A University of British Columbia professor says a recent study near Summerland shows forest practices are resulting in more frequent and more intense flooding. Younes Alila, a professor with the Department of Forest Resources Management at the university, studied the forest area near Summerland, along with Spencer Pearson-Atkins and Xu Jian (Joe) Yu, also from […]

A man was saved from the swift-moving waters of the Fraser River in Chilliwack with the help of technology. At about 8:30 a.m. on July 28, a man was calling for help from the river near Old Orchard Road and Arnold Road. Several officers responded immediately, said Const. Bradley Holditch of the Upper Fraser Valley

With a 9-5 win over the New Westminster Salmonbellies, the Maple Ridge Burrards wrapped up their regular season schedule in the Western Lacrosse Association on Tuesday night, July 28, and now get set for the playoffs. The Burrards held the ‘Bellies to just one goal in each of the first two periods, and held a

A 78-year-old woman is in critical condition after an alleged assault near Surrey Central Station on Tuesday (July 28). The woman was walking just outside the station around 3 p.m. when a man “walked up behind her and allegedly aggressively shoulder-checked her as he passed,” Metro Vancouver Transit Police said Wednesday (July 29). The woman

The founder of a Kelowna-based trivia business has sued the people who were set to purchase the business, alleging a scheme by the defendants to leak confidential documents and devalue the business ahead of sale. Jayson John Davey, formerly John Patrick Davy, and his business Tremendous Trivia Night Productions filed a lawsuit on May 26