No need to pay, line up or travel overseas to see this artifact. All Saints Anglican Church recently received an exact replica of the Book of Kells, which will be on permanent display starting Sunday, Nov. 30. The original Book of Kells is kept at Trinity College in Dublin, where it costs 25 Euros to […]
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A special tree has been decorated outside the Maple Ridge London Drugs, with the wishes of seniors in need. The Christmas tree is filled with paper tags, and on the back of each is a list of items to help a senior in the community. People are asked to take a tag, purchase the items,
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A popular — and explosive — summer pastime for many in the Lower Mainland has been kiboshed. Vancouver Fireworks Festival Society (VFFS) has made the difficult decision to cancel the Honda Celebration of Light indefinitely, the society announed in a Wednesday (Nov. 26) release. The free fireworks events, which ran for more than three decades
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Four years after the atmospheric river that caused widespread destruction throughout the Southern Interior, repairs to restore Highway 1 at Tank Hill, 14 kilometres east of Lytton, are now complete. The Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) mainline and the highway underpass at the site were severely impacted, closing the highway for more than two months.
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In the wake of a letter from party officials calling for the resignation of BC Conservative leader John Rustad, one of his Langley-area MLAs expressed confidence in his leadership. “I think he’s doing a good job,” Langley-Walnut Grove MLA Misty Van Popta told the Langley Advance Times. A Nov. 18 open letter from Corey Brooks,
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