Maple Ridge city council has adopted a new five-year capital plan that calls for $432 million in spending from 2026 to 2030. The budgets are guided by community input over the past year. “Residents have been clear that they want the city to focus on affordability, core services, and getting infrastructure built,” said Mayor Dan […]

Dear Editor, [RE: Maple Ridge City Hall asking for public input on new design for Volker Park, Oct. 29, www.mapleridgenews.com] AI algorithms and trend analytics: How many voices are we missing and why? In the case of the Volker Park Redevelopment Phase Two proposal “our” data shows, 98 per cent of the residents sharing a

Less than two weeks after Vancouver FC learned they will be facing top-tier Mexican team Cruz Azul, the team sold out all of the general admission seats in the east grandstand of Willoughby Stadium in Langley for their first match on Feb. 4. There were still tickets available for the south grandstanding, but “they are

The West Kelowna RCMP Drug Unit has caused alarm for residents near Rutland Middle School. The team conducted a search warrant on Dec. 19 at what police have identified as a “problem property” on Rutland Road in Kelowna, directly across from the school. “It has raised significant community safety concerns,” said Corporal Achtymichuk. “While on

This story is from the winter edition of Boulevard. We used to throw rocks at the windows, listening for the satisfying crash of glass, or the disappointingly dull thud as a poorly-aimed rock hit a cabin wall. But now the windows were all gone, and there was precious little to be found in the derelict