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In wake of the Tumbler Ridge shooting, many support services are available to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week: 310-Mental Health Support at 310-6789; Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868; Suicide Crisis Helpline: 988; KUU-US (Indigenous) Crisis Line: 1-800-588-8717; Métis Crisis Line: 1-833-638-4722; Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868. B.C. […]

The Malcolm Knapp Research Forest in Maple Ridge will be the scene of a Family Adventure Day on Monday, Feb. 16. Family Day will offer a day of fun, learning and adventure in the great outdoors. For $12 per family, they can learn survival skills in a hands-on environment. They will learn how to construct

Kid Cupid is at it again – for the fourth year in a row. Suhaandeep Gill, 10, has completed his annual Valentine’s Day giveaway, making and delivering meals to emergency shelters in Abbotsford, Mission and Maple Ridge. Suhaandeep and his family made bread pakora – similar to a samosa – and macaroni salad, and packaged

Rental prices are dropping in Kelowna. The average monthly cost of a one bedroom apartment in the city is down 11.5 per cent year-over-year, averaging $1,690, according to apartment hunting site Zumper. The website’s recent statistics have Kelowna as 12th most expensive for housing rentals across the country, and the biggest annual decline among the

This article discusses intimate partner violence and may be triggering to some readers. If you or someone you know is experiencing violence or abuse contact the Kelowna Women’s Shelter 24/7 support line at 250-763-1040 or text 236-970-0704. In an emergency, call 911. A Kelowna man facing first-degree murder for the death of his estranged ex-wife