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Summerland residents opposed to the Garnet Valley gravel pit can celebrate, after the permit was overturned through a judicial review that deemed the process “unreasonable.” Justice Gregory Koturbash handed down the 34-page decision to squash the permit approval on Feb. 26, following two days of hearings and submissions earlier in the month. The judicial review […]

Laurie Throness resigned from Chilliwack School Board on Thursday (Feb. 26) stating he no longer feels “safe” expressing himself in the wake of the $750,000 human-rights decision against former trustee Barry Neufeld for hate speech. Throness posted the decision to resign as trustee was “effective immediately” noting that the Neufeld ruling from the B.C. Human

B.C. Conservative MLA Larry Neufeld, who represents the riding that Tumbler Ridge is located within, is calling for a public inquiry into the mass shooting that left nine people dead at a school and home in the rural northeastern community. Premier David Eby has indicated his willingness to hold either a public inquiry or a

A man is facing 14 charges, including kidnapping and sexual assault with a weapon, in connection with police investigations in three Lower Mainland cities. On Jan. 18, at 12:40 a.m. Ridge Meadows RCMP received a report that a woman was allegedly being held against her will in a car. The suspect was reportedly armed and

Early 17th century music from the Spanish Court will be featured at the Maple Ridge Music Society’s final concert of the season. The concert will feature the trio La Modestine, consisting of Marc Destrube on violin, Natalie Mackie on viola da gamba, and Lucas Harris on guitar and lute. La Modestine was formed in 2016