A Lower Mainland industrial firm is suing its former managing director, as well as his family and a competing firm, over claims that he took confidential information, and poached clients before and after leaving his job. AFX Mixing and Pumping Technologies, which was based in Maple Ridge, sued Shaune McKinon, his wife and two children, […]

For the last nine years, battles have been held across Canada for one independent metal band to perform at the world’s largest metal festival, Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany. This year will be no exception, and B.C. bands are being offered three chances to make the cut. Wacken Metal Battle Canada (WMBC) is giving

The holidays were quiet for the members of Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue. The last callout was helping with the search for a missing 62-year-old Maple Ridge in Mission just after Christmas. His vehicle was found in the area of Florence Lake and Sayres Lake. “We had about a dozen people go out there for

Motorists planning to drive between Revelstoke and Golden this Tuesday afternoon will have to adjust their plans, as the Trans-Canada Highway will be closed for eight hours due to incoming snowfall. Highway 1 will close from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. PST on Jan. 6 between the two communities, as Parks Canada plans avalanche control

Warning: this story contains details of violence and sexual assault One of the two men convicted of killing Langford teenager Kimberly Proctor in 2010 has again been denied parole. Turning down his application for full parole, the Parole Board of Canada said 31-year-old Kruse Wellwood still presents an “undue risk” to society if released. Echoing