Highland Park Elementary in Pitt Meadows is holding their third annual freecycle event. Donations of clean and gently used items are currently being collected. Organizers are looking for: clothing for children and teenagers; outerwear including shoes and boots; sports clothing; and non-perishable food items. Donations can be dropped off outside the main office in the […]

The Ridge Meadows Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its annual general meeting and a networking social on Nov. 3. The event will take place at The Patch Brewery (12745 Laity St.) from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., and is billed by the chamber as “an evening of connection and community,” with a brief AGM.

Craig Renfrew knows firsthand how hard it can be to quit alcohol. His decision to give up drinking has been, in his mind, life-saving. “I wouldn’t be alive if I was still drinking,” Renfrew, now 19 years sober, told The Morning Star. In walking the walk, Renfrew has led others down the path of sobriety

A “dynamic and dangerous” scenario played out in Chilliwack early Saturday morning, with a male driver ramming into four police cruisers before being hit by a conducted energy weapon and arrested. Two police officers suffered minor injuries in the Oct. 25 incident that spanned from Chilliwack proper to east Chilliwack starting around 3:30 a.m. It

Canadian National Institute for the Blind is in need of volunteers in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows for their Vision Mate program. The program matches people who are blind or partially sighted with sighted volunteers, providing them with companionship and one-on-one assistance with everyday tasks and activities. Volunteers would help with running errands, going for