When police raided an Abbotsford home in search of evidence linked to 3D gun printing and drug trafficking, they walked into a cloud of noxious of gas. Several details of the raid that would lead to the guilty plea and eight-year prison sentence for Tyson Santolla, 36, were revealed in a judge’s sentencing ruling published […]

Under the current council, Pitt Meadows city hall has paid more attention to agriculture, which is still one of the greatest contributors to the city economy. The politicos are doing what they can to support farmers. In 2024 the city won an award for its Agriculture Viability Study from the Planning Institute of BC, for

A forum on scam awareness and artificial intelligence is being hosted this month by Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge MP Marc Dalton and the Ridge Meadows RCMP. The event is coming up on Feb. 28, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Maple Ridge Seniors Centre, and is a free session. Dalton told The News he

Wildfires can strike any community throughout the warmer months, even in places that might not experience wildfire season too often. To get ahead of wildfire protection before it happens, a Kelowna-based wildlife protection company is expanding to help Canadians on the Atlantic coast. WASP Wildfire is expanding as it announced the launch of WASP Wildfire

A St. Joseph’s Mission residential school survivor hopes to celebrate a historic step in education and reconciliation with upcoming high school graduates across the province this spring. Phyllis Webstad helped inspire a national movement nearly 13 years ago when she shared her story in Williams Lake of her shiny orange shirt purchased by her grandmother