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Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue were called to a cyclist who found himself stuck in the banks of the Alouette River. Rick Laing, spokesperson for the Maple Ridge-based team, said they got a call on Saturday evening about the distressed rider. He had been riding on the dike system along the Alouette River, and went […]

FlexWork Sports is bringing Seattle Seahawks star Rashid Shaheed to Surrey for a youth football camp this spring. Shaheed, wide receiver and kick-return specialist, won the Super Bowl with Seattle in February, three months after a trade from New Orleans Saints. In March he signed a three-year, $51-million contract extension to stay with the Seahawks.

A Tofino man has been sentenced to 9.5 years in jail for multiple sex offences committed on Port Alberni youth. Loki Tchir was accused of meeting minors online and travelling to Port Alberni from Tofino multiple times to commit offences. Port Alberni RCMP began investigating Loki Tchir in early 2025 and worked to quickly get

A new clinical counselling program has been launched by Cythera to expand affordable, professional mental health support for women and gender-diverse individuals in Maple Ridge and surrounding communities. Cythera Anti-Violence Society has launched Elyra Counselling to provide personalized, trauma-informed therapy in a safe, inclusive, and compassionate environment. The program will provide support for a wide

A court battle between three charities over a Langley woman’s last will and testament ended with two of the non-profits splitting her $700,000 estate. The woman, in her early 70s, died on Aug. 13, 2024. She had no spouse or children, and her closest relative was a sister from whom she had been estranged for