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B.C. is creating a program to allow companies that make technology used for wildfire suppression and flood mapping to test their gear in real-world applications through an InnovateBC “testbed.” This platform is being provided so the industry can test new tech, while the province gets a chance to see what works best. Forests Minister Ravi […]

Vehicle access was restored to the Fraser Canyon Hospital Tuesday morning, as Hope cleaned up following a heavy windstorm. A fallen tree and power lines blocking the main entrance to the hospital were removed by the morning of Dec. 16, and District of Hope crews could be seen throughout town cleaning up the damage caused

It’s beginning to look a lot like spring. Winter has yet to hit most of the province with snow. Instead, record-breaking temperatures blasted 28 communities across B.C. Monday, Dec. 15. The hottest spot was Kamloops as the mercury rose to 18.6 degrees Celsius. That broke the 1962 record of 13.3. It felt more like summer

Pitt Meadows Mayor Nicole MacDonald and Maple Ridge Mayor Dan Ruimy joined with other cities across the region pushing back against the province’s new housing laws, and telling government to scrap housing targets. However, the NDP government says it’s not going backward on changes designed to create more housing, noting rents are coming down. “A

A Maple Ridge woman was sentenced to house arrest for taking part in “a violent swarming attack” on her neighbour in the trailer park where they both lived, and stealing her dog. Shiny Christy Antonius, 49, was found guilty of robbery in June of this year, and on Dec. 8 Madam Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick sentenced