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Award winning film on role of women in climate emergencies to be screened in Pitt Meadows

In honour of Earth Day, Cinema Politica Ridge Meadows is partnering with Maple Ridge Climate Hub in the screening of “Emergence: Women in the Storm.” This B.C. documentary features stories of resilience and community in describing how women are navigating climate-based emergencies, including the Lytton fire and Fraser River Valley floods. “Climate change is already […]

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Haz-mat emergency saw several young children in Chilliwack exposed to pepper-spray residues

Emergency responders rushed to Macken Avenue in Chilliwack on Friday morning for a haz-mat call involving several young children. It turned out the children who were at a nearby daycare were exposed to chemical residues from a pepper-spray incident the night before in Portage Park. The call came in at about 11 a.m. as a

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Switch to community mailboxes expected to take 5 years, Canada Post says

Canada Post says it expects the transition of the remaining addresses to community mailboxes to take about five years. The Crown corporation announced Thursday the latest details on the switch to community mailboxes. The national conversion program is expected to take five years, with different addresses moving to community mailboxes each year, and the first

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