City of Maple Ridge is advising residents that crews are actively engaged in clean-up and repairs following the heavy rainfall weather event last week. The storm period that lasted from March 15 to 20 included a yellow-orange heavy rainfall warnings Environment and Climate Change Canada and High Streamflow to Flood Watch advisories issued by the […]

Mikael Granlund scored twice, leading the visiting Anaheim Ducks to a 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Tuesday at Rogers Arena. Alex Killorn, Mason McTavish and Troy Terry also scored for the Ducks (40-27-4), who had lost seven straight games in Vancouver. Lukas Dostal earned the goaltending win, making 27 saves. Jake

The insurance broker for Lake Okanagan Resort is denying claims made in a civil suit that blames the company for a lack of restored water and sewer services after the resort burned down in the 2023 wildfire. Lake Okanagan Resort was destroyed after the McDougall Creek wildfire ripped through the Central Okanagan in August 2023.

Dear Editor, Re: tree planting. Just wait for summer. Every tree with its precious shade will be appreciated. With any luck our citizens will water and otherwise nurture them. Linda King, Maple Ridge

Another year, another update on the proposed national park for the South Okanagan that shared brief information on how negotiations remain ongoing. The negotiations began in 2020, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the governments of Canada and British Columbia and the Syilx Okanagan Nation, represented by the Osoyoos Indian Band and