Sherri chose to leave us on her son Andrew’s 29th birthday, October 6, 2025, which ensures that she will never be forgotten. She arrived in Maple Ridge on December 15th, 1970 with a heart big enough to hold her family, friends, fishing community, beloved coworkers, the Golden Ears Metis Society, the lheidli t’enneh, and most […]
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The Conservative Party of B.C. has issued a statement claiming that, in light of the closure of the mill in 100 Mile House, the NDP is destroying the province’s softwood industry. On Nov. 7, Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson, as well as forestry critic and Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer, pointed blame at the B.C. NDP
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Sparky? Fire Cat? Miss Mew? Or simply Cat? Folks in the rural Vancouver Island community of Metchosin can’t seem to agree on a name for the feline that has prowled the municipal grounds for roughly 14 years. But one thing’s certain – whatever his name, and no matter who you ask, he’s a local legend.
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Victoria police are asking for the public’s help in locating 82-year-old William Tate, who is wanted on a B.C.-wide warrant of “committal for a child pornography conviction.” Tate is described as six feet tall, about 225 pounds, with grey, balding hair and blue eyes. Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers believe he may be fleeing to the
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Don Purdy’s family has a history of distinguished service in the Canadian military. His grandfather fought in the First World War, with the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force, and was part of the battle of Vimy Ridge in April of 1917. That was Canada’s most celebrated battle, and was credited for the birth of Canadian national
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