“We Are Not Garbage — We Are People” – Voices From Inside the Tiki Village Eviction. Sherry Campbell, 56, is one of those voices. Campbell is one of about 40 residents of Vernon’s longstanding Tiki Village Motel – the ‘Gem of the Valley’ it still reads on its marquee at the corner of 25th Avenue […]
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A man was stabbed in Chilliwack early Thursday morning (Nov. 20) and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Chilliwack RCMP said officers were called to Ruth and Naomi’s Mission for reports of the stabbing at approximately 2:30 a.m. The man was taken to hospital via ambulance upon arrival. Police say the man was uncooperative and
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Several residences were evacuated after an explosive device was found during a police search warrant in Prince George, today, Nov. 19. According to Prince George RCMP, the device was located during the execution of a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a house on the 1600-block of Eighth Avenue. Police say the Explosive
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After months of regular ER closures in Burns Lake, there may be some light at the end of the tunnel for frustrated Lakes District patients. In response to a Facebook post expressing that frustration, Northern Health Communications said it has hired four new physicians. The ER has been closed dozens of times in 2025, due
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The Rick Hansen Foundation is getting the ball rolling for a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the completion of the Man in Motion World Tour. On March 21, 1985, the Man in Motion World Tour began, with the goal of raising funds to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. On the tour, Hansen
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