A Chilliwack teen who was the victim of a violent assault Sunday (May 3) is the focus of an online fundraising campaign to help support the devastated family by his side. Donna Stickley started the GoFundMe account, ‘A Parent’s Worst Nightmare,’ for her friend Amey Pailer whose son Isaac suffered life-threatening injuries in a violent […]
As the sun continues to heat up the Okanagan Valley, the month of May is skin cancer awareness month, and Kelowna doctor Ben Wiese is reminding locals to stay protected from direct sunlight. Wiese tells Black Press Media that people should not underestimate Mother Nature ahead of what’s expected to be a very hot and
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Police have busted an alleged illegal gambling house in Maple Ridge, seizing a poker paraphernalia, cash, and a firearm. As a result of a six-month investigation and searches by multiple police teams 11 people were arrested, and items seized included: • A shotgun with a suppressor. • More than $34,000 in cash. • Three vehicles
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A Surrey man has been arrested and charged with assault for allegedly holding a knife to the throat of a traffic control flagger in Burnaby on Monday (May 4). Burnaby RCMP responded to a call about a flagger being threatened shortly after 1 p.m. near Olive Avenue and Central Boulevard. The suspect was seen boarding
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Simon Fraser University is working through “internal processes” to create an agritech research “frontier hub” on roughly 10 acres at the southernmost property adjacent to Surrey’s Mound Farm with the expectation it will be well underway by next year. Councillor Harry Bains, chairman of Surrey’s Investment, Innovation and Business Committee said this involves a field
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