It’s been 40 years since the first vehicles drove down the newly opened Coquihalla Highway, but Canyon Shell owner Randy Young still remembers what it looked like before. Back in the ’80s, Young transported all kinds of goods for his dad’s company, Young’s Transfer, which was one of many B.C. companies involved in the creation […]
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Alberta and Canada signed a landmark Implementation Agreement on Friday to advance the design and construction of a new west coast oil pipeline to as early as Sept. 1, 2027. The proposed oil pipeline would transport more than one million barrels of oil per day through a strategic port to Asian markets. Key elements of
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Like his ancestors before him, cewel’na Leon Louis was committed to upholding syilx laws and responsibilities that ensure future generations have the same access to clean lands and waters as he did. The late smǝlqmíx Elder from the Lower Similkameen Indian Band regularly attended and led water ceremonies on both sides of the international colonial
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SASCU, along with 11 other partnering credit unions from around B.C., raised $20,000 for Tumbler Ridge students in just two days. On April 24 and 25, SASCU hosted the inaugural Joint BC Peer Group in Salmon Arm for collaboration and shared learning, with a fundraising aspect as well. During the event, participants made the decision
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RCMP are praising a “very observant” parent who intervened after a man in a bunny mask attempted to abduct a child at an elementary school in Chilliwack. The incident happened around 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 13 where a man went onto Central Elementary School property and tried to remove a seven-year-old girl. School was