LETTER: Thoughtful growth must still maintain Maple Ridge’s attributes

Dear Editor, A town doesn’t change all at once. It shifts slowly, almost quietly, until one day you look around and realize something familiar has been reshaped. For those of us who have lived in Maple Ridge our entire lives, the change has been both subtle and significant. What was once unmistakably a small town […]

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B.C. partnering with Whitecaps, viaSport to build mini soccer pitches

To celebrate the 2026 FIFA World Cup and ensure the tournament leaves a lasting provincial impact, the B.C. government is partnering with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and sports improvement organization viaSport to fund 20 mini soccer pitches to be built in all regions of the province. “We want to make sure that British Columbians from

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South Cariboo woman helps document 2025’s 1,052 Canadian UFO sightings

For decades, a team of Canadians has documented reports of unidentified flying objects, commonly known as UFOs. Every year since 1989, Ufology Research has released the Canadian UFO Survey, a summary of all major sightings of UFOs reported in Canada. For the last two years, South Cariboo’s Leanne Sallenback has been helping write the report

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Kelowna pastor, businesses face $70K civil suit due to unpaid rent

Kelowna pastor and entrepreneur John Perks, along with his businesses, is being sued for more than $70,000. A civil suit was filed by Impact Upstream Ventures Inc. in Kelowna on Mar. 13 against Perks, 1486327 B.C. LTD, Western Canada Food Tours Inc., and JQA Enterprises Inc. after Impact owner Al Hildebrandt claims rent had gone

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