Troy Hudson calls it “the single most important news in recent history” at the Sovereign Lake Nordic Development Centre in Vernon. The centre has been recognized as a national training centre by Biathlon Canada. “Having a national training centre in the Okanagan is huge,” said Hudson, general manager at Sovereign Lake, in a social media […]

After being implemented nearly a year ago, a group is now calling on the Government of Alberta to revoke its ad valorem tax that has been hurting businesses and consumers, driving down sales of wine. On Wednesday, Jan. 14, a coalition of industry associates representing Canadian wineries, restaurants, import agents and Alberta retail released a

The Ridge Meadows RCMP is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 43-year-old woman from Pitt Meadows. Melissa Olson was last seen on Jan. 5 in the 11600 block of Laity Street, Maple Ridge. Police and family are concerned for her health and well-being. Description of Melissa Olson: • Caucasian female • 5’6”

Fans of electronic dance music (EDM) will be excited to hear that a major festival in the U.S. is making its way to Abbotsford for the first time ever. Lost In Dreams has attracted countless rising stars in the DJ scene since debuting in 2021 and is the product of the electronic music event promotion

It’s too early to say whether three violent killings South of the Fraser in the past five days – two in Surrey and one in Abbotsford – are connected, homicide investigators say. Surrey’s first two homicides of the year happened on back-to-back days this week – Monday, Jan. 12 and Tuesday, Jan. 13 – following