The average home in Maple Ridge will see a combined property tax and utilities increase of $181 for 2026. Council approved a budget with a property tax increase of 3.5 per cent, rising to 4.1 per cent including sewer and water services, at a special meeting on Feb. 17. The impact on the average home, […]
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As a Victoria-based journalist and a father of three teens, Gregor Craigie paid close attention to where his kids were getting their information and news. With social media taking a prominent spot, more and more he found himself asking them: “How do you know that that’s true?” Long sensing a growing sea of misinformation globally,
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It’s said that over 1,400 years ago, an Arabian man named Muhammad sat in the cave of Hira, near Mecca, deep in thought. During his meditation, an angel named Jibril visited him and revealed the first words of what would become the Qur’an. According to some scholars, this moment, known as Laylat al-Qadr, marked the
Faith and fasting: B.C. Imam explains the roots of Ramadan Read More »
Surrey Police Service has released a photo of a man suspected of being involved in the ongoing extortion crisis. Lovebir Singh, a 22-year-old foreign national, has been removed from Canada, but police are appealing to the public for information on his associates and activities while he was in Canada by releasing his photo. Singh had
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Feb. 27 will mark three years since Miguel Mack’s disappearance from Merritt. His family is hosting a community walk to commemorate his memory. The walk is on Feb. 27 at 4 p.m., starting at the 2000 block of Coutlee Avenue, continuing to Orme Street, and ending at the Civic Centre. The Mack family is encouraging
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