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For one day the Meadowridge School gymnasium was transformed into a lively marketplace where students showcased their talents, creativity, and entrepreneurship. The second annual Winter Market welcomed nearly 1,000 guests to the school in Maple Ridge. It featured 43 student vendors, as well as more than 40 community vendors, and local businesses. The event was […]

AltiTunes is on the move. After four years at Big White Ski Resort, the Thick as Thieves music festival will be taking place at the Sun Peaks Centre Stage on Apr. 3 and 4, 2026. “Our team is bursting with excitement to be bringing AltiTunes to Sun Peaks” said Mitch Carefoot, Thick as Thieves owner.

A Surrey father is advocating for significant reforms in the health care system following the sudden death of his son, 20-year-old Rowan Hamilton, a beloved former North Surrey football player, highlighting the urgent need for improved patient advocacy and accountability within the system. Justin Hamilton, Rowan’s dad, held a rally in front of Surrey Memorial

When Archer Conboy arrives in his kindergarten class, he sits down at a desk with his brother’s name on it. At family dinners, Archer pulls a chair out for his brother to sit in. And before he goes to bed, Archer says good night to his brother. Wherever he goes, Archer takes Everest with him.

Every year in B.C., hundreds of bears and other large wildlife will die on highways and other roads. Less often discussed publicly, however, is the toll that train collisions along Canada’s national railway corridors take on unsuspecting animals feeding or wandering on the tracks — including in Rogers Pass. In a statement to Black Press