The B.C. General Employees’ says it has reached a tentative deal with the provincial government that ends a nearly eight-week-old labour strike. The union announced Sunday morning that the agreement would bring a general wage increase of three per cent for four years, along with several other benefits for its 34,000 members who work in […]

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