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Man arrested following homicide, fire at Abbotsford homeless encampment

A man has been arrested following a homicide and fire at a homeless camp in Abbotsford on Friday evening. Abbotsford Police Department and Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service were called to the fire around 6:09 p.m. on April 24 at the encampment located on provincial land in the 31500 block of South Fraser Way. The fire […]

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GUEST OPINION: Pitt Meadows airport traffic raises concerns about pollution

What’s your plan for YPK airport – should activity increase, hold, or decline? Every candidate for local government should answer that question heading into our fall elections. Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge councils appoint the airport board, and the board sets the direction for how the airport operates. That responsibility was made clear at March

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Coldest city in B.C.: Merritt sets 102-year-old temperature record

The recent sunny weather across the Eastern Fraser Valley and Interior has not been accompanied by warm temperatures, especially in one B.C. town. On Friday, April 24, Merritt was the coldest place in the province as temperatures dropped to -7.2 C. This broke a 102-year-old record, as the previous April 24 low in Merritt was

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