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Dear Editor, I am writing in response to Tyler Austin’s letter, LETTER: Albion area plans fail residents, June 27, www.mapleridgenews.com. While I appreciate Mr. Austin’s perspective, I believe he overlooks an important consideration: the characteristics of a neighbourhood should be part of the decision-making process when choosing where to live. We all have different priorities. […]

Eight evacuation orders are in place due to the Brunswick Complex wildfires in the Fraser Canyon, but the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) said some residents have chosen to stay behind or return to the areas after evacuating. In a video update on Sunday (July 19), FVRD communications manager Samantha Piper said the regional district

One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Abbotsford early Monday morning (July 20). According to a news release from the Abbotsford Police Department, officers responded to a collision into the centre median near Cole Road just before 2 a.m. Two people were inside the vehicle and received medical attention. The

Learn how to prepare for and respond to a disaster with the City of Pitt Meadows emergency program manager. The free session will include both general disaster preparedness information as well as some specific information related to seismic risk associated with earthquakes. Attendees of this session will learn about the City’s overall emergency program and

A person who drowned at Tugboat Bay was participating in the annual Across the Lake Swim, Kelowna RCMP have confirmed. Emergency crews were called to the bay on Saturday morning, July 18. According to Cpl. Steven Lang, media relations officer with the Kelowna RCMP, police were alerted to a drowning in the area. “They were