“Hey, can you hear me? Are you all right?” A young woman, probably in her 20s, was calling to a man of around the same age who was slumped on the sidewalk. “Wake up. Can you hear me?” The man was not responding. This happened recently, at the end of the workday, as I was […]
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Maple Ridge East MLA Lawrence Mok and the Food Bank on Wheels are partnering on a food drive. The drive is happening from now until Monday, Dec. 15, and Mok’s office at 102-23015 Dewdney Trunk Rd. is accepting food donations and needed items from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. from Monday to Friday. The recommended
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A 63-year-old Chilliwack woman was killed after being struck by a vehicle while trying to cross Vedder Road on Tuesday (Nov. 25). In an update on Wednesday (Nov. 26), Chilliwack RCMP said a 63-year-old man driving a 2007 GMC Sierra struck the woman in the Vedder Road and Luckakuck Road intersection at approximately 4:22 p.m.
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Country is the theme of a new bar in town and owners want to make it a smoking hot destination. Spurs Country Bar has taken over the space that was once the Haney Public House, at the corner of 222 Street and Lougheed Highway. Yvan Charette, former owner of the Haney, is the current owner
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A second grizzly bear has been captured by the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (COS) following a harrowing bear attack in Bella Coola last week. As was the case with the first captured bear, it’s unclear if this second bear was involved in the attack. The second bear was safely captured in Bella Coola Monday, Nov.
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