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More than a year after it was officially opened, Ksyen Regional Hospital remains short of enough specialized workers to offer one of the highest levels of trauma care available within the province. The Level 4 trauma service designation requires enough surgeons, nurses, and support services to be available 24 hours a day, every day of […]

Life Flight International Inc. has made the Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) its new home base, as it continues its mission to transport injured and sick Canadian travellers back home. The international medical transport company was formerly based out of Vancouver, but officially moved to YXC, located just north of Cranbrook, on Jan. 28. The

Maple Ridge’s long-term economic outlook is tied to major infrastructure projects being planned and financed by the city and senior government, said Mayor Dan Ruimy. Widening Abernethy Way all the way to 256th Street will both provide a new, critical east-west crosstown route, and open up the industrial park there to greater development. Another key

It was the second community safety forum in 10 days, taking place at Kelowna’s Revelry on Thursday, Feb. 5. The event drew almost 100 more attendees than the first. Hosted by the B.C. Conservatives, Kelowna-Centre MLA Kristina Loewen, Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavin Dew and West Kelowna-Peachland MLA Macklin McCall took the stage to discuss solutions for

Martin Smeaton’s guest room might look like a throwback to a ’90s arcade, but it’s actually the 40-year-old’s workshop. Each glowing screen is a classic game from decades past. Smeaton’s interest began in 2019, when he bought a broken Golden Tee golf arcade game from Craigslist. “Everything inside was there; it had just been unplugged