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Erna Soller (nee Schmidt)

March 25, 1943 – December 5, 2025 In Loving Memory ~ Predeceased by husband Elmar Maximillian Soller. She is survived by her son Elmar Soller (wife Lori), granddaughter Brandi Mullin (husband Shane), great-granddaughter Emily, also nephews John Springer and Manfred Springer (wife Sherri Christensen), great-nieces Katrina and Nicki and spouses, and great-nephews and niece. She […]

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Firm fined $1.2M for B.C. crane incidents, including fatal equipment drop

An Ontario-based construction firm is being fined just over $1.2 million for safety violations relating to three crane-related incidents in Victoria and Vancouver, one of which ended in the death of a mother of two in Vancouver last year. On Friday, Dec 12, WorkSafeBC announced they imposed three penalties against the Mississauga-based EllisDon Corporation for

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Semi collision kills 1 as Trans-Canada shuts Revelstoke to Golden

One person has died following a head-on collision between two semi-trailers on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Revelstoke, shutting the route to Golden until further notice Friday. Revelstoke RCMP reported Friday afternoon, Dec. 12, that this “serious motor vehicle incident” between the city and Rogers Pass summoned frontline officers at 9:20 a.m. One semi driver

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Maple Ridge East MLA blasts NDP government over maternity diversions

With expectant mothers warned they may be diverted from Ridge Meadows Hospital to deliver their babies, Maple Ridge East MLA Lawrence Mok is blasting the province’s handling of health care. The first-term Conservative MLA issued a statement after Fraser Health announced maternity diversions last week. “Expectant mothers in Maple Ridge should never have to worry

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Okanagan basketball teams detoured by highway closures gather for tourney

OK. So the highways prevent you from travelling to the Lower Mainland for your scheduled basketball tournaments. Do you sit and pout? No. You work the phones. With that, the Vernon Impromptu Invitational Senior Boys Basketball Tournament was born out of the floods of 2025, with tip off being Friday afternoon with the host Vernon

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