“How do you stay upright when the very system you swore to uphold begins to shake beneath your feet?” It’s a question posed by former Ridge Meadows RCMP Superintendent Jennifer Hyland in her new memoir “Tightrope.” Hyland retired as a deputy chief constable of the Surrey Police Service, but most of her remarkable 26-year career […]
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The daughters of a Pitt Meadows senior who has been burned out of his home are seeking assistance for their father, who is a cancer patient. Cheena Jean Slade made a social media appeal after her dad, 65-year-old Kerry Brogden, lost his home near Pitt Meadows Secondary school to a fire in late January. “The
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Who would have thought a small fire department on an island off the east coast of Vancouver Island, serving a permanent population of just over 2,000 residents, would develop a dedicated following of nearly 200,000 members on social media – larger than the fire departments of Miami, San Diego or Chicago? Certainly not Pender Island
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Vancouver is joining Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa in making a bid to host the new NATO Defence, Security and Resilience Bank. The newly created bank is being set up to help NATO members and allied nations finance defence projects. Whichever city is chosen to host the bank will benefit from 3,500 new high-paying jobs. It
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Another violation and accompanying $10,000 fine against Universal Ostrich Farm has been contested and this time ruled out. The Edgewood farm again challenged a Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Notice of Violation and sought a second review by the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal. This time the violation in question was for not following quarantine requirements
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