Forest harvesting events will be analyzed at an upcoming event at Maple Ridge’s UBC Research Forest. The event titled “Not-So-Clear-Cut: Rethinking How We Harvest Forests” is coming up on Feb. 21, in two sessions from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest (14500 Silver Valley Rd.). Participants are invited to join […]

A Vancouver-born, Grand Forks-raised, and now Kelowna native is moving one step closer to the big leagues. Isiah McDonald has been named the strength and conditioning coach for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRaiders, the New York Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate. The 29-year-old is entering his fifth season in the Yankees organization. In his first year in professional baseball,

As the season draws to a close, an overhauled Aldergrove Ironmen hockey team is doing its best to cope with what GM Ben Crotenko described as “almost the perfect storm” of change. “We’ve got a little bit of growing pains,” Crotenko commented. As of Wednesday, Feb. 4, the Ironmen had won just one game so

Ridge Meadows Recycling Society is launching their ninth year of Repair Cafes. The pop up events allow residents to bring their broken household items to volunteers who not only help them fix their items but teach them how to do the work themselves. Small appliances, lamps, electronics, jewelry, clothing, bicycles, small toys, and furniture, can