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West Kootenay police looking for missing woman last seen at Shambhala Music Festival

Salmo RCMP are asking for help after a 28-year-old woman went missing from the Shambhala Music Festival. Kayla Boisvert was last seen at the West Kootenay festival on Monday, July 27 around 2:15 a.m. She was reported missing on July 28. Boisvert is described as 6′ (183 cm) tall with black hair with long blonde […]

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$75K fine upheld against Tolko almost a decade after landslide into Shuswap lake

A Vernon forestry company’s bid to reduce a $75,000 fine, incurred after it caused a landslide in the Shuswap, has been denied. Tolko will have to pay the full amount after the Forest Appeals Commission found the fine was reasonable, nearly a decade after a logging road Tolko built caused an estimated 11,500 cubic metres

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Maple Ridge country phenom earns CCMA nomination

Madeline Merlo is up for one of the biggest awards handed out by the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA). Merlo has been nominated for Female Artist of the Year against fellow singer/songwriters: Jess Moskaluke, Meghan Patrick, Sacha, and Tenille Townes. “So very honored CCMA,” said Merlo online. “See y’all there!!” The Canadian Country Music Association

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Maple Ridge man receives award from Muscular Dystrophy Canada

A Maple Ridge living with muscular dystrophy was the recipient of one of Muscular Dystrophy Canada’s highest honours. Stephen Rysen, the man behind the annual Run, Walk & Roll for Muscular Dystrophy Canada, was awarded the 2026 Hope in Action Community Award in recognition of his contributions to help break down barriers for the neuromuscular

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