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A Maple Ridge artist-in-residence has teamed up with the Maple Ridge Community Foundation to celebrate the foundation’s 50th anniversary. Artist Alex Neff is behind the “Give Where You Live 50th Anniversary” design on hoodies, T-shirts, and sweatshirts currently on sale on the foundation’s website. Neff is a primarily a portrait artist who works in pen […]

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. For support, contact the Elizabeth Fry Society at 1(250) 763-4613 or email info@efryokanagan.com. In an emergency, call 911.

The Canada Border Services Agency and the RCMP have seized thousands of litres of material used to produce illicit drugs found in shipments inspected at CBSA’s Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility in Delta, B.C. On Thursday, Oct. 30, the two police agencies announced the seizure of 4,300 litres of precursor chemicals coming from China, found in

Four people were recently arrested following an illegal border crossing from Lynden, Wash. into Abbotsford, authorities reported on Monday (Nov. 3). A press release issued by the B.C RCMP stated that the incident occurred on Oct. 8. The release said three people on foot were being pursued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection when they

Protection of water, salmon and sacred sites has chiefs banding together against an Okanagan gold mining operation. The Okanagan Indian Band’s (OKIB) call for watershed protection has received strong support from First Nations leadership across the province. Chief and council attended the 57th Annual General Assembly of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC),