughest horse race in the world. Langley-raised Michelle Van Baalen, now an equestrian instructor and horse trainer in Penticton, was told that she’s the only Canadian entered in next year’s 1,000-kilometre derby through the Mongolia wilderness. Recreating