Major investment continues at the Pitt Meadows Regional Airport, and a new waterfront commercial development is back on the table. Airport manager Guy Miller updated both Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows councils, with the latter presentation on March 31. A new 12-acre waterfront development is again being planned, which may include a boardwalk, specialty retail […]
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The Kelowna RCMP is alerting the public about the release of a sex offender who is considered to be at a high risk to re-offend. Graham Daniel Dodge, 38, was released from custody on Tuesday, April 7, in the Okanagan and is currently residing in Kelowna, the RCMP said in a public notice Wednesday afternoon.
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Okanagan residents no longer have to drive four plus hours to reach a famous furniture store. On Wednesday, April 8, excited residents lined up around the corner for the grand opening of IKEA’s new plan and order point store at #103-1500 Banks Road. “We have been talking about this for such a long time,” said
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Residents at a Vernon trailer park are at risk of having their power shut off on Friday due to a faulty and unsafe electrical system that the park’s owner says she can’t afford to repair. And as the deadline nears, the residents are looking for support wherever they can find it. The electrical infrastructure at
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This is the first of six stories covering B.C.’s opioid crisis as the province marks 10 years since B.C. Public Health Officer Perry Kendall called a public state of emergency on April 14, 2016. Between 2015 and 2025, 1,323 people died at the hands of the toxic drug market in Greater Victoria, while B.C. still
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