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Building connections in the community is what the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows News’ Design an Ad contest is all about. The competition has elementary school classes from across SD42 design and create ads for businesses across both communities. This year, 140 students in six classes from three elementary schools across the district took part in […]

What does B.C.’s population of western painted turtles have in common with a team of fictional ghostly baseball players? “If you build it, they will come,” says restoration specialist Julie Budgen, from Sooke-based Corvidae Environmental Consulting. That “Field of Dreams philosophy” was at the heart of a Vancouver Island project to create a protected nesting

A South Surrey mom is rallying community support while advancing in a national fundraising competition benefiting BC Children’s Hospital. Keya DeSmet is currently competing in the Super Mom contest, a nationwide initiative that’s working to support the Children’s Miracle Network. The contest is based on weekly public voting, with participants advancing through rounds towards a

B.C.’s yearly increase in its minimum wage will bring the hourly pay for the province’s lowest-paid workers from $17.85 to $18.25 per hour on June 1. The wage increase is tied to B.C.’s monthly average inflation rate, which was 2.1 per cent in 2025. The same percentage increase applies for resident caretakers, live-in home support

WARNING: this article contains content related to a domestic violence murder trial which may be distressing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you know has been harmed by domestic violence (gender-based violence), contact Archway Society for Domestic Peace at 250-542-1122 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week). Vitali Stefanski,