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Maple Ridge East MLA Lawrence Mok is calling out the provincial government for not building a new post-secondary education facility to serve Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, despite an identified need. Mok, the BC Conservative critic for skills training and international credentials, said he’s disappointed the province’s own feasibility study confirms a clear need for […]

The new head of ICBC told an audience of Maple Ridge business people the no-fault system is keeping premium costs down for consumers. Jason McDaniel, the president and CEO of ICBC, was the main speaker at the Ridge Meadows Chamber of Commerce Leadership Luncheon on Feb. 18. He asserts ICBC needs to better communicate how

Alouette Lake was choppy Thursday morning as Jayson Thomas of Langley walked his dog Louie along the shore. According to Environment Canada, temperatures reached 3C on Feb. 19, although the sun was out. Overnight temperatures are going to dip down to -3C , -8C with the windchill. Friday, Feb. 20, will be mainly cloudy with

B.C. is investing $18 million to buy tens of thousands of take-home nasal spray naloxone kits for distribution at 2,400 locations starting in April. Tracy Thompson, the South Island harm reduction coordinator for Island Health, said that more and more people are requesting the nasal version of the anti-opioid overdose drug as opposed to the

A B.C. police unit has arrested multiple individuals for drug trafficking offences in the South Okanagan and Similkameen after being deployed to the region last week. The anti-gang team from the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC), along with the RCMP, also arrested a “wanted high-risk offender” in Osoyoos before recovering a