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Bullet lands next to 5-year-old in cupholder of family vehicle in Mission area

A family experienced a scare last weekend in the Mission area after a bullet landed near a five-year-old’s cup holder in the family vehicle. Rachel McGill, the child’s mother, shared the story in a Facebook post on Wednesday (April 8). The incident occurred on Sunday (April 5) at approximately 5:15 p.m. in the Lost Creek […]

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B.C. unemployment rate spikes 0.6 percentage points to 6.7 per cent in March

B.C.’s unemployment rate ticked up 0.6 percentage points in March, reaching 6.7 per cent — the highest level since 2016, excluding the COVID-19 pandemic. “Really brutal numbers,” said Gavin Dew, the B.C. Conservative jobs critic, in an interview. Ravi Kahlon, B.C.’s jobs minister, blamed global uncertainty from tariffs and the war in Iran. “We’ve got

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Classical piano concert raising funds for food bank in Maple Ridge

A classical concert featuring talented young pianists in the community will be raising money for the food bank in Maple Ridge. The seven musicians will be performing pieces by German composer Johannes Brahms, Polish composer Frederic Chopin, and Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff – in addition to a piano and cello duet. Piano teacher Dan Wardrope

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Former Langley developer accused of $800K fraud from within U.S. prison

A former Langley developer has been accused of defrauding a U.S. development company of $800,000, while he was still in prison for another, unrelated fraud. Mark John Chandler is best known in B.C. for his involvement in the development of Murrayville House, a condo complex near Langley Memorial Hospital. In 2019, after the Murrayville House

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