Emerald Pig Theatrical Society is auditioning for the first show of the 2026/27 season – “Siberian Summer” The play written by Paul Van Dyck, and directed by Hazel Eason – who also directed the local group’s productions of “Suburban Standoff” and “Buying the Moose” – is about three retired lifelong friends, and one directionless adult […]
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UPDATE 9:20 p.m. The Township of Spallumcheen has upgraded all evacuation alerts to orders due to the Bradley Creek wildfire. All properties from Highway 97 to Grandview Flats Road and Otter Lake Road should leave immediately. Okanagan Indian Reserve 1 and a number of properties on the west side of Irish Creek Road are also
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The Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign raised $22,889 for the Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation. The Hammoud family, owners of franchises in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, presented an oversized cheque to members of the foundation recently – proceeds from the April campaign. Since 2017, local Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaigns have invested more than $160,000
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The U.S. president’s new set of threatened tariffs will hit B.C.’s exports to the United States harder than any other province. That’s according to an estimate by University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe, who suggested 13.7 per cent of B.C.’s U.S.-bound exports would be subject to the tariffs. That’s higher than Quebec’s 10.8 per cent,
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Two properties in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) are now on evacuation order due to the Riley Creek wildfire, while 14 properties along Lytton-Lillooet Highway 12 and Kirbys Flat Road are now on evacuation alert. The Riley Creek wildfire, which is burning out of control nine kilometres south of Lillooet, was discovered on June 24,
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