At first, she thought it might be a deer. But the bones a witness spotted Sunday afternoon in Newlands Brook in Langley City, near the Nicomekl Trail pedestrian bridge, turned out to be human. “I guess it was around one o’clock.” recalled the witness, who asked that her name not be published. “I was just […]
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An educational open house is coming up this Sunday, May 24, hosted by the Kanaka Education and Environmental Partnership Society (KEEPS). With a nod to the band Deep Purple, KEEPS will host “Smolts on the Water” at the Kanaka Creek Watershed Stewardship Centre (11484 256th St.) from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Those attending are
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A three-year-old boy fell from the second storey window of a Maple Ridge townhouse on Monday, May 18, and was taken to hospital by air ambulance. BC Emergency Health Services reports getting the call at 2:22 p.m., for a person in need of medical assistance in the 11700 block of 236 Street. “An ambulance with
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A racial profiling complaint from the Heiltsuk Nation involving Canadian Tire and a security company has been settled and will include a traditional washing ceremony in Vancouver. The respondents, Canadian Tire Corporation, Coquitlam’s Canadian Tire Store 608, and Blackbird Security, will be taking part in a traditional Heiltsuk washing ceremony in Vancouver at the Croatian
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Fifteen Pacific white-sided dolphins temporarily became trapped in a shallow tidal pool near Qualicum Beach on May 16. The DFO responded to the incident, which saw the dolphins become isolated during low tide in water that was approximately three feet to four feet deep. “DFO personnel co-ordinated the response and ensured a large group of
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