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Highway 97 remains closed the morning after a massive fire at an under construction long-term care facility in Penticton late on May 27. Crews were called to the Green Avenue West construction site at 10:12 p.m., and by 10:22 the fire reached third-alarm status, with the flames visible as far as Okanagan Falls. Multiple fire […]

There’s a new steakhouse in South Surrey. Chop Steakhouse & Bar officially opened its 20th location at Grandview Corners, a milestone for the Canadian steakhouse brand, located adjacent to the Shops at Morgan Crossing and Grandview Corners Shopping Mall. Located at 16051 24 Ave.,the new restaurant brings Chop’s signature modern steakhouse experience to the South

As the long-winding saga of the SD61 trustees comes to an end, Minister of Education Lisa Beare said taxpayers were on the hook for north of $419,000 in back pay for the previously fired school board and their provincially-appointed advisor. On Monday (May 25), the ministry quashed orders removing nine trustees from the Greater Victoria

In my experience working in an animal shelter, one of the hardest things to witness was families surrendering dogs they had adopted only a few months earlier because they had not fully planned ahead for the responsibility or the lifestyle changes that come with adopting a dog. In many cases, the families genuinely loved their

The Maple Ridge Leisure Centre pools will be closed to the public this weekend, May 30 and 31, as the Haney Neptunes aquatic club club hosts a meet. There will be no public swimming, no drop-in programs, and no swim lessons. Regular operations will begin on June 1, after the meet. It’s the second of