Three legacy projects of the B.C. Summer Games were unveiled by the city on Thursday afternoon during an event celebrating the contributions of volunteers and community partners. Ernie Daykin, who was vice president of the 2024 B.C. Summer Games in Maple Ridge, told the crowd of about 50 who attended the event at Telosky Stadium, […]
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A plant, craft, and bake sale will be taking place with all funds going towards Operation Christmas Child. Operation Christmas Child is an annual Christmas campaign where shoeboxes are filled with school supplies, toys, and hygiene items, and handed out to children in countries around the world who are experiencing famine, war, and poverty. This
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A love of running and a compassionate heart has a Williams Lake 18-year-old taking on a 31-day challenge in support of the BC Children’s Hospital. Manav Pooni is participating in his first Million Reasons Run. He’ll be running throughout the month of May and and hopes to cover at least 200-kilometres while raising funds for
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A Canadian Pacific train carrying coal derailed north of Nicomen on Saturday (April 18). There were no reported injuries, fires, leaks or spills from the incident said a spokesperson for CN Rail. Tricia Thorpe, electoral director of the area, said it appeared all of the train cars remained upright. She added that the derailment occurred
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Rents in B.C. are down – a total of 14.4 per cent decline in average asking rents for purpose-built apartments over the last three years. The reductions have been less dramatic in some other areas, including the rental of entire houses or condo units, but just about every category of rental housing, and most regions
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