School District 42 is making cuts from the top of the organization – or near the top. The district has two top administrators retiring, and will restructure senior leadership responsibilities in order to save almost $250,000 annually. “While the departure of these experienced leaders is significant, it also presents an opportunity to thoughtfully re-examine and […]
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Pro athletes love to bring a trophy home, and Pitt Meadows council celebrated the success of a home grown soccer talent on Tuesday night, Jan. 27. Council welcomed Jaime Perrault of the professional Vancouver Rise FC to mark a milestone for women’s sport. In November, the Rise captured the inaugural Northern Super League championship in
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In May of 2025, Maureen Washington recieved a letter from the Ministry of Finance stating that she owed $110,076.91 in relation to the Speculation and Vacancy Tax (SVT). On Jan. 13, she received another letter confirming the debt had been fully cancelled following a successful appeal. Washington described the eight months between those two moments
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More than $6 million was spent leading up to the killing, and the execution, of more than 300 ostriches in Edgewood last year. Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee MP Scott Anderson sought out these figures in the House of Commons, questioning the Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food on Dec. 9. The numbers in response to action against the
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The union representing more than 6,000 ambulance paramedics and emergency dispatchers says a strike vote will begin in early February. The Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. said in a news release Tuesday (Jan. 27) that the union has reached an impasse and a strike vote is “imminent.” Union president Jason Jackson said the union met with
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